Evening star., 1924-10-05
MANY FRESHMEN
BEGIN LAW COURSE
Glasses Organized and Study
Started at National
University.

Regular classes in the law school
and in the college of finance and
business administration of National
T. University were begun Thursday
night, one night after the university
officially opened its doors for the Fall
term. The exceedingly iarge number
of students were organized into
classes in record time and regular
work was begun.
The freshman class of this year is
unusually large, and more women are
enrolled than ever before, being ap-
parently encouraged by the success
of former woman graduates of Ma
tional University in the practice OF
law both in this city and elsewhere.
DIR. Percy Hickling's course on med
ical Jurisprudence. offered this term
for the first time, has fulfilled all pre-
dictions as to popularity and is filled
to capacity DR. Hickling is widely
known as physician and alienist.
Course on Politics.
Among the other popular courses is
Prof Myers course on principles OF
politics. The evidenced popularity of
this class is due both to MIR Myer' $
reputation as an able instructor and
to the political situation of the cur
rent year and the looming preSiden-
tial election. IL is a detailed study of
functions of the political parties, with
an examination of the convention,
caucus, primary, and ballot system
and reasons for their Introduction
into politics. Mr.. Myers is meeting
his classes on Tuesdays and Thurs
days at 40.
Many other classrooms are being
crowded to capacity, and many OF the
more popular courses will probably
have to be offered another term to
accommodate all those desiring to en-
ter the classes.
RnthbOne 10 Teach.
Not all of the interesting courses on
the university schedule are being Of
tered this term. Among the courses
which will be given at later terms
this year will be Prof. Henry T. Rath-
bones lectures on trial tactics. Prof.
Rathbone is United States Represent
ative at large from Illinois. and a
member of the House committee of the
District of Columbia. He is very pop
ular with the students and his classes
were crowded to capacity last year
and in view of the heavy present en-
rollment there will be many more
applications for entrance to his
classes this year
The Woodrow Wilson Club partici-
pated in the joint rally of the Demo
cratic Clubs of the District Thurs
day night in the gold room of the
Shoreham Hotel.
There will be a meeting Tuesday
night of the National University
Pistol and Rifle Club, of which Charles
{. Eidler is president and f. c.
Ayres secretary. The meeting has
been called to determine whether or
not there will be any more shooting
on the range at Camp Simms. and to
make plans for the early securing OF
gallery for the use of the club.
There will be a staff meeting OF
the National University Review
Thursday night. A big subscription
drive is being made under the direc-
tion of Miss Loyola NJ. Coyns, circu-
lation manager. Miss Coyne has ap-
pointed several assistants to aid in
the drive.
Organize Library.
Sigma Delta Kappa Fraternity anG
Phi Beta Gamma Fraternity each re-
Gently organized an exchange library
for the benefit of the members OF
the fraternities buying and selling
books. The idea has proved popular
in both fraternities, as it greatly
facilitates the buying and selling OF
books needed in the university. Those
in charge of the respective library
Worthington for Sigma Delta Kappa
and Chief Justice John H. Whiting
ton for Phi Beta Gamma.
With the opening of National Uni
versity nearly a week in the past,
routine work swinging into regular
schedule time and classes well organ
lied and work generally getting un-
der way. the attention of the students
is being largely turned now to the
annual events that are looming large
on the horizon at present, the stu
dent elections These elections are
always subjects of unusual interest,
and due to the heavy enrolment al
the school this year and the conSe-
quent probability of a greater num-
ber of hats being cast into the vari-
Gus political rings, there is more for
discussion and interest than ever be-
fore. The majority of the elections
will probably be held next week, and
in the meantime there is great deal
of activity on the part of the reSpec-
tive candidates and their supporters
The races will have an added factor
of interest in the probable closeness
in the number of votes. The classes
being larger this year, each class Will
have among its members several
students whose personality would fit
them for able leadership.
A meeting of the Woodrow Wilson
Club of National University has been
called for tomorrow night and will
be held in the Moot courtroom. The
present officers are: c. B. McCullar
PRESIDENT; Michael J. Lane, vice pres
ident; Edward J. Orchard, secretary
and Tom Smith, treasurer. Election
of officers will be held soon.