Evening star., 1925-02-01
PUP|N TO ADDRESS
c. v. j. EXERCISES
Noted Physicist Principal
Speaker at MidWinter Con-
vocation February 23.

DR.. Michael Pupin OF Columbia Uni
versity. one Of the outstanding men
OF science in this country. will de-
liver the principal address at the Mid
winter convocation exercises OF George
Washington University In Memorial
Continental Hall, February 2s at 2 pm.
DR.. Pupin is well known In the field
of letters. He was the last years
winner of the Pulitzer prize for the
best biography OF the year, From
cent meeting OF the Society of the
Advancement of Science held here
two weeks ago. DR.. Pupin was elect
ed president.
Following the graduation exer-
cises, the junior class will hold re-
ception. Members of the university
board OF trustees, officials of the uni
versity, invited guests and the gradu-
ating class will attend.
Plan Costume Ball.
On the night OF Monday, February
%, the board of lady managers of the
George Washington University Hos
pital will give a costume ball to
commemorate Washingtons birthday.
The proceeds OF the ball will be
turned over to the hospital The af-
fair will be held in the new univer-
sity gymnasium on II street near
Twentieth street
Mrs. Charles w. Richardson is
chairman of the committee Of ar
rangements which numbers Mrs.
Frederick W. True. president of the
board of lady managers: Mrs. Gilbert
H Grosvenor, Mrs. Louis Hertle. Mrs.
Edward Clifford, Mrs. Arthur Will
liam Dunn, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer, Miss Beatrice
Mclean, Mrs. william Mather Lewis,
Mrs. Robert w. Bolwell, Mrs. John
Paul Earnest, Mrs. Thomas Madden
Foley. Mrs. Virgil B. Jackson. Mrs.
d. Kerfoot Shute and Mrs. william
Cline Borden.
Players to Meet.
On February II the dramatic asso-
citation of the university, the combi-
nation of the Players. Times, Diony-
slams and Troubadours, will meet in
Corcoran Hall. The gathering will
be addressed by President William
Mather Lewis and Prof. De Witt c.
Croissant.
This week President Lewis will
swing out through the Middle West
In the interests of the university. He
is due to speak to the alumni at the
annual dinner In Chicago, Ill, on the
night of February 2. He will remain
In Chicago the following day. On
February President Lewis will
speak to the alumni association In
Kansas City, Mo. He will speak to
alumni In New York and Philadelphia
shortly after.
President Lewis has recently COM
pleted comprehensive report on the
university, which shows every phase
of the work and progress of the in
stitution during the past year and a
half.
Foot Ball Coach Speaks
Washington alumni gathered at the
La Fayette Hotel yesterday at their
regular luncheon. II. Watson Crum,
coach of foot ball and director of
athletics, spoke. The luncheon was
well attended.
With the new law school unit on
Twentieth street being rushed to COM
pletion the university is planning the
erection of third big structure at
Twenty first and II streets northwest.
In design and construction the unit
will be similar to the other two,
| Stockton Hall and Corcoran Hall.
The student body will find delight
in the plan for the new structure,
the first three floors of which will be
given over to classrooms and club
| rooms. The clubrooms will be espe-
cially suitable for meeting places for
students in various activities and for
trophy rooms. 1t is expected that the
library for the department OF arts
and sciences will be placed on the
fourth floor.
Considerable interest is being shown
in the new rife range installed in
Corcoran Hall. The university, which
last year won the national intercol-
legiate rife championship, expects to
repeat this season. Walter r. Stokes,
former world champion rife shot, is
coaching the team.