Evening star., 1926-12-05
EDUCATOR
TO TALK AT c. v. j.
Lecture on st. Francis Open
to PubIic-S2,OOO Gifts to
New Building Unit.

DR.. Walter Seton, provost of the
University Of London, honorary secre-
tary of the British Society Of Fran
ciscan Studies. will deliver lecture
in Corcoran Hall. George Washington
University. Tuesday evening under
the auspices of the Columbian
Women.
Francis of Assist and his lecture Will
deal with the subject which is a part
of the celebration Of the seven hun
dredth anniversary of the death of ST.
Francis.
Members of the British embassy
as well as the membership of the
British Speaking Union will be In at
tendance. Accompanying DR.. Seton
is Gen. Lord Loeb. The lecture will
be illustrated with slides. The pub
lie Is cordially invited.
The university is in receipt of
portrait of Walter Reed for whom
the Walter Reed Hospital was named.
The painting is being hung in the
university hospital where DR.. Reed
was a former member of the faculty.
DR.. William Mather Lewis an
nounces the gift of $4,000 from friends
of the university for the new unit
No. 3, which Is to be erected at
Twenty-first and Fl streets northwest.
At a meeting Of the 1880 building and
endowment student committee in the
Office of the dean Of women 1t was
announced that funds would be raised
for a new alcove in the library. DIR.
Lewis reports steady progress in the
recent campaign for funds for the
new structure.
Board Will Convene.
Announcement is also made of the
regular meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the university. which will be
held In the boardroom in Corcoran
Hall on Wednesday afternoon. 1t is
expected that important announce
ments will be made following the
meeting Of the board.
Prof. Edward Sehrt, head of the
department of German, will attend the
fOrty-third meeting of the Modern
Language Association of America, to
be held at Harvard University on De
cember 80. DIR. Sehrt will deliver a
paper on "Metrical Treatment of
Propositions and Verbal Prefixes in
the Old Saxon Helind and Genesis"
Prof. Arthur F. Johnson of the De-
partment of Architecture, will repre-
sent the university this week at the
annual meeting of the American So
.,
held in New York.
DIR. Lewis spoke last week at the
meeting of the Washington Society
Of Engineers and at the meeting of
the highway research board. He is
slated to speak several times in Cali
fornia during the Christmas holidays.
The university will act as host on
December Is in the annual South At
lantic A. A. U. cross-country rum
Milton j. Dennis. manager Of track,
has received many entries. The event
will be over the Rock Creek course
route and will start at pm. for a
distance Of six miles. The largest
entry list in the history Of the run Is
expected. The George Washington
barriers are expecting to take
prominent part in the race.
Basket Ball i'm Full Swing.
With basket ball practice under way,
with Coach Maud Crum and Coach
Lemon in charge. at first class varsity
five is expected to take the floor. 1t
Is expected that a freshman five will
be put out with a good schedule for
the coming season.
The annual foot ball hop was we'll
attended in the university gymnasium
on Friday night. President Lewis
presented to the athletic record board
the gift Of the G.. w. Club, under
whose auspices the event was held.
Speeches were made by Coach Crum
and Capt. Henry Sapp.
.Profs. Kayser, Ragatz and Bemis
are among the professors who will
attend the meeting of the American
Historical Association on December 2S
at Rochester University.
University fraternities are initiating
new members in great numbers The
Christmas recess will find many
fraternities giving parties and dances.
Alpha Sigma Chi. national chemical
fraternity, will initiate so members of
the Alchemists on December a. A
banquet will be held at the Hamilton
Hotel. DIR. w. S. Ritchie is in charge
Of the installment of the George
Washington Chapter.