Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
c. v. j. HOLIDAY
RECESS PLANNED
Classes to Quit December 23
for II Days-Reorgani-
cation Extended.

George Washington University will
begin its Christmas recess December
% for an 11-day period. Activities in
the institution for the present are con-
fined almost wholly to the regular
routine, since a straight and uninter-
rupted run of three weeks after the
Christmas recess will be followed by
the mid-year examination period for
all departments.
The recent announcement OF the
provision of a separate unit for fine
arts and graphic arts, the library
division and the new plan for the &C.
counting system has worked we'll in
the institution. The changes have
been accepted by officers OF the admin
istration and the student body and the
results are far reaching and unusually
satisfactory.
The academic and financial reorga-
nization of the university has been
extended to the classification OF the
faculty. Within a short time the en-
tire faculty lists will be presented with
view of the seniority and attain
ments Of the various members.
Alumni lists have been compiled and
classified by the alumni Office and the
graduates have been classified accord
ng to the various colleges and schools.
Reorganization Effected.
The work of reOrganiZa ton and clas-
sifcation has gone forward smoothly
and efficiently in all departments. The
latest reorganization contemplated is
in the School of Science.
New requirements for applicants for
law degrees, recently recommended by
the Law School faculty, have been APP
proved and the following changes will
be in effect after January /, 1928: The
degree Of master of patent law will be
abolished; the degree of master of
laws will be continued, but applicants
for it must have the degree of bache.
lor of laws from law school approved
by the American Bar Association or
is a member of the Association of
American Law Schools; must have
an A. b. or equivalent, which must
have been attained in not less than
six years; must have the same re-
1ulrements as to required subjects;
must present a thesis equivalent to
that corresponding to the master of
arts.
The foot ball team will be honored
again Friday night in the university
gymnasium when the George Wash.
ington Club will stage it's annual
dance. The guests OF honor will be
DR.. and Mrs. Cloyd II. Marvin, Dean
and Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, Dean
Anna J.. Rose and the members of the
foot ball eleven. f. Clay Epsey, re-
Gently elected president Of the George
Washington Club. is in charge of the
affair, which is expected to be largely
attended.
The election of Ivan Stechman as
captain of the 1928 eleven has met
with the approval of the entire student
body. The success of the foot ball
mas drawn forth the Endorsement of
the InterFraternity Council, which
recently passed a resolution asking
that he be given a three.year contract.
WOmen's Advisory Council.
Representative women of the univer-
sity have been chosen to form the
Women's Advisory Council and are
from the COLUMBIAN College. the
School of Educa ton and the School of
Medicine.
The representatives are: Betty Wilt
bank; senior; Mary Lewis Beard. jun
or; Eugenia Cuvillier. sophomore;
Alkaline Heffelfinger, freshman: Betty
j. Hopkins, SkidniX Club; Alice Heyo,
Medical School; Margaret Maize. Pan.
Hell: Louise Du Boise, Y. w. c.:
Louise Omwake. George Washington
Club. and Julia DenninG. Gamma Eta
Zeta.
+ A lfe-saving class in girls swim
ming will be organized at date to
be announced later. At present. prac.
tice Is held every Tuesday. Thursday
and Friday. from to 4:30 at the
new Y. W. c. a. and two evenings a
week. Tuesday and Friday. from 1880
to s, at the old Y. w c. A.
o. M. Elvehjem. highway economist
Of the Division OF Highway Economies
and Transport. United States Bureau
OF Public Roads. gave an illustrated
lecture on Traffic Control and High
way Planning in the Cleveland Area
a the George Washington University
Student Chapter of the American So
clety of Civil Engineers meeting last
Friday in Corcoran Hall.
talk on the Original Boundaries
of the District of Columbia" was given
by Ernest A. Schuster of the United
States Geological Survey.
Fencing Matches Planned.
Maj. Blount. who is instructing the
George Washington University fenc-
ing classes, holds out prospects of an
interesting season for the team. He
expects to arrange matches with
other squads in the city. Ten girls
have shown unusual interest in fenc.
ing and have been holding classes
every Tuesday and Thursday night
rom until z o'clock. Among these
are Florence Merriman, Betty Tim.
herman, Mamie l. Anason, CAROLYN
Hobbs, Carolyn Siebert, Mary Brig.
ham, Margaret Cook and Elizabeth
Robinet
1.-The Troubadour" musical comedy
will be given at the Wardman Park
rheater, commencing the week of JAN
uary 3, it was announced yesterday
by Elmer Brown and Larry Parker.
producers of the musical plays for the
past two years.
Dean William Carl Ruediger, OF the
school of Education of George Wash.
lngton University, announces a course
in the reconstruction of current prac-
tice in reading, given by Miss Laura
ZjrhpS nf tho faculty. nf ~, y