Evening star., 1926-09-26
LAW CLASSES OPEN
SOON AT NATIONAL
Formal Exercises Will Mark
Beginning of Fall Term
Next Saturday.

The 5Sth year of the National Uni
versity Law School will be observed
with formal program Of opening ex
ercises in the University Building al
$40 O'Clock next Saturday evening
Charles F. Carusi. chancellor OF the
university and dean of the law school
viii preside.
Featuring the program will be short
Introductory addresses by senior
members of the faculty These in
clude Justice Frederick A. Siddons
Lustrce Robb Hayden johnson of the
Washington bar Conrad Syme, for
mer corporation counsel for the DIS
rrict of Columbia; DIR. Albert n. Put
ney. Justice Bailey. Thomas n. Pat
terson. julius L. Peyser DR.. Charles
S. Lobinger. former United States
Judge in China. and Peyton Gordon
United States attorney for the Dis
trict of Columbia Other members OF
The faculty will make brief talks.
OF particular importance TO stu
dents will be the announcements tt
be made at these exercises rdlne
courses which are scheduled to starr
on the following Monday.
Law Classes Announced.
The following law school classes. TO
eether with professors and instruc
tors who will teach them. have beer
announced by Chancellor Carusi:
Historical Survey. DIR. Putney
Principles of Legal Liability. Pfol
Willett; Agency. Prof. Bastian: Con
tracts. Prof. Patterson; Domestic IKE
lations. Dean -Carusi: Case Analysis
Prof. r. Peyser: Lega Debating Prof
MYERS: Evidence. r5ustice Siddons
Peal Property Cases. Prof. Boone
Real Property Text. Prof. Barse; Com
mon Law Pleading. Prof O'Donneli
Partnership. Prof. Syme; Statutory
Remedies. Prof. Edelin,: Conflict OF
Laws, Justice Bailey: Insurance, Proi
West: Sales, Prof. Munter; Extrao ordl
nary Legal Remedies. Dr.. Putney
Moot Court Law. Prof. Willett; i;e
view Course. prof Willett: Admiralty
Justice Rohb: international Law, Pro'
Flournoy; Medical Jurisprudence. DR.
HicklinR: Patent Law. Prof. Robert
son: Roman Law. Judge Loblnget
Fedora! Trade Commission, Prof. q
Robb: Civil Law. Judge Loblneer
Jurisprudence and Legal History
Or. Putney, and Canontcal Law, Df
sherman.
Record breaking enrolment Is re
ported in the law school. both in the
graduate and undergraduate depart
ments. The school Is preparing &c
handle one of the largest freshman
classes in its history
OF particular interest are the graz
nate courses in civil and Roman law
MANY students from the Philippine
Islands, Porto Rico and Louisiana. IT
particular, are registering In THESE
courses, for in these places know
ledge of civil law is required for ad
mission to the bar and successIu
practice without 1t is virtually I'M
possible.
The law school enters upon Its ne"
wear with all the old members OF the
faculty returning to their posts ane
with certain notable addltions. Inc
latter include Charles p. Sherman
former professor of law At Yale nj
versitv Law School. we'll known as :
takes the professorship in canon Ia"
and modern church law.
Another addition to the faculty is
Thomas C.. Havell. assistant commits
sioner of the general land Office. who
will be professor Of land and mining
law.
Many Taking Economics.
Increasing enrolment has not beer
confined entirely to the law school
for registrations in the reorganized
school of economics and government
also are far In excess of those Of pre-
vious years. The opening of the Fall
term finds the reorga niZation plan OF
Charles Pergler in full effect. Mr.
Pergler is in charge of the school as
it's dean and is also filling the post
as professor of government.
Owing 10 the absence of Prof
Chekrezi. Mr.. Pergler also will lecture
this year on modern European his
tory. .--.. =
Other new-m members Of the faculty
Of this branch of the university are
William Boyd Craig. instructor ir
journalism and authorship. and Bern
ard A. MAYO. instructor in English
history.
The schedule of hours and classes
for the coming term in the school OF
economics and government has been
printed and is available to students
upon request.
DR.. F'erdina nd ~Pelikan. editor of 2
Czech philosophical review. lis ir
Washington as the guest of Dear
Pergler DR.. Pelikan Is the author
of numerous works and treatises or
philosophy and was one of the speak
ers at the sixth international con
gress of philosophy at Harvard Uni
versity. which closed it's sessions las,
week.