Evening star., 1925-09-13
National University

A years advanced work of high
post graduate grade will be offered by
the National University Law School
at the coming academic year, begin
ming October /. The course will be
open to graduates of the National and
also to graduates of other approved
law schools.
In addition, in providing a year of
graduate study, law students are en-
abled to take a series of professional
courses which are not required for
the bar examinations and are not of
fered ordinarily as subjects leading
to the bachelors degree.
High Degrees Offered.
At the completion of this fourth
year OF study. students who have al
ready received the degree of bachelor
of laws from a recognized law school
will be given that Of master Of laws.
Those who hold the degree Of bachelor
of arts or an equivalent degree from
some college of recognized standing
will be given the degree of doctor of
civil law if they submit a satisfactory
dissertation on a legal topic approved
by the faculty and maintain a high
standard of scholarship in all Of the
graduate subjects.
Included in the courses offered for
graduate study will be a series relat-
ing TO international law. The element
airy course in elementary law in which
the text system Of instruction viii
be used supplemented by lectures,
will be given by Prof. Richard w.
Flournoy, jr., for many years assist
ant to the solicitor of the Department
Of State and also professor Of inter
national law at American University.
Prof Flournoy has been a frequent
contributor to the American Journal
of international Law.
International Claims Taught.
course in international claims will
be given by Prof. Howard lie Roy, a
member of the District bar. Prof. lie
Roy will conduct his course through
lectures and assigned topics of study.
international claims is the most profit
able side of international practice, and
in the course will be included instruc-
ton for the preparation of cases TO
be handled by the Department OF State
against foreign governments in be-
half of American citizens and also
those to be considered by such in
ternational bodies as the German
American and Mexican American
claims commissions.
Another course closely related to
international law is the one on ad-
miralty which will be given again this
year by Associate Justice Charles H.
Robb of the District Court of Ap-
peals.
A series of courses will be offered
post graduate students who intend to
specialize in practice before the de-
partments at Washington. This
series will include a course on income
and other Federal tax law by Prof.
II. r. McCawley. formerly of the office
of the solicitor of the Internal Rev
enue Bureau. Included also will be
given courses in jurisdiction and prac-
tice OF the Federal Trade Commission
by Prof. Clinton Robb, lecture course;
Jurisdiction and practice of the United
States Court Of Claims by Prof. j.
Robert Anderson, special assistant TO
the Attorney General; another lecture
course. and antitrust laws and unfair
competition by Prof. Everett F. Hay
craft.
Civil Law Required.
Candidates for the degree Of doctor
of civil law will be required to COM
plete the course on Roman law given
by DR.. Edison L. Whitney. This
course is also optional for those who
are candidates for the degree of mas
three terms.
Those desiring to specialize in pat
ent law will again be given the priv
ilege OF matriculating for the degree
Of master OF patent law for which
there are three required subjects.
The elementary course in patent law,
which includes both text book work
and lectures, will be given by Prof.
Samuel Fouts. examiner-in-chie of
the Patent Office. A supplementary
course will be given by Prof Howard
Semmes on patent engineering.
In order to receive the patent law
degree 1t will be necessary for the
students to complete the course in
Federal procedure given by DR.. A
bert H. Putney. dean Of the school of
political sciences of American Uni
versity.
Courses of a practical nature which
are open to candidates for graduate
degrees are those in moot court work.
Four courses which may all be taken
and are presided over by Prof. Glenn
Willett, Prof. Louis 1. Dent, former
Register Of Wills for the District:
Prof. Julius I. Peyser and Prof. Hay
den Johnson and Charles L. Frailey.