Evening star., 1928-09-09
COLLEGE Of LAW
INTO SD YEAR
Faculty Remains the Same.
Miss Helen Steele Named
Secretary.

With the reopening of classes Mon
day, September II. the Washington
College of Law will enter upon its
thirty third year as one of the Capitals
established educational institutions.
Only ere change has been made in
the administrative personnel of the
school. while the faculty remains the
same as last year. Miss Helen Steele
has been appointed secretary of the
college to succeed Miss Carrie E
Hunter. Miss Steele has been in ad-
ministrative charge of the schools Of
fees during the recent absence from
Washington of Grace Hayes Riley. dean
Of the school. who will return in time
to plan the resumption of classes.
Occupying its own building on the
southwest corner of Twentieth and G
streets, the college is a modern insti-
tuition in every physical respect. It's
claSsrooms have capacity of 100 stu
dents each and the building includes a
clubroom, tearoom and a library of
more than 5000 volumes
Patent Law Course Offered.
The schools three-year course lead
ing to the degree of bachelor of laws
pEUNIUES LldHlHlH III UIle IuIlQdHleDIdI
principles of American Jurisprudence
while a fourth year postgraduate
course leads to the degree of master of
law. A fourth year course leading to
the degree of master of patent law also
is offered The work in all courses is
developed materially In practice train
ing The first year class participates in
debates under faculty direction and the
second and third year classes take ac-
tive part in the practice courts in
which cases are tried under District of
Columbia Supreme Court rules. The
classes meet daily from Sis pm. to. 7
pm, except Saturdays, when practice
court and debate sessions are staged
from pm. to pm.
Although 1t always has been co-edu-
cational, the Washington College of
Law was founded primarily as an in
stitution where women could receive
training for the legal profession. Mrs.
Ellen Spencer MusSey and Miss Emma
Gillett, themselves pioneers in the legal
world of women. founded school of
law February l, 1896. Two years later
the institution was incorporated under
It's present name Mrs. Mussey at pres
ent is vice president and honary dean
as we'll as member of the schools
board of trustees.
Faculty of School.
The faculty of the school, under
Dean Riley, follows:
Charles w. Needham, professor of
constitutional law; Edwin A. Moers,
professor OF contract law. business as
sociations. common law pleading, testa-
mentary law. conflict Of laws and Dis
trict of Columbia Code and lecturer on
legal ethics; George Kearney, professor
of negotiable instruments and legal
photography: Elizabeth C. Harris. pro-
fessor of law of contracts. sales, evi-
dence and equity jurisprudence; Lucian
H. Vandoren. professor of law OF evi-
dence and equity pleading; William F.
Symons, professor of law of trade
marks; Helen E. Jamison, professor Of
law of personal property and common
law pleading; Roscoe j. C. Dorsey, pro-
fessor of ancient. Roman and modern
Jurisprudence; James B. Flynn, pro-
fessor of bankruptcy law; Francis Colt
de Wolf. professor of international law;
George F. Wells, professor of munich
pal corporations; Fred N. Oliver, pro-
fessor Of constitutional law. public utili-
ties and interstate commerce law;
katherine r. Pike. professor of admin
lstrative law: Robert E. Freer, pro-
fessor of law of torts, suretyship and
guaranty, and adviser on debates, and
A. Coulter Wells, professor of Federal
procedure.