Evening star., 1928-05-27
FLETCHER TO GIVE
ADDRESS TO CLASS
Ohio Representative to Speak
at National University Com
menCement Exercises.

Tragedies of the Unprepsred" vii
b. the topic Of the fifty-ninth com
nlencement day address to the grad
uating class Of National University. Il
b. delivered by Representative Brook
Fletcher of Marion Ohio, June Is, a
Memorial Continental Hall The speak
e. viii be introduced by Judge Fred
exicG L. SiddonS of the Supreme Cour
cf the District of Columbia.
REPRESENTATIVE Fletcher for Il year:
vas tae business rival and newspaper
competitor of the late President war
ren G. Harding. the former being pub
Usher Of the Marion Daily Tribune
while President Harding published the
Marion Star. Prior 70 purchasing his
Marion paper Fletcher was engaged III
newspaper work in Alliance and Canton
Ohio
Fletcher. a Democrat. was elected to
Congress in 1924 and reelected III 1926
He IS the Ohio member Of the House
committee on education and is a men,
: ber Of the House civil service COM
I11ittee and the committee on terri
tories.
On former occasions, Senators Will
liam E. Borah. James A. Reed and VIII
ham H. King have delivered addresses
81 National University commence
nentS. Last year former Gov. Robert
Arthur Cooper of South Carolina. de-
nvered the address The valedictory
address this year will be delivered by
Virgil Wallace. president of the class
O. 1928 during its junior year.
Debate on Evolution.
Samuel Lightman. member of the
Miller Debating Society, was chosen as
best speaker Of National University in
a debate Wednesday night on the sub
Sect. Resolved, That the Teaching OF
Evolution Be Prohibited" Lightman
and David Lynn presented the negative
side Of the argument and were accorded
the decision by a two-to-one vote Of the
Judges. LYNN was chosen as second
best speaker. ...
The affirmative was debated by
Robert 3. Barker and ". W. Bryan.
Barker. a native Of Tennessee, was re-
Carded by his fellow students as de-
tending the honor and dignity Of his
native State. Approximately 200 stu
dents and friends attended the debate
and opinion among older students was
that it was the best held Tor several
years.
judges Of the debate were; w. D.
Jameson. former Congressman from
Iowa: E. R. Woodson and E. F. Pullar,
Washington attorneys. The two nrst-
named Judges are alumni Of National
university. Eugene F. Began, president
Of the John Marshall Law Club ana
senior at National. presided. Each
speaker was allowed IL minutes, Win
5 minutes for rebuttal.
By winning the distinction OF being
the best speaker Of the school. Lignt-
man viii be awarded the faculty prize
consisting of a set Of Law books--at the
graduation exercises Both Lightman
an6 BRYAN were contenders for this
honor last year, when Norwood z.
Cassidy won the prize. With the ex-
ceptior7 Of Barker, who is president OF
the Alvey Society. all deoaters were
members OF the Miller Society.
Docket Being Distributed.
The Docket. senior class annual. now
Is oasng distributed, having been re-
ce.ved from the printer Fricay. ms
wears Docket is the most comprenenslVe
ever published by any class at National.
much more space being allotted 10
classes and organizations tslan mere
rofore has been the case.
Several original departments IN the
publication have evoked mucn lnteTeSt
among students Of the university. the
HE snaushot section as well as the
other humorous parts OF the BOOK re-
ceiylng special praise. Inc stan OF
the Docket consists OF william L.
Bruckart. editor: Eugene r. Began,
Herbert KraSe, Ada NJ. Hnooe5 aIlo
Edward J. Mpyl2nG. associate edlboIs;
Bert Dercen, business manager ana
George Fl. Zeutzlas, treasurer.
= ID
LAWYER az Kobe. Japan, who delivered
lecture Tuesday evening al Memorial
Continental Hall under the auspices o.
National University. emphasized the
great strides taken by Japan II ADOPT
ing a legal system, which would serve
tbs particular conditions Of the country
as vel as insure foreigners N Japan
adequate legal protection. ms was
ooue in great part, he said, 10 eliminate
sl1e egtraterritorIai treaties which Japan
had entered into with other nations.
Registration for the Summer term,
fso-1 IA tae Law School and School oi
Yeonomfcs and Government, already mas
Started and IL Is anticipated That TINS
years registration viii be larger tnan
last Summer, when the university mac
sne largest number Of Summer regis
tvznts IN its history. In the Law Scnooi
aae elementary subjects, designed !oF
those who are just beginning the study
cs !aw, are attracting especial attention.
Advanced Law Course.
In addition TO the elementary course
sr law that school is Offering an ad-
vsrced course, embracing FIVE subjects.
THE Summer terms a. National UNI
wergstv are Of the same duration as
other terms and credit units obtained
while attending the Summer session are
counted toward & degree. Lnasmucn as
classes are smaller during the Summer
8 is considered advantageous Tor stu
dents 70 take part Of their WORK al tnlA
rsgyae gf year. The Summer session BE-
gaas June 10.
In the School Of Economics and Gov
s.rru.ent. six courses are being offered
These include political science. history
economies and English courses.
Darrell KuIl, president oi tne Va
4sogal University Masonic Eiub. wn1
wzs graduated recently. has left ioT nh
home IL TEXAS and as consequence
x'lll not participate IN the commence
gneflt exercises.
porto Rican independence was th'
subject " q recent debate betWeef
Yeemberg o. the Alvey Debatlni
Gacaety. In favor of granting port
Rico her andepen6eDce were Cbdulb
ga4zz. Cay Coll Cucgl, and John 9
La|ldsoa Jack Eespicotj. Samuel O
fsnoup ane J n PaDc0zst argued 10
fi4a negative The decision was unanl
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