Evening star., 1927-06-12
MRS. EVANS AGAIN
GIVEN c. v. U.POST
University Official Renamed
10 Board of Trustees.
Davis Reelected.

Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., for many
wears connected with the activities of
George Washington University, and
| for the past two years member of
the board of trustees of the instttu-
| ton, has been reelected to the board,
according to an announcement made
yesterday Harry c. Davis, for many
years secretary Of the board OF trus-
tees, also was reelected.
Mrs. Evans was the first woman
to be elected to membership of the
board. She has been actively engaged
in activities for the women of the
university and has been member
of the Columbian Women and other
organizations in the institution.
Before her election to the board, Mrs.
Evans was also member of the board
of governors of student activities.
The announcement follows close
upon that of the placing of Henry
Spencer, president of the board of
trustees of Garfield Hospital, and
Arthur Peter, also of the Garfield
board, upon the George Washington
University board for the furtherance
hospital and medical school with the
Children's Founding Home and the
Garfield Hospital.
$40 receive degrees.
The one hundred and sixth annual
commencement was held Wednesday
night in the Washington Auditorium,
Four hundred and forty-five received
degrees. The speaker was DR.. Samuel
Paul Capen, chancellor of the Uni
versity of Buffalo, who received the
degree Of doctor of science in recog-
milton of his service in the advance
ment of education.
President William Mather Lewis de-
livered an address to the graduates
and read resolutions prepared by the
board Of trustees for Theodore w.
Noyes, upon the celebration of the
fiftieth anniversary of his graduation
from the university, and DR.. Charles
Clinton SwiSher, recently made pro-
fessor emeritus of history, upon the
completion Of 81 years Of service.
Among the announcements made by
DIR. Lewis was that of the pledging of
$1,000 by the class of 1927 for the en-
dowment fund, the raising Of $5,114
by the Columbian Women for the new
room in unit number three: the rails
ing of $3,713 by the board of lady
managers OF the George Washington
University Hospital, and the pledging
of $4,000 by the George Washington
an alcove in the librarysin the third
unit Gifts from Mrs. Charles w.
Richardson and Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins also were announced.
Summer Sessions to Open.
The opening of the Summer school
sessions Of the university are an
nounced for tomorrow in all depart
ments. There will be two sessions
for the Summer school in the Depart
ment of Arts and Sciences, one begin
ming June 13 for session of nine
weeks and the other for six-week
session beginning July 5.
Registrations are now going on in
these departments and it is expected
that more than 1900 students will
take work in law and arts and
sciences during the nine-week periods
President Lewis will deliver the
graduating address at the Gilman
Country School tomorrow night in
Baltimore, another at Wilson College,
Chambersburg, Pa, Tuesday night
and another at. Temple University,
Philadelphia. Thursday night.
At Temple University DIR. Lewis
will receive the honorary degree of
degree will follow his graduation ad-
dress.
DIR. III. s. HOdgifinS to Sail.
DR.. Howard Lincoln Hodgkins. dean
of the university, will sail on an ex-
tended tour of the Caribbean Sea with
in the next few days. DIR. Samuel
F'lagg Bemis is spending two weeks
in New England. Prof. George Nor
ton Churchill sailed on the Tuscania
for England yesterday, and DR.. VIII
liam Allen Wilbur, dean Of the depart
ment of Columbian College, sails for
Europe shortly.
The board Of trustees recently ap-
pointed John R. Lapham dean of the
College of Engineering. He is a gradu-
ate of Brown University, member of
the American Society of Civil Engi-
ueers and other engineering organ
izations and was formerly a member
of the faculty of Penn State College.
of which he is also an alumnus. He
has been acting dean for the past
year.