Evening star., 1927-03-13
NEW LAW COURSE
| FOR AMERICAN u.
Departmental Officials to
Give Lecture Series
for Students.
A new course in International Law

A new course in International Law
Procedure. to be offered by the
Graduate School oS American Uni
versity next school year. was an.
nounced last night by Dean Edward
T. Devine. to include a number OF
lectures by officials OF the State and
Labor Departments. and other lines
of endeavor here associated with the
subject.
DR. Ellery c. Stowell. professor Of
International Law in the graduate
school, win conduct the course. which
Is to run for both first and second
semesters. II will include the series
of lectures by Federal officials. who
will develop the subject of interna
tional law as applied by the courts
and administrative. officials.
Cndersecretary of State Joseph G.
Grew r. the first on the list with
lecture on The Department OF state
and the Foreign Service" other lee
tureers and their subjects are as fol.
lows: The Publication of Diplomatic
Correspondence, Tyler Dennett.
chief. division OF publications. De
partment OF State: THE Law OF In
ternational Claims, Rules and Prac-
tice OF the Department of state Gov
five lectures by Green ri. Hackworth.
solicitor of the Department OF State;
THE Law and Practice OF Expedition
as Applied in the Department OF
State" William r. Valance. assist
ant to the solicitor. Department OF
state: Nationality. Citizenship and
Naturalization; Law and Procedure.
DIR. Henry b. Hazard. chief naturali-
ZatiOn examiner. Bureau OF Naturali-
zation. Department OF Labor: THE
Law of Arhitral Procedure, Including
the Rules of Evidence Before Arbltral
Tribunals" William C.. Dennis. agent
Of the United States before The Hague
Court: international Law as Applied
by the Courts" Charles Pergler,
former Czechoslovak Minister To
Japan; THE Laws of War as Applied
by Military Courts" Mai II. r. Bit
zing. Judge advocate. U. s. A.
Fellowship Awards.
Announcement was also made thai
American University will award tvs
fellowships in international law TO.
the academic year. 1929; a teaching
fellowship OF $1,000 and a fellowship
of S75O
The first intercollegiate debate o.
the season for the college will TAXI
place Saturday night, when the Amer
lean u. team will meet Western
Maryland at Hurst Hall on the
campus. The local team. consisting
OF Roland Rice. Hugh W. Speer ant
w. Willis Delaplain, will take tn.
affirmative of the question Resolved
That the Eighteenth Amendment o,
the Constitution Should be Repealed
Judges areI Prof. John II. Gray u
this city, Harold G.. Moulton OF the
Institute Of Economics and Frank
f. Daniels. principal of Mckinley
High School.
About so students from colleges AMI
universities OF nearby States gath
cred at the college campus for the
last three days of the week In a con-
ference for those who have dedicated
themselves to missions and are
known as student volunteers.
Delegates Welcomed.
The conference opened Friday eve
ming with a welcoming address by
DIR. Lucius &. Clark, chancellor OF
American University. and concluded
last night with banquet. Among
the speakers on missionary subjects
were:. Jesse Wilson. assistant general
secretary OF the Student Volunteer
movement; DIR. Edward Elliott Rich
ardson, professor of philosophy at
George Washington University; DR..
Kenneth Scott Latourette Of the Yale
School of Religion; DR.. George b.
Woods dean of the college Of liberal
arts of American University, and Miss
Mary Louise Brown, dean OF women
at the college.
Dean Devine will address the A. b.
Pugh Bible class for men at the
Mount Vernon Place NJ. Z. Church
South this morning at 9:30.
The Women's Guild fund for estab-
fishing a scholarship for young wom-
en- at the college. and assisting worthy
young women students. was in
creased by proceeds from the banquet
given last Wednesday night. under
auspices of what was known as the
Winter" season of the guild, under
Craftsmanship of Dean Brown.
Two lectures will be delivered this
week by Will Hutchins. professor OK
art; at the Phillips Memorial Gallery,
1900 Twenty-first street, tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock, on ''Daumier."
under auspices Of the Colonial Dame
of America, and at the University o.
Maryland. Thursday night, on "Ao
Hour in the Prado."
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