Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20
NATIONAL j. TERM
BEGINS TOMORROW
Various University Schools
Prepare for Opening of
New Session.

Tomorrow will mark the beginning
of the Spring term in both the Law
School and the School of Economics
and Government at National Univer-
sity In the main, the courses rep
resent a continuation of those con-
Quoted during the Winter term which
was concluded yesterday afternoon
with quarterly examinations in the
Law School. Tests in classes in the
academic school were completed earlier
in the week.
In. preparation for the tests, an
innovation offered by the Miller De-
batting Society provided one of the
most interesting and helpful student
sion of the society was devoted to
one of the most comprehensive course
reviews ever held in the history of
the school The course covered was
that In Evidence. More than 200 stu
dents attended the meeting, which
lasted for almost two hours.
To acquaint the students with every
detail covered in the course, the text
book was divided into IS sections, and
Is students, who were particularly
qualified and familiar with the Vari-
Gus subjects, each took section for
discussion. Each speaker was. allowed
from five to eight minutes to bring
out the salient facts of the phase of
the subject to which he was assigned.
Filipino Gives Talk.
One of the features of the session
was the address of Pedro =. Semsen,
a Filipino student, who spoke on Judi
cial Notice. Using no notes Mr.. Sem
sen attracted much attention by his
thorough delineation of this part OF
the evidence course. School officials
look upon his work as an excellent
demonstration of what can be done
by a student to whom English is not
a native tongue.
Speakers in addition TO Mr.. Semsen
were Karl F. Keller, George J. Elder,
John p. Balster, Eugene F. Began,
Morris Kraisel, r. j. Cummings, Il. r.
Monson, &. d. Miller, Jesse 0. Schaf-
fer, John 0. Campbell, Virgil j. Wal
lace. Keith f. Meyer. j. f. Sooy, Earl
A. Cushing and NJ. Feldman.
Judge Charles F.. Lobingier's class
in Civil Law was presented with an
interesting departure from the ordi-
nary class routine at it's last session
last week In an address by DIR. M.
Pierre Mariotte, French attorney. DR..
Mariotte described the various diff
ferences in the judicial systems of the
United States and France and ex-
planned in detail the reorganization
of the French courts since the World
War.
A particularly interesting feature of
the lecture was the speakers ex-
PLANTATION Of the procedure in divorce
cases in Paris, in which Americans
are involved. He also discussed the
essential variations between the Anglo
American legal system and the French
system.
Dean Charles Pergler of the School
of Economics and Government was
honored during the week by member
ship in the national organization of
Czechoslovak Americans who served
during the World War on the French
front. Mr.. Pergler is the first per-
son upon whom honorary member
ship in the organiZa ton has been con-
ferred.
Mr.. Pergler played prominent role
in Czechoslovakian independence and
has held many important commissions
from that country. His last assign
ment was as minister to Japan.
Members of the legal debating class
of National University will act as
Judges in an inter-school competition
in the preIiminaries to the Fourth Ma
tional Oratorical Contest on April 3.
Debaters from Dewitt Preparatory
School, Emerson Institute, Immacu-
lata Seminary and Gonzaga High
School will compete in the event.
which is to be held In the lower hall
of the University Building.
Each of the four speakers will dis
cuss some phase of the Constitution.
Speeches will be limited to 10 minutes.
Prof Myers of the National Univer-
sity faculty will preside.
The past week saw the passing of
the headline" for photographs for
publication in The Docket, the Law
School annual. Work was begun i'm
mediately on the layout of the publica-
ton. 1t will be the largest ever is
sued. The intention of the staff of the
book is to have it in the hands of the
students much earlier than last year.