Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
c. v. CONVOCAT|ON
IS SET FOR FEB. z
Or. J. C. Merriam, President
of Carnegie Institution, to
Deliver Address,.
JUNIOR PROMENADE, 18TH
Many Activities of University and
Student Body Are An
nounced.

The annual midwinter convocation
of the George Washington University
will be held on the afternoon of Feb
ruary % at Memorial Continental
Hall. DR.. John Campbell Merriam,
president of the Carnegie Institution,
will deliver the principal address to
the graduating class.
The plans for the midwinter con-
vocation are being worked forward
rapidly. The annual junior prone
made will be held at the New Willard
on the night of February 10. The an
nual glee club recital will be held at
the Masonic Auditorium on the night
of February IA.
Reception February ~.
The junior class will hold recep-
ton to the graduates, members of the
board of trustees, presidents council,
the university council and the facui-
ties on the afternoon of February 22.
Thursday night. February IA. the
Club. directed by Harry Edward
Mueller, will give a recital at the
Masonic Auditorium, beginning at
Sis o'clock.
bration of junior week, including the
convocation, will be completed dur
ing the week.
Three important lectures are to be
versity shortly. The first Of the free
law lectures will be presented ON the
night of February "A in the Lay
School building by. Prof. Charles D
Collier on Judicial supremacy. c,,,.
February at the Cosmos CLUB
Prof. Alexander Wetmore will pre-
sent an illustrated lecture on The
Birds of Laysan Island. inls rs 8
the second of the series Of pubic
lectures offered the citizens Oh assn
ington by the university
Will Speak on Italy'x Art.
Donna Santa Borghese. eldest
daughter of Prince Scipione Borghese.
will deliver a lecture February at
4:3O pm under the auspices or the
university at the Cosmos CLUB; Prln-
cess Borghese will speak on 'ltaly s
La.est Art She ov was edn niVersit a.
specializing in literature. and re-
ceived her Phi. D. degree at the Uni
versity of Bologna. 49,
The Princess Borghese has has. eee IN
italy. being identified with the Girl
Scouts and the League for women
Political Education.
president William Mather Lewis
will be unusually occupied WIN ta
George washington University
night" over the radio, President IT
Lewis will deliver an addfeSs be @ wifi
speak before the Federal Club at the
University Club. Friday President
Lewis talks before the Boy Scouts
and Saturday is due to speak at Tie
Press Club.
Interest in New Courses.
Dean william c. Ruediger OF
Teachers College announces unusual
and increasing interest in the courses
recently started for policemen, police
women and social workers. Untver-
sites are beginning to institute
courses leading to certificates ana de-
erees in social science. In two
Classes more than seventy students
members of the District police force
and social workers. are enrolled
Mai and Superintendent of Police
Daniel Sullivan recently Endorsed
these courses to the police force.
The Columbian Women of the uni
yersity will hold a meeting Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock at the College
Women's Club, 1923 1 street north.
west. Senorita PaStoriza Flores OF
Quito, Ecuador, and professor OF
Spanish at Goucher College, will be
the guest of honor.
Columbian Women's Dinner. March 3.
Announcement is made that the an
nual dinner of the Columbian Women
will be held on March at the Chevy
Chase Club.
H Clay Espey, manager OF the
George Washington. rife team. which
recently won the indoor intercollegi-
ate rifle championship, is in, New
York attending the meeting of the
Intercollegiate> Association Of Afhli-
ated Rifle Clubs for the purpose of
forming an intercollegiate .associs-
tion. Practically all of the leading
colleges in the country are repre-
scented.
The rifle team presents the trophy
won in New York to the university
on Wednesday. The team completes
weekly and has not lost a match this
Speaks on Yucatan.
DR.. S. G. Morley of the Carnegie
Institution delivered lectures last
week in chapel, Wednesday and
Friday, on the Excavations in Yucca
negie Institution expeditions to Yu-
catan. .-44te lectures were unusually
we'll reces Eed by the students.
flee hours at the University Law
School. 1875, X. street northwest, on
Tuesday mornings. ~
Pi Delta Epsilon. journalistic fra
ternity. will produce the annual
"Razzberry" at the junior prom again
this year. A meeting of the frater-
nifty was held on Friday night, c.
Melville Walker being in charge.