Evening star., 1947-09-07
Additional Buildings
To Relieve Classroom
Jam al Georgetown u.

Jammed classrooms in several
Georgetown University departments
will be relieved to. some extent by
additional building facilities this fall
when 1,400 incoming students are
expected to swell registrations to
nearly $500 for an all-time George
town record. That number more
than doubles the largest prewar en-
rollment.
These 1,400 first-year students, plus
few upper classmen, are all the
university can possibly squeeze into
classes out of considerably more
than 10000 applications for admis-
sions to the new term starting this
month. War veterans are in major
ity, comprising about 65 per cent of
the estimated enrolment. In the
School of Foreign Service, however,
the proportion Of veterans ranges
from 80 to 95 per cent.
Georgetown's center of student
population remains the Hilltop
campus at Thirty-seventh and Ol
streets NV. About three-fourths
of the student body attend classes
on this now crowded campus. The
fall estimate includes 1000 in the
College of Arts and Sciences, 500 in
the Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences and 1900 in the Foreign
Service School. OF this total more
than 1900 will be lodged on the
campus.
Buildings Expand Facilities.
To relieve the congestion some
what and extend the campus beyond
present walls, the university is en-
barking on an emergency program
of temporary buildings and perma-
nent improvements. Just completed
is the off campus annex of the
Foreign Service School, composed OF
two large reconverted Navy bar
racks from Solomons Island, Md.
Another smaller class hall is being
built for the college. Both projects
front on Thirty-seventh street near
the main campus entrance.
The buildings of the former
GEORGETOWN Hospital covering near
ly the entire block on the west side
of Thirty-flfth and N streets NV.
are being reconverted for dormitory
and classroom space. Nearing COM
pIetion is the reconditioned Mulledy
residence for the Jesuit fathers, left
almost a hollow shell by fire last
winter.
In spite of these activities the sit
uation for the college, foreign serv-
ice and graduate departments is un-
satisfactory to President Lawrence
c. German, S. ]. The student body,
also, has been clamoring for a new
and larger gymnasium.
Permanent Expansion Seen.
College officials point out that only
900 freshmen can be admitted to the
new term, for example, out OF 1000
applicants. The Foreign Service
School cannot do as well. These de-
mands for additional space, Presi-
dent German has reiterated, empha-
size the need for a long-range pro-
gram of permanent construction If
Georgetown's postwar growth is to
continue. 1t Is the situation Of the
1920s all over again.
The new Foreign Service Annex is
regarded by Federal Works Agency
officials as an outstanding example
of what careful planning can do with
bleak-l looking wartime barracks. The
annex provides $4,000 square feet of
usable space. Each building is two
stories high.
The new college building, for |
which only the foundations are dug,
will be another Government tempo.
Shaped like the letter L, 1t will have
classrooms, each accommodating 200
students. They will be especially
useful during examinations and will
help relieve the congestion in the
college considerably.
Plans for Old Hospital.
Georgetown officials long had an
ticipated using the old hopsital
buildings for students rooms. Until
a new nurses home is built at the
Medical Center on Reservoir road,
the student nurses will continue to
reside in their old home. There are
now ITS nurses.
Private rooms will be provided this
fall for about 230 male students. The
Graduate School will move event.
TALLY into the old hospital and so
will the office staff of Veterans
advisers now housed in the White
Gravenor building. That in turn
will enable the Georgetown Alumni
Office to move from the Healy build
ing hack to White e-Gravenor.
The Graduate School is George
towns fastest growing department.
It has increased its student body
five-fold since the early 40's.
The School of Law at sos e street
is one department at Georgetown