The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28
HOME OWNERSHIP
URGED BY JUDGE
Educational Committee
Of Board Assists Course
In Real Estate.

The special course in real estate
outlined by the Y. NJ. c. A. with the
assistance of the educational COM
mittee of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board. opened on Tuesday eve
ming, October rs. Mr.. William l..
Beale of the educational committee,
presided at the opening meeting
and introduced Hon. ]. Harry Cow
ington. former Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the District Of
Columbia.
Mr.. John A. Petty. executive sec
rotary of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board, who has been appointed
instructor of the course. briefly out
lined the work expected to be &C
complished and assisted the Off
Gals of the Y. NJ. c. A. in enrolling
students. 1t was stated that fifty
students were enrolled at the meet
ing, which indicates that the class
will be filled at the start. The Off
Gals of the Y. NJ. c. A. anticipate
that the enrolment will be limited
owing to the unusual amount of in
terest being exhibited in this par
ticular course.
III OH InP course
Judge Covington complimented the
Y. NJ. C. A. for the splendid work it
was doing in the matter of supple
mentary education of young men.
He laid stress on the fact that all
successful government will primar-
lily depend on the education of those
who participate in the processes OF
government.
In speaking of the subject of real
estate, Judge Covington made a
strong plea for individual home
ownership as the surest means of
guarding against Communism. So
cialism and polite Bolshevism. He
pointed out that the ownership of
land creates in the individual sem
timents that make for the support
OF organized government and also
showed that the dawn of Civilization
appeared when property rights
came into existence.
In outlining the opportunities of
the real estate business as a life
work for young men, Judge Coying-
ton stated that il was a dirnified
business that had gradually reached
the plane of profession and of all
Of the professions perhaps presents
the most complex problems for go
luton.
In speaking of the future of real
estate in Washington he painted a
splendid picture of the greatest
capital in the world, composed al
most exclusively of residences. In
this respect 1t differs from all of
the great capitals of the world in
that there Is no element of industry
or manufacturing to mar its beauty
washington is also quite difYeren,
from any other city in the country
for the reason that depressions do
not affect 1t to the same extent as
other cities. This is due largely 10
the fact that its population is made
up in a large measure of officials
and employees Of the government
whose income is fixed and thereby
unaffected by economic or indus
trial conditions. This, together with
the fact that Washington is grow
ing in Importance in world affairs
almost assures steady advance
in realty values. He stressed on
those present that the really sue
cessful real estate broker intelli-
gently serves his client with abso-
lutte fairness and honesty. He fur
Their stated that 1t was most fortu-
nate to the young men entering
his course that the fundamentals OF
real estate business would be out.
lined to them by prominent pract,.
cal real estate men, most of whom
were members of the local real es-
tate board, which organization was
making very serious effort to
spread the doctrine of good will and
cooperation among its members
and in the furtherance of the es-
tablishment of standard ethical
practice.
Announcement was made that the
first lecture Of the course would b