Evening star., 1924-10-26
G. v. j. 0AWARD
/. DEGREES TUESDAY
Convocation to Be Combined
With Dedication of
New Hall.

1ne annual Fail conVocatlon or
George Washington University will
be combined with the dedication of
Corcoran Hall, the new $2S0.000
building. The exercises will be held
Tuesday night at o'clock, at which
40 candidates for 0egrees will be
presented.
After the graduation exercises and
at $3.50 pm. the public is invited to
the dedication OF Corcoran Hall.
John B. Larner, president of the
board of trustees. will present the
keys to the university to President
William Mather Lewis. The presi-
dent will speak, accepting the new
building on behalf Of the admins
tration.
1t is specifically announced by the
administration that all persons who
took part in the endowment cam
paign as well as additional ones who
made donations are invited to the
dedication exercises.
President Lewis will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the graduation exer-
cises early in the evening. The candi-
dates will be presented by the various
deans With the graduation of the
Seventy-odd candidates the univer-
sity will have turned out more than
500 in the past IL months.
Arrangements of other details Of
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tary Elmer Louis kayser, and Will
be announced Tuesday morning.
Corcoran Hall is a part of the
scheme for greater George WASH
ington University. 1t is named after
w. w. Corcoran, noted philanthropist,
educator and patron Of the arts. The
late Mr.. Corcoran is the largest
donor to the university.
Relatives Invited.
The descendants and relatives of
! the late W. w. Corcoran have been
invited to attend the dedication.
They will be the guests Of honor.
The building is the fruition Of the
hopes of the university for an ex-
tensive building plan. 1t marks the
first step In the development of the
greater George Washington. and will
be followed Immediately by the erec-
ton of new quarter-of-a-m million :
dollar unit, a law school building, on
twentieth street northwest
Just a year ago ground was brok en-
for Corcoran Hall. 1t is said by uni
kersity officials that 30 years ago there
was a movement on foot to erect a
building to be named Corcoran Hall
but the plan fell through.
Work has started in earnest on the
new law school building. The struc-
ture is about the same size as Cor
coran Hall. 1t will be completed be-
fore the close of the academic year,
1T is announced, at which time the
old building will be abandoned.
| Student activities have started off
with q rush at the university. Elec-
tions to the various class offices are
going on In full blast. The various
fraternities and sororities are getting
lined up for the year and various So
cial functions are under way.
To Hold Smoker November Fl.
The inter-fraternity smoker is
scheduled for the night of November
81. 1t is expected that considerable
planning for the big Thanksgiving
day game will be carried through at
the time
The Sphinx and Hour Glass So
cieties. honorary for women of the
university. held a luncheon last week.
Dean Anna l. Rose spoke to the
women of the new plan of student
activities which gives to the various
interests a share of control and man.
agement.
The American Society of Mechan-
icaI Engineers has authorized
student branch at the university. The
. first regular meeting was held last
week. Both the mems and women's
glee clubs have been organized. The
men will be directed by Robert Har-
mon, one of the so1oists Of a year
ago. Harmon has had an enthusiastic
gathering at each session. Miss
Estelle Wentworth has been an
nounced as director of the women's
glee club.
Mary Bixler, prominent in student
activities for several years, has been
elected president of the senior class
of Teachers College. Teresa " Haley
has been elected president of the
Women's Legal Club. Il. B. Mowlton
has heen elected president of the Free
Lancf Club.
Heads Women Debaters.
Helen Newman has been elected as
manager of the women,s debating
team. E. S Bethlehem has been
elected manager of the mems club.
Extensive preparations are under way
for the promotion of the seasons de-
bates Both teams will meet other
university teams during the season
which will start after January i.
George Washington lost it's interna-
tional debate last Monday when it
met the Cambridge University team.
The university debaters went sight
seeing with the Britishers and met
President Coolidge early Monday
afternoon.
J Miss Dorothy Jackson has been ap-
pointed director of athletics for
women. Work has already started in
preparation for women's athletic ac-
tfvities this Winter. Field hook ey,
basket ball, tennis and swimming
have gotten under way.
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