Evening star., 1923-02-18
COLLEGES
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV

George Washington Cniversitys 8
Annual Midwinter Convocat!on ex-
ercises are TO bel held Thursday after
Hall. Sixty students are to receive
degrees from President Howard L.
Hodgkins. Dr. John Garland Pollard
will be the chief speaker for the ex-
ercises which will start at p. m.
DR. Pollard is head of the government
and citizenship department at the
College of William and Mary
Rev. Lucius Charles Cook, Chan
cellor Of the American University
will deliver the Invocation Candi-
dates for degrees will be presented
by the deans of the various depart
ments of the university.
Members of the board of trustees
faculty members. graduates and stu
dents have been invited TO the junior
class reception which is to follow the
graduation exercises. 1t is to be
held at the Raleigh hotel at O'clock
All arran gements have been COM
made which is to be held in the City
Club. Friday night A unique ino-
walton has been created in the ro-
tating tea of the junior classes which
will take place Saturday. The tea
VIII start at the Sigma Chi House
February 26 at the masonic audi
torium. the annual Junior class play
will be presented. Alice Duer Mil
ler's Cha rm School is the vehicle
which is expected to interest many
of the students.
The Annual Law School banquet
was held at the Cairo February TO-
Senator Smith w Brookhart of
Iowa delivered a short address on
the law courts of the United States
In which he declared that justice
does not rule American courts. He
stated that lawyers and judges are
bound by legal technicalities and the
only valves through which justice may
escape are the American juries.
Dean Merton L. Ferson of the Law
School. who acted as toastmaster,
phane and Edwin c. Brandenburg on
their twenty-five years of service as
members of the faculty. Profs. c.
NJ. Updegraff and H. G. Spalding en-
tertained the embryo lawyers with
songs and jokes.
The Columbian Debating Society
held its annual election OF officers
February g.. Edward scheufler was
elected president. NJ. L. Stevens. vice
president, and Mildred Wilgus sec
retary. All Of these officers were
elected unanimously.
DR.. A. E. winshop of Boston. Mass,
urged restricted enrollments for
American colleges in an address be-
fore the Faculty Club. February 9.
DR.. Winshop Is editor of the Journal
of American Education and has been
a leading authority on education for
over forty years.
Students os the university will be
afforded an opportunity. to make ex-
tensive tours Of Europe next summer
under the personal supervision Of DIR.
Gertrude Brigham. instructor Of the
history of art. DR.. Brigham has con-
a number of years in the past.
Misses Levy. Newman and Wilgus
will represent the university in two
Goucher College. in Baltimore. Md,
and Cornell University at. Ithaca. N.
Y, early in March. The question will
be the advisability Of the ship subsidy
bill. The George Washington de-
baters will argue the affirmative.
Secretary Elmer Louis Kayser has
announced a fourth course Of eight
lectures by Langdon Mitchell. we'll
known poet and playwright. on "The
Religious Aspects of Poetry" The
lectures began last Thursday after
noon at o'clock and will continue
every Thursday at that time until
will be delivered Wednesday at the
same hour.
The annual benefit given by the
party at Wardman Park Hotel, Feb
ruary rs at 2 o'clock. Tables will
be provided for both bridge and five
hundred.