Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
GRADUATION NEXT
BIG G. v. i. EVENT
Week of Unusual Social and
Academic Activity Brought
to Close.
LEWIS ON SPEECH TOUR
President to Garry Endowment
Drive Plans to Other
Cities Now.

Following Il week of unusual social
and academic activity and Il two
week drive on the endowment cam
paign, George Washington University
will settle down to 4 straight run to
the end OF the year with few distract
ing events
The conclusion Of the first semester
with the attending functions relative
to the junior week celebration, the
lnidwinter convocation, and the other
social activities will be followed by
an almost straight run to the June
examinations and graduation.
President William Mather Lewis
will begin this week a nation wide
campaign in the Interests OF the uni
%ersity. From time to time President
Lewis vii! visit the larger centers.
Last week he made his inaugural trip
10 New York, where the New York
George Washington Club was formed.
Tomorrow President l.. wis speak
in Chicago at the University Club at
the alumni dinner Prof III. q. Lap
ham of the university and II. r. New
comb of the New York George Wash
ington Club will attend the Chica go
dinner
Lewis In Chicago.
President Lewis will speak at the
meeting OF the department OF super
iutendence of the National Education
Association in Chicago tomorrow
morning. On Tuesday he will speak
on the work OF the university at a
breakfast given by the Institute for
Public Service in Chicago.
On Tuesday President Lewis is due
to speak before the Rotary Club of
Chicago He will return home the
middle of the week and will make the
adj Of tn n i,,
rer of the Maytlower Society at the
1.'Aigion
Dean William Cline Borden of the
medical school. will visit Omaha, Neb..
In the interests Of the university on
February 20 and March to attend the
r:eeting of the Association ofAmerican
Medical Colleges. On March g. and
. Or. Borden VIII attend the annual
meeting of the council of educat ion
OF the American Medical Colleges in
Chicago.
Dean Anna Rose will also visit
Chicago in the interests OF the uni
versity to attend the meeting of tbs
deans OF women, which is held an
OF women in the colleges in the
United states will attend to discuss
educational and social problems
me third Of the free public lectures
held at the Cosmos Club will be Civ
en- this week on Friday night
Prof. Robert +. GriggS, who headed
the National Geographic expedition TO
.Alaska, where the Valley of Ten
Thousand Smok es" was discovered,
will deliver his lecture, which is nro.
fuscly illustrated Prof. Griggs is
the author Of many books, has re-
Gently contributed to the National
Geographic Magazine on Earth
quakeS' and is an unusually popular
lecturer. He Will speak on the Alas
ka expedition
The past week has been one OF I'M
usual sayety at the university and
mas also marked the annual midwin-
ter convocation exercises
Diplomas Awarded.
On Friday afternoon at Memorial
continental Hail diplomas We're
course: President Lewis presented
the diplomas. DR.. James Campbell
Merriam, president of the Carnegie
institution of Washington, delivered
the principal address
Following the graduation exercices
the junior class held reception at
the New Willard for the graduates.
Last night the Junior class plays
were presented in Lisner Hall Chapel.
Earlier In the week the annual Junior
class promenade was held at the New
Willard.
Considerable satisfaction is ex-
pressed at the university over the
raising OF $4,000 by students for the
student committee and the sum was
considered exceptional. The stu
dents are continuing the drive for the
endowment and hope to raise this sum
TO 100000 before the end of the year
Plans are under way to give three
more recitals by the Mems Glee Club.
X. y. Saunders. president of the or
sanization. is planning a dual con-
cert with the University of Pittsburgh
Glee Club during March.
The WOmen'S Glee Cluh data For
their concert will be announced later.
Mrs. Otis D. SWEET, director. present.
ed the girls club at the recent en-
dowment dinner. They were most
tavorably received and contributed
largely to the entertainment for the
occasion.
George Washington University will
nave no varsity base ball team this
spring, but plans are under way to
have four-cornered league COM
posed of students from the Medical
School. the Law School. College of
Engineering and Columbian College
partments will call candidates to-
Eether shortly and line up their
teams.
1t is expected that the teams will
play outside clubs and freshmen
teams from Georgetown, Catholic
University and Maryland
The tennis team. under the man
agement of Harold Young, has listed
lnatcnes with princeton, Columbia
West Point. Maryland. Virginia and
other prominent colleges. The sche-
dule opens on April II with Virginia.
Practice will be started on concrete
courts as soon as possible.
Ride Team Wins.
The mems rifle team continues its
record breaking performance The
team won eight straight matches. in
GLIDING the Intercollegiate champion
ship indoors at New York West Vir-
-inia, Maryland and California were
recently defeated.
= The girls rife team has also a
clean record of six straight wins. Re-
Gently the University of Illinois girls
we're defeated and the University of
Vermont girls. Illinois was defeat
cd by 497 to 400. while Vermont was
trimmed by 495 to ASS.
The girls Will shortly shoot against
the undefeated Maryland team and
the unbeaten Drexel Institute. Plans
are under way for the Urban Uni
versity Association matches to be
conducted by the N. r. A.
Walter r. Stokes recently won the
y. r. A. indoor small-bore champion
ship. He will compete in other N.
r. A. matches. during the winter.