Evening star., 1928-02-05
STUDENTS TO GIVE
PARTY AT THEATER
+ Cy Pres Club of National U.
Sponsors Event for Wed
nesday Night.

Approximately 500 members and
guests are expected to attend the the
ater party which the Cy Pres Club. or
sanisation of women law students OF
National University. is giving Wednes-
day evening. February 6, according TO
Miss Stella Goodnight. president OF the
club. Members of the faculty and
alumni members of the club have been
invited. Final plans for the party were
made at the clubs regular monthly
luncheon Thursday at the University
women's Club.
Plans for the annual banquet of the
club were discussed also, The banquet
will be held the evening OF February
-. anc at present committee, headed
by Miss Goodnight. is making prepara-
tions for the event
Filipinos Pass Tests.
Word has been received at National
University that two former Filipino stu
q. 1928. and S. J. Gabaddon of the class
oi 1924 had passed the Philippine bar
examination. Manuel G. Zamora, a
graduate OF the class of 1927. also re-
Gently passed the Washington bar eX-
animation. Courses which prepare stu
dents for the Philippine bar eXalnina-
ton are under the direction OF Judge
Charles S. Lobingier. head of the de-
psrtment OF civil and comparative law,
and a former Judge in the Philippine
courts.
Plans for the junior prom. to be held
February is at the Washington Hotel.
are progressing rapidly. The committee
at present is working on the program
design.
The silver jubilee of the founding OF
Sigma Nu Phi. national legal fraternity,
viii BE- celebrated Sunday and Monday.
February IL and Is, by the Joseph H.
Cnoste tor alphal Chapter al National
University. The annual founders day
dinner will be the first event OF jubilee
celebration.
Founders Day Dinner.
Sigma Nj Phi was organized in 1908
hy "a students and members OF The
faculty of National University. Since
Its oveanizauon, chapters have been
esss blished IN a number of leading Law
schools ano colleges. and at present
the fraternity has a large member
shin. The founders day dinner. an
annual event. is being given under the
auspices OF the executive committee
Of the fraternity.
James NJ. Beck. Representative from
PENNSYLVANIA. and Dr.. William Angus
Hamilton. dean Of the school OF Jurls-
prudence at william and Mary College,
VII be the principal speakers at the
dinner. Representative Beck Is an
honorary member Of the Joseph II.
Choate chapter Of Sigma Nu Phi. An
important feature OF the jubilee ceie-
hretion will be the presentation TO
National University of a bronze tablet
which will be placed in one Of the
lecture rooms OF the Law school ano
which viii carry the names OF the IA
founders of the organization. ms
viii be presented to the university by
Charles D. Hamel.
DR.. Charles Pergier dean OF the
81 aooI OF economies and government
al National University. on Friday
morning gave the second OF series OF
lec,ures on the subject OF the amlc-
abe settlement of international dis
rs,tesr before the Washington orancn
Of the National League OF Women
Voters /
A conference between william L. !
Fru-ksrt. editor of the Docket. senior /
class annual and the presidents oil the |
various classes was held last MONDAY. |
81 which time the question OF space |
sl,otnents was discussed. Since a large /
proportion Of the engraving work mas |
been completed. the editorial stan mas
been IN a position 70 estimate the
amount of space available. II was oe-
ci6ed at the meeting that several ad.
ditional pages viii be allotted TO all
classes
Moot Court Trial Held.
Decision also was made to allot sew
eraI pages Of the yearbook TO the
National University Law Review. which
hitherto has remained unmentioneo In
the student annual Group pnouo-
rranns of fraternities and other or
ganizsttons viii be eliminated from the
annual according 10 Bruckart. These
viii be supolanted By collections o. IN
oividual photographs o. the various
members.
A hung jury was the result OF tne
IL tes: criminal thai in the moot courl
cf National University. This vas the
first time IN any criminal case tnis ye@i
ths, ire ;lr- has failed 20 reach veT-
S;r, In all previous cases the Defendant
hss Deeu acquitted. The case in Ques-
tiy1 was a naanSlaughter case. growing
regt n an automobile accident. PTosr-
cutting counsel consisted OF Maurice Coz
unr Jonn FIvnn and Jean stephenson.
v~y2ile the defendant was representa- oy
Edns Parker. Walter Edwards and ROD
e-t / HolIoEen-
Nam reservations already have been
MADE FOR TIE annual National UnlVer-
s,,y Masonic Club banquet, according 70
Darrell r Kslil. president of the organh-
zstsorl The banquet Is scneouieo 10!
February IS. and viii De neic a. lns
rsarss.to., Hotel. Prominent iurssss and
members Of the Washington bar VIII al
tend ,nclucsng Justice FREDERICK A.:
Sicdos.s and Justice Jennings Bailey u |
tfle Supreme Court o. the District of
Columbia. One Of the principal speak
80 Will be Charles =. Car'lSi. dean u
tns National University Law School.
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