Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
NATIONAL JUNIORS
MAKE DANCE PLANS
Prom to Be Held February
Icy Pres Club to
Hold Party.

The Junior Prom, important annual
social function of the junior class at
National University will be held febru-
airy 10 at the Washington Hotel. II was
announced yesterday by Norwood r.
Cassidy. president of the class.
Plans for the event already are under
way, and efforts will be made to nave
a 100 per cent attendance from the
class as we'll as a large number OF MEM
bers of the senior and freshman
classes
Announcement has been made that
members of the Cy Pres Club, organize. .
ton of woman law students at Nationai
University. will hold a theater party
during the early part OF February
Members of the club held business
meeting the evening Of January "a. at
which time plans for the theater party,
as well as those for the annual banquet
of the club, were discussed. The latter
function will be held February %. ac-
cording to Miss Stella Goodnight, presi-
dent, and a committee has been APP
pointed to make the necessary arrange
ments. Women prominent in the legal
profession will be present and make ad-
dresses.
Prof. Neff Speaks. .
THE Technique of Practice Before
Administrative Bodies" was the subject
of an address By Charles M. Neff. pro-
fessor of equity cases AT National Uni
versity and counsel for the Mexican
Claims Commission. before the Phi
Alpha Delta Legal Society Tuesday
night af the University Club
Members of the Alvey Debating So
ciety during the present month have
discontinued debates. devoting their
time TO series of lectures being given
by Representative Henry r. Rathbone
of Illinois. During his lectures Repre-
sentative Rathbone emphasized the
need OF sincerity and naturalness in
public speaking. and urged the adop-
ton and maintenance or high level Of
thought
Advance plans for the freshman
dance. which will be held some time
during the Spring quarter. we're dis
cuSsed at a recent business meeting oil
the class. Leon G. Norris. president, has
announced 1t was decided that the
affair would be formal and that mem
oers OF other classes would be invited
To attend. General class business also
was dicussed at the meeting
Plans for debate between the Miller
Debating Society and the John Mar
shall Law Club now are being formu-
lated, and the debate probably will be
held during the latter part OF February
A debate between these two organi-
cations was scheduled to. be held Janu-
airy u, but owing to heavy school work
1t had to be Cancelled
The current number of the American
Bar Association Journal, organ OF a
body Of more than IS 900 lawyers. con-
IN aYa tn1A t,yt TAh G
Vance Of the law division of the Library
of Congress on the Siete Partidas. the
medieval code Of Spain. IN which recog-
milton is accorded the work OF Judge
Charles S. Lobingicr head OF the de.
partment OF civil and comparative Law
at National
In this connection it is stated that:
Probably the most elucidative COM
mentary on the Siete Partidas in the
English language is contained in the
articles published in the reports OF the
Comparative Law Bureau and the Call.
fornia Law Review from the pen OF ouI
foremost American civilian. Judge
Charles Sumner Lobingier" Judge
Lobingier for number of years was a
Federal judge in the Philippine Islands
where civil law is practiced.
Annual Club Banquet.
Plans for the annual Masonic Clut
banquet have been completed. accord.
ing to Darrell r Kull. president of the
club. and members now may obtain
their reservations. kull and Robert l.
Hollowell have been working together
in making preparations The banquet
Will be held at the Hamilton Hotel Feb
ruary IS and a large number Of the Law
faculty, as we'll as prominent lawyers
and judges In the District of Column
bia. will attend the affair.
Considerable improvement in the
trial Of cases before the moot court OF
National University has been noted
during the present quarter. according
to Prof Glenn Willett, Judge OF the
court. Cases have been better pre-
pared and presented. and interest in
this work Is steadily increasing The
most recent jury case tried involved
grand larceny and the defendant. Al
exander Jones, was convicted Prose
cution was conducted by Edward w
Bell. Edward A. TONES and r. II. Her
fold. while defense counsel consisted
o! William l.. Bruckart. Herbert KraSt
and Robert w. Mccullough.
The motion calendar OF the moot
court also Is receiving more attention
from the students Motions are ar
gued with greater confidence. and tn
arguments are OF a better quality thar
during the Fall term. according Il
Prof W!llett.
Fall Terms Grades.
The District of Columbia code class
under the direction of Prof, Mltor
Strasbureer. continues TO be one OF thu
most popular at the school The en-
tire senior class Is enrolled. In addition
to a large number Of first and seconc
year students. This course is especial,
designed for those about 70 take tn,
local bar examination.
Word has been received at Nationa
University that William +. Iaukaitis
al romer student OF the school. hal
been appointed assistant city solicitor
OF Baltimore. Laukait!s received thu
degree OF master of laws and master
OF patent law from National Universit,
IN 1926 He Is a member of the Wash
ineton Chapter Of Sigma MI Phi Lega
Fraternitl, and prior 10 attending Ma
tional University he was graduated
from the Baltimore City College anc
the University OF Maryland Law School
He has been a member of the BAlti.
more bar since 1921,
Fall term grades both for the schoo
OF Economics and Government anC
the Law School have been completed
and may be had by calling at tho
registrars Office IL has been announced