Evening star., 1926-04-18
c. v. U.LAW Alumni
DINE At CITY CLUB
One Thousand Hear Senator
Fess Speak-DebaterS to
Be Hon0red.

The most enthusiastic dinner III lhe
history Of the George washington
University Law School was held last
night at the City Club. Senator
Simeon d. Fess of Ohio was the pr1n-
cipal speaker. One thousand Hiehi
bers of tho George Washington Onl-
versity Law School Alumni AsSocia'
ton and the Columbian.George WASH
ington Association were IN dlleho'
ance. ,.
The university announces the sii'
of three engra Wings OF George " ash
ington, presented by Mrs. CharleS w
Richardson. which materially ada 10
the growing collection or washington
portraits, etchinga and engraVlhgs'
The university debating teams VIII
be honored on Tuesday night with
dinner to be held at the st. james
Gilbert L.. Hall will preside Inc
teams have been uniformly success
ful during the past season. The men
have won three of six encounters
The mems team also has depated over
the air on occasions.
Girls Plan Swimming Meet.
April 2S has been selected as the
date for the girls swimming meet 10
he held at the Y. w. Z. "A. poor,
There will be six events listed 1or an
classes of swimmers. A large az
tendance is expected as the annual
affai,. is generally well patronized.
The Episcopal Club announced
dance 70 be held in Corcoran Hall on
the date of May /. The affair has
haan widely advertised. Other social
events of the near future are the
Girls' Glee Club concert tomorrow
night at the Naval Hospital, the En-
eineering Society dance at the franz
lin Square Hotel April 80, the Men
Glee Club concert in Rockville on the
same night and the Girls Glee Club
banouet at the Franklin Square on
May 4.
Pi Delta Epsilon, with Leonard Hall
and Norman Baxter, newspaper men,
in attendance as initiates. held an
unusually interesting banquet at lhe
Roma recently. Prof. Henry u.
Doyle. Prof. Dewitt G. Croissant and
Prof. Daniel c. Chace were present.
Dance by Masonic Club.
The annual Masonic Club dance,
held at the New Willard on Friday
night. was we'll attended. President
and Mrs. Lewis headed list or 10
patrons.
The resignation of Dean Hush
Miller of the College of Engineering
George Washington University, was
accented by the board of trustees OF
the university at their meeting we'd
nesday. The board extended to Dean
Miller a vote of appreciation Tor MS
work in the university
Dean Miller will join the faculty OF
Union College Of Schenectady, y. y
as professor of engineering IN the
Fall
John r. Iapham. professor of civil
engineering in the university. was ap'
pointed acting dean of the engineer
ing college. Prof. Lapham graduated
from Brown University ana Penn
State. He taught at Penn state be
fore coming to George Washington
Prof. I.apham has been active in the
university, not only in connection with
the development of the college of en-
gineering, but also in connection with
various student activities.
DIR. Lewis to Speak.
The resumption of academic work
at the university started last Monday
after a 12-day vacation. The first
Easter recess in many years was thof-
oughly enjoyed. and students and fac-
ulty renewed work with unusual IN
terest. The year will close on June
Q with the annual convocation.
Tomorrow at chapel President VIII
liam Mather Lewis will give an illus
trated lecture on THE Haunts of
Washington" He will speak April
"a at the monthly luncheon of the
alumni at the Hotel Lafayette.
In connection with alumni activities.
Vernon Brewster. alumni secretary,
has returned from a trip TO Pitts
hurgh. Cleveland. Akron. Toledo and
Detroit During this trip he was sue
cessful in obtaining a considerable
number of new subscriptions to the
building and endowment fund. The
campaign is being carried on among
alumni groups with success. The re
cent announcement that the board of
trustees has authorized the starting
of a fund for the third unit has
brought forth several large donations
from individuals and groups in this
city.