Evening star., 1934-09-09
c. v. i. OPENING
SET FOR SEPT. 10
Hath Year of University
Marked by Increased Ad-
vantages for Students.

open the academic year September 19.
when 1000 students and $50 faculty
members will return to class rooms.
Registration will take place September
Is II and l8.
Undergraduate and graduate study
in letters and sciences, through 48 de-
partments of instruction, and training
in eight professional fields is offered
by the university.
An urban institution. with a large
and cosmopolitan student body, the
university gives special attention to
the cultivation of abilities and apti-
tudes of the individual student.
Through the comprehensive advisory
system which operates within the
Junior college, through the indepen-
dent study plan open to upper class
men. and through consistent emphasis
upon close relationship between
teacher and student as a basis for
instruction, the student at George
Washington is given all of the ad-
vantages of close supervision offered
by the small college, while being ex-
posed to the broad field of studies
afforded only by the large urban uni
versity.
Opportunity for Student.
After completing the freshman and
sophomore years in the Junior college,
the student may go on to the senior
(Columbian) college of letters and
sciences to complete the liberal arts
course, or he may enter the profess
sional school of his choice.
OF especial interest at this period
are studies pertaining to government.
The George Washington University
School of Government offers seven
highly specialized curricula, each of
which provides training for definite
field, as follows: Public affairs, for
eign service, foreign commerce, public
administration, business administra-
ton, public finance, public accounting.
This organization of studies is based
upon a four-year study of Government
services and of the abilities and prep
aration requisite to those in govern
mental positions, which was made by
the university in cooperation with
Government departments and with
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Analyses of requirements and apti-
tudes for several hundred govern
mental positions were made, and these
have been correlated with and trans
lated into the courses of study offered.
Emphasis in the university's curri-
culum upon training for public SER
vice and craftsmanship has resulted
from proximity to the headquarters
of government and dedication to
George Washingtons expressed desire
that there might be in the National
Capital an institution of higher learn
ing in which the dissemination Of
knowledge in the principles OF
politics and good government" should
have an important part.
Foreign Service Training.
The foreign service branch of the
School Of Government. established 36
years ago as "The School of Com
parative Jurisprudence and Diplo-
macy" was the first in the country
devoted exclusively to this type of
training.
The George Washington University
Law School is charter member of the
Association of American Law Schools
Its legal quarterly, the George Wash
ington Law Review, devoted exclusively
to governmental and Federal public
law, is unique in the field of legal
literature.
The School Of Education prepares
teachers, supervisors and administra-
tors for the higher ranges Of educa-
tional service and offers opportunities
to teachers Of experience to extend
their training. Numbered among
graduates of the school are the assist
ant superintendent of schools of the
District of Columbia, four of the five
supervising principals. four of the five
senior high school principals, eight of
the eleven junior high school princi-
pals and large number of members
of the teaching corps. Graduates of
the School of Education are found in
administrative and teaching posts in
city and county school systems in
various parts of the country.
The School of Engineering, organ
lied in 1884, has trained some of the
outstanding engineers of this country,
notably number who have directed
vast engineering projects of the Fed
eral Government such as the Panama
Canal, the Roosevelt and Coolidge
Dams and other great reclamation
works. In addition to undergraduate
courses in civil, electrical, and me-
chanical engineering, the school offers
combined engineering law curric-
ulum for those planning to enter the
field of patent law. The professional
degrees Of C. E., z. E., and M. E. are
granted for advanced work.
Medicine School Prestige.
The George Washington University
School of Medicine was the eleventh
medical school founded in this coun-
try. Its contributions to scientific
medicine have been impressive, and its
long record Of clinical training has
been outstanding, the school ranking
consistently at the top of the list of
American medical colleges with re-
spect to the success of graduates be-
fore State examining boards.
The School of Pharmacy has trained
persons for the profession since 1872.
The division of library science offers
graduate and undergraduate training
for the librarian.
The division of fine arts equips the
student for practice as a professional
architect. either as designer or as
a constructor and administrator of
buildings. Courses also are offered in
appreciation, drawing, and painting.
The center of inter-American
studies offers courses and special lee
lures and encourages research and