Evening star., 1927-10-16
ENROLMENT GAINS
At NATIONAL u.
School of Economics Has so
Per Cent More Students
Than Last Year.

Registration in the School of Eco
nomics and Government of National
University has increased by more than
80 per cent above the number of stu
dents of last year and an active inter
est In all departments of study is being
displayed, according to school authors
ties yesterday.
The new courses which have been
established and now are being taught
Tor the first time have heaVf enroll
ments, and this policy of expansion
OF the curriculum, it is announced
VIII be continued. The ma jority OF
the students are taking full.time work
leading to the A. b. and B. S. degrees.
An increase in the number of students
enrolled in the graduate department
/, or the School of Econ, mics and Gov
ernment also has been noted. Courses
IN this department lead to the NJ. a.
degree.
More Courses Added.
The expansion policy which was
adopted last Spring brought about the
inclusion of additional courses in bank
ing, finance and business organization
in the curriculum of the school, as
well as the establishment of Ian.
guage department teaching Latin and
French. Other courses added include
several in the history department,
economic geography and a course in
commercial art. Thi; lattet course
has the advantage of permitting stu
dents to enroll at any time during the
early part of the term without having
too much back work to make up. This
is because much of the work is by in
dividual effort with criticisms by the
instructor, H. F. Campbell. former
student of the Corcoran Art School,
Plans for a dinner now are being
made by the National University Ma
sonic Club This affair is to be held
in the near future, the exact date to
be announced later. The club is COM
posed of students and former students
of National University affiliated with
Tfasonry, and during the past Summer
the clubs membership was increased
by more than SO members, all of whom
formerly were students of National
University. A large number of new
members from the freshman class is
expected to join.
The Masonic Club of National Uni
versity offers number of prizes and
scholarships to students of the insti-
tuition during the year and various
oratorical contests and debates are
held under its auspices.
Fraternity Chapter Meets.
Announcement has been made that
Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Gamma, ma.
tional legal fraternity, held it's first
meeting of the year Thursday night,
at which time plans for the first an
nual smoker were discussed. This is
to be held the latter part of the month
at the home of A. NJ. Uglow, head of
the local chapter. A number of men,
bers of the freshman class who are
eligible to membership IT, the fraterni.
~ will be present.
A theater party at one of the local
theaters also is on the social program
of the fraternity. This has been
scheduled for the evening of October
, 20, and on the night of October 20 a
Halloween party will be held at the
fraternity house. This affair will be
the first social event of its kind for
the year.
Organization of the freshmen was
begun Thursday night, when the first
meeting of the class was held. Or
ganization is expected to be completed
during the next week, at which time
officers will be elected and the ques-
tion of class dues will be decided upon.