Evening star., 1926-10-10
SLATED
AS C. ". u. SPEAKER
Commissioner viii Address
Students at Roll Call
Tomorrow.

The fourth annual roll call OF
be held tomorrow afternoon on the
arts and sciences campus. at Twenty
first and G. streets. Proctor L. Dough
erty. District Commissioner. will ad-
dress the student body, members OF
the faculty and friends.
The roll call is scheduled for 5:1o
o'clock. The Army Band will be in
attendance and the George Washing
ton University Glec Club will give
several selections. George and Martha
Washington. impersonated by stu
dents will appear.
In addition to commissioner Dough
ertv, President William Mather Lewis
viii sneak. Various student activities
Will be represented by leaders. The
faculty committee on student actlVi-
ties. as we'll as other organizations in
the university. Will be in attendance.
Staried Three Years Ago.
Annual roll calls started three years
ago. when DR.. Lewis first took the
presidency. 1t was held at the Sylvan
Theater that year. and was attended
hv more than 1000 students. Each
year interest has increased, and the
event has begun to assume tradl'
ti0uaI aspect in university circles.
The first step toward activity for
woD1an's dormitory has been started
al the university under the Supervl-
sion If Dean OF Women Anna L. Rose.
The Marion Apartment House. TWen'
tieth and II streets. has been selected
for occupancy by university women.
Many goods have settled in the apart
ment. The director of women's ath-
| let."s. Miss Virginia Hopkins, is chap
| proNp for the university girls. 1t Is
| confidently expected in university cir.
| clos that the step taken will warran mt
! tn, erection Of WomenS dormitory ia
| rilitics on large scale in the near
| future.
| Enrolment in all departments OF
| the university at this date has passed
! the $500 mark. This indicates a total
| Of more than 800 students for the
year in all Departments. The registra
| ton in the face Of increased require
ments in all departments is partlcu
larly gratifying to university officials.
! At the student assembly at | % to
morrow morning Miss Dorothy Dough
erty. who went abroad last Summer
will give brief resume of student
| lldtSl tpuS't J'tl OFC. W
at chapel Miss Katherine Riggs. harp
| ist, will give several selections. Fl
day Rev. Dr. Earle Wilfley will con
duct the devotional exercises.
! Monday, October IS, students who
| have completed their courses in the
various departments and who are en-
! titled to degrees will receive their
| diplomas at the morning assembly
| The university is not conducting the
usual Fall convocation exercises this
year. The annual Midwinter convoca
| ton will be held February %. and the
annual June commencement exercises
will be helsSas usual.
| 1t is expected that 60 degrees will
! be conferred at the October is exer
cises. The university probably viii
do away with the Fall convocation ex
erciseS in the future.
| ID. {. Day at the Sesqui.
During the past week DR.. Lewis
was the District of Columbia repre-
sentative at the Philadelphia Sesaui
centennial DR. Lewis speech was
delivered in the Quaker City at Dis
trict day He made strong appea
| for suffrage here. and pointed out the
| wide activities of the District in al
| lines of endeavor. DR.. Lewis told
among many things, that the District
| OF Columbia stood particularly high
| in education. indicating that more
than 10000 college students were en-
rolled here.
The first annual meeting of the
| board Of trustees for the year will be
| held Tuesday afternoon at Corcoran
| Hall in the board room. A vice presi
| dent of the hoard will be elected to
| take the place of the late Col. Archi
| i,.,II IJo,,1yins fNthor Of i,,o
nrrtance will be taken up by the
| board. of which John B. Larner is
| president.
Phi Sigma. local George Washing
:on fraternity. has received charter
in Alpha Delta Theta. and will he
known a the Lambda Chapter There
are now more than 80 national fra
! ternities and sororities in the insti
! tuition.