The Washington times., 1928-08-29
NATIONAL l.
OPENS TERM
On SEPT q


Preparations are being adsl
Tor the opening II the fan term
oE National University III both
ths Law school ana the school 81
Economics and Government 81
saturday September II. with tie
prospect ~ an Increased student
body over other years. Throue,..
out August students have been.
enrolling for both schools.
On Friday. August iii. ti,e
school win officially close its sum.
rner session and decision win IS
reached as to whether the uni
versity win contin. its educa.
ttOnal experiment started this
summer 81 continuing the plan
cf giving monthly examinations
a the ous courses.
lss SUCCESSFUL
The recent announcement that
1es men and women had passed.
the bar examination caused the
school officials to ascertain the
number who had been graduates
81 the National University. out
% this total "a were graduates
81 tlas university. and 81 tho total
or Z women. six we're from tbs
university. Officials. graduates
ana students were much efatified
with this showing.
National University entered IS
aixtietlA year last June, ana since
it, foundation ii 1858 ii has had
3 constant growth, 80 that today
4 has the reputation Of being one
OF the leading partstime educa.
tt0nai universities in this coun-
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FIVE u. 3. PRESIDENTS
It u doubtful whether any.
school In the country has had
IS exsOfficio chancell0rs five
Presidents Of the United States
Ulysses Grant, Rutherford B.
Hayes. James A. Garfield. Ches-
ter a. Arthur. and Grover
Cleveland.
The present faculty Ii com
posed OF men well known and
highly regarded In their various
professions and today numbers
over 80 Of which four are at
present local judges ana over
!. n are members Of the local bar.'
Among this STAFF are Associate
Justfcs Frederick II. Sidd0ns.
who has been connected with
the school for over 2S years,
Jennings Bailey. and Peyt0n
Gordon. ali DC the Supreme Court
DC the District Of Columbia,
Associate Justice Charles III.
ROblS Of the Court or Appeals,
Judge Charles s. Lobinger. for
merig of the Philippines and
CI1ina.
Three school are maintained by
the university--law. economies
ana government and graduate.
In the Law school several
new subjects will be given in
tile Graduate Department in
Comparative Government and
Public Law
MAIN SCHOOL DIVISIONS
The main DIVISIONS Of the law
school work are. the graduate
and UNDERGRADUATE departments.
In the latter department two
parallel courses are offered. a
tIaree-ysar course in civil ana
comparative law. leading to the
degree sc b. G. Il, which com
bines 3 thorough study, histOri-
cal aud analytical, of Roman ana
civil law, In which Is included
D study Of the modern civil law
~ Ii Is found in the legal codes
Of France and Germany and
other leading European conn
tries, and further includes q
c0mpIets survey Of the legal
progress of the Latina American
countries.
al three-year course in English
ana American common law. de.
signed for the student who
wishes to enter the practice DC
law sc who desires q practical
education in law for usa In
business 81 financial career.
This particular course leads to
the degrees Of LIB and J. p.
THE TWO CARUSIS
Charles III Carusi Is chancellor
OF the university and has been
connected with the school for
many years, taking the position
which his father, Eugene Carusi
held for many years. EaCusi Is
we'll known IN washington. not
limiting his activities to the
school alone. but Is vitality in
terested III civic affairs.
DR.. Charles Pergler, formerly
CzechosloVa minister to Japan.
is dean 81 the school Of eco.
Monies and government. He