Evening star., 1925-05-24

versity and will
have charge of the Summer school,
which opens June IS. Since the or
ganization of the college of finance
and business administration in 1928
Vice Chancellor Carusi has acted az
its dean, being assisted by Dr. Edison
L. Whitney, professor of economies
The annual commencement exer-
cises of the law school and the college
of finance and business adminisfra tion
will be held in the Central High School
auditorium June 10. Senator King of
Utah will be the commencement
orator. The university will confer
upon him an honorary degree of doc
tor of laws. The graduating class is
expected to be the largest in the
institutions history.
Reviews This Week.
Most of the professors in the uni
Nersity viii devote portion of their
lectures this week to reviews of the
courses for the term. The last lee.
lures will be given Friday. as Satur-
day. Decoration day. will he observed
as holiday in all departments
Frof. Constantine 4. Chekrezi of
the history department In the college
of finance and business administra
ton, will conclude his courses in
English history and modern European
history this week. as he contemplates
returning to his home in Albania for
visit, sailing next week. He will
| hold the examination in English his
tory Wednesday afternoon and modern
European history Friday afternoon.
Ollie NJ. Butler is another graduate
of National University to enter this
country's foreign service. He has just
been notified of his appointment by
Dr. Julius Klein, director of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce of the Department of Com
| merce, as trade commissioner at
Manila.
Prof. William Boyd Craig of the
department of English of the college
| of finance and business administra-
ton is giving "A series of lectures on
short-story writing at the college of
business. administration of the Uni
versity of Maryland.
Bar Exainina lions.
4 committee composed of three ac-
/ tive and two alumni members of Beta
Chapter of the Phi Beta Gamma Pro
fessional Fraternity has been appoint
ed to compile data pertaining to the
bar and school examinations. In COM
pilins this information, members of
the fraternity propose to. make it
available to students of the law school
generally by placing it in the library.
This committee will work in son-
| junction with the coaching committee
| which supervises the welfare of the
| first-year students who are members
of the orga MIA ton. Because of the
work of this coaching committee, or
Sanlzed at the time of the installa ton
| OF the chapter, no member ever has
! failed to pass successfully all of his
examinations.
| Phi Beta Gamma has decided to re
frain entirely from school politics
upon the theory that college fraterni-
ties often have grown into disfaver be-
cause Of their activities in promoting
| members for Office. The fraternity
! will concentrate its energy upon the
standing of its members in class
work and cooperation with school of
! ficials in the advancement of the in
| terests of the university as a whole. :
! Summer Law School.
Registration has started for. the
| Summer school of the law school
which will be held from June IS to
August 81, with an extension term
| during September. Not over five credit
| units may be secured during the Sum.
! mer term, but attendance upon
| courses and examinations will be un-
| restricted. Legal ethics by Prof. Eide
| lin, based on the canons of the An1eri-
can Bar Association, Will be given this
| Summer, because 1t has become re.
quired subject of the bar examina-
ton In the District of Columbia and
several States. Entrance require
| ments for the Summer will be the
same as for the other terms. - 3
At the commencement exercises
Vice Chancellor Carusi will award to
that member of the Joseph H, Choate
| Chapter of the Sigma Nu Phi Legal
Fraternity who has attained the high
est scholastic standing for the year.
gold key, which has been provided by
the chapter. This will be an annual
award and has been made by the fra
ternity to encourage scholarship
| Because of the approaching exami-
| nations, fraternities have suspended
their social activities until commence
ment time. when several parties have
been planned. e
Members of the Samuel F. Miller
and Richard r. Alvey Debating So
cieties are planning extensive pro-
grams for the academic year of 1926
1926. These will include the usual
intersociety debates and in addition
forensic contests with other univer-
stiles.