Evening star., 1924-01-06
law SCHOOL BODY
.,.,APPROVES c. v. j.
Local College Given Rating
Which Gives Full Credit
to Students.
CAN TRANSFER GRADES.
Glass A Standing Due for lnsti-
tuition Within Short Time,
Heads Assured.

The executive committee of the As
socfation of American Law Schools
and the classification committee OF
the American Bar Association unani-
mously approved the George wash
ington University Law School at it's
meeting in Chicago during the Christ =
mas holidays with reference to the
work taken by part time students in
the institution.
The action of the executive COM
mittee was approved by the associa-
tion which has full power to classify.
The net result of the action at chi
cago is that the George Washington
University Law School continues its
membership in the Association Of
American Law Schools on full equal
ity with other schools.
To Get Higher Grade.
In 1925, when the new two-year
academic requirement for entrance
has been fulfilled the classifcation
will automatically change 10 CLASS
A." which will put the local institu-
with law schools in this country.
This action will be taken by the
classification committee OF tne l1
American Bar Association and VIII
be effective September l, 1929:
The university feels that distinct
educational advance has been made
following out the policy adOpteI d
year ago in the law school. me Cni-
William c. Van Week, c. NJ. Cpde-
acraff. ii. w. Edgerton. A. +. Evans.
Z. c. Arnold and w. +. McCoy'
George Washington University pro-
fessors and instructors
Gift TO President. 70
William Mather Lewis, president OF
the university, received as a Cnrlst,
n,as Gift a, handsome walnut desk and
chair from his former colleagues OF
the Chamber of Commerce OF the
United States. The desk has an IN
laid brass tablet with an inscrip-
tion and is an unusually aetrac'i'e
present.
Announcement is made in the uni
yersity thar examinations in the va
rious departments will begin Jano-
AIRY 20 and will continue until Jan :
uarv IS The second semester enroll
,nent has started already, and 1t is
expected that more than 1900 stu
dents will be i'll the university after
February ].
only for the university. but for the
city for academic institutions The
enrolment last year at this time has
been exceeded by more than 800.
Plans for Convention.
Following the beginning of the new
semester will come the mldwlntef
couvocation. which Will be held tep-
ruary ~ Details for the graduation
exercises are being worked out by
Secretary Elmer Louis Kayser. IT is
expected that a record midyear grad
uating class will receive diplomas.
Prof. Robert +. Griggs will speak
over the radio. WRC station, tomor-
row night at 1870 Pm. on Our Friend
Nnla headed
the National Geographic Association
expedition to Alaska three years ago
when The Valley of Ten Thousand
Smokes" was discovered.
A week from tomorrow night the
George Washington University Glee
Club, Harry Edward Mueller, dlrec-
tor. will sing over the radio at the
WRC station.
President to Speak.
PreTident Lewis has a number of
speaking engagements for the week.
Tonight he Will speak at the East
ern Presbyterian Church. TUESDAY
he will speak before. the mems CLUB
of the Church of the Covenant and
on Thursday night before the Wash
ington Board of Trade.
on Friday at DedhanL Mass, Presi-
dent Lewis will speak before the
Community Association. On this trip
President Lewis will visit with Arthur
Il. Heaton, one of the architects of
the new George Washington Uni
Versity buildings, Harvaru, ale.
Brown and Smith to study some or
the notable buildings of these uni
yersities.
Regular rehesrsals are being held
on Friday nights at the university
of the chorus and orchestra. Robert
Lawrence is directing the chorus Of
more than 100 voices. Ninety mem
hers of the university orchestra ere
having regular work ct this time.