Evening star., 1927-05-22
WOMEN Of 6. v. i.
COLLECT $5,3lD
Examinations in All Depart
ments to Continue During
This Week.

The Columbian Women of George
Washington University report the col
| lection of $500 in cash and pledges
for the Columbian Women's room in
the third unit of the university during
the past year. Under the regime of
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle as presi-
dent and with Mrs. Charles W. Rich
ardson as the head of the committee
to raise funds, considerable progress is
reported to the university.
In addition to this sum the organi-
Zation raised S1,740 for the Columbian
Women's scholarship fund. This money
is deposited with the university toward
the payment Of tuition fees for George
Washington University girls.
The announcement of the raising of
the fund for the third unit room is in
keeping with the considerable sum
raised voluntarily at George Washing
to- University Medical School alumni
dinner at the City Club last Wednes-
day night. A number of alumni pre-
sented checks to be used for the foun-
dation for a building fund for the new
Medical School near the Garfield Hos
| pital.
Elected as Trustees.
| during the past two weeks in the vol
untary drive held among the members
| of the senior classes of the university.
TIE sum of $4,000 was pledged for the
Columbian College senior endowment
| fund by the committee in charge of
| the campaign. One hundred per cent
| was recorded among the seniors.
On Friday the announcement was
given the public that Henry Spencer,
= Al s,ft t.t,r -
Garfield Hospital, and Arthur Peter of
the board of the Children Foundlings
Home had been elected to membership
in the board of trustees of George
Washington University.
arfield Hospital announced that
| John e. Larner, president OF the u.
w. II board, and DR.. William Mather
Lewis. president of the university, had
| been elected to the Garfield Hospital
| board. Clarence Aspinwall, a member
| of the c.. W. L. board, is also a mem
| ber of the Garfield Hospital board. The
| election of these men is expected ~
| further the plans for amalgamation &c
| the hree institutions already an
nounced.
The last assembly of the year YVES
held Friday morning. With those who
spoke were President Lewis, Prof.
Henry Grattan Doyle, in charge of
mems activities; Prof. Robert Bolwell,
in charge of dramatics; Dean John
Lapham, in charge of athletics; II.
| Watson Crum, director of athletics for
men, and Virginia Hopkins, in charge
of athletics for women. The all-arouni
plaque for general excellence in ath-
letics was presented to Ermyntrude
Walden.
| Prof. Doyle delivered the graduation
address on Friday night at the Stras-
| burg High School, Strasburg, Va. On
Thursday night DR.. Lewis will speak
at the graduation exercises OIL lne
night high schools.
| Examinations to Continue.
Examinations in all departments Of
the university will be continued dur
ing the week. The graduate reception
will be held at Rauscher's on the night
Of June 4, according to present plans.
1t is expected that the reception viii
take the form Of a farewell reception
to President and Mrs. William Mathor
Lewis. Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., is il
charge Of the affair.
The officers of the General Alumni
Association will be elected at the meet
ing, which will be followed by dancing
and refreshments.
me of the most enthusiast" meet
ings in the history of the university
resulted from the Medical School
alumni banquet held at the City Club
on Wednesday night. DR.. Charles 5.
White was chairman and toastmaster.
More than 800 members of the George
Washington University Medical School
alumni were in attendance.
Speeches were made by DR.. Lewis,
Clarence Aspinwall, DR.. White and va
rious members Of the profession. The
general scheme Of the amalgamation
of the university hospital and Medical
School with the Foundlings Home and
Garfield Hospital was enthusiastically
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