Evening star., 1924-03-30
&c. v. j. INVITES
! DR.. JOHN FINLEY
New York Educator Will De-
liver Address at Grad
uation Fete.
FUND DRIVE CONTINUES
University Masonic Club Will Hold
Benefit Dance Program
Saturday Night.

Dr. John Finley, former commits
sioner of education of the state Of
New York. will be the principal
speaker at the 1o4th annual gradua-
tion exercises of George Washing
ton University, June 4.
DR. Finley also was former presi-
dent of the College Of the City of
New York He is an editorial writer
for the New York Times and bril-
liant speaker. DR.. Finley was a cor
respondent during the world war, and
was with Gen Allenby in Palestine.
Plan Elaborate Program.
Elaborate plans are being made by
the university for the spring conyo-
cation. The alumni association, of
which Samuel Herrick is president
the various senior classes and uni
versity officials intend to make the
graduation exercises and the senior
week activities the largest in the his
tory of the institution.
Alumni will be invited to return
10 Washington, and an effort Will be
made to lave every class represented.
Plans are working forward in the
student body for IL Senior-week cele-
bration which will surpasS anything
ever attempted in the university be
fore.
May Tour Country.
President William Mather Lewis
in the interest of the out-of- town
endowment campaign, met with the
executive committee of the New York
George Washington Club Thursday
and Friday of last week. 1t is ex-
pected that he will swing out over
the country visiting various centers
and groups of George Washington
men pushing the endowment cam
paign.
prof Henry Grattan Dovle will de
liver lecture on The Spanish
Drama at the Cosmos Club Friday
night The lecture in the Lenten
series on the drama follows that
given last week on the German
Drama" by Prof. II. Schoenfeld.
President Lewis and Harry Watson
Crum, newly appointed foot ball
coach. are to be the guests of honor
at the Pyramid Honor Society ban
quet which will be held on the night
of April 4. at the La Fayette Hotel.
Pyramid Society Initiation.
The Pyramid Society will initiate
the following men: Washington 1rv-
ing Cleveland. Robert William Col
flesh. Henry Clay Espey W. Graham
Fly, Henry James, Lester w. Johnson,
David ~ Laux. G. Wilfred Pryor.
William V. Simmons and Stanley J.
Tracy. The men sefected for Pyramid
membership have been conspicuous
in the university for student actlvl-
ties in athletics, publica tions. the en-
dowment drive and other student or
ranizations which tend to foster uni
Versity spirit.
Plans are under way to bring all
OF the foot ball men as well as mem
bers of the G.. w. Letter Club to-
gether to meet Foot Ball Coach Crum
the first week in April. Crum takes
I'D his duties at the university as
coach of foot ball and assistant to
President Lewis on April 4.
journalistic Fraternity.
Pi Delta Epsilon. national journals
tic fraternity, will meet shortly to
annual convention. Many of the other
fraternities in the university are Sc
lecting delegates for national con-
ventions. Some forty men VIII leave
the city during the summer to at
tend Greek letter fraternity conVeh-
tionS il is estimated.
The combined senior classes of the
various departments are to hold
senior prom at the Washington hotel
June >. in connection with the weeks
graduation celebration. Preparations
arc also being made for home-com-
ing celebration for George Washlng-
ton University alumni. The final week
of the year will also be given over
TO the usual sorority ana fraternity
parties.
Masonic Club Dance.
The George Washington University
Masonic Club is holding a spring dance
at the Washington Hotel Saturday night
The proceeds from the dance Will pe
turned over to the endowment fund OF
the university.
. DR.. Charles r. Mann. director of the
American Council of Education. and Dr.
O. w Hooke were speakers at the re-
cent Faculty Club session.
The university endowment campaign
is being carried on by special commit
lee of thirty-five, which has set a goal
of $4,000 a week until the fund IN
Washington shall have reached S60o,0Oo.
At present the endowment fund is rev
thousand less than half million dollars.
More than $4,000 was reported as col
lected at the last weekly luncheon at the
University Club, at which twenty-one
members were present.
$1,000 Gift Received.
An anonymous gift of $4,000, an addi-
tional $1,000 from Charles l. Corby, a
member of the committee and a MEM
ber of the board of trustees gift OF
$500 from the Key Pittman, as well as
several substantial gifts from Washing
ION business houses, brought the total
tor the week above $4,000
The George Washington interclaSs held
and track meet. scheduled for April ~
at the Central High Stadium, is attract
ing considerable attention in the Uni
versity Events will be scheduled Tor
men and women. The program is in
charge of the members OF the G' w.
Club.
AMERICAN IL SIMMER