Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

Trustees Name Wisconsin
Faculty Member as Math-
ematicS Head.

Appointment of James H. Taylor as
professor of mathematics and executive
officer of the mathematics department
in Geo &c Washington. Ff.isSIsfcy has
been announced by DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, following the March meeting
of the hoard of trustees.
Prof. Taylor formerly was member
of the faculty of the University OF
Wisconsin He studied at the Univer-
sity of Chicago under the eminent
mathematician, DR.. Gilbert AneS Bliss.
and at Princeton University. and has
held the National Research Council
fellowship in mathematics. He comes
to George Washington with the highest
recommendations.
Prof. Taylor replaces Dean Howard
Lincoln Hodgkins, who for more than
80 years rendered distinguished service
as head of the department. Dean
Hodgkins recently has been compelled
to retire from active teaching because
of i'll health.
other new appointments to the uni
versity are James E. Pixlee, professor
of physical education for men and di-
rector of athletics; Maj. w. o. Wet
more. professor Of military science and
tactics; Dr. Montgomery Earl Higgins.
professor Of tropical medicine.
Faculty Promotions.
The following promotions in the
faculty were made: Robert Whitney Boil
well. professor of English Walter Lynn
Cheney. professor of physics; Warren
Reed West. associate professor Of polit-
ical science; c. Walter Young assist
ant professor Of political science; Fred
A. Moss, professor of psychology; Merle
/. Protzman, associaet professor OF Ro-
nance languages; James Christopher
Corliss, assistant professor of Spanish;
William Thomas Fryer. associate pro-
lessor of law; Norman Bruce Ames,
professor of electrical engineering;
Arthur F. johnson, professor of mechan-
ical engineering; Anna L. Rose. asso-
ciatS professor of education: William
Paui Briggs, associate professor Of
pharmacy.
Glasses in the university were sus-
pended Friday for the Spring vacation
and will resume Monday, April 8.
On Tuesday DR.. Marvin will be the
speaker at the April meeting of the
Columbian Women April IL the an
nual banquet OF the Columbian Women
will be held at o'clock in the evening
at the Chevy Chase Club.
OratoricaI Contest.
A contest to select the George Wash
ington representative to compete in the
National intercollegiate Oratorical Con-
test will be held April IL under the d.
rection of Prof. Earl G.. Arnold, chair
man of the faculty committee on debate.
The contest is open to all students Of
the university. Mrs. Anne Tillery Rem
shaw, William Jennings Price and Ar
thur H. Fast will act as judges. The
student who is selected to represent
George Washington will compete in the
District of Columbia contest, the win
ner of which will then compete IN the
regional contest.
The George Washington Chapter Of
Phi Eta Sigma, freshman scholarship
fraternity, will be installed on the eve
ming Of April 10. the ceremonies taking
place in the cabinet room of the Will
lard Hotel.
The first annual engineers banquet
will be held April 10 at Z pm. at the
Mayf1ower The event IS sponsored by
the several classes of the School of En-
cheering. the engineering fraternities
and societies and the entire engineering
faculty. The banquet is the first step
in the unification of the entire student
body of the School of Engineering and
will serve to bind engineering students
more closely in their professional IN
terestS.
Elizabeth Bunten, Elizabeth Ford and
Virginia Shull have recently been hon.
oreo by initiation into the Sphinx
Honor Society. This society was
founded to promote and recognize high
scholarship among the women Of the
university, and a high scholastic aver
age is the chief requirement for election.