Evening star., 1927-11-13
GERMAN EDUCATOR
T0LECTURE HERE
Dr.. Karl BuehIer to Give
Course in Psychology
at American u.

DR.. Karl Buehler, distinguished Eu-
ropean ed ,ator. who holds the de-
grees of doctor of medicine and doctor
of philosophy, has been obtained to
deliver a special course of lectures in
psychology at the Graduate School of
American University, it was an
nounced last night by DR.. Edward r.
Devine, dean Of the Graduate School.
DIR. Buehler. who has been at the
+ University. OF Dresden since 1922, and
had formerly betn at the University
of Vienna and the University of
Munich, is in the United States for a
year. dividing his time among certain
institutions. He will be at American
University for the first three weeks in
December and during the month of
January. For the second semester OF
the college year he will lecture at
Harvard University. During the SUM-
mer session he was at Leland STAN
ford.
The special course Of lectures by DR..
Buehler will be presented Thursday
and Friday afternoons from 4 to 6
o'clock, and will be open to qualified
college graduates for credit toward a
graduate degree. The purpose of the
course, accort-ng to DR.. Devine, will
be to develop the essential unity of
the science of psychology and to DEM
onstrate that the divergent and frag-
mentary systems of psychology may
now be replaced by unified and con.
sistent treatment Of the science. Due
recognition will be given to the contri-
button made by the different points of
view as emphasized in the four princi-
pal subtopics to be discussed: Psy-
chology of personality, behaviorism
introSpection and the psychology OF
the social activities" "
DR.. Buehler is now delivering also
a. course of lectures at Johns Hopkins
University.
Joint Conference Held.
The first joint conference of pro-
fessors and trustees of American Uni
versity was held Monday night to in.
augurate a new program OF cooper.
alton and collaboration between these
two groups for the future OF the lnstl-
tuition. DR.. Lucius c. Clark, chancel.
Tor, presided. The needs of the Gradu.
ate School were presented by DIR. De-
vine, t Sc of the School of Political
Sciences by DIR. Albert II. Putney and
those of the College of Liberal Arts
by DIR. George B. Woods. Herbert E.
w
.sented the financial situation, and
there was comprehensive discussion Of
the whole problem of the university.
The facts developed will be used as a
basis, according to DR.. Clark, for the
coming years budget, to be formally
acted upon at the meeting OF the board
of trustees to be held next month at
the Battelle Memorial on the campus.
DIR. Clark will speak today at Ches'
tertown, Md. and will go to Whining
ton and Philadelphia early this week
in the interests Of the university.
Another new student organization
has been formed at the colIege-for
the advancement Of original verse. j.
Courtney Hayward has been elected
president: Charles Sixbey, vice presi'
dent, and Hattie Teachout, secretary
and treasurer.
The College Glee Club is practicing
| weekly, for special Christmas con
| cert to. be given probably in the gym
nasium. Much interest has been
evinced in this branch Of campus life
under direction of r. Dean Shure, in
structor in music, and the program for
Christmas is rapidly taking shape.
Faculty Approves New Club.
Ihe |-ormation Of the new Interna
tional Relations Club at the college
was formally approved by the faculty
during the week and officers will be
elected at the first regular meeting, to
be held shortly. under call OF William
L. Tayler, faculty sponsor of the or
ganization.
Mrs. Lucius c. Clark, wife Of the
chancellor, has returned from Min
neapolis. where she attended a meet
ing of the executive committee of the
National Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
l. DR.. Charles S. Mcfarland, secretary
Tof the Federal Council of Churches
and Mrs. Mcfarland were visitors al
the college last week.
Mrs. w. II. Hall, student at the
college, who recently presented the
women's residence hall with a hand
some silver tea tray, was the guest oi
honor at luncheon Thursday of the
Women's Student Government Associ
alton.