Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
C.. W. U.=PRESIDENT LAUDS WILSON
At Law SCHOOL ANNUAL DINNER
Records of Achievements Recited as Example to
All Americans to Be Prepared-Fund
Pledges Reach $4,000.

Woodrow wilson was praised by
William MatheE Lewis. president of
George Washington University. last
night as a "maN who knew the value
Of preparation:
Speaking at .the eleventh annual
dinner of thes George Washington
University law school at the New Eb-
bitt Hotel, DR.. Lewis declared at that
moment "a very gallant gentleman
is making a supreme fight of a fight
ing life"
The late President was held up as
an example for all young Americans
to be we'll prepared. 1T is very in
spring to U.S." :said the speaker. ito
a minister's home down in Virginia,
worked his way through Princeton,
then knowing <the value of law to
any man of afairS or large vision,
completed his Course In law: who
then went to J5hns Hopkins, to fur
Their his educatson: became a teacher,
professor. PRESIDENT of Princeton;
then governor of a state and finally
President of the United States"
DR.: Lewis aGmonished students of
the law SCHOOL, not only to take ad-
vantage of preparation" afforded
by the school, but by the Capital it
self with all its opportunities Good
progress was reported among groups
of George Washington graduates who
are organizing gin other cities to for
ward the name of the university.
To Double LAW Faculty.
William Brute King of the board
of trustees SAID IL was planned to
double the law school faculty as soon
as possible in: order to halve the
classes. providing more opportuni-
ties for the stulents.
Col. Walter .. Clephane of the law
school said the results of the recent
bar examination had been highly
gratifying" TO sofficials of the school.
Dean William: C. VanVleck of the
law school waS praised by Col. Gle
phane for his efforts in raising the
standards and making so strict the
requirements that they were ap-
proved by bosh the American Bar
Association ard the Association of
American Law Schools. Col. Gle
plane declared the university man
was coming m3re and more into de-
mand. and vrntured the assertion
that there were more students in the
colleges of to-day than there Were
in the high schools Of a short time
ago.
Hugo Kemnson, president of the
senior class, praised the law school
for it's record of pledges to the mil
dollar endowment fund. report
ing that the school had pledges S16,-
SAT, as compared to s25,057 from Co
lumbia College, which was three
times as large in numbers. The larg-
est subscription by any student III
the university had been made by a
law student, lie said, NJ. S. Ristig,
who had pledged $500.
Junior and Freshie Greetings.
leighton Taylor. president of the
junior class, and Earl Manson, presi-
dent of the freshmen class, also pre-
Isented greetings of their student
groups.
At the head table were President
and Mrs. William Mather Lewis, Col.
and M-s. Archibald Hopkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bruce King, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Hurtle, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Van Week, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Gle
plane, Mr.. and Mrs. John Paul Ear
nest, and Edward A. Hartman.
Dean Van Week was POSTMASTER
and chairman of the dinner commit
tee, which included: Gilbert l.. Hall,
Philip Ershler, Beatrice A. Clephane,
Harry Friedman. Moultrie Hit, Hazel
NJ Newton, Edwin BROKER, Charles
I. Haycraft, MilarSS Thrasher, George
ID. Bonebrake ard Paul H. Baker.