Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
n. u. LAW SCHOOL
: NEAR END OF TERM
Final Examinations ConClud-
ed and Plans Under Way for
Commencement June 13.

With the closing of final examina-
tions for the school year at National
University Law School yesterday,
etudents and faculty alike are turn
ing their attention to the coming
graduation exercises which are to be
held June 13 in Memorial Continental
Hall. More than 220 seniors are
c adidates for degrees and took the
fail examinations, as we'll as more
than 60 students who are candidates
for special degrees.
Results of the examinations viii be
Announced later in the week, and the
list Of successful candidates then Will
be given out by the university au-
thorities.
With the examinations over, stu
dents feel considerably relieved ana
during the present week several So
cial functions are being planned by
fraternities and other societies OF
National University.
Final plans for graduation eXer-
cises will be announced shortly, 1t is
asserted, only the last details remain
ing to be completed. A speaker of
national prominence is being secured
to make the principal address. Last
wear. Senator William +. Borah OF
idaho made the address to the
graduates.
SpeciaI Publication Announced.
Announcement has been made of
tbe prospective publica ton of book
entitled Hotels: Their Management
Through Accounts" written by +. j.
O'Rrien, who is receiving his Nj. A.
degree from the school of economics
and government of National Uni
versity this year. The book is to be
published by the McGraw-Hill Pub
fishing Co. of New York, and will be
400 pages in length. This work Will
treat fully the problems of hotel &C
countancy and hotel laws, as we'll as
of the organization and management
of hostelries. The author of. the work
is certified public accountant and
president of the Mayf1ower Hotel
Corporation of this city.
Arrangements have been completed
for the banquet at which women SUI
dents and alumnae OF Nauonal Ohl-
versity Law School will be the guests
of the institution at Rauschers TO-
morrow evening. Among the speak
ers viii be a number of prominent
x1lests. including Judge Charles 5.
f<obingier, Frederick l.. Siddons. as
eociate Justice of the Supreme Court
OF the District of Columbia, and Dr.
Charles Pergler Charles +. Carusl,
dean of the law school, also VIII
speak.
The banquet also is to be addressed
by a number of women students Oh
the university. Among these are MIS-.
Ann Webster. president of the Cy
Pres Club; Miss Alice L. Kelly, MISS
Constance D. Fogle and Miss Jen-
nette Willensky. Miss Willensky was
the first woman to graduate from
National University Law School ana
now is practicing law. Her tax IS
expected to be of especial interest,"
to the students, as it Will give an m
sight into the actual experiences
which a woman lawyer meets in her
chosen profession Mrs. Pearl Bell
man Klein will act as toastmistress.
Listed as Best Speaker.
Norman P. Cassidy was chosen as
the best speaker in the law school Oh
National University at recent de-
hate on the question: Resolved; i
That the eighteenth amendment
should be repealed" Four speakers,
who had been selected as the pest
in the school in series OF depates
which extended throughout the scnooi
year, participated in the contest'
They were Samuel Lightman ana Eu-
gene F. Began, debating the an1rma-
tive side of the question, and w. W.
BRYAN and Cassidy, who took the
negative side.
During the debate, the speakers
were allowed 8 minutes for their
major speeches and minutes Tor re-
buttals. Robert L. Hollowell, one OF
the members of the debating team
which debated Bridgewater College
earlier this year, presided at the con-
test.
Judges of the debate We're Judge
Nathan Clayton of the Municlpal
Court. a graduate of National uhl-
yersity; f. r. Fuller, local atlor-
,inev and a member of the faculty Oh
american University, and w. r.
Sickle, also local attorney ana d
former student of National Uni
versity.
The Judges deliberated half hour
before they selected the speaker. W.
w BRYAN was chosen by them as the
second best, although they asserted
that there was very little difference
in the respective merits OF all TOUR
debaters. Cassidy will be AWARDED
the faculty prize, consisting OF set
IF law hooks. donated by the faculty
IF National University Law School.
This prize was won last year Dy
Frederick A. Hartung, at present
iunior in the institution. OF the four
Sneakers who participated in the de-
hate. all but Began, junior are
freshmen.
New Debating Club Formed.
Announcement has been made
of the formation of new debatlns
society at National University. 10 De
known as the John Marshall Law
Club. This club will make It's deput
at the beginning of the next scnooI
year and will be composed OF seniors
of National University.
Members of this new club have an
nounced their intention of challeng-
ing other student organlzatloIls III
fhe school. with the exception OF the
Miller and Alvey debating societies,
SO as to stimulate this form or con-
fest. Much benefit is expected to re-
sult from the formation Of this cup.
Members of the Cy Pres Clup,
women's organization of National
University. held their last luncheon
of the present school year, THURSDAY
June 2 at the Women's University
club. 1884 / street. Due to the 1act
that examinations were being held on
that day attendance was somewhat
curtailed.
During the Summer period the club
MANS TO hold monthly luncheons' as
I most of it's members will be In WASH
ington, according to Mrs. WEBSTER
the clubs president.