Evening star., 1924-09-21
NATIONAL j. READY
FORYEAR'S OPENING
Heavy Advance Enrolment in
Branches Indicates Big
Attendance.

All branches of National University
are in readiness for the opening Oc-
tober l and arrangements are being
made to handle a larger number of
students than ever before. The ad-
vance enrolment is unusually heavy
in both law school and college of
finance and business administration,
and while it will be impossible to
take care of any conside rable num-
Der of students in the law school over
last years enrolment. the school of
business administration has been en-
larSed. and the Increased facilities in
the way o fclasSrooms, new courses
and larger faculty will enable the
university to handle a large registra-
ton in that department, it is believed
by the officials that the enrolment of
the university as a whole will more
than double that of last year.
Several additions have been made
to the annual list of medals, prizes
and awards offered to the student
body, making this unusually stimu-
lating to competition and added in
terest along the lines of scholarship.
Sorority Entertains.
The National University Chapter of
Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority has
taken a prominent part in the enter
tainment of the delegates attending
the ninth annual convention of the
sorority. An interesting program of
social events was arranged by the
three hostess local chapters in honor
of the delegates, and the National
University chapter entertained at a
luncheon and a theater party. Judge
F. l. Siddons was the principal
speaker at the luncheon and other
short talks were made by the national
officers of the sorority and several
prominent woman lawyers. The Ma
tional University Chapter also enter
tained the delegates at a theater
party Thursday.
meeting of the Masonic Club of
National University was held last
night for the purpose of perfecting
plans for the work of that organiza-
tion during the coming school year.
canvass for new members will be
held when school opens and the aim
of the membership committee is to
enroll every Mason in the school in
the club.
Plan Scholarship Awards.
The committee on scholarships,
headed by Edwin D. Detwiler, and in
Guiding Philip Herman, Lacey Laugh
lin, Charles W. Hoover, Charles D.
Demarest and C. B. McCullar, is re-
ceiving applications for the scholar
ships which were announced recently.
The three Masons who are selected
for the scholarships to be awarded by
the club will be selected by the COM
mittee and announced later. The
scholarships are offered to deserving
Masons wishing a university course
and not able to finance their own
schooling.
Sigma Delta Kappa Fraternity
opened the school season with a sup
per at Franklin Square Hotel Tues
day night. Afterwards a business
meeting was held, over which the
chancellor. Glenn o. Hiatt, presided.
Plans were formulated for work dur
ing the Autumn, and a committee was
appointed to take charge of the first
dance to be given by the fraternity,
the latter part of October. The other
officers of Sigma Delta Kappa Fra
ternity are: Vice chancellor, J. Ham
mond Brewer, jr.; secretary, Richard
J. Worthington: assistant secretary,
Euclid S. Fleming, and treasurer.
George II. Baker-Smith.