Evening star., 1926-04-11
6. v. i. LAW Dinner
TO Be THIS WEEK
Many High School Students
From Other Cities Tour
University Here.

The largest event and the most
imDortant for George Washington
University during the Easter vaca-
ton period is the annual law school
banquet to be held this year at the
City Club on Saturday night at 7;3o
o'clock.
Elaborate prepa rations have been
made for most successful aHair;
Simeon d. FesS of Ohio, noted
lawyer, educator and former college
president, will be the principal
speaker The annual law school
dinner is combined with the annual
banquet of the Columbian-George
Washington Law School Association
banquet this year
According to present indications
more than a thousand persons VIII
be seated at the dinner. Dancing
will follow the dinner. Practically
all details have been completed Tor
the affair, which promises to be one
of the biggest of its kind Ill the
history of the institution.
After week of inactivity the uni
versity opens its doors tomorrow
morning. At chapel Mrs. Alvin f..
Dodd will talk. Sweden. Yesterday
and Today" will be the topic of an
interesting illustrated talk by Mrs.
Mitchell Carroll for Wednesday
chapel exercises.
Visitors Tour University.
During the last week many groups
Of high school boys and girls nave
visited the university and enjoyed
the lectures on the features OF WASH :
iugton. which the officials of the uni
versity have arranged. The visitors
are given a better idea of just what
Washington means and the Capital
City is firmly impressed upon the
minds of the listeners before they
take the trips around the various
points of interest.
During the last week groups of
students from Fairport. Fort Ann.
Hicksville. Little Valley. Cnadilid
and Valley Stream of New York and
many from PENNSYLVANIA and New
jersey have attended the university
for the talks.
The action of the Columbian
Women in voting $4,000 for a Co
lumbian Woman's room in the new
third urit of the university. author- :
lied by the board of trustees recent
ly. has given great impetus TO othef
university organizations. Inc %
lumbian Women voted to raise slo,-
600 for room in the third unit 10
lie dedicated to their organization
This unsolicited move on the part
OF one of the staunchest organiZa :
tons connected with the institution
is expected to have Il very definite
influence on other organizations.
Several other groups are SAID 10
nave similar plans under considera :
tior. Recently President Lewis an
nounced Il campaign for the erection
of the third unit. He declared II
essential that the university provide
for the growing groups of students
entering the university.
MasOns Plan Dance.
On Friday night the George Wash
incton University Masonic Club VIII
hold a dance at the New Willard
The Joint meeting of the Chemlca
Society and the Engineering Society
will be held on Wednesday evening
An interesting program is contem-
plated.
Considera BILE satisfaction is eX-
pressed in university circles over the
fact that the rife team representing
the girls was recently victorious oVeH
DreXel Institute and the University
Of Maryland girls teams. The Mary :
land team won the intercollegiate
title. In a shoulder to shoulder
match the girls team coached by
Walter Stokes won out handtly. scor-
ing 49S points TO 496 for Maryland
DreXel scored 494.
The various committees appoint
ed to arrange for the senior actlN-
tiles are expected to meet today. Ihe
various senior class presidents have
decided to hold a senior week cele-
bration. Practically all plans viii
he well under way within week
Lester w. Johnson is chairman OF
the committee, James A. Cochrane
is vice chairman. The senior class
contemplates pilgrimage tC
Mount Vernon. the regular faculty
senior class base ball game. the re-
ception, promenade and the other
attending events.