Evening star., 1927-04-24
MEDICAL CENTER
PLAN PROGRESSING.
Architects Selected, Site Un-
der Consideration for United
Hospital and School.

Preliminary plans for the affiliation
of the George Washington University
Medical School, the Washington
Founding Home and the Garfield
Hospital, recently announced, are 60
ing forward with considerable prog
ress, according to John B. Larner,
president Of the board of trustees Of
the university.
The large cancer clinic which will
be the. outgrowth of the affiliation of
the three institutions is expected to
be one of the largest medical centers
in the country. Preliminary plans for
the cancer hospital are under the d-
rection of Arthur B. Heaton of this
city. 1t. is announced that Edward
F. Stevens, senior member of the firm
of Stevens & Lee of Boston, has been
called in as consulting architect, The
Boston firm specializes in hospital
work alone and Is one Of the foremost
authorities in the United States.
The consideration of the new site
for the cancer hospital and the dis
posal of the present university hos
pital and medical school is being taken
care OF by a committee composed of
Clarence A. Aspinwall, MAXWELL Wood
hui, Elliot II. Goodwin, Judge John
Barton Payne and c. c. Glover, ir.
Present Site Desirable.
1t is expected that come conclusion
will be reached and announced in the
near future as to the disposition of
the present hospital and medical
school site. It is pointed out that
the erection of Government buildings
south OF Pennsylvania avenue and the
consequent removal Of business at
that point will make the present hos
pital site desirable. The downtown
center, according to members of the
committee, Is being given over to
theatrical and amusement as we'll as
hotel facilities, and the holding ap.
pears TO be more valuable as a bust.
ness site than as an institution
In the meantime the medical school
committee, of which Dean William
Cline Borden is a member, is study
ing various medical schools with the
idea Of embodying every possible idea
in the new school when the affiliati
is completed. The preliminary plans
for the new medical school are being
gone over and work along this and
other lines of afiiliation is progressing
stedily, according to the various mem
bers of the committee.
Administration Discussed.
during the past week two days
were given over to the conference on
public administration. Members of
so universities and colleges spent two
days listening to addresses by Gov
ernment experts, who include Brig
Gen. III. M. Lord, director of the bud
get; Charles S. Dewey, Assistant Sec
retary Of the Treasury. Joseph Grew,
Undersecretary of state; DR.. Leo S.
Rowe of the Pan-Americ an Union,
DR. Julius Klein, j. Walter Drake of
the Department of Commerce, Or.
Charles Moore of the Fine Arts Com
mission and DR.. A. r, Woods.
The visiting delegates were enter
tanned at the university at luncheon
and tea at the Pan-Ameriean Union,
and at the University Club at re-
ception, in addition 10 q sightseeing
tour Of the city.
During the past week the George
Washington University Glee Club has
appeared at local theater The
group of 4S members received favor
able notices from all the critics, and
expected to go on an extended tour
during the Summer. The club Is
under the direction Of Robert f. Har-
mon.
On Friday morning at assembly The