Evening star., 1923-12-16
6. v. j. TO FORM
NEW ASSOCIATION
viii Take Lead in Organizing
Urban University Group
in United States.

take steps 10 FORM an aSSOCldtlOH III
the urban university group for the
Interchange Of ideas on student activ-
ities. athletic contests. debates. dra-
matics and other engagements for
students outside the curriculum.
There are thirty-one urban univer-
stiles in the United States. Practi-
"ally all of them have regular ath
lctic activities, play schedules
through i'll all sports and have addi
tional activities for students such as
debates, dramatics and the like.
Practically all of these urban uni
Nersities 60 not specialize in their
activities for students to the extent
that other universities do. There are
certain limitations imposed on the
urban university group which has the
student body drawn from employed
men and women who take their col
iege work either early in the morn
ing or late at night.
George Washington Taking Lead.
George Washington is taking the
read in asking the other urban uni
NersltleS to cooperate to the extent
or lnterchanging contests in all
branches of student activities. George
Washington has already begun nego-
tiationS for foot ball games for next
fall and for debates and rifle contests
&' fRuiiNlpl llS university is writing
10 ask the extent of interest In the
various student activities and Just
what part the others would want to
play in the formation of big unit
l"r athletlCs and activities such as is
now done academically in the larger
group.
Practically all classes at the uni
NerSltI contributed during the past
week to the Harding Memorial fund.
announcements We're read by in
Structors and voluntary contributions
taken by students from the various
uay ana evening classes:
The late President Harding was
made an alumnus of the institution
three Years ago and just before he
was elected to the presidency. He
was granted degree from the uni
1920 'u'e eoii> oc'tioh IN
President William Mather Lewis
mas three speaking dates during the
Jers"y Society in Philadelphia on
Tuesday night. On Wednesday night
he will speak before the Sons of the
american Revolution at the La Fay
cite Hotel. Wednesday noon President
Lewis will address the Lions Club
at the New Willard.
Griggs to BE Representative.
Prof. Robert +. Griggs will represent
George Was hlngton at the meeting of
the Association of University Professors
which will be held at Columbus, Ohio
during the Christmas holidays. Sec
retary Elmer l.. Layser will attend
The meeting of the American Histor-
iGal Society at Columbus, while Prof
program of the Modern Language
Association to be held at Ann Arbor
Mich. at the University of Michigan,
during the recess.
On Friday at the regular chapel
exercises the award of the John +.
l.arner cash prize of $50 will be made
to the student who has submitted the
prize song.
At chapel recently the students
have tried out the various songs sub
,nitted and tomorrow will vote. The
student vote as well d the committee
vote will decide the issue Six songs
have been chosen from group OF
fifty submitted.
Robert Lawrence. director of sing
ing, has announced the first meeting
of the chorus and glee club. which
will be held Friday night. More than
zoo have signitied their intention OF
joining the chorus Seventy persons
who play instruments have signed
up for the orchestra.
Masonic Club Meets
The George Washington Ma sonic
Club met Wednesday night. Ray
mond Il. Hunt. violinist. accompan-
led by Mrs. Hunt; Duncan c. Thomp-
son of Glasgow. Scotland, tenor, ac
companied by Mrs. Harry Reed, and
Sergt George B. wheelock, reader.
furnished the musical program.
Refreshments were served after the
program.
Representatives. of the various or
ganizations AT the university have
been invited to attend Il joint meet
ing to be held at Lisner Hall chapel
tomorrow night to meet President
Lewis. The student council, the fra
ternities. sororities. classes. clubs and
other organizations are expected to
have representatives. President Lewis
will outline the policy recently adopt
ed for functions participated in by
students in the name OF the uni
Versity
The girls rife team of the uni
versity, shooting in a match ar
ranged with the st. AIMS Dioc asan
College girls team of Natal, South
score. The q. W. girls totaled 500,
registering fifty perfect bulIs-eyes.
The match was shot with the Brit
ish standard target in use.
The George Washington team was
Sophia WaIdman, Mae Huntzberger,
Eleanor Borrell and Edna Fitzpatrick.
In a previous match the g. w. girls
defeated the University Of Maine
shooters.
Match Is Proposed,
In connection with rifle shooting,
II. G. Espey. manager of the mems
rife team, has addressed a communi-
Universities, thirty-one in number,
for a championship match some time
this spring. The National Rifle AS
sociation has sanctioned the match.
The mems team will compete ex-
tensively this winter in regular dual
and triangular matches as we'll as in
the national intercollegiate cham
pionship engagements and the win
TER indoor match in New York and
the spring matches at the Naval
Academy.
Prof. Albert l.. Harris, who is also
municipal architect for the District
of Columbia, outlined the plans for
The new university buildings at
meeting of the Faculty Club We'd
nesday night. The entire program of
the contemplated scheme for the
university was shown with lantern
slides.
News Notes for Women Students, q
small publication designed to ac-
quaint the women of the university
with various topics of interest, has
been gotten out by Dean Anna L.
Rose of Columbian College.
The Christmas recess for the uni
versity will start Saturday and con-
tinue until the reopening of the
the shortest Christmas vacation
known in some years, but ten days
being allotted for the recess.
Midyear examinations follow
shortly after. the close of the holi-
days. the first examinations being
scheduled January 21 in the depart
mept cf arts and sciences and being
followed by examinations in other
departments. The midyeAr closes
date is announced as being February
22