Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
Engineering School
OF 6. W. u. 10 Hold
Evening Seminars
Experts to Speak on
Alternate Mondays on
Phases of Profession

The school Of engineering of
George Washington University has
announced series of evening SEM
inars as part of the courses of in
struction for senior engineering stu
dents this year.
The series of addresses by experts
IN their respective fields will present
the part that engineers and engi-
neering play in national defense and
normal industrial development. The
course will be directed by Prof. A.
B. Mcdaniel in cooperation with
Prof. Frank A. Hitchcock, head of the
civil engineering department: DR..
Arthur F. Johnson, head of the me-
chanical engineering department,
and Prof. Alfred Ennis, acting head
of the electrical engineering de-
partment.
The talks will be presented on al
ternate Mondays with intervening
Monday discussion sessions.
Topics of Speakers.
The subjects and the list of speak
ers for the first three sessions are
as follows:
September 30, Col. c. E. Davies,
national secretary, A, S. M. E.,
reserve officer, Army Ordnance,
Engineers and Their Relation to
National Defense" October Ia, DR..
Charles Elliott, II. director, National
Resources Committee. Control of
the Nations Material Resources"
and October IS, E. w. Games. chief
engineer, United States Bureau of
Public Roads, Building the Inter
continental Highway"
Other subjects for which leading
experts have been invited to speak
include:
"Airplane Design and Production"
Inventions for National Defense"
THE Economic Problems of Engi-
neering," The Engineer in City
Management" Progress in Diesel
Engine Design" Electrical Ad-
vances in Telegraphy, New Devel-
opments in Building Construction, :"
Management Engineering" Rural
Electrification.' and High Pressure
Power Developments"
AmeS Called to Active Duty.
Prof. Norman Bruce Ames, head
Of the department of electrical en-
gineerlng. has been called to active
duty as major in the Army Air
Corps During his absence, Prof.
Ennis will be acting head of the
department. Prof. Ames, who has
been in charge of the Civil Aeronau-
tics Authority flying course In the
university, will be in the Office of the
chief of the Air Corps, War De-
partment.
With the completion of regular
registration and the ending of
program of preliminaries designed
to acquaint entering students at the
university, freshmen and upper
classmen alike will start attending
classes tomorrow at o'clock
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
Of the university, will address the
opening chapel exercises Friday in
Columbian House. The exercises are
held each week during the school
year and many prominent ministers
of every denomination are guests on
the program.
New Appointment Made.
A new appointment to the univer-
sity's staff of physicians was an
nounced last week. Mrs. Margaret
Maxwell Sickler will replace Dr.
Corlnne Cooper Latimer. who re-
signed. DR.. Latimer was married
last year to DR.. John Francis Lat
inner, assistant professor of classical
languages. Dr. Sickler attended
George Washington University, re-
ceiving her A. B. degree in 1885, and
her M. D. degree in 1898.
Several sororities and fraternities
are planning formal dances and in
formal parties during the week. The
Panhellenic Council will hold open
house for students in the university
from pm. to 10 pm. Tuesday in
Sorority Hall.