Evening star., 1927-10-16
ACADEMIC GROUPS
NAMED At c. v. i.
Various Colleges of Arts and
Sciences Divided by TruS-
tee Board.

George Washington University
freshmen are acting as hosts Satur-
day to the seniors of the Washington
high schools in the Wilson Memorial
Stadium, when the ColonialS face
Fordham University foot ball players.
High school seniors are extended a
hearty welcome to watch the contest.
The visit of Fordham will be the
first in many years. Headed by Maj.
Frank Cavanaugh. an outstanding flg.
ure in intercollegiate foot ball, war
hero, and rated as one of the greatest
of modern grid stars, the Fordham
team is an attraction that is expected
to draw an unusually large gathering
Saturday.
The Colonials play few games at
home this season, and will receive
hearty support from their many fol.
lowers Saturday.
Schools Are Separated.
The board of trustees of the uni
versity announced Thursday the
separation of the various colleges of
the department of arts and sciences
into various academic units. The step
is the first of several of the plans of
DIR. Cloyd Heck Marvin. new president.
Eight separate units now provide work
Of the lower and higher class; that is,
undergraduate and postgraduate work
or that in the service schools.
Columbian College will remain the
cultural college, with Dean William
A. Wilbur as its head. Dean George
N. Henning will head the Graduate
School. The School of Education will
be headed by Dean William G. Rue
diger. The School of Engineering will
be headed by Dean John r. Lapham.
The Law School will be headed by
Dean William c. Van Week and the
School of Medicine by Dean William
Cline Borden. Dean Lewis 7. Bradley
will head the School of Pharmacy.
Prof. Elmer Louis Kayser will be di-
rector of the Summer sessions and
Prof Alfred F. w. Schmidt will be
director of the division of library
science.
"The organization now effective,
with acting chairmen appointed in the
various schools. creates Columbian
College as the cultural college, and
the service college for the technical
schools are law and medicine" says
DR.. Marvin. ''The plan as outlined
standardizes the Technology. The ap
proach to our problem will be the
differentiation between the lower di-
vision and the upper division of the
college work. With that differentia-
ton, the schools that require three
years academic work will use Colum-
bian College as that basis.
Hodgkins to Remain.
1--WE will be able to certify to the
technical schools on a basis of lower
division work." says DR.. Marvin.
There will be no change in the Office
of dean of the university. now being
held by DR.. Howard Lincoln Hodgkins.
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle is the new
dean, while Dean Anna l.. Rose is
the dean of women.
The alumni have pledged themselves
TO raise $4,000 toward the third unit
of the university. This money is to
be available for study room for men.
This announcement was recently made
by. DR.. Frank A. Hornaday, newly
elected president of the association.
Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.; Stephen E.
Kramer. Joseph Cox, George w. Dal-
xell, Alvin w. Miller, Elemie Margaret
White, Charles B. Richards. Albert l..
Harris, DR.. c. N. Chapman, William
Gill, Mrs. Ella y. Enlows and Lewis
Moneyway are cooperating in making
for the success of the study room
fund.
President and Mrs. Cloyd Heck
Marvin will be the guests of honor at
the MaynOWer on the evening or Oc-
tober 20, at a joint reception to be
given by the Columbian Women and
the General Alumni Association
In the receiving line will be DR..
and Mrs. John B. Larner, Dr. and
Mrs. Frank A. Hornaday, DIR. and
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley and Dean of
the University and Mrs. Howard Lin.
coin Hodgkins.
ROylston Lyon Honored.
Roylston Lyon has been named as
business manager of the University
Hatchet, the weekly student publica-
tion. Margaret Maize has been ap-
pointed as chairman of the board of
editors of the Cherry Tree. the uni.
versity annual. Frank Kreglow was
appointed business manager.
Practically all student activities are
well under way. The rife teams are
beginning work on the range. The
Mems Glee Club recently met with 90
candidates, and various athletic teams
are functioning at top speed. While
the foot ball squad has been unpromis-
1ngly small, it has won its last two
starts, defeating c. c. n. Y. and Amer
ican University.
Various societies are holding their
weekly meetings. Plans are well under
way for the various dramatic activ-
tiles of the university, which have
laid out large programs.