Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
CONVOCAT|ON WEEK
|SG. ". i. FEATURE
Announcements Are Made of
University Gifts and
Building Plans.

The annual ATidwinter convocation
with the activities Of junior week com
pletely engrossed George Washington
University officials and students dur
ing the past week. Beginning on
WrSaington's birthday and continuing
through the radio program given last
5ight the week was most eventful.
The outstanding announcement Of
the convoCatiOn was the stateme mt
/ made by President William Mather
Lewis of the authorization by the
board of trustees of the university
for the campaign for another unit.
according to Information given out
by President Lewis three gifts have
already been made toward the pro
posed hall for the department of arts
and sciences. This unit is expected
to contain the university library, class
rooms and lecture rooms as we'll as
laboratory. 1t will be in keeping
architecturally and otherwise with
CorcOran and Stockton halls.
Further announcement relative to
the campaign will be made later on.
ln the meantime President Lewis an
nounce6 recent contributions amount
ing TO $23 900 for the endowment
fund Beginning this week President
Lewis viii visit the New York alumni
in. connection with endowment work.
Evening at Mount Vernon.
The conyocation last Monday was
followed by the junior class reception
in Corcoran Hall. Later in the eve
ming the lady board of managers Of
the university hospital gave AN
Evening of Music at Mount Vernon. "
tarmela Ponselle. noted Metropolitan
artistic. was the sensation OF the most
attractive program ever given at the
university for a like occasion.
The gymnasium, under the direc-
ton of Prof. Norris |. Crandall and
the students of the department Of
architecture. had been transformed
into a replica OF the Mount Vernon
music room. The effect was artistic
in every sense and gave a fitting
background to the program offered
by Miss Ponselje and well known
local musicians. A considerable sum
of money WAS raised by the board
of managers.
Wednesday night was given over
to- the production of Belinda" by
the dramatic association. Friday
night the annual junior promenade
was held at the New Willard Hotel
ana was Well attended. The affair
set a record for interest and enter
tainment.
Twice during the week the uni
NcrSity went on the air On Tues
day night a program was given over
WCAP, and last night another pro-
gram was offered on WRC.
\ feature of the week was the
pledging of freshmen in the various
SororitieS, the entertainment of the
central Club, the talk on Nile irri-
cation given by Samy Pasha. Egyp-
tan Minister. before the Engineer
ing Society, and the winning of the
rife match with Georgetown Uni
vorsity.
Not the least of the activities of
Junior week was the debate with
Bates College of Maine on the World
Court question. The George Wash
inGton team was composed of John
T. Trimble, W. +. Williamson and
Lyle Ohlander.
During the week the university
gave over its lecture rooms and halls
TO the Department Of superintendent
OF the National Education Associa-
ton. The deans of woman of colleges
were entertained by Dean Anna L.
Rose. of George Washington. Many
sessions We're held at the university
over a fiveday period.
Lectures on Spain.
Tho lectures on spain" given by
Mrs Charles Wood were so enthu-
Siasticaily attended that she may be
fore ID to repeat them. Illustrated by
slides from pictures taken by Mrs.
Mood during her trip on the Jberian
peninsula last year the lectures
were Web received. Mrs. Wood
spoke on Tuesday and Friday in Cor
Coran Han.
Yesterday afternoon Prof. Fred A.
Moss of the psychology department
gave r group of alumni at the La
Fayette Hotel the freshman intelli-
gonce TEST. which was given the 200
entering members of the Organi2a-
ton last year. The affair was unusual
in that each person took the test and
graded his own paper. Some startling
facts were obtained.
Announcement is made that
completed portrait of the late Admiral
Charles Herbert Stockton, former
AIreSident of the university, will be un.
"veiled IN Stockton Hall at date to
he announced later.
Clifford X. Bergman. cartoonist,
has recently completed and presented
to the university appropriate book
plates. The gift has been acknowl-
edged as a valuable contribution to
the university.