Evening star., 1924-01-20
..W.U. ENROLMENT
MAY EXCEED $500
Big Boom Reported as Open
ing of Second Semester
Nears.

open its mid-year term January 2S
with an unprecedented BOOM. During
the next ten days registrations will
be received which are confidently ex-
pected to raise the enrolment for the
year above the $500 mark. Reports
from the various depa rtments, with
the exception Of I he medical school,
| for the second semester show in
creased activity.
During the next ten days students
in all departments will take final ex-
aminations. With the beginning of
| the new semester a number of social
activities as well as the mid-year con-
vocation have been planned.
The graduating exercises will be
generally: given over to social as
well as academic activities. The
junior class presidents of the various
DEPARTMENTS Gave decided to hold the
anr/Al junior class promenade at the
Willard Hotel February 10. This af-
fair is expected to be the biggest ever
held at the university. Leonard Nc
Carthy was recently appointed chair
the promenade there will be a junior
class reception, a play produced by
the Mines.
Reception February r..
The reception will be held Febru-
airy %. following the convention,
plans for which will shortly be an
nounced. by the secretary of the univer-
stty. Elmer Louis kayser.
Preceding the junior prom Febru-
ary IA will be held the annual mid
winter glee club concert. Harry Ed
ward Mueller Is in charge and an
elaborate program will be presented.
The announcement that the student
endowment campaign will precede the
big university endowment drive has
added further interest to the various
activities planned for the university
DUNG the next six weeks The en-
dowment campaign committee Is
making announcement of these de-
tails in the near future. '
Additional courses are being Of
fered in social science and in the
| home economics department for the
| coming semester. Additions have
| been made to the faculty in these
departments. DR.. Winnifred Richmond
| and Miss Emily Dinwiddie have been
! added to the Teachers College facul-
ty for the social science work.
! Swimming Coach Engaged.
| Announceme is made by Dean
I Anna l.. Bose of Columbia College
! that swimming will be offered for
women at the university during the
| second semester. Fred j. Drummer,
one of the best known coaches In the
country, will have charge of the ac-
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The Y. VIC A. pool will be in use
three days per week, Tuesday. We'd
nesday and Thursday Physical ex-
! aminations will be required of all
| women taking part in swimming
Louis Hertle. member of the board
iof trustees of the university, has of
fered a prize of 500 to the student
submitting words and music. original
compositions, which shall be adopted
iby the university. The announce
ment was made by President William
NJ Lewis at the university chapel
Friday.
| Announcement is made by Richard
K. Mcpherson, chairman of the So
icial committee of the student coun-
Gil. that preparations for the foot
ball hop have been dropped in view
of the extra social activities to be
nears future. The foot ball and
basket ball teams will be given a
dinner at the close of the basket ball
season.
| Teachers College announces that Miss
Lillian p. Clark, NJ A., of the bureau
of naturalization. Will give a course
! in Americanization beginning the
Gently spoke before the Virginia
teachers at Clarendon, Va.
| Elections to the student council
from the departments of pharmacy
and from the graduate school Will be
held on February A.. according 10
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elections committee.
| Prof. Alexander Wetmore OF the
university will present lecture on
FEBRUARY entitled THE Birds OF
iI.aysan Island" Prof. Wetmore has
studied extensively and explored III
1.-The Pacific islands.
Law school Plans banquet.
The annual banquet of the George
Washington University Law Schooi
| will be held February In, the crystal
room of the New Ebbitt Hotel. The
affair is usually attended by about
! $50 members of the law school, mem
bers of the faculty and alumni. 1t is
expected that this number vii! be eN-
ceeded this year.
of another debating team will be held
| at the law school February l, accord
| ing TO present plans 'Five-minute
speeches will be delivered on the
adherence of-the' United States to the
protocol establishing a world court
world court team may debate Mary
iland, Johns Hopkins and the Uni
tversity of Maryland.
| The Girls Glee Club Of the uni
versity plans to present a japanese
ready started under the direction of
Mrs Otis SWEET, director of the club.
| The university orchestra was re-
jcently put under. the direction OF
Manuel Comalado. Ninety musicians
tion of an orchestra and practice ses-
sions have been held. The chorus
|: :under the direction of Robert Law
renee is meeting regularly on Friday
nights for rehearsal. The orchestra
and chorus plan a big concert in the
spring. ..
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