Evening star., 1923-12-30
WASHINGTON STUDY
Il TO HEAR DR.. BUTLER
Columbia University President to
6E Lecture in Course on
t9 Government.
PLAN PROGRAM FOR SEASON
Noted Speakers to Be Heard by
Members.

Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler. presi-
cent of Columbia University. heads
tlio post Christmas list: of speakers
to be presented by Washington
Study this winter In the course on
government The titles OF the ad-
aresaos present a constructive pro-
gram Of study of the executive, leg
ilative and judicial branches of gov
eminent and ends with four topics
Of particular interest to the student
tjlitant of political science.
During the past summer DR.. But
Ter lectured in England on the Mvi-
fation of the Sir George Watson
Foundation for American History
Literature and Institutions and won
Recognition for his splendid schof-
srship, fine idealism and profound
Its mission" DR.. Buffers contribu-
tions to American literature in his
published works of the past decade
reveal. it is pointed out, a breadth
of understanding and interest and a
profound thought that place him
8mericanS of today.
z His address before Washington
Study will be given January 10 and
will be on Some Present Problems
BE 4. lie injecting oh thiS
occasion will be at RauScheTS.
4 On the following Thursdays OF the
winter the speakers and topics will
be as follows: January II. National
Defense-the Army and Navy" by
Rear Admiral William S. Benson /:
January "a, THE House." by Repre-
sentative Andrew ]. Montague of
Virginia, former governor of. the
state; January 81. The Senate" by
Senator Thomas ]. Walsh of Montana;
tion," by Representative Nicholas
Iongworth of Ohio, floor leader OF
the House: February IA, Political
Parties" by Henry Campbell Black,
editor of the Constitutional Review /:
February 81, "Origins of Legislation" +"
ton of Ohio: February %. Historical
Review of the House." by Represent
ative Robert E. Luce of MassachQ-
setts, author of work on this SUBJ
Ject; March 6. Historical Review of
the Senate" by Gaillard Hunt. editor
"The Judiciary" by Judge Clarence
n. Goodwin, former justice Illinois
appellate court; March 20, THE Su-
preme Court" and March u. His
torical Review of the Supreme Court"
by Charles Warren, former United
the late winner of the Pulitzer prize
for his publication of History of the
Supreme Court of the United States; :;
April 3, Courts of the District of Co.
lumbia," by Judge Mary O'Toole of
the Municipal Court of the District
of Columbia; April 10, National Leg
tslators," by Gaillard Hunt: April II.
"The Theory of the State" speaker
TO be announced; April "a, THE
Forming of Public Opinion by Sem
ator James w. Wadsworth, jr, of
New York, and May 1. citizenship"
speaker to be announced later.
: Gaillard Hunts addresses on history
IN Washington will be completed Janu-
ary and 12 with talks on "Cadmus, a
City Builder a description of the late
Alexander r. Shepherd. Washington's s
devoted citizen, whose statue is before
the Municipal building on Pennsylvania
avenus, and "The Swan City" the story
of Washington. the ugly duckling city of
a hundred years ago.
January 10 short course in inter-
national relations will begin, Number
ing among its speakers diplomats. for
eign residents of this city and Baltimore
and distinguished Washingtonians. A
course in the art of Washington will
be presented in March, Charles Moore,
commissioner of fine arts of the Dis
trict of Columbia, being the first
speaker.