Evening star., 1924-12-07
UNIVERSITY AWAITS
SCIENCE GATHERING
G. w. u. President Attending
to All Local Arrangements
| for Session.

While the immediate objective of
George Washington University is the
laying of the corner stone of the new
Law School building December Is, the
Scventy-niuth meeting OF the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement
of Science. to he held here the last
o. the month. is interesting the uni
VCrsity TO no small degree.
The American Association is due
here with its hundreds of leading
scientists on January 90, and will re-
main holding meetings in many
branches until February 5. DIR. Will
liam Mather Lewis. president of the
university, has been named chairman
Of all local arrangements for the
gathering of scientists. On this COM
Iuittee are c. q. Abbott of the Smith
Sonian Institution, Gilbert Grosvenor
ug the National Geographic Society,
Vernon kellogg of the National Re-
search Council, DR.. John c. Merriam.
president Of the Carnegie Institute,
and David White of the Geological
Survey.
Four Meetings Held Here.
The university is Offering its facil-
tiles TO the distinguished visitors who
come here from all over the United
States and Canada. The first meeting
rf the association was held in this
clty in 1881. -Four other meetings
haze been held here during the life of
tAs organization.
lust before the Christmas holidays,
row fast approaching. the university
~ in lay the corner stone of the new
Law School building, December Is.
~ the same time the Lafayette Me-
mortal alcove fund exhibit will be
held. Already several hundred dol
.arS have been subscribed toward an
.ICoNc which viii bear the name of
the famous French general.
Contributions in the form of La
iaNette relics have been received by
II" university. The exhibition OF
Lafayette relics will contain many
valuable pieces. 1t is expected that
The sum Of $1,000 TO be raised for
he memorial will be easily reached
w the middle of the month.
viii Act as Hosts.
Announcement is made that the
Columbian Women will act as hosts
10 the American Association for the
Advancement of Science on December
20 at the Washington Club at d re-
ccption. Various meetings will be
hcld at the university during the
session here and the Columbian Wom-
N are extending a general invitation
20 all the delegates arriving.
William Miller Collier, former pres
ijent of George Washington UnIver-
sity, present Ambassador to Chile,
spoke at chapel on Friday. DIR. Col
iier visited here some two weeks ago
and promised to visit the university
Ca his return from New York.
on Monday, December -, in chapel
The Woman's Glee Club, of which
Miss EsteIle Wentworth is director,
win give a number of selections.
Christmas music viii be the feature
of the holiday assembly.
Annual Foot Ball Hop.
A most coIofful dance, the annual
Eoot ball hop, was held in the new
.,ymnasium on Friday night. Presi-
uent and Mrs. Lewis, the deans Of
The university and their wives, mem
bcrs Of the faculty and their. wives,
as well as a large gathering of stu
dents, was on hand. The members of
the foot bail team We're awarded foot
balls as well as sweaters.
After entertaining the oxford and
Cambridge debating teams for the
past two years in this city in inter
aaLiOuaI engagements. George Wash
.uEton may send its debaters abroad
Tor a trip through England in 1926,
according to an announcement of
President Lewis.
AT the recent installation of Phi
Gamma Delta, the honorary forensic
fraternity, DR.. Lewis declared George
Washington might be selected for the
honor two years hence.
Dean William g. Van Week of the
law school, speaking before the law
school junior class at Il recent smok-
or, enlarged upon the new building
soon to be erected on Twentieth street
northwest. Dean Van Week spoke of
the new law library and other fea-
lures of the school.
Frank X. Nebeker, the Hon. Jesse
Barrett, Hector SpauIding and Charles
=. Collier We're the speakers.
University indoor athletics have be-
gun to take a big boom. Announce
ncnt is made that the woman's
basket ball team, under the direction
of Mary Jackson, will take the floor
during the week. The mems team is
already under way, undeF Coach John
Daily.