Evening star., 1934-10-14
G. W. U. Schedules Convocation.

EORGE WASHINGTON UNI
" VERSITY will hold its Fall
convocation on Wednesday when
1853 students will be graduated.
The exercises will take place at
noon in the university gymnasium.
Ceremonies will open with the aca-
denic procession, which will form at
HIS am. in Stockton Hall. In the
procession will be the president,
trustees, deans and directors, faculty
members and graduates.
Following the invocation DR.. Elmer
Louis Kayser, university marshal, will
introduce the deans and directors,
who in turn will present candidates
for degrees and certificates in the
following order: Junior college, Dean
William Crane Johnstone, jr.; Co.
lumbar college, Dean Henry Grat-
tan Doyle; law school, Dean William
Cabell VanVleck; school of education,
Dean William Carl Ruediger; school
of engineering, Dean John r. Lap
ham; school of pharmacy, Dean Will
liam Paul Briggs, school of govern
ment, Dean w. Reed West; division
of library science, Director A. F. w.
Schmidt.
As each graduates name is called
he will proceed to the platform and
receive his diploma from the presi-
dent of the university, DR.. Cloyd H.
Marvin.
Following presentation of diplomas
DR.. Marvin will deliver the charge to
the graduates. The convocation will
close with the pronouncing of the
benediction.
Following the rushing" period, So
rorities at George Washington will
pledge new members on Friday, Oc-
tober 10. Fourteen sorority chapters
are represented on the campus, in
cluding Pi Beta Phi, Chi Omega,
Sigma Kappa. Phi Mu, Alpha Delta
Pi, Delta zeta, Kappa Delta, zeta
Tau Alpha, Alpha Delta Theta, Phi
Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi
Sigma Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Phi ana
the Colonial Campus Club
One hundred and forty-six fresh
men have been pledged to the fra
ternities. including Sigma Chi Kappa
Sigma. Kappa Alpha, Theta Delta
Chi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Delta Tau
Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma
Phi Epsilon, Sigma M, Acacia, Theta
Upsilon Omega, Sigma Mu Sigma,
Sigma Theta Delta, Phi Alpha, Tau
Alpha Omega, The FriarS, Phi Epsilon
ri, Tau Epsilon Phi.
CentraIite HOnOred at A. U.
~ WASHINGTONIAN, Edward
"a Hopper, graduate of Central
High School, has been elected
president of four student organlza-
tions at American University.
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Hopper, 514 West Clifton Terrace,
Hopper was president Of his class as
freshman, and during the past week
has been elected again, as junior preSl-
dent.
He has been named also as presi-
dent of the International Relations
Club. the Spanish Club, and the Brecky
Club, an organization of graduates OF
Central High School in the university
In addition to these activities, Hopper
has been cheer leader at the college
for three years, and has been proml-
nent as a debater and in dramatlcs.
He is on the publication staf1s of the
Eagle, college newspaper, and the
Aucola, college annual
Other Washington high school grad
yates are among the new officers OF
the Junior class. Helen Shenton, vice
president, is the daughter Of DR.. Wal
ter F. Shenton, professor OF mathe-
mates at A. u, and is a graduate OF
Western High School. Other officers
include: Secretary, Elizabeth (Jackie)
Macdonald of Mount Carmel, Pa;
treasurer M. Elbridge Church of Falls
Church, Va, graduate of Western High
School, where he was captain OF ca
diets. and social chairman, Meredith
Smith of Western High School.
Besides Hopper. other officers of the
Spanish Club are: Vice president,
Frances Fellows, and secretary-treas
urer, Louise Knight.
Rev. Edmund A. Walsh. vice presi-
dent of Georgetown University, and
regent of it's School of Foreign Service,
will address student assembly next
Friday morning at Hurst Hall on the
campus.
This will be a big week for fresh
man girls, as the tOur SOrOrlCleS SeleCI
their pledges after an exciting period
of rush" teas, parties and banquets.
AS part of the ceremonies incident to
the selection there will be so-called
silence period" beginning Tuesday
evening and continuing until Thurs
day at noon, during which no sorority
girl may speak to any of the freshmen.
The system of pledging is carried on
through an intermediary, Miss Mary
Louise Brown, dean of women, who is
the only person on the campus know
ing full details of the whole procedure
and how the pledges are made.
The silence period is expected to be
broken with joyous celebration by al
four of the sororities: Alpha Chi, Epsi-
Ion Kappa, Phi Mu and Swagger Club
The mems fraternities: Alpha Theta
Phi, testers and Phi Beta zeta select
their pledges later in the year
American University will take g
prominent role in connection with the
annual convention here of the Wom'
ans Foreign Missionary Society this
week. DR.. Joseph M. M. Gray, chan
cellor of the university, will be an out.
standing figure in the convention, anc
a cast of students under direction o.
Prof. Will Hutchins will present 6
pageant Thursday night at Foundry
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