Evening star., 1924-01-29
S1Q,S89 PLEDGED
TO G. v. i. FUND
Quick Response by Students
in Campaign for Million
Dollar Building.

'A'h d ie" minutes after the
close of the mass meetings last night
with which George Washington stu
dents opened their four-day campaign
In behaS of the million dollar build
ing and endowment fund, $10,8S9 was
pledged. Only few minutes were
available between the ending of the
mass meetings and the beginning of
the next hour classes. so work was
discontinued until this morning.
. The first twelve to sign each
pledged 500 payable in five years.
Ihey were all members Of the execu-
tive committee Of students who have
Planned the campaign. Totals for the
various colleges last night were:
Medicine. s7,100: Law School. $500;
engineers. $500; Columbian College.
Sl'sS9; executive committee, $1,000.
President Lewfs' Address.
=, President Lewis in his address to
the students of Columbian College
sara that no pressure must be used
III tne campaign among the students
we DO not want the spirit of COM
Pudsion to enter into this campaign" +"
fres!dent Lewis said. THE student
VINO does not wish to give must not
be pressed to do so
our gift is not sought because
you owe the university anything.
lour voluntary gifts are wanted in
the country that you believe in George
Washington w as the best coming ur-
ban university in the country"
freSloent Lewis promised that there
would be immediate evidence of de-
Velopment. BY next year, he said. the
university would have an athietic
neld OF which it will be proud, and
temporary steel gymnasium may be
directed.
!. Fine Equipment Pledged.
NO longer Will the students Of
George Washington have to be run
ming here and there for places to
carry on their activities. We are
going to have the finest equipment
in this country for study and for
student life. This is no flight of
fancy. Before another year the class
OF 6oo, which meets in this basement,
VIII be housed in the wonderful new
building now being constructed. In
the basement OF that building we are
going to have the finest sort of rife
range. so that all the students may
have an opportunity for practice
we are not going to stop with
one million dollars. When the stu
have shown what their. spirit is to-
ward this university we are going
out TO the country at large for other
millions.
No One to BE Pressed
That is why have the temerity to
ask the students to help now in ac-
cordance with their means and their
desire. Let US press no one to give
who does not wish to. Let us all give
SO that We may point with pride In
later years TO the magnificent institu-
tion which this will be-
Otner speakers at the Columbia n
College were Wycliffe Woodard, stu
dent chairman for the campaign in
that college, and Samuel Herrick,
president of the alumni in Washing
ton.
Other Schools Interested.
In the medical school Dean William
Cline Borden spoke on the history OF
the school; DR.. Lawn Thompson and
DR.. William Mallory, alumni, on the
meaning of the university after
graduation. L. H. French. chairman
of the campaign for the medical COL
lege. outlined the plans. William Bal
linger presided.
Dean Hugh Miller. speaking at the
engineering mass meeting. said that
the evidence of college spirit Is just
as important as the money raised. w
{: Allard, jr., outlined the campaign
plans.
Speakers at the law school were
Hugo Kemman, chairman: Leighton
G. Taylor, Edward Scheuffler, Irving
Cleveland, Philip e. Barnard and G.
Wilfred Pryor
$50 in Student Organization.
The student campaign organization
Of $50 members, the largest ever or
ganized at the university for a spe-
cific purpose, will carry on the work
until every student enrolled has
been given the opportunity to make
a gift. The pledges are payable in
five years.
Daily results will be indicated
during the next four days on large
thermometers outside the college
buildings. Final results will be an
nounced at the endowment dinner at
the Raleigh Thursday night. which
formally opens the nationwide cam
paign and which will be attended by
over 500 alumni and former students
who will work in the campaign.