Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
NATIONAL j. TESTS
TOBEG|N MARCH Il
Law School Examinations to
Cover Three Days.
Giving Lectures.

Winter term examinations OF the
Law School of National University are
scheduled to begin March II and will
cover Ghree days. Examinations in the
School OF Economics and Government
are to be held the last recitation day
preceding March II.
The Spring term of National Tniver-
sity will start March 81, with several
new courses being offered. Among
these will be one on money and credit,
to be given by r. p. n. Siddons, score
tary Of the American Security & Trust
Co. This course will he a detailed
study of credit methods and practices.
showing their importance to the banks
and the country at large, and will in
clude detailed description Of the or
ganization of credit departments
Most of the courses, however. will
be combinations of those ALREADY be.
gun during the Fall and Winter quar-
ters.
Course Of Sixteen Lectures.
AS a part of the extension activities
of National University, a series Of l6
lectures on the Jurisdiction and prac-
tice of the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission is being conducted by o. l..
Mohundro. an official Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Mr. Mohundro
holds the degree of LII. NJ. which he
received from National University.
These lectures take up in detail the
laws regulating interstate commerce,
the extent of the authority which is
exerted by the commission and its
powers.
The lectures are being attended not
only by students of the Law School,
but also by a large number OF the
staff of the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission, as well as the public These
lectures are held Mondays, Wednes
days, Thursdays and Fridays at 73O
am. and the public is invited to at
tend. Officials Of the university have
expressed keen satisfaction at the In
terest which is being displayed in this
phase of the work OF the university.
A large audience was present to hear
Warren Bishop, managing editor OF
the Nations Business and former assO
ciate editor of the New York Sun. who
gave lecture Friday afternoon on his
experiences In business and newspa per
work.
Special activities of the university
are being held in allegiance for the
present because Of the approach of ex
the Spring term. however. a number
of functions will be held, including sew.
eral dances and banquets.
Law Practice Provided.
Practice in trying various kinds of
cases at law Is being provided the
students of the Law School by the or.
ganiZation of the moot court. under
the direction of Prof. Glenn Willett
who acts as judge. AT the trial Friday
night DIR. d. Percy Hickling. nation.
oil
medical Jurisprudence at the National
Law School, took an active part, testi.
flying on question of insanity which
was being tried.
DIR. Htckling spent several hours
going through the procedure and gave
many valuable points to the law
students who were handling the case.
In the case In question he appeared on
behalf of the prosecution and was ex-
amined by A. A. Merrill, chief counsel
for the prosecution, and Joseph A.
ASH and Charles Green, associate
counsel. George ID. Castro, chief coun-
sci OF the alien property custodian g
office, also took part In the case, an
pearing on behalf of the prosecution.
The part of alienist for the defense
was taken by z. F. Tierney. law
student at the university. Mr. Tier
ney Is a graduate medical student and
made an impressive showing as an ex-
pert alienist. Other witnesses who
took part in the moot court were: A.
Fl. Pottinger, w. j. Hamacher and M.
A. Behann, for the prosecution. and
c. d. McCadden and George Gala.
horn, for the defense
Defense attorneys were John Gage,
who acted as chief counsel, and e. w.
Erickson and w. ]. Burrows, associate
counsel. The trial lawyers, as well as
most of the witnesses, are students of
the Law School. A number of visitors
were present to witness the trial.