Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
WASHINGTON STUDY
OPENS TOMORROW
Lecture Courses to Include
Those on History, Current
Problems and Architecture.

Washington Study will open it's sea
son tomorrow afternoon at Rauscher's
with a lecture by f. II. Bennett OF
Chicago, architectural adviser to Sec
rotary of the Treasury Mellon, with
respect to the Federal building pro
gram In Washington. Mr.. Bennett's
lecture on this phase of developing the
Capital will be the first of a series OF
Monday afternoon talks on archi
lecture scheduled at 4:S0 o'clock In
the afternoons.
The next will he on March IA by
Edward w. DEM, consulting architect
OF the kenmore ana Wakefield Me-
mortal Associations. who will speak on
Colonial Architecture in Washington
and Vicinity" On March q Lieut..
Col. L. s. Grant, Sd, director Of pub.
lie buildings and public parks, will
speak on The Park Development "
Another lecture of interest in this
course will be given by Charles d.
MaSinnis of Boston, architect of the
Shrine Of the Immaculate Conception
at the Catholic University, who will
speak on "Byzantian Influence in
Modern Architecture" This lecture
will be given in April. the date to be
announced later.
History Course Opens Thursday.
The course In history will be given
Thursday mornings at 1870 O'Clock.
beginning next Thursday, and will
continue for six successive weeks, to
April s. THE Presidents and Their
Cabinets" to be reviewed in this course
include Washington and John Adams,
by Samuel F. Benis, head of the his
tory department Of George Washing
ton University; Lincoln and Cleveland.
by Miss Helen Nicolay, daughter of
the late John q. Nicolay. secretary to
Abraham Lincoln; President Roose-
welt, by Col. Edward B. Clark, who
was closely associated with Roosevelt
In his interest and study Of ornithol-
ogy. President Wilson will be the
subject Of the last lecture.
One OF the most interesting of the
courses is that on international rela-
fions, which will be given six sue
ceseive Saturday mornings at 1870
o'clock. from March 5 to April 8.
DIR. Thomas IT. Healy. assistant dean
OF the School of Foreign Service of
Georgetown University and former
lecturer before the Acadamy of Inter
national Law at The Hague. will
speak on Certain Treaty Relations
and Their Backgrounds
Representatives Talk.
Treaties between the United States
and Asiatic. European and Latin
American countries will be reviewed.
and the present aspects of these trea-
ties will be dealt with by Representa-
tive Thodore e. Burton Of Ohio, Rep
resentative Stephen G. Porter of
Pennsylvania and William Franklin
Sand.
Nicholas Roosevelt will be the first
speaker in the course on national
problems. This series will open the
afternoon Of March %, at 400 o'clock,
continuing on successive Mondays
Mr.. Roosevelt will speak on THE
Philippines-A Treasure and a Prob
lem." On April II, Secretary Of Ag.
riculture Jardine will speak on 1.-THE
Farmer" while Capt. Walter S. An.
derson, U. S. n, will speak on ma
tional Defense April 25 The last
lecture in this course Will be an
nounced later.
All these lectures will be held at
Hauscher's, 1884 Connecticut avenue.
Information and subscription to
courses may be obtained from Mrs
Bruce Wallace at that address or
from Miss Maria Ewing, director,
1878 Seventeenth street.