Evening star., 1924-04-06
HIGH RECORD MADE
BY c. v. R|FLEMEN
Indoor Collegiate Victory in
New York Reflects
Unusual Honor.
DEVELOPED IN CAPITAL
Practically All Members of Team
Were High School Grad
uates Here.
DEVELOPED IN CAPITAL

rifle shots have set what is believed
TO be a record in intercollegiate COM
petition indoors this winter in win
ming the indoor collegiate champion
ship in New York, the intercollegiate
title conducted by the National Rifle
Association. also the urban uni
vcrsity championship and have been
undefeated in no less than thirteen
straight engagements.
Whether in shoulder to shoulder
competition or in telegraphic matches
the George Washington men have
come out victorious. In one shoulder
10 shoulder match, the G.. w. team
opposed ten universities in New York.
in the National Rife Association
competition a nationwide shoot
,wenty-seven teams from twenty
four colleges and universities were
entered.
Aside from the exceptional competi-
tive record the team boasts mem
bership of men developed in this
city. Practically all of the winning
1narksmen are graduates OF the
Washington high schools who re-
Cciyed their preliminary training in
this city and whose work in compoti-
tive rifle shooting has been carried
along in the university.
In addition to the mems record the
George Washington University girls
have won nine matches and lost but
one: The teams are coached by
champion. who is also captain of the
mems team.
Championship Aspirant.
Stokes is expected to compete in
the worlds championship matches
abroad this summer as 4 member of
the Olympic team. He won the world
title at Milan, Italy. two years ago.
Clay Espey and Sophia Waldman.
managers of the mems and women's
teams, has been responsible for the
remarkable record of the university
teams. He has worked without COM
pensation and will probably be in
charge OF the activity next season.
The continuing committee of the
endowment campaign announces that
the half million dollar mark has been
exceeded in Washington and that the
$500. .000 goal set for this city will be
pursued to completion. Several gifts
Of $1,000 during the past week push
I'd the fund over the half million
mark
In preparation of the large increase
in the summer school, Dean William
g. Ruediger, director, announces the
completion OF the catalogue. In
nearly every respect the department
will be greatly enlarged and the
scope Of the work broadened.
More than 10000 teachers and edu-
Gators from all over the country will
conclude their National Education
Association session here just as the
summer school is starting. The last
years total of courses at the uni
versity of "A has been increased to
1O4. The faculty list shows a similar
ratio increase. Not only is consider
= BILE more work offered, but a. higher
range is presented for students who
are deSirous of taking the two
courses offered.
Two Addresses Friday.
On Friday President William Ma
ther Lewis will deliver two addresses
before the Virginia State Teachers
Association at Norfolk, Va. On April
IL President Lewis. with Dean
George n. Henning. will speak be-
fore the George Washington Uni
Tersity alumni at Boston, Mass, in
the drive that will be conducted
among the alumni there
On Friday night. at the Hotel La
Fayette, the Pyramid Honor Society
initiated ten members. At a banquet
President Lewis and Harry Watson
Crum, newly appointed coach of foot
ball and assistant to President Lewis,
were the guests of honor.
Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford
OF the Law School will deliver the
last of the series of law lectures on
"Wednesday night at the Law School.
Justice. Stafford will speak on I'm
agina1on in the Law" On Thurs
day night, at the Cosmos Club, Prof
Dewitt c. CroisSant will deliver a
lecture on The English Drama"
Dean William c. Ruediger of Teach
ers' College will speak before the Penn
Eylvania Schoolmen's Society Tuesday
in Philadelphia at the two-day session.
His topics will be ''The Rating Of
Teachers and The Homogeneous
Grouping Of Pupils"
Considerable interest is being shown
in the diversity over the coming
field and track meet, which is an in
terclass affair. The games will be
held on the afternoon of Saturday,
April l9, at Central High School
Stadium.
Chosen journalistic Delegate.
Robert II. Mcneil. editor of the Uni
versty Hatchet, the student publica-
tion, has been selected by Pi Delta
Epsilon, the honorary journalistic fra
ternity, to go to Boston, Mass. to
represent the chapter in the annual
meeting.
The university is backing a concert
dance to be. given by the combined
glee clubs of men and women to be
held at the New Willard Hotel on
the night of May 5. Both clubs will
appear in the dual concert, which will
last until 10 pm. A dance will finish
out what is expected TO be a most
attractive social program.
Miss Linda Jane Kincannon, regis
trar of the university, spent the week
in Chicago, attending the American
Association of College Registrars.
Tomorrow night at the University
Club, the Letter Club of George Wash
ington University will meet to ex-
tend d welcome to Harry Crum. All
letter men in the university, as well
AS former George Washington ath-
letes are expected to attend.
English forty-flve and forty-eig
conducted by William Northrup Morse,
presented an unusual program on
Tuesday last. Several original plays
were put on with an attractive pro-
gram of music.