Evening star., 1937-04-24
BY George Macleau.

president success usually Is
his ability to get financial sup
port from alumni and friends
Money buys land, builds buildings
ConSolidateS the domain of an educa-
tlonal institution, and the prestige of
q modern and attractive physical
plant is invaluable to a university S
reputation.
Obviously more important than
physical equipment, however is men,
tai equipment, and the better money
raiser the president, the better and
more numerous the faculty.
From this standpoint alone, the rec
ord teStlf1es to the success of Cloyd
Heck Marvin, M. A, Phi. D., LII. D,
whose tenth anniversary as president
of George Washington University will
be celebrated next week, principally
by banquet the evening of April 30
a. the Mayfiower Hotel
Taking the helm at George Wash
tngton at the age of 38, DR.. Marvin
has been so successful a money raiser
that the university's endowment has
risen in 10 years from four hundred
thousand to millions In 1926-27 it was
1904 ,l60, now it is in excess Of 50 ,593. =
946. The increase of l,789, 788 is an
increase of 222 per cent.
DR.. Marvin's academic career is as
ISOLATED closely with his success as the
university's financier. A Businessman
president, he is an economist, a former
professor of commerce.
THE vastly increased endowment OBJ
tanned under DR.. Marvin's presi-
dency has given the Capital gen.
timely big university-big from the
standpoint of faculty, enrolment and
equipment.
Since teaching prowess is the chief
measure of university'S excellence
or lack OF it, gains with respect to fac
ulty are Of primary Importance Dur
ing the Marvin regime the number of
full-time faculty members at George
Washington University has increased
"A per cent, from II to 1874. Of the
latter, 81 hold Phi. D. degrees. The
Phi. DIS in 1926-27 numbered only "a.
The part-time faculty has decreased
IN the last 10 years from 264 to 258,
indicating that the university is
placing more reliance on instructors
permanently associated with it. Twen-
ty-one of the part-timers have Phi. D.
degrees
Under DR.. Marvin the scale of facul-
ty salaries has been maintained de-
spite the depression and consequent
depreciation in university investments.
Not only has the salary scale been
maintained, but increases, in some
grades as high as 20 per cent, have
been made. There have been no SAL
ary reductions, although these oc-
Cured in almost every other univer-
sity the country, ranging from 10 to
20 per cent.
DR.. Marvin established system of
sabbatical leaves, which gives faculty
members opportunity for study, re-
search and travel. Eight sabbaticals
have been granted for the coming
year.
So much for the faculty side of the
picture. Gains in physical equipment
sity real estate has expanded from
155,988 to 290,598 square feet, an in
crease Of &c per cent. From 81 1885,
ISL, the value of university real estate
has grown to S3,151 ,765.
1--WE buildings have been erected
by the university since 1867
the medical laboratory building, the
engineering laboratory, the biological
science building, Strong Hall anc
Social Science Hall. University build.
angs now total 26, compared with 10
two Of which were rented, in 1927
Building area has increased 81 pei
cent, from 252,606 to 3e2,696 square
feet.
Glass rooms now number 81, com.
pared with 81 more than 10 years ago
Their seating capacity is Ito more
than the $500 which could be seated
In the so class rooms of 1861
an increase made imperative by the
growth in university enrolment from
1920 to 8,528.
Much of George Washington's phys
lcal transformation was accomplished
In the three months between the June
1886, commencement and the opening
Of the l16th academic year on las
September %.
Returning students last Fall founc
three new buildings dominating tht
campus scene At the southwest cor.
ner of Twenty-first and G streets rost
the Hattie NJ Strong Hall for Women
modern dormitory residence with
none of the Objectionable features o.
dormitories in the accepted sense o.
the word. Providing living quarter.
for more than hundred youne
women, the seven-story building /,