Evening star., 1924-10-12
NATIONAL j. ADDS
TWO NEW COURSES
Rush of Students in Business
School Makes More FaCili-
/ ties Necessary.

ties Necessary.
The heavy enrolment in the college
Of finance and business adminiStra
ton of National University has made
necessary the addition of two new
courses to the curriculum this term.
There have been so many requests
from new students entering the uni
Nersity for the first time for the
added courses that new classes were
formed last week. The courses have
bee" adu"d in the departments of
history and of political science and
tSrN arnment, respectively. To the
Former group has been added "A COM
plete course in English history from
its settlement up to the present time,
and dealing particularly with the
legal and constitutional institutions
OF England and of the development
OF the common law. This course Will
hc taught by Prof. Constantine A.
FhekreZi, and will be given during
the Fan, Winter and Spring terms.
10 the courses already scheduled
under the group Of political science
and government, has been added a
course on political theories. This is
an advanced study Of political philos-
op'N, beginning with the earliest
political conception of mankind This
course also viii be taught by Prof
'hekrezi, and viii be given in CON
ft"ctlon with the course on political
parties, which is being given on
tuesdays and Thursdays at AS pm.
in the lower hall, old building, by
Prof Frederick j. Myers.
Ihe course by Prof. Myers is un-
usually interesting at this time in
view Of the forthcoming presIden-
tial election and it has an added fea-
tur" of interest in that it deals IN
artlcuiar with the history and rise
"t third parties. IT is essentially "A
detailed study of the theory. organi-
Zatlon, methods of action and func-
h"n OF United States political parties,
considering also the convention,
primary and ballot systems, with rea-
sons for their introduction into
politics.
Moot Courts Resume.
The moot courts have resumed sit
t'nS for the Fall term and several
cases are scheduled for an early
trif' The law moot court. with
Judge Glenn Willett presiding, meets
on tuesday and Thursday evenings
at 7:45 in the moot courtroom OF the
law school building. The follow
ing court officers have been appoint
cd; II. J. OBrien of the senior class
1"arshal. and AlVa .. Hearne and
James \. Tigg. deputies Russell p
F"iiew is clerk of all moot courts.
Ine equity moot court with Capt
Theodore Peyser presiding, VIII open
at the beginning OF the Winter term
In order to give IA realistic effect
10 tn first case tried, members OF
the senior class who are members OF
the bar of their States or who have
Had experience in trial proceedings
We're selected for the first case, which
is TO be held Thursday night at 7:45
o'clock. 1t is an assault case and
las heen tried each year by members
of the bar of the practice courts for
years. Alva O. Hearne of the Texas
courts, Lee +. Denton. a member of
the North Carolina bar, and ID. l..
Grantham of the Georgia bar Will
represent the Government and e. l..
Cuthbertson, District of Columbia;
Bart Clines, Massachusetts, and Sam
y. syme, graduate of Harvard Uni
NerSity and member of the DIS
trict bar, will represent the de-
fendant
The National University chapter
of the National Woman's Party will
meet this week for the first business
meeting of the school year. Miss
Martha Goebel is chairman.
Debates Being Arranged.
The debating societies are arrang-
ing for series of intersociety de-
bates for the school year. The Sam
uel +. Miller Debating Society, COM
posed of junior and senior students,
elected officers last night as follows:
D. j. FuQua, president; Miss Loyola
NJ Coyne, vice president; Miss f. l.
Martin, secretary; Frank Verdi. ser
geant-at-arns, and Harold r.
Stephenson, treasurer. A debate will
he held Saturday night in the lower
hall of the university. A debate of
the Richard II. Alvey Society was
held last night d. \. Seeley is
temporary chairman of the society,
and officers will be elected this week.
Last nights subject was: "Resolved,
That the President of the United
States should be elected for a period
Of six years and be ineligible for
reelection" Orin r. Lewis and
Benjamin Bendett upheld the affirma-
tive and Earl w. Golden and William
y. Clark had the negative. The Alvey
Society is composed of freshmen.
Election of class officers for the
junior and senior classes was held
Friday night. A meeting for the
nomination of candidates for the sec
ondyear class was held Tuesday
night. at which the following candi-
dates were nominated; Miss Loyola
NJ. Coyne and Harold r. Stephenson,
for PRESIDENT; Fred Flynn, Albert
Vault and T. J. McDermott, for vice
president; Oscar Trappe and J. Ham
1nond Brewer, ir., for treasurer: Miss
Ester Martin and Mrs. T. l. Avery
for secretary; J. A. O'ReilIy and
stephen O'Dea, sergfant-at-arms, and
Miss Bertha Richard dson. historian
u. j. McQuade is the retiring presi-
dent.
The third and postgraduate year
classes also elected officers Friday
night. AS soon as entertainment
committees are appointed, arrange
ments will be commenced for the first
school dance Of the season.
Masons Hold Meeting.
The Masonic Club held an open
meeting Thursday night for all
Masons in the university. This is
the largest organization in the uni
Nersity and efforts are being made
to enroll all Masons as members. The
club and guests were addressed by
member of the faculty. A business
meeting was held after the address
and the scholarship committee, head
cd by Edwin ID. Detwiler, reported
that substantial progress has been
made in awarding scholarships to
worthy Masons who are unable to
defray their expenses. Officers of the
club are, Charles u. Demarest, jr.,
president; James H. Wilmington, vice
president; J. c. Parker. secretary, and
Henry F. Thomas, treasurer.
Sigma Delta Kappa fraternity has
issued invitations to a dance TO be
tsIven by the fraternity Saturday, Oc-
tober 25, at the Raleigh Hotel. A