Evening star., 1927-05-22
NATIONAL ]. BOOK
NEAR COMPLETION
The Docket Expected to Be
Ready for Release
This Week.


torial staff of the Docket. annual year
book of the senior and post t-graduate
classes of National University Law
School. that delivery will be made TO
subscribers early this week, probably
Monday or Tuesday. Douglas A.
Seeley, editor of the publication, has
been busily engaged whipping the last
parts of the book into shape, and as
a consequence it will be off the press
several days earlier than had been eE-
pected.
Subscriptions to the publication eX-
ceeded the number of books which had
been ordered printed and the staff is
much gratified at the success of the
undertaking. Students are looking
forward to receiving their copy with
keen anticipation since it. will contain
numerous interesting features as well
as new departures for this type of pub
lication.
Omicron Chapter of Kappa Beta ri,
woman's national legal sorority, held
q special meeting Thursday evening
t. discuss prospective plans for the
national convention of the organi-
cation. Miss Esther L. Martin, dean
of :. local group. has been named as
the chapters delegate to this conven-
ton. which will be held in Kansas
City, Mo. June 16 to 49,
New Officers Elected.
Election of officers of the District
Chapter recently was held and aside
from Miss Martin the following were
elected: Mabel l.. Ellis, assistant dean;
Constance Fogle. chancellor; Mrs. Ella
Clapp Adams, registrar: Margaret
Raedy, marshal. There are approx
mately 20 active members in the local
chapter which was established at Ma
tional University ir 1921. The ma
tional organization has upwards of 40
chapters, distributed throughout the
leading law schools of the country.
DR.. Charles Il. Pergler, dean of the
School of Economics and Government
of National University, is expected to
return tomorrow from New York,
where he has been attending the an
nual conference Of the Czechoslovak
He spoke on plans Of
the orga nization for the future.
National University officials hail
with qualification the election of Miss
Catherine NJ. Reany of the class of
1924 as treasurer of the Woman'S Bar
of the District of Column
bia, which took place at the annual
of the association Tuesday
evening, May II. Miss Reany is the
second National University> woman
graduate holding office in the associ
alton. Mrs Pearl Bellman Klein. also
of the class of 1924, being a senior
of the executive committee:
Miss Reany, while attending at Ma
tional University, distinguished her.
self in scholarship as we'll as student
activities. At the present time she
is secretary to Judge Edwin Is.
Parker, of the Mixed Claims Commits
sion.
Miss Virginia NJ. Peters. also a
graduate of the class of 1924, was
nominated and recommended for the
position of secretary of the Womans
Bar Association, but at her own re-
quest her name was withdrawn prior
to the ballotinG.
The banquet of the senior class of
the law school, which had been
scheduled for last night, has been
postponed for the present and prob
ably will be given af er examinations,
according to Miss Constance Fogle,
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements. Due to the approach or
final examinations, students had ex-
would be better held after the exami
nations had been disposed of, Miss
Fogle said. Examinations in the law
school are scheduled for June l to 3.
Following examinations. number
of social functions are on the calen-
dar. One which is arousing consid-
cradle interest among the women stu
dents at the law school is the banquet
to be held the evening of June at
at which all graduating
women as we'll as a large number of
graduates will be present. The senior
class also is planning a dance to be
held between the time of the final ex-
aminations and commencement eXer-
cises June 13, after which most Of the
class will dispense. 1t is hoped that
by having the dance before June 13
virtually all members will be able to
attend.
Final Debate Saturday.
The final debate for the faculty
prize will be held next Saturday night.
Four debaters will compete and judges
will choose the best of the four, to
whom will be awarded set of legal
books. This prize was won last year
by Frederick A. Hartung of st. Paul,
Mimi, who then was freshman.
Three Of the contestants of this
prize already have been decided upon
and the fourth will be chosen this
week. Names of the three are Nor.
wood p. Cassidy and Samuel Light.
man Of the first year class. and Eu
gene F. Began Of the junior class.
Many students who at present are
enrolled at National University have
signified their intention of attending
the Summer term of the institution,
according to officials of the registrars
office. Summer courses will be as
comprehensive as those of other
terms and a number of special sub
jects are to be taught which ordi-
narily are not included in the regular
curriculum during the year, but
which fit in with the other subjects
touched upon, according to school au-
thorities. The Summer term begins
June 10.