Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
c. ". j. PRESIDENT
WILL Be INSTALLED
Formal Inauguration Cere.
mony to Be Held at Convo.
cation February ~.

/ DIR. Cloyd Heck Marvin. president
of George Washington University.
will he formally inaugurated as head
of the institution at the midwinter
| convocation exercises to be held on
! the afternoon of February %. The
annual graduation Will take place at
this time and 1t In expected that DIR.
! Marvin will be invested in the insti-
tuition by DIR. John b. Larner. presi-
! dent of the. board of trustees.
| The new president came to George
Washington last August. succeeding
| DIR. William Mather Lewis. who re-
| signed to take over the reins Of adj
| ministration at Lafayette College.
| Since he has become president Of the
| local university DIR. Marvin has been
! unusually active In recognizing the
| various departments and putting into
| effect plans agreed upon by the board
/ of trustees last Summer.
/ Establishes New School.
! DR.. Marvin worked through the
| holidays upon the esta blishfnent of Il
| School of Government. which will be
! founded through the million dollar
/ gift of the Scottish Rite Masons.
| Plans for the Inauguration of the
| school will be announced shortly. al
| though ii is expected that no unusual
| preDu tions will be undertaken and
| that the ceremony will be brief and
| simple.
| Two weeks from tomorrow the
| university enters upon 10 days of
| examina tons in all departments. The
/ mid year tests viii be concluded
| about January IS The new semester
| will start January 30. Announcement
! lis made that registrations for the
| second semester will start on jan
| uary 20. IL Is expected that an un-
| usually large enrolment will be
/ noted, as many new courses are being
| offered.
| Tomorrow night at s:30 o'clock in
| Corcorap Hall. DIR. \. f.. Winship
editor of the Journal of Education
| will speak before the faculties on "A
Forward Look in Higher Education.
The alumni edition Of the Uni
versi,y Hatchet will he sent out or
February /. The edition Is edited
nv Marcelle LeMenager. The regu-
lar edition of the Ratchet viii be
| printed next week. The Ghost. stu
dent humorous magazine, made an
| appearance last week.
Debates Soon to Begin.
Within week the extensive de-
| bate program VIII GET uHutt W"S
| Fourteen candidates for the team
| have been under the direction OF DR.
! George Farnham. The home debates
| will he scheduled with New York
University. Columbia University. Col
gate University. Rutgers College. Ohie
! wesleyan College and Davidson Col
| legc.
Out.of-town1 engagements ineiuds
matches with Penn State and Buck
nell during February and Pittsburgf
and Ohio Wesleyan during March
Prof. Gilbert l.. Hall is the faculty
| member In charge of debate. Cyrus
| Hoa gland is manager.
The Troubadors, dramatic or
ganization Of the university. beSif
a week OF performances at the WARD
man Park Theater with an all-stai
cast of students. includins. a chorus
of 30 girl students and 20 male stu.
dents. The offering is 'Sharps anc
| Frats" and Is a collegiate musica
| farce. The book Is by Larry Parker
and the music by Elmer Brown.
The Columbian Women gave theil
New Year reception TO the president
| members OF the board of trustees ant
the faculties In corcoran Hall las
Tuesday afternoon. The Lyric TIRE
| furnished music.