Evening star., 1928-09-09
6. v. TOOPEN NEW
SCHOOL WITH GIFT
,000,0 Masonic Dona-
tion to EndoW Courses for
Government Study.

The launching Of its new School of
Government. instituted through the
s1.000.000 gift of the Supreme Council,
Scottish Rite Masons of the Southern
Jurisdiction. and curricula changes and
additions to the faculties of the other
schools of the institution, will mark
the opening of George Washington Uni
versity's Fall term. September 10, it was
announced yesterday by DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin. president.
With "the preparation OF men ana
women for public service" as its OBJECT,
the universitys School of Government
seeks to impart knowledge OF history
and economics as well as that OF the
structure and functions OF government
and a general understanding OF Soclal
organizations. Students who complete
the course in the new school will be
awarded degree of bachelor OF arts
In government
Foreign Service Course.
Two curricula will be presented dur
inc the coming year in the School OF
Government. The first is general
course in government, emphasizing MS
tory. economics and political science,
and the second will offer preparation
for foreign service. Students compleC,
ing the second course will have received
training fitting them for service in the
nenartrnent of State. foreign trade serV-
ice in the Department of Commerce,
AMI fer the export and import business
of the United States. In addition TO lts
emphasis on modern languages, history,
political science and economies, tnls
course will embrace kindred subjects IN
nhases of commerce, finance and inter-
national politics and economic relauons:
Courses leading to the degree OF
bachelor of arts in government VIII oe
available to both full-time and limited
schedule students in the new school.
The million dollar gift for the estab-
Iishment of the School of Government
was announced here December q last,
to be memorial to George Washington,
the Mason" At the time the Supreme
Council made its gift, the largest ever
received by George Washington Univer-
sity and one of the largest such dona-
tions made to any Washington educa-
tional institution. it was speclfled that
the disposition of the fund was to be
entirely within the hands OF the uni
versity trustees. The opening OF the
now school this month is in accordance
with the announced hope that the new
courses would begin early in the Fall
of 1928.
b. A. Degree Offered. I
The degree of bachelor of arts in /
library science will be offered by the
division of library sciences for the first |
time during the coming term. The
general requirements for this degree
include two years work in basic aca
with q RnYlnnnfTQfl0n
nrofess;onal studies In the final two |
wears. The various facilities for the |
advance of knowledge which Washing
ton. through the Federal agencies mere,
offers to students will be used at length |
in DEVELOPMENT of this course. A new |
reading room has been equipped at the |
university during the past Summer TO |
accommodate 100 additional readers,
thus offering further facility to -the |
students in this course.
Beginning with the school year 1928
29 the School of Education Will super
wise the work of all students, graduate
as well as undergraduate, whose major |
interest lies in the field of education.
Two important changes have been
made in Columbian College. the under
graduate school of letters and sciences.
in the establishment: of a system OF |
honors and a special course leading TO |
the degree of bachelor of science. The |
new course includes "a survey OF the |
natural sciences and specialized study !
In a major field Students taking this
course are required to possess read /
ing knowledge of French or German I
before entering upon the work of the
Junior year.
Columbian HonOrs.
Columbian College also will provide |
a system. of honors during the year |
about to begin. In addition to the gen. |
eral honors referring primarily to the |
graduate work gained by the student |
during his entire course, there has been !
established a system whereby student
maintaining an exceptionally high |
grade during the early years OF his
course may be graduated with honorF
in his subject by taking addltlonal work
In his special field and passing an ex-
animation offered by the department..
To receive such honors, a student must
rank in the upper third of his class at
graduation. In the field OF general
honors. not more than two students IN
any one year may be graduated with
highest distinction" Not more than
one-twentieth of the graduating class
may be graduated with high distinc-
, ton" and not more than one-twentleth
OF those graduates RANKING aIter Nhe
students graduated with high dlStlnc-
ton may be graduated with distinc-
ton"
The School of Pharmacy will offer
to full-time students only four-year
course leading to the degree of bache-
lor of science in pharmacy. and three
year course leading to the degree OF
graduate in pharmacy.
The division of fine arts hereafter
will offer two courses in the department
of architecture four-year professional
course leading to the degree of bachelor
of architecture, and in the department
of graphic arts, a course leading to the
degree of bachelor of arts with major
In art.
The remaining departments of the
university. the Graduate School of Let
ters and Sciences, the Medical School,
the Law School, the School Of Nursing
and the School of Engineering, will con-
tinue to offer courses similar to those
given in past years.