Evening star., 1926-05-02
VETERANS |NDORSE
VOCATIONAL BILL
National U. Chapter Calls on
Congress to Extend
Training.

The National University Chapter of
the Disabled Veterans of the World
War has passed resolutions urging
the steering committee of the House
Of Representatives to place on the
calendar the bill recently reported by
the veterans committee of that body
providing for the extension of Voca-
tional training.
A. ]. Herlitz. jr., chairman of the
legislative committee of the National
University Chapter. who has inter
viewed many members OF the House
on the proposed legislation, declared
in report to his organization that a
large majority of the members OF the
House and Senate will vote in FAVOR
Of the bill if they are allowed an op-
portunity to record themselves.
400 War Veterans.
National University has had more
than 400 veterans Of the World W ar
who were disabled in the service as
students under the supervision of the
Veterans Bureau since the signing
of the ArmiStice. A large majority
of these men have passed successfully
the bar examination in the District
Of Columbia or their native States
and are now engaged in the practice
of their profession. A group of
about 40 of these men will get their
bachelors degrees next month and
will take the bar examination this
Summer.
Frank Verdi has been elected chief
Justice of the Beta Chapter of the
Phi Beta Gamma Law Fraternity at
the National University. Other Of
ficers chosen are: Francis w. Trapp.
associate justice; Norman Gray,
chancellor: Kenneth Parmelee. bailif;
Kenneth Uglow, clerk; Francis J.
Pelland. historian, and Charles {.
McCadden, marshal. The officers
will be installed in June and will
serve throughout the academic year
of 1926-1s27
The Phi Beta GammaS will hold an
initiation next Tuesday night. At a
special entertainment arranged in
honor of the wives and girl friends
Of the members this afternoon at the
fraternity bungalow at Cabin John
Bridge, a quartet composed Of Nor
gan Knott, John McHugh, John
O'Callaghan and A. ]. Herlitz, jr.,
will sing a number of selections.
George W. Wright, the present Phi
Beta Gamma chief justice, and mem
berS of the executive committee Of
the organization, are conducting a
series of review lectures for the bene-
fit of members who are taking the
bar examinations in June. The Phi
Beta Gamma will give a banquet in
honor of their pledges in u few
weeks.
The National University Glee Club
gave a program of popular music be-
fore an audience of students last
Wednesday night at the university.
Another program will be given
Wednesday evening at S:45 o'clock, TO
which the public is invited.
Justice Charles H. Robb of the Dis
trict Court of Appeals and Justices
Frederick L. Siddons and Jennings
Bailey of the District Supreme Court
will be guests of honor at the banquet
of the class of 1926 of National Uni
versity which will be given next Sat
urday evening at the MayfloWer Hotel,
Roger ]. Whiteford. an alumnus of the
law school. will act as POSTMASTER
Others who will speak are Chancellor
Charles f. Carusi, Conrad H. Syme.
Roger O'Donnell. Glenn Willett and
Thomas II. Patterson. The guests of
honor and other speakers are all mem
bers of the law school faculty.
The Alpha Chapter of the Alpha
Beta Phi national law fraternity at
the University will give its annual
ba anquet following the commencement
exercises IN June. The committee in
charge of the arrangements is com
posed of Saul G.. Lichtenberg. chair
man; David G.. Sherman, Nathan
Needle and Louis d. Cohen. Samuel
r. Zetzer and Benjamin Moss were
recently seconded as members of the
organization, and will be given the
third and final degree next Sunday.
Senator o. f. Weller of Maryland.
a graduate of the National University
Law School, has accepted the honor
ary presidency of the Maryland Law
Club of the National University. The
other officers are: Stephen O'Dea,
president; George +. Burdick. vice
president; Henry H. Millard, secretary;
Lane l.. Seitz, treasurer, and George
w. Smith, sergeant alarms.