Evening star., 1924-04-13
DR.. BEM|S JOINS
G. v. j. FACULTY
Research Fellow of Depart
ment of History, Carnegie
l.. Gets Appointment.
WINNER OF $1,000 PRIZE
Paul E. Gropp, Named as In
structor in German, Graduated
Here in Glass of 1928.

4 notable addition has been made &c
tac faculty Of George Washington Uni
versity. according to an announcement
yesterday which stated tna< pr Sam
uel +. Bcmis. 4. B., Clark University
A. NJ. and Ph. D., Harvard: research
fellow of the department OF history OF
the Carnegie Institute has been ap-
pointed professor of history.
Or. Benis was formerly professor OF
history at Whitman College. and head
of the department. He was also assis-
tant professor and head of the history
department at Colorado College. AT
Harvard he specialized in history and
international law in 1915 and 1916. He
was the Parker travelling fellow in
diplomatic history in France and Eng
land.
In 1922 Prof. Bemis won the So, 00o
prize offered by the knights of Colum-
nus with his monograph on Jay
Treaty and Study in Commerce and
Diplomacy" Next month Prof. BeInis
goes 10 Spain as the travelling fellow
for Harvard University. Next fall he
VIII teach courses in American history,
course in diplomatic history of the
IN American diplomacy.
German instructor Named.
Announcement is further made of the
appointment of Paul l.. Gropp to be in
structor in German. The department
will be enlarged. according TO present
plans. The new instructor is a grad
uate of George Washington. class OF
92S, and is at present an instructor in
Wesleyan University, Middletown.
Conn.
Preparations for an unusually large
summer school have practically been
completed. The university is offer
ing q greatly enlarged department for
the two sessions, which will start on
June Is and July q, respectively.
In connection with the summer
expected from the teachers coming to
this city for the National Ed ducation
Association. the university is offering
1t list of lectures which are rapidly
nearing completion.
The list of lectures completed 10
date are as follows: July 5, Charles
Moore. chairman Fine Arts Commits
sion; July 9, DR.. Samuel b. Capen,
chancellor OF Buffalo University; July
10. Miss Olive Jones, president of the
National Education Associa tion: July
II. y. W. Dunn, director Junior
American Red Cross; July Il, DR..
John J. Tigert, United States COM
missioner Of education: July Is. Dr.
Leo S. Rowe, director Pan-American
Union: July 16, Senior Dr.. Don Ricardo
J. Alfero, minister from Panama, and
July II, j. Butler Wright.
Boston Speeches Planned.
President William Mather Lewis.
with Dean George y. Henning OF the
gradute school, will talk before the
Boston alumni Tuesday and Wednes-
I .ayr-ie- oil l.
before two meetings Of the MaSSa-
"husetts State High School Associa :
ton in Boston. Last week he adj
dressed the Virginia Educational So
ciety meetings at Norfolk, Va.
Dean Howard Lincoln Hodgkjns
was the university representative at
Washington College, Chestertown,
Md, at the inauguration last week of
President SopWith.
The first of the big student affairs
in the university will be held Satur-
day afternoon at the Central High
School Stadium, when the field and
track meet will be run off. More
than 200 entries are filed for the four
teen events on the program.
The G. W. Club, which recently
held a smoker and reception to Harry
w. Crum, newly appointed foot bail
coach. is sponsoring the track meet
games, which will have events for
men and women, as we'll as for the
various classes, fraternitieS and So
roritieS. Relay events will be held
during the afternoon.
GIee Club Concert.
Plans for the combined mems and
girls glee clubs concert and dance to
be held at the New Willard on the
night OF May are well in hand.
Harry Edward Mueller, the mems di-
rector. and Mrs. Otis D. Sweet. direc-
TOR for the girls club, have worked
attractive
The Willard ballroom will be used
for the affair which is expected to be
we'll patronized. There will be an
hour and three-quarters of music.
after which dance will be held.
The junior class of the law school
will hold a dance for the endowment
fund at the Washington Hotel. on
the night of April &c. The affair Will
be largely attended, according to all
reports.
During Holy week the university
will have chapel exercises daily. The
Rev. David Ransom Covell, a George
Washington University alumDus, Will
conduct the service tomorrow. On
Thursday Fred East will hold a sa
cred song recital.
The University Mems Glee Club
sal ng Thursday night at the George
town Presbyterian Church. under the
auspices of the Woman's Guild. The
Elee club recently sang at kensing-
ton, Md, and will fill several other
engagements during the spring.
Twice recently the mems quartet has
sung over the radio.