Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08
LOWER DIVISION CREATED
FOR COLUMBIAN COLLEGE
Dean Charles {. Hill Will
Have Charge of New
Branch.
New Arrangement, Intended
to Aid Students, Goes Into
Effect September rs.

To administer the large student body
OF Columbia College, the College OF Arts
and Sciences Of George Washington
University, the size of administrative
units will be reduced by assigning stu
dents Of the freshman and sophomore
classes. including not only liberal arts
students, but also pre-legal, pre-medical,
pre- educational and other pre-profes,
sional groups to the newly created
"lower DIVISION" 1t is announced today
by DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president Of
the university.
Dean Charles e. Hill of Columbian
College will be in charge Of general adj
ministration Of the college and will
supervise the work of junior and senior
students. Dean Henry Grattan Doyle,
who has been adviser to mems organi-
nations at the university since 1925
and dean Of men since 1927. has been
appointed dean Of the lower division
In Columbian College.
The new arrangement will be in force
with the opening OF the academic year
on September IS.
Dean Doyle has been q member of the
faculty Of George Washington Univer-
sity since 1916 and professor Of romance
languages since 1921. Not only Is he
thoroughly familiar with the educational
problems of students, but because Of
his long service as adviser to student
organizations and as dean of men and
his experience in the supervision Of
student activities he also has had I'M
usual opportunity to become familiar
with the life and interests of students
outside Of the classroom.
Was Instructor at Harvard.
Dean Doyle is q graduate Of Harvard
University, where he was an instructor
from 1918 to 1916, and has been active
In affairs Of Harvard alumni organiza-
tons. In addition to his work at
George washington he was lecturer in
French philology IN the graduate de-
partment of Johns Hopkins University
In 1926-27. He has also taught at
Cornell University.
In announcing the reorganization, DR..
Marvin said:
THE handling of large masses Of
students constitutes one of the major
problems of the administration of the
modern university. Increased efficiency
in the technical aspects Of this problem
has not always been accompanied by
corresponding effort to insure that the
individual student shall not be over
looked and that his special needs in the
matter Of advice and counsel, not only
as to his academic work, but also In
respect to all his activities In college,
shall be met. Under the new admins
trative system we shall be able to care
for increasing enrolment without detri-
n1ent to the individual student"
Another step in the uriverSity's pro-
gram Of perSonel administration of stu
dents is the division Of late afternoon
sections of all freshman classes in the
Law School into two units to preserve
small Institutional groups.
Registration in Columbian College,
Graduate School Of Letters and Sci
ences, Law School, School of Engineer
ing, School Of Pharmacy, School Of
Education, School Of Government, divi-
sion of library science and division Of
fine arts will begin Saturday, September
Al, to continue through Tuesday, Sep
TENDER "a. Possession examinations In
the School of Medicine will be held
from September Is to a. Glasses in all
schools will open on wednesday, Sep
tennber as.
400 Members on Faculty.
The university faculty VIII have 1o6
new full-time and part-time members,
fessors, assistant professors, IL in
structors. PROFESSIONAL lecturer, IL lee
turers, 4 associates, clinical profess
Sors, 5 clinical associates and 50 clinical
instructors, as well as q consulting d.
rector for the department Of home eco
Monies and 2 Justices Of the moot
court Of appeals, bringing the number
on the stan Of instruction 10 total Of
406.
To accommodate the increased num-
Der Of classes In the university two
buildings have been purchased and re-
modelled. One of these, on II street,
will be occupied by the School Of Phar-
macy, and the other, on @ street, will
house the department Of education,
philosophy and psychology. Il addition,
Q building has been constructed eSpe.
cially to house the registrars ONCE and
the entire university plant has under
gone extensive repairs.
New courses to be offered during the
coming year include: In the depart
ment Of education, elementary educa-
ton, educational supervision and child