Evening star., 1924-05-18
G. W. U. SENIOR WEEK
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
460 to Receive Diplomas June 4.
Graduates This Year Set
Record.
CoNvoCATIoN TO BE AT POLLS
Big Musical May 20 at Central At
tracts Interest.

Four hundred and sixty George
Washington University students who
will complete their work in the next
TWO weeks will receive diplomas at
the annual convocation at Polls
Theater June 4. This is a record for
the university and for academic in
stitutions in this city.
Announcement was made last night
of the entire program of activities
for senior week. On the night OF
May 81 the senior class will hold
vaudeville show at the Central High
School Auditorium. June 1 is bacca-
laureate Sunday. The sermon will be
preached on the campus in G street
between goth and 21st streets.
June 9 the senior promenade will
be held at the Washington Hotel. In
the afternoon the reception of Presi-
dent and Mrs William Mather Lewis
To the graduates will be held on the
campus.
The convocation exercises, at which
DIR. John Finley, former commission
er of education of the state of New
York. will speak, will be heid at
Polls June 4.
Big Event on May 20.
Preceding the senior week activi-
ties, on the night of May %, at the
Central High School Auditorium, will
he held the big university concert
directed by Robert Lawrence. The
affair will bring together the large
university chorus, combined with the
1ifty-odd voices of the selected men $
and girls glee clubs.
The university musical is expect
cd 20 be we'll attended. The chorus
was selected some time ago. The
will be produced at the musical The
Larner prize song as well as the
Hertle prize song will be given.
President Lewis has just returned
from a weeks trip to Kentucky,
where he spoke extensively, in the
interests of education and the uni
verSity. He spoke at Frankfort,
Danville and Lexington. He will de-
liver an address tomorrow at the
graduation exercises of the Chevy
Chase School.
President Lewis to BE Busy.
An unusual schedule has been ar
ranged for President Lewis, begin
ming June >. He will speak at COM
mencement exercises as well as at
alumni meetings in West Virginia,
Illinois, Pennsylvania Ohio, Rhode
Island. New York and New Jersey.
The engagement will continue until
June %.
Prof. Charles f. Hill was elected
president of the Faculty Club at its
recent luncheon. He succeeds Dean
William G. Van Week. Prof. w. A..
Platt was elected secretary-treasure
of the organization.
The endowment campaign commit
tee is steadily working along with
marked success. During the past
week $4,000 was added to the fund
of which more than S1,400 was sent in
from alumni outside of Washington
The endowment campaign committee
expects to work forward to the $780,
600 goal rapidly. and especially to-
ward graduation.
John a. Tillema has been appointed
as instructor in political science for
next year. The new instructor is the
Son-in-law of DIR. David JAYNE Hill
He is a graduate of Hope College, and
served there as assistant in history
and political science for two years
Mr.. Tillema was elected to fellow
ship at the University of Michigan
where he pursued his graduate
studies. He received the degree of
master of arts at Michigan and later
taught at Tome Institute. He pur-
sued his graduate studies at Johns
Hopkins as fellow and later was in
structor in political science at the
University of Illinois. Mr.. Tillema
studied one summer at Columbia Uni
verSity and one at Wisconsin Uni
verSity.
Nodivil Show Interest Keen.
Unusual interest is being shown in
the union NodlVll, which is part of
the senior week activities. The show
Is directed by the Mines for the
senior class. University talent has
been lined up for the engagement,
(which will include the Kappa Sigma
minstrels; Miss Winnifred De Voc. in
songs and semi-ballads; Evangelne
Lovett. in pianologue: the Mines. in
a one-act play. THE Constant
Lover: the Phi Kappa Sigma string
G,lartet, Pan Hellenic AS 1t Really
1f-; Pen Cain. banjo artist: Daisy
Robson, in The Second Kiki"; Eve
1yn Davis, dance artist; Theta Delta
Cri, rival banjoist; Howard Locke,
the human Bird Prof. H. NJ Upde-
graft. singing and yodeling, and the
Oronnor children, in a discussion of
sociology.
The Alumni News. an eight-page
periodical. came from the press for
distribution last week. The first page
carries a progress picture of Corco-
ran Hall, the new s2S0.000 building
being constructed on 21st street be-
tween G. and H streets. The publica-
tion is expected to keep the alumni
in close touch with university doings.
1t will be issued four times during
the year.
r. Fl. Henning. assistant secretary
OF labor, now on an international con-
Immigration, has written President
Lewis congratulating the university
Dn the alumni magazine. Mr.. Hen
ming was national chairman of the
endowment drive for the university.