Evening star., 1925-04-12
C. v. u. |SPRA|SED
| FOR BOOSTING CITY
Has Lectures for Visiting
Students to Accuaint Them
With Capital.


George Washington University has
begun its exploitation of Washington
to out-of-town high schools to the
entire satisfaction of the Board of
Trade. President William Mather
Lewis is in receipt of letter from
Arthur Carr thanking the univer-
sity for its efforts In furthering the
aims and ideals of the city through
It's contact with visiting high schools.
The university recently instituted
a series of lectures in Corcoran Hall,
from which visiting high school chill
dren as we'll as teachers were started
on a tour of the various places of
interest around Washington. These
illustrated lectures give the out-of-
town boys and girls a most compre-
hensive start In sightseeing here.
Visiting groups have been notified
of the university's intent. Students
from the Evander Childs High School
of New York and from Pittsburgh
have been entertained at the univer-
sity. BY means of pamphlets and
letters the university has gotten in
touch with a number of visiting
groups.
y Students Are Expected
Among those expected during April,
May and June are high school groups
from Dobbs Ferry, Ligonia, Oneida,
Tannersville, Fort Ann, Clifton
Spring, Ellonville and Fairport, all
of New York State, and Doylestown,
Germantown, Coudercourt, Ludlow
and Cougmandle of Pennsylvania, as
well as New Jersey and Delaware e
high schools.
The university is telling the story
of the city to the visiting students.
Announcements of university men
who are being called away for Sum
mer school sessions elsewhere include
President Lewis, Dean william c.
Reudiger and Profs. Samuel F. Bemis
and Arnold.
President Lewis will give q series
of lectures at Colorado State College.
Dean Ruediger will conduct some
classes and give lectures at the Uni
versity of Southern California; Prof.
Bemis will teach at the University OF
Minnesota, while Prof. Arnold is
listed for Northwestern University.
There are many other details for
George Washington University facul-
ty members who are called to uni
versities all over the country for
work this Summer.
While it is some time until gradu-
alton in June, plans are already laid
for the commencement celebration
and senior week. 5. Hazen Bond, iden-
tilted with other successful enter
prises in the university, has been Sc
lected from the law school, as chair
man of senior week. 1t is expected
that the annual senior promenade,
class day exercises, the pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon, as well as the alumni
reception will be unusually well at
tended.
The dates for the senior week
events, which will be sent out to all
university alumni are as follows:
Wednesday, May q, alumni reception
Thursday, May 2S, senior prom. New
willard Hotel; Sunday, May 81, Bac-
calaureate sermon; June l, Pilgrimage
to Mount Vernon, including laying of
wreath on tomb of George Washing
ton; June 2, reception to President
and Mrs. william Mather Lewis; June
8. class day exercises and convocation.
These events are listed for the stu
dent participation and it is announced
that other university details will be
given out later.
Friday, April "a, has been selected
by the Pan Hellenic Association for
it's annual promenade. Miss Margue-
rite Daily, president of the organiza-
tion who is also class president OF
Columbian College, is in charge of
the affair which will be at the New
willard Hotel
Banquet by Law school.
Dean william Cabeu Van Week OF
the law school, will act as toastmas-
ter at the annual law school banquet
at the Hotel Cairo, Saturday night
The committee in charge is composed
of Dean w. c. Van Week, Joseph Jor-
dan, Prof. Earl c. Arnold. Prof. Gill
bert Hall. A. K. Cherry, Ernest Will
kinson. Carlyle Nav, Virginia Metz
Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards, Vivian Simp-
son, Robert s. Gordon, Helen Newman
and Fay woodward.
The Davis prize speaking contest
will be held April 21. Prof. Dewitt c.
Croissant is in charge. Mischa Gutter
son has been selected as coach of the
Mems Glee Club. The new gymnasium
theater opening has been set for
April %. The Mines, Players, Trouba-
doris and Dioysians comprise the four
organizations interested.
Announcement is made that a vaude-
vile show will take the place of the
annual May party, usually given over
to a carnival. The show is in the
hands of II. Watson Crum, director
of athletics. Students are submitting
acts for the show, which promises to
be unusually interesting.
Foot Ball Practice On.
Spring foot ball practice has been
going on a week and promising re-
suits are being gotten from 25 can
didates working under the direction
of Coach II. Watson Crum. 1t is ex-
pected that the three-week session
will be productive of first-class work
and a fine start will be made for next
season.
Easter holidays started Friday and
will continue until Wednesday. The
short holiday recess Is a day longer
than usual. University activities cease
during the period.
Lnterdepartmental league base ball
is being tried out at the university
this Spring with marked success
Games played to date show consider
able interest.
nEMIAI nE IMAHTATE0M