Evening star., 1928-11-11
MEDICAL SCHOOL
SURVEY IS BEGUN
New York and Baltimore
Doctors at Work on
G. w. U. Project.

DR.. @. Candy Robinson, director OF
the Cornell-New York Medical Center,
and DR.. Allan NJ. Chesney, assistant
dean Of medicine at Johns Hopkins
University, have begun a survey of the
School of Medicine of George Washing
ton University, at the request of the
local institutions board of directors.
The survey is scientific study to
determine the needs of the school in
accordance with the program now under
way for the surveying Of the entire
university.
The School of Medicine of the
George Washington University was
founded in 1925, making 1t the eleventh
medical school established in the Unit
ed States. The school is member OF
the Association of American Medical
COLLEGES and is one of the medical col
leges which has been designated con-
tinuously as "Class A. by the American
Medical Association. The degrees OF
the school are recognized by all State
examining boards. 1t is one OF the
medical schools selected by the Secre-
tary of War to maintain Reserve
officers Training Corps Unit; ana Is
accredited for all It's work by the Com
bined (RoyaD Medical Examining
Boards in England.
High Rating Given.
The American Medical Association in
rating medical schools of the country on
the basis of lowest average percentage
of failures of graduates before the
State boards during the past 10 years.
places the George Washington Univer-
Sity School of Medicine second. with
1.6 per cent of failures; Harvard first,
with IL per cent, and Johns Hopkins
third, with 26 per cent.
Registration for this years fresh
man class in the School OF Medicine
was closed early last Summer, 80 fresh
among the 800 applicants. The present
survey will determine probable future
lines of development for the school.
Owing to the great demand which
has been manifest, the work in ac-
counting and business administration
offered in the university for the first
time this year, under the direction of
Prof. Richard Norman Owens, will be
expanded for the current year to in
clude technical courses. These courses
also will be offered in the Summer
sessions of the university. More than
90 students registered in the beginning
course in accountancy.
For Compulsory Training.
At a recent meeting of the commit
tee on educational policy of the uni
versity faculty, it was voted to recon-
mend the adoption of program OF
compulsory physical education for first
and second year man students, and
to coordinate the athletic work with
the physical education program, max
ing it an integral part of the education
al system of the university. Glasses
in physical education for men have
been organized. with the fostering OF
intramural athletics as a part OF the
program
More than $4,000 was realized on the
Columbian Women's benefit theater
performance, held the evening OF Oc-
tober 20, and returns which are still
coming in are expected to bring the
total up to $2,400, according to the re-
port given by Mrs. Edwin H. Behrend'
chairman of the benefit. at the Col
umbian Women meeting Tuesday after
noon. At the meeting a resolution was
adopted expressing the appreciation OF
the Columbian Women for the support
given the benefit by the student body
# the university, alumni and the Wash
ington public.
Final plans have been made for the
County Fair, which is given annually
by the student chapter of the Y. w. G.
A. The fair will take place Friday
evening in the university gymnasium.
Various articles familiar to county fairs
will be on sale by the sororities and
there will be dancing. Proceeds OF the
fair will be devoted tn the Y. w. G. A.
work, and to the Christmas charity
funds.