Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-17
G. v. j. DRAMATIC
LECTURES!PLANNED
Public May Hear Speakers
Under Specified Conditions.
Students Take Tests.

George Washington University,
| through the Dramatic Association, is
offering a series of lectures which are
expected to be popular with the
student body as we'll as the general
public. Announcement was made some
time ago of the lectures to be given
by Prof Albert Gilmer. well known
authority, of Tufts College. These
lectures will be supplemented by
another by Glenn Hunter and one
by John Van Druten, a young English
playwright.
The lectures will be primarily for
the students and will be held in
Corcoran Hall. The public will be
admitted for a small charge and
tickets for the lectures may be
obtained from the secretary of the
University. On October 81. Mr.. Van
Druten will speak in the evening.
He is the author of young Woodley"
in which Glenn Hunter is being
starred.
On the morning of October Is, Mr..
Hunter will speak. Van Druten's play
was originally produced in London
and received severe criticism because
it was said to have assailed the
British educational system.
Speaks on Stage Setting.
Prof. Gilmer will lecture in Corcoran
Hall on Monday November IS at 11:05
am. His subject will be "Stage Set
tings in the Modern Manner" In the
evening at o'clock he will speak
on The Drama Today in England,
France and Germany" On the even
ing Of November Is, Prof. Gilmer will
speak on 1.-The Stage Being Made
Over in Moscow and Riga"
TDr-nc will oft
meeting Of the Michigan Federation of
Women's Clubs to be held in Ann
Arbor. Michigan, on Tuesday and will
be the principal speaker again at the
Indianapolis State Teachers AssOci-
alton at Indianapolis, Ind.
The election Of Julis Garfinckel as
member Of the Board of Trustees of
the university, was announced on
Wednesday following the stated meet
ing of the board. Mr.. Gart1nckel's
varied activities outside of his business
matters has stamped him as
desirable member of the board of
trustees. The election of a vice
chairman was held over until the
next stated meeting.
One of the events of the Fall is the
coming tug of war between represen-
tatives of the freshman and sophomore
classes. Permission is being sought
from Maj. L. S. Grant, Sd, director
of public buildings and grounds, for
the use of the Lincoln Memorial
pool. 1t is planned to line up the
Contestants on either side of the
pool, and to stretch a rope across at
the Start. A committee, under Prof.
Henry Grattan Doyle, supervisor of
mems activities in the university. is
working on the plan.
DOugherty Is Speaker.
Last Monday the university attended
the fourth annual roll call on the
campus of the arts and sciences de-
partment. Proctor l.. Dougherty
was principal speaker.
Dr. William Mather Lewis, said the
university planned to launch q cam
paign to the citizens Of the country
to ask them to contribute small
amounts toward making the year 1882,
the 20Oth of the birth of George Wash
ington, memorable by their donations.
DR. Lewis pointed out the rapid and
substantial strides made by the
university in the past three years.
Right Rev. Arthur Foley Winning
ton Ingram, Bishop of London, will
speak at the university on October
20. He will speak in Corcoran Hall.
According to information received at
the present, Bishop Ingram will speak
only at George Washington while in
the city outside of his scheduled ap.
pearances at the National Episcopal
Cathedral.
The Alchemists. George Washington
Society, has become the 40 unit of
Alpha Chi Sigma, national chemical
society. The installation will take
place some time in November. The
order of the Golf, legal honorary
society, will have it's installation some
time in the near future. A committee
consisting of Prof. Charles S. Collier.
Hector Spaulding and Miss Helen
Newman will make plans for the in
stallatiOn.
Twelve hundred new students at
the university have been given in
telligence tests. The department OF
psychology conducted the examina-
tons which were inaugurated last
year. The mental alertness and social
intelligence tests were under the
direction of Prof. Fred A. Moss.
Twenty-Five institutions of learning
have adopted intelligence tests.