Evening star., 1927-11-20
NATIONAL j. PROM
TO Be DECEMBER 3
Seniors Plan to Limit Admis-
si0ns to Annua! For
NAL Affair.

The senior prom of National Uni.
versity will be held at the Carlton
Hotel the night of December 3, accord
ing to an announcement made by Rob
ert w. Mccullough. president of the
senior claS3. at a recent meeting of
class members.
In accordance with present plans
the prom this year will he of very
formal nature. and the social commit
tee of the class is working extra ordi-
narily hard to make the event the
most successful social affair put on
by the class of 1928. Special decora-
tions and fitting refreshments are be-
ing planned.
The number of admissions will be
limited so that there Will be plenty of
room for dancing. it is stated. and al
ready number of applications for
reservations have been received. Stu.
dents and alumni desiring tickets are
urgently requested by the committee
to apply for them on or before No
vember 25
Announcement has been made of the
appointment OF Charles l.. Carusi.
chancellor of National University and
dean of the Law School faculty, as
chairman of the Washington Board of
Trade committee OF universities. DR..
Carusi succeeds DIR. William Mather
Lewis. head of Lafayette College at
EaSton. Pa.
Bar Examination Lectures.
For the benefit of those students of
National University Law School who
are contemplating taking the bar ex.
animation of the District of Columbia
in December, Prof. o. T.. Mohundro.
in charge of interstate commerce law,
has begun Il series of six special lee.
lures on this subject. Mr. Mehundro
is an examiner for the Interstate Com
merce Commission. The first of these
lectures was held Yesterday morning,
and others are to be held Wednesday
and Saturday mornings at 1880 o'clock
until December T.
This series of lectures Is In the ma
ture of supplementary course for
those students who are taking the
general review course under Prof.
Glenn Willett. The lectures treat
particularly on the constitutional and
carrier phases of the subject and are
open to all students of National Uni
versity who desire TO attend
Resolved, that the Constitution
should be amended so as to make
amendments thereto easier" was the
subject of debate at q recent meeting
of the Alvey Debating Society. COM
posed of members of the freshman
class. The affirmative side was taken
by Walter Hagen and Samuel c.
Shoup, while Henry C.. Travis, ir., and
Walter Armstrong upheld the mega.
tive end of the debate, to be voted
victorious by the society.
Cy Pres President Elected.
The election of president of the Cy
Pres Club. women's organiZa tion of
National University. recently was held,
and Stella Goodnight, a second-year
student was named to the office.
Miss Goodnight succeeds Mrs. Ann
Webster. senior at the institution.
Other officers elected were Elizabeth
Is. Prender. vice president, a senior;
Marie n. TeX.er. secretary. a fresh
man; Mrs. Ada Miller Rhodes, treas.
urer senior, and Evelyn NJ. Land, ser.
Ceant-at-arms. a second-year student
ThH club meets the first Thursday of
every month for luncheon at the
Women's University Club, 1884
street northwest. In addition, special
meetings are held from time to time.
In the personal injury suit before
the moot court Friday night plaintiff
was awarded damages, the first time
in the history of the court such a YER.
dict has been rendered. Chief counsel
for the plaintiff. Robert May, opened
his case with an address to the Jury
which, while concise and to the point,
was said to be veritable masterpiece
of lucidity. Defense counsel, consist
ing of Keith f. Meyer. G. D. Gardner
and John Wendell Gaskins. ably de-
Tended their client, but were unable to
present as good a case as were Nav
and his two aides. Hadley w. Libhey
and Edward r. Bowers. Due to the
excellent preparation by both sides,
the case was concluded within less
than two hours. Previous cases have
taken from three to four hours.
At a recent business meeting, the
freshman class of National University
considered the adoption of a consti-
tuition and bylaws governing the
class of 1880