Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-26
|DR. DURAND JOINS
c. U.LAW FACULTY
viii Give Course on Research
and Commerce, Starting
February /.

| DR.. Edward Dana Durant. former
! director of the census and now chief
| of the division of statistical research
| Department of Commerce, has joined
| the faculty of the Georgetown Uni
| versity School of Foreign Service ii
| was announced last night.
Starting with the midJear term
February /, DIR. Durand will give
new course in the school on RE
| searches, Industries and Commerce of
the United States" Few Government
officials are better able to conduct
such a course than DIR. Durand, whose
long experience in these fields ranks
him as one of the foremost stats
ticions in the country. He has just
completed two of the most valuable
Government documents connected
with this subject, the Statistical AID
stract" and the Commerce Year BOOK
of the United States" which he Will
use in his new course at the George
town school
DIR. Durand has lectured at a num-
Der of the important American uni
versities, Including Leland Stanford,
Harvard and the University of Min
nesota. He served as director of the
census from 1909 to 1913 and dur
the war represented the United
rope. On his return from Poland in
1921 he was made chief of the Eastern
Suropean division and later chief OF
the statistical division of the Depart
ment of Commerce.
Honor for MaCElwee.
Word has Just been received at the
School of Foreign Service that DIR.
Roy S MacElwee, former dean OF
the school and now commissioner OF
the port of Charleston, S. c., has
been appointed engineering editor
for the important marine publication,
Ports and Terminals. DIR. MacEiWee
was formerly chief of the Bureau OIL
Foreign and Domestic Commerce
and is probably the foremost author.
ity in this country on the SUBJECT Oh
ports and terminals.
He has written a number of books
on the subject and the latest one Is
regarded as the standard in the
United States. 1t is being used at
the Georgetown school by Prof. AL
fred H. Haag, research expert of the
United States Shipping Board, who
conducts the course on ports and
terminals.
The Philippine Juridical Society of
WASHINGTON sponsored a lecture at
the y. NJ. G. A, last Sunday evening
devoted to outlining the legal system
in the Philippines. The opening adj
dress was given by Alfonso P. Donesa,
president of the society, a former
student at the Georgetown Foreign
Service and Law Schools. He was
also a member Of the group OF
Georgetown students who attended
the Sc ions of the Academy of Inter
national Law at The hague in 1925,
and in recognition of this work he
received a diploma. James b. Mar
tinez. another foreign service student,
also is an active member of this So
ciety.
Testimonial to COmaughtOn.
Harry Connaughton, Georgetown s
all-American guard, is to be the re-
cipient Of testimonial from the stu
dent body. The junior evening class
at the law school is backing the move
ment.
George Williams has been elected
editor of the Georgetown University
Domesday Book for the law depart
ment. He halls from Triton, Ga,
where he attended the University OF
Georgia for three years.
Christmas was quietly observed by
the members of the college faculty.
a few Of whom are remaining here
for the holiday period.
Rev. Charles w. Lyons, S. j., presi-
dent OF the university, is on his re-
treat.