George Washington University - Cherry Tree Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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ball, relay and baseball. Undoubtedly the success of the Imerfraternitv Council this season is due to the able leadership of Lester Johnson. L ester ' s good judgement, even disposition appreciation for the work done by his assistants, made him an able leader. On November 23rd, the Y. W. C. A., repeated their last year s successful Carnival and Circus. The whole affair was well gotten up and the side shows, the booths, etc., were typically unique. Possibly the outstanding feature of the Undergraduate ' s interest in their Alma Mater, was their activities in behalf of the Endowment Drive. The Student Drive was under the Chairmanship of Henry James, assisted by Ed, Scheufler Betty Booth, Wilfred Pryor, Hazen Bond, Frances Randolph, Helen Hanford. Sarah French Smith, Mary Louise Lemon, Mildred Murray, Fred Youngmen and Dorothy Bartley, Frances Randolph won the cup presented by the Sphinx Honor Society, and Sigma Phi Epsilon won the cup presented by the Pyramid Honor Society, Over $70,000.00 was subscribed by the Students. In the filed of athletics, the outstanding feature was our championship Rifle Teams; both the men and the girls. Both H at chetite teams won the Intercollegiate championships. In the field of sport, George Washington was well represented. Football, basket-ball mens ' rille, mens ' tennis girls’ rifle, girls’ hockey girls’ basket-ball, track girls ' tenuis and both men and girls swimming. Impetus in athletic activities was added and fostered under the tutelage of the “G, W. Club, the honorary organization made up of the athletic “Letter” men of the Univer- sity. The guiding spirit of this organization was Hillory Tolson, its President. The G. W.” Club this year has inaugurated the Interclass Athletic Meet which was a pronounced success. After the usual Fraternity dances and Sorority teas, and the New Year Eve dances with open houses, the social life look its place in the foreground on February 2nd, when the Undergraduates, Alumnae and Faculty of the Law School held their annual Law Banquet at the Ebbtti. The banquet was full of pep and cemented the good feeling that exists between the Faculty and the Undergraduate Body, Junior Week next occupied the minds of all. The most important event, of course, was the Junior From, held in the grand Ballroom of the Willard Hotel, under the Chairmanship of Leonard McCarty: all the activities of Junior Week being under the General Chairman- ship of Herbert H. Mitchell, The From, which was held on February 10th, was followed a few days later b the junior Reception on Washington ' s Birthday, which always shapes itself into a tea dance. The Um.nuv Tree takes occasion to commend the activities of Dean William Cabell Van deck who with bis associates, went to the meeting of the American Association of Law Schools in Chicago and through his efforts and persistence brought back word to the Universitv that George Washington was accorded full membership in the Association and was rated in the A tp grade of Law Schools. Debating has always been one of the prominent activities In the University and besides having well representative debating teams of both men and women, who meet the best intercollegiate debaters the interest is not lacking within the University itself. The Colum- bian Debat in Society holds well conducted debates each Friday evening during the scholas- tic year and the Enosinian Society adds its quota to this activity. In the field of publication the University is represented in the annual by the Cherry Trill:, and weekly by the University Hatchet. Bob McNeil is to be complimented for the success of this year ' s Hatchet. The Panhellanie Council which governs and controls the activities among the Sorori- ties is no unimportant factor on the campus, L controls all pledging activities. The “Panhellanie Prom” is also one of the outstanding social events of the year. The year of 1923-24 will close its season with the Law junior Endowment Dance, the Senior Week and the Senior Prom intending the Union Vaudeville and then the Convoca- tion. [ 20 |

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THE STORY 8 | H E 1924 Cherry Thee presents in this volume, a humble effort of picturing, both in prose and by illustration, a chronicle of 1 923-24 at George Washington, At the very beginning, we were endowed by the coming to our University of a man in the person of William Mather Lewis, one whom Sir Roger de Cover ly would have called A man of fine parts ' He was inaugurated the Eleventh President of the University on November 7th, 1923, The University opened its doors on September 2f th, with the largest registra- tion in its history. Concurrent with the opening of school came the rushing season, when one fraternity vied with another in smokers and dances — wit h the object of impressing the unsophisticated and prospective pledges. These activities had hardly subsided when the political campaigns came to the fore. George Washington has never lacked its full quota of politicans, and political aspirants. The class a ml fall elections together with numerous caucuses seem to be one of the vitals of the University Campus life. On October 11th, an innovation was established, known as the Annual Roll Call to which the undergraduates in the various schools and colleges of the University responded in the most encouraging manner and made certain the fact that the college spirit and student enthusiasm was not lacking in this urban University. The members of the various classes and schools assembled under their banners on the Eclipse under the shade of the Washington Monument, to greet the new President of the University, He was introduced to the Under- graduate Body by the retiring President now Dean of the University, Howard L, Hodg- kins, and was greeted by representatives of the Faculty, and by Edward L. Sc lieu tier, in behalf of the Undergraduates. An amusing instance, was the driving up to the platform of Genera! George Washington and Martha Washington, in a coach and four of the olden t hues. They presented to President-Elect Lewis the key to the University and to the hearts of the Undergraduates A monster parade was then formed, which marched down Pennsy- lvania Avenue and back to the University where it disbanded. On other pages in l he Cherry Tree will be found the stories of the Football and Basket- ball seasons. Too much credit cannot be given to these organizations, for the handicaps under which they trained. It must be remembered that a large majority of the players work in the Government offices during the day and had to take time off on their annual leave in order to report for practice on make-shift fields and courts. The first social event of the season after the Hallowe’en dances, given by the various Fraternities and Sororities, was the Pi Phi Thanksgiving fiance which is always well attended , and which was this year simply packed. On October Oth, George Washington held its international debate against Oxford University of England in the Continental Memorial Hall. This was a distinctive honor for our University to be selected as the American Representative to meet and debate the British team. The manner of preparation, research and delivery of the team which gave them the decision over our British cousins, cannot be too highly complimented. We greeted and welcomed to the University the Krosh Orchestra and the University Chorus, The In ter fraternity Council has ended the most successful and impressive season in Us history. The delegates were extremely active this year and conducted many successful affairs. The most prominent of which was the Interfraternity Smoker, held on November 2Hth, under the chairmanship of Ed. Betlelheim; and the Interfraternity Prom which was held on March 21st under the stewardship of Clayton l. anger and Ed Rettelheim. Dave l aux, as chairman of the Athletic Committee, received a great deal of praise for the succe- of the Interfraternity Baske t-ball, Bowling and Basball tournaments. Probably the most strenously contested event, was the play-off for the Basket-ball title between Theta Delta Chi, and Phi Sigma Kappa, which was won by the former. The Interfraternity Council, each year, awards trophies for the scholarship, bowling, basket-

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