Evening star., 1926-05-16
NATIONAL u. PLANS
WIDER P. G. COURSES
Law School to Offer Cultural
Studies for Graduates at
Coming Term.

Additional graduate courses will be
offered in the curriculum for next
year at the National University Law
School in line with the policy of the
university to offer graduate instruc
ton of an entirely different grade
from that given undergraduate
students
In adopting this plan. National Uni
versity is following the lead OF other
law schools in giving as graduate
work professional courses of a more
cultural aspect than those given first
second and third year students. who
are interested primarily in taking
courses which will qualify them for
the bar examinations.
Beginning with the next academic
year National will offer to graduates
of colleges who are also graduates of
approved law schools. the degree of
doctor of juridical science. upon the
completion of one year of graduate
work with marks of distinction. This
degree was first granted by Harvard
University and since it's Introduction
New York University, the University
of Michigan and other standard insti
tutions have included it in their grad.
uate work.
The degree Of doctor of juridical
science will not supersede the older
degree of doctor ot ctvi! lew which
will. however. in the future require
the completion of two years graduate
law work. including one year Of re-
search. after the candidate has grad.
liated from both college and law
school
The degree of master of laws will
he conferred in the future for one
year of graduate work to students
without a college education but who
have completed all of the require
ments for the bachelors degree be.
fore they begin the study of the ad
Eaneed work.
The members of Miss Maude F.
Atoms America nization class of the
National University School of Busi-
ness Administration and Government
have agreed to do work among can
didates for citizenship during the com
ing year. Miss Alton is principal OF
the Webster School here and head of
the AmericaniZation division of the
District school system
George W. Wright. retiring chief
justice of the Beta Chapter Of the
Phi Beta Gamma Law Fraternity lat
the National University. has been pre-.
sentad with billfold by the new
iiici JUSTIFY, IdIlh NtIul, OH DefldII
ii his chapter brothers. Mr. Wright.
who has had several offices in the uni
versity during his career as a student.
was formerly editor in chief of the
National University Law Review.
The last meeting for the school year
of the Philippine Columbians of the
National University was held last Fri
day night. at which plans were out
lined for extending the activities of
the organization next year.
Richard W. Flournoy. assistant So
licitor of the Department of State and
professor of international law at the
National University Law School. has
gone to africa. Chile. where he is act
ing as counsel for the Government of
the United States in the plebiscite to
be held there between Chilli and Peru.
Prof. Flournoy will resume his lee
lures on international law at the Fall
term.
The annual senior banquet of the
National University was held Satur.
day night May 8, at the MayfioWer
Hotel being attended by members of
the graduating classes of the law
school and the school of business ad-
mlniStratiOn and government. mem.
bers of the faculties and the alumni.
Officers of the Richard A. Alvey
and Samuel F. Miller debating So
cieties Of the National University
have selected May 81 as the date for
the final debate which will determine
the prize debater of the university
At this time the winners of the pa st
inter society debates will contest for
this honor, and the decision by the
judges will be not for the affirmative
or the negative, but for the particular
debater best in both argument and de-
livery The topic to be debated at
that time will be announced next
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