Evening star., 1927-10-23
BRUCKART TO EDIT
LAW SCHOOL BOOK
Work on National U. Annual
to Start at 0nce-Registra.
ton Still Continues.


National University, preliminar,
work on the book will begin shortly
1.-The staff, with the aid of all mem
bers of the senior class, hopes L
publish a book which will surpas
those of previous editions and which
will always be a model to the classes
which follow after" Bruckart says
Several suggestions have been sub
mitted regarding new features for th'
publication and these, along will
others which will be submitted later
will be considered at a forthcoming
meeting of the staff"
Elected to assist Bruckart in getting
out the annual were Bert Derden ant
George H. Zeutzius, business manager
and treasurer. respectively. A meet
of the three members has beer
scheduled to take place during the
next few DAYS. at which preliminary
plans will be outlined and the securing
of bids for the printing will be dis
cussed.
Mccullough Heads Seniors.
Members of the senior class at
recent meeting elected Robert w
Mccullough, popular leader OF student
activities. as their class president
The election came after spirited
balloting in which the new president
was opposed by Albert w. Kaiser
Robert w. Hollowell, George w
Smith and Kenneth Parmelee.
The class elected Charles NJ. Irelan,
ir.. as vice president and Maurice
Collins. treasurer T. l.. Sharkey ana
Eugene F. Began were UNANIMOUSLY
reelected as secretary and class
historian, respectively.
AS an indication of the high esteem
Ia1l
class president. was held by his class
mates. he was chosen as class
orator. while George Burdick, presi'
dent of the class during its freshman
wear. was elected class editor. Maurice
p. McGrath was elected sergeant-at-
arms.
Aside from being elected class his
torian, Eugene F. Began has Deen
named president of the John Marshall
Law Club, an organization composed
of seniors and created for the purpose
of furthering legal debating In the
senior class. This is the only once
of the organization.
The John Marshall Club was or
ranized late last Spring and intenos
10 challenge various organizations, as
well as individuals, in the law schooi
10 nublic debates. Other debating
societies at National University are
the Miller and Alvey societies. Inc
latter organizations. after staging de-
bates among their members, hoiu
series of debates between the best
sneakers of these societies. The WIN
ner of these debates is awarded the
faculty prize for the best speaker OF
the institution at the end OF the
school year.
Officers of the junior class also were
elected at a recent meeting OF It's
members. Chosen as chief executive
of the class was Norwood Partridge
Cassidy, prominent in student actiVl-
ties during the past year. other
class officers are: Mrs. Ella n. Jones,
secretary: William A. Porter, treasurer;
Armand William DeBirny, class edi'
tor. II. r. Harrison, class historian
]. J. Collins, orator: Harry B. Minor,
sergeant-at-arms. The vice president
of the class is to to elected shortly.
AT the meeting at which officers were
elected, three candidates had peen
nominatf and none of the three sue
ceeded in securing majority. They
are Morris Marks, L. G. Padgett ana
j. c. Byrd.
Applicants for registration still are
appearing at National University and
II is expected that not until the end
of the present month will enrolment
have been fully completed. Those
students who, because OF late regis
tration, have back work to make up,
are afforded every facility and aid TO
do so. the instructors and professors
making special efforts in this direc-
ton.
Commissioner Addresses Class.
Among the courses in which enroll.
ment still is going on are interstate
commerce law and patent law. as
well as several in the school OF
economics and government. inter
state commerce law is under the pro-
fessorship of o. L. Mohundro. ex-
aniner of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. 1t takes up the prac'
tice and procedure of the COMMISSION
including a preliminary study OF the
commerce clause Of the United states
Constitution as well as the sltuatioh
leading up to the formation or the
commission. The interstate COM
rnerce act and related laws are gone
into. along with commission ana
court decisions. conference rulings,
rules of practice and other SUBJECTS
necessary for those who intend prac-
ticing before the commission,
THOMAS r. Woodlock, commissioners
NJ tbe Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion. attended the meeting OF the class
in interstate commerce law last Mon
dav. making a talk in which ne eX'
Dlained the commissions functlohs
and the need for an adequate u!iuSI.
standing of its duties. Present at the
class session also were a number OF
students who took the course last
wear. having been invited to attend
nv Professor Mohundro.
Patent law includes study OF what
la1allv constitutes an lnVenIlon,
nreparation and prosecution or apph-
cations for patents and interferences
and interference practice. This course
also includes a study OF mandamhs
suits against the commissioner ol
patents. as we'll as infringent SUITS.
This course is taught by Thomas ~:
Robertson, L. s. Commissioner oi
Patents.
Filipino Students Meet.
Tn the school of economies and gov
eminent, the courses which still are
nroying popular INCLUDE several IN
the department of history and gov.
eminent, as well as business and
financial courses.
FiIiuino students Of National Uni
versity held a meeting last Monday
night for the purpose of organizing
their society. the Philippine Column
bians, for the coming year. Impor.
tant business matters affecting the
organization were discussed.
Members of the junior class now
are making plans for a dance which
probably will be followed by a
smoker. Plans for, these two affairs
will be discussed 1T the next r.eet-
ing of the class and definite date for
the first will be decided upon. it is
announced.
In honor of the new woman stu
dents of National University, the Cy
Pres Club yesterday gave a Tea at
the home of Mrs. Ann Webster. 419
Forbes street, president of the club.
This club is composed of all women
-. IL VI al min H.