Evening star., 1922-10-08
COLLEGES
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV.

With the announcement of the fall
convocation of George Washington
University to be held October IS and
that forty degrees will be granted
in course. is the establishment of a
record for District of Columbia in
stitutions in graduations.
With the graduation last June of
something like four hundred and ten
students and the forty to be added
this month. the university will have
granted forty degrees in all depart
ments to four hu dred and fifty
students.
This is the largest number Of
graduates ever turned out from
George Washington University and
the largest number in the history of
educational institutions in the Dis
trict in a single year.
Mrs. John T. Erwin. president of
the Columbian Women Of George
Washington. has announced the first
meeting Of the organization, which
o'clock in the alumni room of the
law school. The hostesses will be
Mrs. John r. Lapham. Mrs. Robert
Whitney Bolwell and Mrs. Charles II.
Wilcox. There will be a social half
hour. followed by a business meeting
and the reading Of the history.
President Howard Hodgkins, at
tended the inauguration of President
Cutten at Colgate University. Hamil-
ing Washington Friday evening. An
nouncement is made that Dean
George n. Henning will represent the
university at the Inauguration of
Frances Edwards Park, president of
Bryn Mawr College. at Bryn Mawr,
Pa. October 26.:
Miss Elizabeth Hendricks and Miss
Maxine Role have been elected to
Sphinx, the woman's honor society
of the university. Miss Hendricks
has been prominent in student af-
fairs, was instrumental In establish
ing a permanent organization of the
Y. w. C. A. and represented the uni
ference this summer: Miss Role has
held several class offices and is sec
retary of the Y. W. c. A.
The newly appointed board of man
ayers Of student activities. composed
of Samuel Herrick, Mrs. Joshua
Evans, DIR. Daniel l.. Borden. Prof.
Henry G. Doyle and Bryan Morse,
representing the alumni and faculty,
and Bernard Burdick and Robert Col
flesh, representing the students. will
meet Wednesday morning at IL
o'clock to take up with members of
the student council the question of
the student activity pledge campaign.
Ell Circulo. the Spanish club. will
have its first meeting Thursday. Oc-
tober 10. at s pm. in the chapel,
Lisner Hall, 2023 G Street
The Student Council held an or
ganiation meeting Monday night in
Lisner Hall, at which time plans for
the coming year were discussed. The
council seemed much concerned about
the lack of interest taken in the
activity tax subscriptions. and as the
matter Of obtaining subscriptions Is
one of the functions of the board of
managers. it was decided that a COM
mittee of three council members, with
Harold Norcross as chairman. wait
upon the board of managers and offer
the councils cooperation.
The next meeting of the council
will be held at Lisner Hall Wednes-
lay evening. at S:15. The election of
foot ball manager to succeed Noble
JOHNSON will be held. Johnson has
sent word that he will not return to
the university this year
G. w. Z. Masonic Club will hold its
first meeting for the school year We'd
nesday at pm. in the law school
The opening session of the ex-
ecutive committee of the George
Washington University Engineering
Society was held Monday at the home
of the secretary. Business of the
society was discussed and extensive
plans made for the coming year A
smoker is to be held Monday, October
16, 1922, at S Pm, in the rooms of
the Travellers Club, at 1919 l street
northwest
Alpha Delta Sorority has been
granted a charter from the Delta
Zeta Fraternity. The installation
took place September %.
The g. w. Chapter of the Y. w,
c. A.. held get-together meeting
Wedne sday night. A large proper
tion of the university girls were
present and a novel program was
presented. The next meeting of the
chapter will be held in Lisner Hall
at 8 pm. Tuesday.
A joint smoker will be given by
the Travellers Fraternity and the
G. w. U. Masonic Club Friday night
at the new home of the Travellers at
1719 I street northwest.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.
Formal exercises marking the
opening of the 1929 term of the
Georgetown University School of Law
will be held Wednesday afternoon at
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