Evening star., 1927-05-16
NATIONAL i. PLANS
SUMMER SESSIONS
Law and Economics School
Vacation Courses Are
Announced.

Preparations for the Summer term
in both the law school and the school
of economics and government of Ma
tional University are complete, and
the schedule of classes and courses
has been announced. The courses
to be given in the law school have
been so arranged that they fit in
with the regular yearly work and
thus students are enabled to continue
their studies without a break. Classes
in the school of economics and govern
ment have been arranged with the
same end in view, as this system has
been found advantageous in the past.
Prospects are that the session this
Summer will be attended by larger
number of students than ever before.
The following subjects will be taught
in the law SCHOOL, Elementary law,
Professor Walter n. Bastian; marriage
and divorce. Professor William A.
Coombe; quasi contract cases, Pro-
fessor Glenn Willett: torts, Professor
George Z. Barse; property, Professor
Turin 3. Boone. The following adj
vanced subjects also will be taught:
sales, Professor Godfrey Munter; con-
1iict of laws, Professor G. ]. kephart;
constitutional law, DR.. Albert IL.
Putney; review course. Professor
Willett; wills and administration, in
Structor not yet announced.
Economics Schedule.
In the School of Economics and
Government the following subjects are
scheduled: Foundations of govern
ment, DIR. Charles Pergler; American
history, Professor Bernard Mayo;
English, Professor William Boyd
Craig; ancient history. Professor
Pergler: economics, DR.. Edison l..
Whitney.
Announcements of both schools
have been printed and are being
sent to students and prospective
registrants.
The fifty-ninth Annual Register of
the National University Law School
has been printed and is ready for dis
tribution. This register contains an
announcement of all of the subjects
that will be taught in the law school
during the academic year 1927-192S.
New additions to the faculty appear,
and they are as follows: Thomas
Sterling, of the Washington D. c. bar,
and former Senator from South
Dakota, professor of the law of surety
ship; Charles NJ. Neff, counsel for the
Federal Trade Commission, professor
of equity cases; p. H. Marshall, of
the Washington, d. G. bar, and former
assistant corporation counsel, profes-
sor of municipal corporations; 0. l..
Mohundro, examiner Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, professor of
interstate commerce law and juriSdic-
ton and practice of the commission;
Thomas c. Havell, assistant commits
sioner United States Land Office, pro-
fessor of land, mining and irrigation
law; III. Winship Wheatley, of the
Washington, d. c., bar, professor of
criminal law, and c. !. Kephart ex-
aIniner of Interstate Commerce Com
mission, associate professor. conflict
of laws.
Catalogue Soon to be Ready.
The catalog of the School of Eco
nomics and Government for the year
1927.192S will be ready for distribu-
ton in few days and will contain
announcements of additional courses,
as well as additions to the faculty.
Students of National University at
present are busy preparing for the
final examinations. In the law school
these examinations will be held June
/ to 3, and in the school of economics
and government, examinations will be
held in each subject on the last reci-
tation day in May. Because of this,
comparatively few social activities are
planned just prior to the eyamina
tions. Only one function of promi-
nence is scheduled during the remain
der of the school year and that is
the annual banquet of the senior class
of the law school. This will be held
May II.
A committee consisting entirely of
women is actively at work arranging
details of the banquet. Committee
members are Constance Fogle, Cath |
crime Myers, Ida Kendall, Evelyn
Jarvis and Ella Howard.
Several affairs. however, are being
prepared to follow the examination.
These include a banquet and dance
of the graduating students. arrange
ments for which now are going for
ward.
Graduation June 13.
Graduation exercises will be held
the night of June 13 at Continental
Memorial Hall. according TO an an.
nouncement of DIR. Charles Pergler.
Final details of the program have not
as yet been announced but the uni
versity authorities now are getting in
touch with speaker of national
prominence who will make the chief
address Last year the speaker was
Senator William T.. Borah of Idaho.
The last of the series of interclass
debates between the Alvey DEBATING
Society and the Miller Society will be
held May 81 to determine the final
contestants for the faculty prize. The
winners of these interciass debates
will meet May 2S, after which the
prize will be awarded. These debates
have aroused interest throughout the
school, many of the law students
joining in, as they receive good prac-
tice in public speaking by means of
these contests.
A slight delay in the appearance
of the Docket, the annual publica-
ton of the law school has been an
nounced, due to the need of getting
some last-minute news which the
board of editors wanted to appear in
the year book. Douglas A. Seeley, q
senior Of the law school, is editor;n-
chief of the Docket and he is heirs
assisted by staff Of law school MEM
bers.
This years publication promises to
be a success from every standpoint.
The advertising sold. along with the
number of subscriptions of students,
assures thea financial success of the
undertaking, and number Of special
features, including cartoons of mem
bers Of the student body as well as of
the faculty.. will make the hook Rsne.