Evening star., 1924-01-22
DR. LEWIS EXPLAINS
GNU. ADVANTAGES
President Tells of 0pportuni.
ties Offered Students in
Nations Capital.

What George Washington U4iver-
sity means to Washington and the
nation and the advantages it offers
because of its location at the seat
of the federal government were out
lined by William Mather Lewis. pres
ident of the university, in an ad-
dress before a group of women in
vited by the university council to a
meeting this morning at the resi-
dence of Col. Robert NJ. Thompson,
1904 18th street northwest.
Mr.. Lewis pointed out what the
school was doing in bringing educa-
tion to those who were forced TO
work for their living.
Ffe pointed out that the fac,'4v
contained some of the best of the ma
tion's lawyers. scientists and educa-
tors-mfn who could be obtained
only in Washington and who could
not be secured by other educational
institutions outside the city at any
price.
Advantages In Capital.
DR.. Lewis undertook to show that
in other institutions where stud
Rad TO work their way through school
they had to do so by mental work,
whereas many OF the students here
were employed in the government
many OF them in the line of work
they were studying to make their
profession upon graduation
There are Zoe students at the bu .
iesu of standards. seventy>ei eight stu
dents taking a patent law course
here and employed at the patent Of
nee and many gaining experience in
legal phases of the income tax Law
by working in that department. dur
ing the Gay and studying law at the
university at night.
Dr. Lewis also explained that for
those studying geology the Atianfi ir
ocean was only ore hour and a hsif
TO the east and the Blue Ridge one
hour and half to the west. and also
mat there were more botanists in
Washington than any other city in
the country.
He stressed the necessity of the
support of the university I'm order
that il might accomplish bigger things
and spoke OF some of the conditions
under which the 5 900 students at
tending the university have TO work
He outlined the $4,000 campaign
for the new building of the university
and the installation of more adequate
equipment.
DR.. Lewis declared that il was the
Intention to build up a school of for
efsR service and stated that there
were more graduates and former stu
dents OF George Washington Uni
versity in the consular service than
of any other university.
Because of the proximity of State
Department, Department OF Com.
merce. Pan-Ar11erican Union and other
government Offices, the proposed chair
of Diplomacy and functionA OF gov
ernment as a memorial to President t
Harding should be located in the
Capital, the speaker declared.
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This is the only university where
she students fees pay for the running
Of the university, but this lis nothing
TO be PROF. of. for it means made
ouate equipment declared DR. Lewis,
who stated that it was necessary to
go out and bring to the university
the leading men and educators of the
country.
He pointed out that the professors
should have time to make contact
with the great federal Offices I'm order
that they may give 10 the students S
these advantages.
"The social life of the students
here is carried on in the hotel" said
Lewis, who stated that il was a
part of his plan in addition to en-
lareing the university to give the
students an opportunity for a uni
versity social life under the best OF
conditions
President Lewis also touched upon
the institution's service TO the City
in its free clinic to the hremen ana
policemen. the typing of the blood
of the policemen of the city and the
pitfalls here, as well as the free
courses on legal subjects given to
the public.
He pointed to the necessity of back.
ing the progress of the university in
every way.