Evening star., 1927-03-13
DEBATING GROUPS
ATTRACT STUDENTS
National u. Societies Report
Increasing Interest in
Discussions.

Anticipating the day when they
will be utilizing their forensic talents
in the interest of clients in court,
students of the National University
Law School are showing a remark
ably keen interest in debating. The
Winter term has seen the member
ship of the various debating societies
reach record proportions and the
weekly programs of the class clubs
have been particularly interesting.
To date, the members of the Miller
Debating Society, the junior class or
ganization, have been outstandingly
successful in the contests with fresh
men and senior class societies. The
Miller Society debaters have been
victorious in five inter-class argu-
ments, while the other teams have
yet to register a single victory.
Members of this successful team
began their string of victories last
year while on the rolls of the Alvey
Society. the freshman debating or
ganization.
The past week saw the Miller de-
baters triumph over the Alvey team.
The question was Resolved, that the
war debts of the European nations
owing to the United States be can
celed." The Miller debaters de-
Tended the affirmative side of the
question. Nine minutes were allowed
for the principal speeches and three
minutes In rebuttal.
Win Debate HOnors.
The Miller team was composed of
Eugene f. Began, John o. Campbell
and Earl j. Soelberg. j. III. Collins,
M Guidroz and III. L. Lightman rep
resented the freshman society. The
judges were Prof. Myers, DIR. Fred
erick Juckhoff and Mr.. Thomas e.
Rhodes, an alumnus of National Uni
versity j. II. Beehan, member OF
the senior class, presided. The
freshmen did not emerge without
honor although defeated. Mr.. Light
man won the judges decision for the
best individual argument. Mr.. Soel-
berg's speech won second honors.
The staff of the Docket, the law
school year book, has announced that
the final date for submission of
photographs for publication in the
annual will be Tuesday of this week.
An especial effort is being made to
get the publication to the students
by May Is, the earliest date 1t ever
has been placed in the hands of the
subscribers.
Work on the Docket has been
pushed intensively since the open
ing of the Fall term in October and
this years annual gives promise OF
being the most comprehensive. IN
teresting and artistic ever published
by the senior class of the law school
Editorial work has been directed
by Douglas A. Seeley.
Members of the senior class are
awaiting delivery of the class en-
blem. which is expected within
short time The committee In charge
of selecting the insignia announced
last week that il had been assured
by the jeweler that the rings, pins
and keys would he available for dis
tribution very soon.
The present week will mark the
close of the Winter term in both the
law school and school of economics
and government. Examinations VIII
be held in all classes during the
week The Spring term will open
on March 21 and both schools are
: receiving registrants for new and
continuing courses.
In the law school the schedule
for the Spring term comprises the
following courses:
First year-Bills and notes, Judge
Siddons: contract cases, Prof. VIII
! lett; torts, Prof. O'Donnell; Wills ana
administration, Prof. Taylor; ball
ments and carriers, Prof. keeler; !.
case analysis, Prof L. Peyser; legal
debating. Prof Myers:
second year Equitable trusts,
Judge Bailey; equity test, Prof
Johnson: eauity cases, Prof. Neff;
real property text, Prof. Patterson;
evidence cases, Prof. Emerson; case
analysis, Prof. T. Peyser, and legal
debating, Prof. Myers.
Judge Lobinger Speaks.
| Third year-Private corporations,
| Prof. Barse; Constitutional law, Prof.
/ Putney; moot court probate, Prof.
| Taylor; moot court equity, Prof. j.
! Peyser; moot court of appeals, Profs.
Johnson and Ford; bailments and
! carriers, Prof Willett, and review
course. Prof. Barse.
Graduate-Modern civil law, Prof
| Lobingier; patent law Prof. Rob-
ertson; land and irrigation law, Prof.
| Havell Jurisprudence and legal his
tory, Prof. Putney; Federal Tax
| Laws, Prof. McCawley; international
claims, Prof. Leroy; Roman law,
Prof. Lobingier, and trus tand mo
nopolies Prof. Haycraft.
Judge Charles F. Lobingier OF the
chair of Roman law and modern
civil law in the National University
spoke Wednesday evening before the
| Washington Chapter of the National
| Sojourners' Club on early Ameri-
| cans in China" The material for
this lecture was gathered by Judge
Lobingier during the 10 years in
which he presided over the United
| states Court for China. He dealt
with the roles played by Samuel
| Shaw, Caleb Gushing, Frederick
Ward and Anson Burlingame. who
i'm the nineteenth century, laid the
foundation of Americas now vast in
terests in the Orient.
] Pnnr Admiral /. Il Gregory. nreSi