Evening star., 1946-09-25
FiveUniiversities
Here Soon 10 Be
In Full Swing
Convocotion onight
At American U. Opens
Registration Period

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cation at American University to-
night will start 12-day period OF
intense activity among the Districts
five principal universities, at the end
of which all classes will be In full
swing.
DR.. Paul F. Douglass, American
University president, and Clarence
Streit, author of Union Now" and
leader of the union with Britain
movement, will be principal speakers
at the observance, scheduled for 8
pm. at Metropolitan Memorial
Church on the campus.
DR.. Douglass topic will be '"The
American Idiom," and Mr.. STREET
will speak on Union of the Free"
Glasses in all divisions at Ameri-
can University will start tomorrow
With registration complete for the
school of social science and public
affairs, and students still to be en-
rolled through Saturday in the col
iege of arts and sciences, a total
enrolment of approximately 5000 is
anticipated.
Orientation at C. U.
Catholic University's undergrad
yates were on the campus today for
orientation and will begin their
formal schedule of classes tomorrow
Graduate classes begin next Mon
day.
Registration for all undergrad
uates began at Catholic University
Monday and will continue through
Saturday noon. The graduates, in
cluding applicants for night classes
will continue to register from next
Monday through the following Sat-
urday.
The Rev. John M. Walsh, new
dean of men for lay students at
Catholic University, and DR.. Eu-
genie A. Leonard, dean of women
have been cooperating with the
Federal Public Housing Authority
in obtaining off-campus housing for
many veterans included among the
$500 students expected to register.
Registration at G. w.
All students began registration at
George Washington University to-
day and will start classroom work
next Monday. DR.. Cloyd Heck Mar
vim, president, has raised his original
estimate of 5000 students for the
fall term to 10000.
George Washington University
expansion will be felt most in the
School of Engineering, which ex-
poets nearly 1000 students instead
of the normal $50. Dean Frederick
M. Feiker has added two full-time
instructors to his staff and is ar
ranging for another IL or Is part
time teachers to handle the swollen
student body.
The new instructors are Bruce D
Greenshields, formerly with the re.
search division on traffic problems
at Yale University, who will teach
civil engineering, and Charles E
Greeley, who becomes associate pro-
fessor In mechanical engineering
following work in Diesel engineer
ing with the Fairbanks Morse Co.
The university is urging all ap-
plicants for admission who have re-
ceived no written reply to 60 to Co.
lumbar House at Twenty first and
G streets NV. on the proper day
for registration and file another
written request.
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Georgetown University, looking
for fall enrolment of 1000, has
already started classes in its
schools of law, medicine, dentistry
and nursing. Registration for the
graduate school began today and
will continue through Friday, with
classes starting next Monday.
Applicants for the college of arts
and sciences, which begins classes
October 4, will register the pre-
vious two days, freshmen on Oc.
tober 2 and upper classmen or
October 3.
Georgetown's foreign service
school will open October 7, with
registration slated for October 4.
Freshmen reported Monday al
Howard University for orientation
They will register for classes next
Tuesday, with upper classmen fol-
lowing suit Wednesday. All classes
will begin October 3.