Evening star., 1927-10-23
NEW BUDGETPLAN
ADOPTED BY c. ". j.
University Can Determine
Cost of Each Department
by Marvin Plan.

A revised budget system for all de
partments of George Washington Uni
versity is being put into operation fol
lowing the recent authorization by the
board of trustees. The idea was insti
tuted by DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, the
new president, and is designed to show
the exact cost of operation by schools
and departments.
The system will be tied into the
books of the university, enabling the
business office to furnish the execu
tives at frequent intervals an exact
report of the financial situation of the
university. This reorganization paral
lels the action of the board of trustees,
which recently reorganized the entire
university into separate academic
units, dividing the department of arts
and sciences into tht school of educa
tion the school of graduate studies
the Columbian College and the school
of engineering.
Preparations are under way for the
annual international intercolle giate de
bate which probably will be held in the
university gymnasium with a repre-
sentative college team from England
George Washington University has Sc
lected William Williamson, who repre-
when the Colonials represented the
United States in England; John l.
Seymour and James Kirkland, who de
bated here last year against Cam
bridge.
Debate War Attitude.
The British team is composed OF
representatives from the University
of Edinburgh, the University of Read
ing and the London School of Eco
nomics and Political Science. The
teams will debate on, Resolved, That
the most effective attitude toward
war is an uncompromising pacifism."
DR.. Marvin and Mrs. Marvin are to
be guests of honor at reception To
be held at the Mayflower Hotel Satur'
day night by the Columbian Women
and the General Alumni Association,
Members of the two organizations. as
we'll as the deans and their wives,
will be in the receiving line.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover addressed the
freshman girls at their assembly
Thursday on "Pan-Hellenism," tracing
the growth. origin and development ot
sororities.
Prof. e. C. Arnold, Prof. c. s. Col
lier, Miss Helen Newman. secretary OF
IIG law SCHOUl, dHu IL IAliOaLh1
M. Stewart and w. NJ. Hansen have
been selected by Dean William c. Var
Week as a contact committee of the
law school for student affairs.
Prof. Burtis Baker of the depart
ment of architecture has been selected
to serve on the jury for the awards in
the 123d annual exhibition of the
Pennsylvania Academy Of the Fine
Arts.
Fraternity Convention.
The biennial convention of the Sigma
Nu Fraternity will be held at the May
flower Hotel December 2S, according
to an announcement of the local chap
ter. Robert F. Fleming, George H
Chasmar, Fl. F. Enlows, Frank l.
Yates and Richard e. Shands, widely
known Washingtonians, are in charge
OF the convention, and the iocaI
alumni members are being assisted by
members of the Delta Pi Chapter OF
the university.
Considerable interest is being shown
in athletics in the university this year
The foot ball team met Fordham yes
terday, and previous victories were
registered over c. c. n. Y, American
University and Rutgers. The victory
over Rutgers is the first scored by q
local university in the history of tho
grid sport here.
The freshman squad scored in its
opening game with 81. Adams. Other
athletic activities received added i'm
petus from the showing of the varsity
foot ball team this season.
George Washington fraternities viii
have another year of interfrat basket
ball. A league has been formed which
includes five strong teams. Another
league will function during the season
and final series is expected to be pro
ductive of f1rst-class sport.