Evening star., 1928-04-01
new Plan ADOPTED
FOR c. v. U.AWARDS.
Competitive Tests Eliminated
in BeStowaI of Scholarships
in D. c. High Schools.

has been made by the board Of trustees
Of the university. according to an an.
nouncemcnt made by President Cloyo
Heck Marvin yesterday.
In future the competitive examination
feature of the awards will be eliminated.
The Central High School will retain the
Kendall Scholarship awards. Four year
Scholarships to George Washington will
be annually awarded to one student OF
Western. one of Business. one OF NC
Kinley Technical and one OF Eastern
The manner in which students from
the five Washington High Schools shall
be selected for the scholarships has been
left to the washington school author
ities. 1t is expected that candidates
for these scholarships will be announced
in the schools at an early date and that
these awards will be made somewhat in
the same manner as those for other
universities. upon records made during
foN years of school attendance.
Each year George Washington. under
the new plan. will receive one student
from each of the five Washington High
Schools.
Summer Sessions In View.
The Summer sessions announcements
will be made this week, according TO
Prof Elmer Louis Kayser. director. I'M
usually elaborate plans have been out
lined and many new courses will be
offered. especially in lines of school
instruction.
DR.. F. E. Johnson of the University
of Illinois recently has been made as
sistant professor Of mathematics at the
university. He has had q wide expert
ence in teaching and is distinct addi-
ton to the large faculty of the institu-
ton
The annual interfraternity dance. one
Of the largest social events of the year,
was held last Friday night at the Will
lard Hotel. The affair was we'll at
tended. Many members of the univer.
eity faculty were in attendance.
Columbian Women 10 Give Dinner.
A distinguished group OF women will
attend the annual dinner of the Co
iuubian Women. which will be held
April IL at the Chevy Chase Club. The
committee in charge OF the affair is
headed by Mrs. Joshua Evans. jr.. men,
Der of the board Of trustees of the uni
versity: Harriet Z. GarrellS, Maxine
Role. Mrs. Elmer Louis Kayser, Mrs.
Frank Rutter, Marcelle lie Menager.
Maxine Girts. Mrs. Charles S. Collier
and Rhoda Watkins.
The officers OF the organization are
..
Daniel c. Chace. first vice president:
Julia Mcmillan. second vice president;
Harriet e. Garrells, secretary: Mrs.
Charles S. Collier. recording secretary:
Rho0a Watkins, treasurer, and Bertha
Wolfe. historian,
Members of the university will serve
as ushers Mrs Wiley viii preside and
present the speakers. Mrs. Evans viii
greet the members. while Ada Rainey.
Nine. Jaroslav Lipa Of the Czechoslo-
vakian legation. Mrs. Frank Barrows
freyer and Mrs. David Allan Robertson
viii entertain. Among the guests OF
honor are Nine. Lipa, Mrs Freyer. Mrs.
Robertson. Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin
and Mrs John Bell Larner.
Among the prominent members OF
the organization are Miss Mabel t.
Boardnan Mrs. Henry w. Keyes. Mrs.
Mary Roberts Rhinehart. Mrs. Charles
Herbert Stockton. Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins, Mrs c. c. Glover. Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle. Mrs. John Bell Lars1er
and Miss Helen Nicolay.
Teh banquet Is the twentieth held by
the organization. which has raised con-
siderable sums of money for scholar
eiaipg and eTldown1ents for the uni
versity and has been unusually active
I'm furthering the interests Of the insti-
tuition.
Student Vote Fayors Hoover.
George Washington University stu
dents recently elected" Herbert Hoover
as President in the straw vote cast
under the auspices OF the University
Hatcflet. Hoover led at the polls with
s2I votes Gov Smith Of New York
was second with 337 and Senator Reed
Of Missouri was third with lS3. A total
OF 1878 ballots was cast for ten candi-
dates. The grand total Of college stu
dents voting at the instance Of the
Independent a Boston publication,
found Hoover leading with IL 300 votes.
Gov. Smith Is second With s,l34 and
Senator Reed third with i,07i. More
than $4,000 votes have been cast IN the
Nation vide campaign among ID COL
leses and universities.
The university celebrated two signal
victories last week. The girls rtne
team won the national intercollegiate
title for the second time in as many
years. while the men triumphed In the
national intercollegiate sectional cham
pionsnip engagement.
Results from the womenE utniar en-
fragments were published last week by
the National Rifles Association. OF IL
teams entered q. W. girls topped the
list with a total score Of 2,e47, which
was 10 points above the average Of the
score OF the Maryland University girls.
Carnegie Institute. West Virginia.
University Of Washington, Oklahoma
A. and NJ, University OF Missouri
Poyaua College. University Of Louis
vilIe and Washington University were
also entered Helen Taylor. airline
Spencer. Helen L. Prentiss. Helen
Humphrey and Verna Parsons nad the
f1Ye highest averages.
Mems Rife Team Leads List
with a score Of 1892 the mems riffs
team cad the University Of Cincinnati
Georgetown University. Virginia Mill.
tary Institute and Johns Hopkins Uni
yersity la the sectional engagement
r r. Parsons r. A. LE'ghey. q. %
Campbell, II. Il. Riley and II. 9. Radus
were members Of the O. W team
Ea11e arose from sick bed 10 COM
pete, He had high fever, but went
through with the engagement 10 shoot
score Of 2b2.
Or Harvey w. Wiley. DR.. Charles
r. Monroe and DF. Frank w. CLARKE
we're guests " honor al the CosrnoI
Gun Thursday night at the annua
banquet Of the Washington Chemica
EocletY, The three men were former
members NJ the chemistry department
q! tn3 university, are ali three pas
presidents u the Washington chesnica
f5ociety and also the three Oldest iiV.
ing past presidents Of the American
Chemical Society.
prof Samuel Fiagg Bemis Of Geofg'
Washington University. abroad on ieay'
cf soserlee in connection with hiSt0ries
NDfk has just completed ptl0tostatinl
the diplomatic correspondence of tn
perSod 1875 10 1888 at pertains 10 Amer
3csn history with reference 10 Eastern
STATES Ambassadors and offcial letter
" their own goFefnmeBta.
Spr1ng sports are we'll under Wa,
a. the university VARSITY foot bal
pJaDtlos, track practice and sii gin