Evening star., 1924-08-17
REGISTRY AT G. v. J..
PAST YEAR, 1850.
Total of Students Enrolled
Claimed as Record Among
D. c. Institutions.

George Washington University
established d record for District of
Columbia educational institutions
during the past year when 1860 per-
sons registered in all departments for
work from September 81. last year,
to the close of the summer school
session last week.
During the past academic year
5.28l students were enrolled in all
which ended Friday. found 1879 stu
dents, more than twice that of the
year before, taking work and the
final examinations
With the conclusion of the summer
school session the university will be
given over to contractors who will
speedily overhaul the buildings to
make necessary repairs and painting
jobs for the opening of the unive rsity
the latter part of next month.
Work is being rushed on the new
Corcoran Scientific Hail., the $3.50. 900
building on Twenty-first street, SO that
1t can be in use at the opening of the
institution.
The new gymnasium on II street
near Twentieth street, is being rap
idly pushed along toward completion
and is expected to be equipped with
showers and all athletic facilities in
time to take card of the foot ball
team this fall
President William Mather Lewis
has returned from his summer home
at Colebrook. Conn. and will be in
town this week. He recently visited
the Colorado State Teachers College
where he lectured. He also visited
Denver, Colo, where George Wash
ington University unit was formed
with d. Edgar Wilson as president
The club is one of the many alumni
organizations being formed all over
the country.
Announcement is made by Presi-
dent Lewis of the personnel of the
newly authorized faculty committee
on student activities which will mark
radical departure from the control
of student activities for the coming
year.
Headed by Dean Van Week.
The committee is headed by Dean
William c. Van Week of the law
school. and is composed of Dean Anna
l.. Rose of Columbian College. DR.
school. Prof. Gilbert l.. Hall and Prof
H. G. Doyle of the law school and
Prof. Robert w. Bolwell and Prof
Prof John r. Lapham of Columbian
College.
The trustees of the university have
authorized compulsory student ac-
tivity fee, which is expected to net
something like $4,000 for the main
tenance of student activities. Dean
Van Week. who has been teaching in
the University of Michigan Summer
school this year. is expected to call
the committee together September l.
Coach Harry Watson Crum. who
was appointed last February. has
called the candidates for foot ball for
September s. 1t is expected that
Coach Crum will arrive in this city
about September and will have all
details of the foot ball season ar
ranged.
The new athletic policy of the in
Stitu:ion led to the cancellation of the
opening game with Georgetown Uni
versity. which was recently announc-
ed by the Blue and Gray. Geogetown
in view of the fact that the downtown
school was starting foot ball, was
asked to allow the cancellation.
Dean Howard Lincoln Hodgkins.
removal of a small bit of glass from
his eye. returned to his desk last
week. The operation is declared to
have been success.
Prof Robert w. Bolwell recently
sailed for a stay of six weeks in Eng
land. Prof. Henry G. Doyle left for
Boston. Mass. Dean Anna l.. Rose
has returned from work at Columbia
University.