Evening star., 1928-09-09
TO ENLARGE
SCHOOL CURR|CULA
National University Will
Make Additions in Two
Branches.

Additions to its faculty and new ol
enlarged courses included for the frs
| time in the curricula of two of its
: three schools constitute the factors
making for imt1ovement in the Ma
tional UriversiFs S sixtieth Fall term
| which opens Saturday. September 90
at $50 pm, Dr. Charles F. Carusi
| chancellor, announced yesterday
The three new members of the faculty
are Judge Charles 9. Hatfield of the
United States Court of Custom Appeals;
Representative Ernest w. Gibson of
Vermont ana George F. Wells Of the
Board of max Appeals
The School of Law and the School of
Economics and Government are those
of the university which will have cur
ricula changes in the l928-l929 school
year. Courses in banking and finance,
economics, political science and govern
ment, history and social science are
among those which have been enlarged
and intensified in the School of Eco
nomics and Government. The course
additions in the law school will be con-
fined 10 the graduate department. while
the curricula in the undergraduate law
school will remain, for the most part,
identical with last years schedule
was ended August 81, when the faculty
members went on their vacations. The
teaching staff will return next week,
however, and preparations for class
opening will be completed. Enrolment
in the various schools has been going on
since the Summer school termination,
and indications at present are that the
largest registration yet received by the
school will be listed this year, according
to DR.. Carusi.
Founded in 1869.
Founded in 1869 under the general
incorporation law of this city, National
University subsequently was granted
charter by act of C0ngress, and today
it is one of the Districts leading part
time institutions of learning. Designed
particularly for employed men and
women, the classes meet not earlier than
445 O'Clock zach afternoon with the
exception Of the early morning sessions
which were planned to allow instruction
before Office hours.
Parallel courses are offered in the
undergraduate department of the School
OF Law. A three-year course in English
and American common law, designed
for the student who wishes to practice
law or who desires a practical educa-
tion in law for use in the business and
financial world, is one course. It leads
to degrees of bachelor of law and doctor
of Jurisprudence. The other course is
in civil and comparative law leading to
the degree of bachelor of civil law. This
course includes historical and ana
lytical study of Roman and civil law
through the full tfree-year period. 1t
includes also a study of modern civil
law as It is found in the basic codes
Of the leading European countries, and
survey of the legal progress of the
Latin American nations. The civil law
course has attracted students from the
Philippine Islands and the Latin
American countries who desire to enter
the diplomatic service.
The moot court practice constitutes a
feature at National. Sitting three times
a week and designed for the practical
training of the law students. the court
is divided into equity probate and ap-
peals branches, in which the members
of the senior class are the attorneys.
juniors are the witnesses and the fresh
men are the jurors.
Established over three years ago. the