Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-09-16
SECOND YEAR OF
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
DIPLOMACY, BUSINESS AND
JURISPRUDENCE FEATURED
Postgraduate Work in Nations Newest
Higher Institution Brings Students
from All World

Washington, Sept, Is Especial cor
respondence) Since the United States
has come to take a larger part in the
affairs of the world, and our own ex-
periences in recent years have taught
the necessity for a more thorough
Americanzation of our citizenship, di-
plomacy, economics and jurisprudence
have assumed a more important place
in the courses of study of our higher
institutions of learning This is illus
trated in the scope of work planned by
one of the newest universities-on de-
voting its attention entirely to post
graduate studies.
With President Warren c. Harding
on its board of trustees, a full year of
successful experimentation with a cur
riculum embracing the newer humani-
ties, and a staff of instructors recruited
from the public men at the National
Capital, the American University be-
gins its academic year October 3rd un-
der most favorable auspices.
Something over a year ago the uni
versity organized two new departments,
the School of Diplomacy and Juris-
prudence, and the School of Religion
and Citizenship. To these have been
added the School of Business Admins
tration The first specializes in inter
national law, diplomatic history, prac-
tice and ceremonials, civil, Roman, and
foreign law, admiralty, etc. The sec
ond, in religions of the world, political
science and sociology, social problems
immigration, civic administration, and
other subjects having to do with civic
development The third, in economics
and finance, business organization, ac-
CountanCy, commerce and industry
Modern languages are taught, and each
department has its appropriate gradu-
ate degree. The departments are pri-
marily intended for students who have
received their bachelors dgrees, but
special students are admitted. Last
June among the degrees conferred were
one doctor of philosophy five doctors
of civil law, two masters of arts and
one master of laws in diplomacy.
Seventyfour universities and col
leges were represented among the stu
dent body holding degrees, and among
the foreign institutions were the uni
versities of Poitiers, Prague, Rial, and
DOshisha, and the colleges of Anatolia
and Beirut President Harding delivered
the Commencement address on June
3rd, and Ambassador JusserAnd and
Hon Newton w. Rowell, K. c., of
Canada also paid their respects to the
institution
The political significance Of these
new departments of the American Uni
versity is to be found in the emphasis
which IS placed on those subjects which
set forth the relations of mal with his
fellows, past, present, and speculation
as to the future To the greatest de-
gree possible the theoretical is made to
yield to the practical in applying the
lessons OF history, diplomacy, and phil
osophy The aim is to train the stu
dent for the citizenship of today In
addition to the instruction received I'M
der men who have proven their worth
as public servants and mode.s Of pub
lie thought, the students are given in
opportunities to see the Re
public i'll its development-the govern
ment departments and the National
legislature become for them the great
laboratories wherein 10 record the re-
actions Of a people The Library of
Congress and the archives of the vari-
Gus departments are made available
for research and the preparation of
theses
The American University in develop
ing its three new departments is per
forming a highly commendAble serv-
ice to America 1t cannot fail to pro-
duce better citizens, scholars OF wide
erudtion, and men who will add to the
glory and luster of the nation which
presents the most tangible expression
of the hopes and aspirations OF man
kind