Evening star., 1927-10-30
SOELBERG NAMED
EDITOR OF REVIEW
National U. Senior Chosen to
Head Law School Journal,
Authorities Announce.

Earl J. Soelberg. senior at Ma
tional University Law School, mas
been named editor-in-chief of the Ma
tional University Law Review. accord
ing to an announcement maze yes
terday by school authorities. Inc
Law Review, which is Issued twice d
wear bv National University, is a pub.
iication containing discussions and
articles by we'll known authorities on
various legal questions of interest 10
lavmen as we'll as lawyers.
The associate editors OF tho rut lica'
tion are f. F. Began. William l..
Rruckart. Kenneth Parmelee, Theo-
dore p. Hollis. Karl F. Keeler, f. ).
Ronanno. r. B. Rutledge and +. Is.
Selbe. Preparations for the Fall issue
of the Review now are under way, IL
Is announced.
Debate Arms Treaty.
"Resolved, That the United States
should not be bound by the Washlhe'
ton Disarmament Treaty of 1922 ana
the 5-5-3 naval ratio" was the sub
iect of a recent debate held by mem
bers of the Alvey Debating Society.
other questions which have been de-
hated bv members of the society are
the abolition of capital punishment,
the establishment of compulsory mill.
tary training and the prohibition OF
corporations from contributing to po'
litical campaign funds.
The Alvey society is composed OF
freshmen at National University ana
Robert B. Barker recently was elected
as president for the current scnooi
wear. Frances Nichols was elected
secretary of the society. Barker, VINO
is actively interested in legal debat-
ing, following his election, announced
that the Alvey society would attempt
to interest all members of the fresh.
man class in debating and oratory ana
for that purpose would select llst OF
subjects for debate, all of which are
bound to appeal to the law student.
The society meets every Saturday
night. at which time debates are held.
During the Winter and Spring
terms members of the Alvey society
meet members chosen from the Miller
Debating Society, composed of second
and third year students, and during a
series of debates the best speaker OF
the law school is chosen. At the END
of the school year the latter Is
awarded the faculty debating prize.
Announcement has been made that
the lectures and course material for
Interstate commerce law, practice
and procedure, given at National
University by Prof. o. L. Mohundro'
examiner for the Interstate Commerce
Commission, have been mimeographed
and bound into permanent form.
Gives Historical Events.
The work not only goes thoroughly
into interstate commerce law, Dut also
gives a complete insight into the MS
torical events which led up 10 tne
adoption of the present law regulating
interstate commerce. 1t also takes up
the commerce clauses OF the Unlteo
States Constitution. Another section
of the work gives a complete history
of public carriers in the United states
and the development Of commerce
from the time prior to the indepen-
dence Of the United States.
Word has been received at National
University that Miss Estella O'Rourke.
a graduate of National, who passed the
bar examination in Iowa recently, was
the first woman to be admitted to the
bar in Sigourney County of the state
of Iowa. Miss 'O'Rourke was gradu-
ated from National University last
June and recently took the Iowa bar
examination along with three other
former students of National Univer-
sity, all three of them passing >
All classes at National now are
planning a number of social functions
to be given during the next few weeks.
The Junior class, of which Norwood +.
Cassidy is president, Is planning a
smokers intermingling. Several Hal
by a dance shortly afterward. The
senior class also is making arrange
ments for dance, as is the freshman
class
Activities among the fraternities
have been going forward unabated
with theater parties, dances and
smokers intermingling. Sever Hal
loween parties were planned by organ
izations and the dates of other social
functions to be held during the coming
month. are to be announced shortly.
New Plans Successful.
The innovation of scheduling classes
during the early morning has met
with complete success, according to
university officials. At first this was
undertaken as a means of temporary
relief from the overcroWding of the
physical facilities of the institution,
but it's success forecasts continuance
of this policy.
These classes begin at 7:45 am.
Students attending at these hours are
strongly in favor of their continuance
and officials of the university point to
the excellent records Of attendance as
conclusive proof of their popularity.
Preparatory work on the Docket,
annual publication of the senior class
Of the law school, has begun. accord
ing to an announcement of William l..
Bruckart. editor of the annual. For
the present, the staff is considering
the size of the publication and work.
ing out the details of several new fea-
lures to be included this year.