The Washington times., 1921-02-20
CENTENNIAL Of
G.W.LAUNCHED.
Convocation Sermon to Mark
Second Days Celebration OF
Founding Of Institution.

George Washington University will
observe the second day OF the centen-
nial celebration OF the founding OF
the institution - with mid-winter
convocation sermon at $3.50 this after
noon at the Church Of the Covenant.
Eighteenth and N streets northwest.
DR. WOOD TO PREACH.
Centennial delegates, university Of
ncials. faculty members. candidates
for degrees. and members Of the Feb
ruary and June graduating classes
viii assemble In the church chapel at
3 o'clock and at $3.50 will march into
the auditorium In academic process
sion.
william Miller Collier. president of
the university, will preside. The cen-
tennisl sermon will be preached by
the Rev. DIR. Charles Wood. pastor of
the church and one Of the university
councillors.
A reception In honor OF the CEN
tennial delegates and other guests
will be held from 4 to o'clock to-
morrow afternoon In the large ball
room at the Raleigh Hotel.
A centennial dinner will be held at
$50 tomorrow evening at Rauscher's.
Delegates from 100 colleges and uni
versities and more than 100 alumni,
in addition to university officials and
honor guests, are expected to attend.
President William Miller Collier will
preside as toastmaster.
Mrs. e. II. Sothern Julia Marlowe),
the Shakesperian actress. who will re-
ceive the honorary degree Of doctor of
letters on Tuesday, will make brief
speech and will recite a few sonnets-
Addresses also will be delivered by
J. J. Jusserand, ambassador from
France; Don Beltran Matthew. ambas-
'ador from Chile: Senator George ii.
Noses OF New Hampshire; Frederick
c. Ferry. president Of Hamilton Col
eye; President Chandler. OF William
and Mary's College; DR.. Frank w.
Ballou. superintendent of public
schools; and Vernon Kellogg. OF the
National Research Council.
CANNON PRESENTED.
In the presence or representatives
Of the French government, university
officials, students, faculty members,
uumni. and prominent society people,
a Germon cannon captured by French
forces in October. 1916. near Fort
Douaumont. on the Verdun front, was
formally presented to the university
at exercises held yesterday afternoon
Of Lisner Hall. 2O23 G street north
west
President William Miller Collier
presided.
The formal presentation was made
by General Collardet, French military
attache, who was an active partici-
pant in the first battle OF the Marnc.
He attacked disarmament propaganda.
saying 1t would be folly for nations
to render themselves defenseless ~
this time.
The Spirit of France" was the SUBJ
ject of an address by Prof Theodore
European history in Brown Univer-
sity.
LAW SCHOOL BANQUET.
Modern law is becoming more hu-
manized. according to Dean Roscoe
Pound. Of Harvard Law School. Motel
legal authority. teacher, writer. and
speaker. who spoke at the annual
banquet of the George Washington
University Law School last night at
the Franklin Square Hotel.
The banquet was attended by 325
students. faculty members. and
alumni
Samuel Herrick, of the class of 'O2,
president Of the Law School Alumni
Association, in a short talk told of
the growth of the law school, it's high
scholastic standards, and the progress
being made in organization of the
alumni.
Four-minute talks on student ac-
tivities and college spirit were given
by William A. Hunter, representing
the freshman class; L. Brooks Hays.
representing the Junior class, and
Harold T. Kay, of the senior class
Dean Merton l.. Ferson presided as
toastmester
Many universities are getting away
from funda anental Americanism and
are teaching dangerous doctrines of
radicalism. according to Representa-
tive Royal c. Johnson. of South Da-
kota- in an address at banquet
given by the arts and science de-
partment of the university last night