Evening star., 1923-12-23
c. v. i. ON TODAY
HOLIDAY RECESS
President Lewis and Various
Professors Visit Other
Sections of Country.

George Washington University has
closed its doors for ten-day Christ
mas recess. President William
Mather Lewis has gone to Detroit,
Mich. Various professors of the
different departments are visiting
educational sessions all over the
country, and the students have taken
over the holiday session for scheduled
social entertainments of all sorts.
President Lewis speaks today at
big mems meeting in the First
Presbyterian Church in Detroit.
Profs Robert F. Griggs and Henry G.
Doyle, as well as Prof Elmer Louis
kayser. are attending meetings in
Columbus and Ann Arbor.
The university closed yesterday
afternoon to reopen on January B.
At the closing Christmas chapel
exercises DIR. Douglas =. Birnie,
member of the university board of
trustees, sprcsided and delivered the
sermon.
Announcement was made that the
students. in conjunction with Prof.
W. y. Morse, Prof. Robert Bolwell
and Robert Lawrence. had awarded
the John +. I.arner prize of $50 to
lumbian College. for the university
song submitted.
Descendant of DIR. Neems.
Miss Steiner is d descendant of DIR.
WeemS, the pastor who is response
bic for the story of George Wash
ington, the hatchet and the cherry
tree.
Arthur b. Heaton and Albert L.
Harris. co7architects for the new
building. are working on sketches
which will be shown to the students
Just after the holidays. Elevations
will be made and put on display.
George Washington University
broke ground for its new $210,o00
building last Monday, and the eXcava-
tion is already we'll under way.
President William Mather Lewis pre-
sided at d simple and impressive
ceremony which was attended by
members of the board OF trustees.
the university council, the deans of
The university, members of the yari-
Gus faculties. alumni, students and
representatives OF practically all the
business and civic interests of the
city.
The District Commissioners were
present, rs well as many other friends
Of the university not connected in
any official capacity.
T.. J. Henning. assistant secretary
of state. i'll stirring address. de-
clared the breaking OF ground for the
the contemplated million dollars in
the coming endowment campaign, and
was only one step in the progress of
the aim to develop Il greater univer-
sity.
Plan Debating Season.
The debating teams of the univer-
sity have planned an unusually big
season following the impetus gained
in the victory over the oxford team
on October 6. Prof. Charles $. COL
lier presided at the first trials of the
debating team. held in the law school
Thursday.
Forty men tried out for the debate,
and the candidates will be grouped
into three classes. Debates have been
planned for the winter with Swarth-
more, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Penn
state. Johns Hopkins, Maryland and
the University of South Carolina.
Unusual interest centers in the
plans for the celebration of junior
and days following. II. NJ. Young of
Columbian College, leighton c. Tay-
lor of law school. Mary Bixler of
teachers college, Meade Hammond of
son of the medical school, presidents
of the various junior classes, are get
ting ready for the promenade. the re-
ception, play and concert usually held
and have appointed committees of
students for this occasion.
Representatives of some twenty
nine organizations Of students met
with President William Mather Lewis
on Monday night and learned the pol
icy of the administration In reference
to student social functions, athletics
and other matters of student activi-
ties.
President Lewis outlined the def
mite plans for social activities in the
matter of ChaperoneS, the conduct of
students and the extent to which the
university is involved.
Attitude on Athletics.
Students were definitely acquainted
with the attitude of the administra-
tion on the foot ball question and
other athletic matters as well as the
stand taken on the conduct of all
social activities.
The law school Of the university
will be we'll represented at the Asso-
citation of American Law Schools at
the meeting to be held this week in
Chicago. Dean William c. Van Week
and Profs. H w. Edgerton, Earl c.
Arnold. H. G. Spaulding, A. E. Evans.
g. NJ. Updegraff and w. p. Mccoy will
be present.
Details have been announced for
the Alexander Wilbourne Weddel
prize of $3.50 offered for the best es-
say by an undergraduate from the
fund established by Mrs Virginia
award is composed of Charles S. Col
Tier, Oscar B. Hunter and Charles f.
Hill. university professors of the law
school medical school and Columbian
College.
The Promotion of Peace Among
the Nations of the World" is the sub
ject for the essay, which must be sub
mitted by May and must not exceed
10000 words.
Announcement is made of the sched-
uled try-outs for the. girls debating
team. Kathleen Duggan, manager,
has contracted for a debate with
Swarthmore College. The try-outs for
the team will be held in the univer-
Sity chapel on the date of January O.
The Mines, George Washington
University dramatic organization,
presented three one-act plays before
a distinguished audience at the uni
versity Thursday night. The plays
were Another Way Out" directed by
Foster Hagen; Waterloo" by Leon
ard Hall, dramatic. editor of the
Washington News, and Two on a
Park Bench by William Northrop
Morse. professor of journalism and
playwriting.