Evening star., 1925-11-15
Student ACTIVITY
At c. v. j. NOTED.
Unusual Interest Displayed in
Music, Organizations Show
ing Decisive Progress.

George Washington University stu
dents are evinCing unusual interest IN
musical activities and the institution
is looking forward to some exCep-
tional performances in the near 1u-
ture. The Mems Glee Club, the Wom-
ems Choral Society, the String Quar-
tet and the University Band are max
ing strides in this field.
The Mems Glee Club composed or
80 voices is again under the direction
of Robert Marmon. The Woman s
Choral Society is being directed by Es-
telle W entworth. Prof. Paul Gropp is
in charge Of the stringed quartet
while The University Band is under
the direction of Emanuel Cumolado.
Prof. John Lapham is taking steps 10
organize university orchestra.
The administration has always given
music and musical ideas full support.
Rapid advancement has been noted in
the past two years in musical activity
In the university.
Education Week Program.
Education week will he observed in
the university this week. DR.. John j.
Tigert, United States commissioner
of education, will address the students
tomorrow at noon and at the after
noon chapel exercises. "Wednesday at
noon William Knowles Cooper Will
speak at chapel assembly. Friday II
is expected that JOY Elmer Morgan OF
the National Education Association
will speak.
The university has been interested
in the meeting of the Association or
Urban Universities which gathered in
Corcoran Hall and Stockton Hall last
week for discussion of the various
problems affecting this group. Dr.
William Mather Lewis, president OF
the university, is head of the orSanl-
zation which made valuable contribu-
tions to the advancement of the study
of the urban university idea during
the stay here.
Urban University Group.
Thursday night members of the
urban university group were enter
tanned in Corcoran Hall at q recep-
ton. The glee club and string quar-
tet performed creditably in various
numbers. Robert Harmon directed
the glee club; Paul Gropp directed
the stringed quartet. Prof. Hector
Spaulding sang.
Dean Anna L. Rose represented
the university at Sweetbrier College,
Va, at the installation of Miss Glass,
sister of Carter Glass. as president.
President Lewis will speak Thurs
day at Baltimore before the Balti-
more Credit Mems Association.
President Lewis recently returned
from an extensive speaking trip
through the Middle West. at which
many George Washington univer-
sity graduates were met.
Mrs. Charles w. Richardson pre-
sented the university with valuable
art contributions. Corcoran Hall has
been given a steel engraving or
George Washington. Stockton Hall
has received from Mrs. Richardson a
portrait of Daniel Webster.
Clubs Consolidate.
The College Womans Club has
been consolidated with the American
Association of University Women and
announces a gift Of $500 to the uni
versity to be used as a scholarship
for a woman in connection with the
Columbian Women's Scholarship.
Figures recently given out for the
1925 enrolment show total of 4,90S
students. There are 2,Sl5 in the Co
lumbian College. SAT in the Teachers
College, 1,0S4 in the Law School;
252 in the Medical School; 583 in the
College of Engineering; 404 in the
School of Graduate Studies and % in
the School of Pharmacy.