Evening star., 1927-09-04
DR.. CLARK RETURNS
FROM TRIP ABROAD
American University Pre-
pares for Opening of Fall
Term-Professors Back.

Returning from an European tour
| DR. Lucius c. Clark, chancellor ol
American University. has plunged into
preparations for the opening of the
| Fall term.
DIR. Clark was accompanied by Mrs
Clark and by Bishop and Mrs William
Fraser Mcdowell, and the party re
turned by way of Canada. DR.. Clark
and Bishop Mcdowell were two of 10
delegates from the Methodist Episco
pal Church to the World Conference
on Faith and Order. held at Lausanne.
Switzerland.
During his tour Dr. Clark made a
study OF outstanding universities of
the Old World. and has brought back
several ideas which he has under con-
temptation, with a view to determin.
ing whether some may be incorporated
into the system of American Uni
versity. Among the institutions Wis
tied were oxford, the University of
London. Westminster College, the Sor
bonne. the School of Political Science
at Paris and universities at Leyden,
Holland; OSLO Norway: Upsala,
Sweden; Copenhagen, Denmark, and
Geneva, Switzerland.
In Wesley Pulpit.
DR.. Clark while in London had the
honor of delivering sermon from
the pulpit of John Wesley, in City
Road Chapel. Bishop Mcdowell also
spoke from the same pulpit during
the visit.
Among the American University
persons visited by DIR. and Mrs. Clark
during their trip were: Basil Dahl,
graduate of the university, who is now
American trade adviser at Stockholm,
Sweden, and Mrs. Lois Miles Fucker,
assistant professor of Latin and
Greek, who is studying in the Sor-
bonne. On the way home through
Canada the party visited McGill
University, of which DR.. John E.
Bentley, professor of education and
is a graduate.
Judging from appearances in
Europe, DR.. Clark said he thought
England showed results of the war
more than any of the allies, the dole
system and the system of taxation to
pay off war debts having laid heavy
hand on the life of the people.
France, DR.. Clark thought. showed
little results of the ware although 1t
was SFiO6Ill THAT tdAdllCli was ASoFy'
Plans for Schools.
With the new business manager OF
the university. Herbert e. Walter,
now well acquainted with the institu-
ton, DR.. Clark is pushing forward
many plans for opening the three
schools Of the university on the fol-
lowing schedule: College Of liberal
arts, September 10; graduate school
and school Of political sciences, Sep
tember 20.
DIR. Arthur j. Jackson, instructor
in religion, a new member of the
faculty, has returned from an ex-
tensive trip through Palestine, where
he studied the Holy Land.
DIR. John +. Bentley. who recently
returned from teaching in the Uni.
versity of Colorado Summer school
at Boulder. Colo, has gone to New
England for a two-week vacation.
DIR. Frank w. Collier, professor OF
philosophy, has returned from an ex-
tensive trip through New York State
and New England
DR.. Edward T. Devine. dean of the
graduate school, returned last night
from a lecture tour, during which he
addressed teachers institutes at Rock
ford and Oregon, III.
Miss Mary Louise Brown, dean of
women of the College of Liberal Arts,
will motor through from Indiana, and
is expected to arrive next Saturday.