Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
UNIVERSITY TURNS
I. TO SOCIAL EVENTS.
Law. Seniors at National Plan
War College Smoker.
0ebaters Prepare.

With classes in full swing after the
Christmas holidays. and no cxamina
tons in prospect for some time to
come, National University students
are turning their attention to social
activities. The first social meeting OF
the New Year for any orga nization
at the institution was a luncheon OF
the Cy Pres Club. Thursday at the
University Women's Club. 1884
street.
Tickets are on sale for the annual
War College smoker. to be given by
the senior class OF the University Law
School, Wednesday. January Is. at
L'Aiglon. An entertainment program
Ia being prepared Between 400 and
400 persons are expected to be pres
emit In addition to the law school
faculty. n number of prominent law
yers and jurists in the District OF
Columbia have been invited.
Grades Out Soon.
Grades for the past quarter are
being prepared and will be forwarded
to students as soon as possible, nc
cording to the registrars office. This
work Is expected to be completed dur
ing the week.
A number OF new students have
registered for the present quarter and
registration IL continuing. Several
new courses are being offered i'm the
School of Economics and Government
These are French. under the direction
Of Prof. Henry LaZard. and new
course in accountancv under direction
OF Dr. Joseph Fucker.
Courses In the School Of Economics
and Government include America n
Government. under Prof Fred y
Myers; foundations of government
under Dr. Charles Pergler; compare
tive government. also under DR.;
Pcrgler, and history. economics ana
sociology and other subjects.
Prof. Richard Flournoy. professor
of international law at National I'M
vcrsity. recently lecturcd before the
Naval War College at Newport. X. t.
on Control Of Immigration from the
Standpoint Of international Law.
Debaters Prepare.
Considerable interest has been
evoked by publicat ton Of the article
on the construction of the due process
of law clauses in the Constitution
which appeared In the Winter number
of the National University Law IKE
view. This article was written by
former Senator James Hamilton
Lewis in collaboratio with DIR. Albert
II. Putney. professor of constitutional
law at National University. Author
tiles of the institution have receivef
n number Of requests for additiona
comics of the publication.
Both the Miller and Alvey DEBATING
societies are preparing Tor an inter
society debate In the next rev weeks
These two societies compete fou'
times during the year and at each de
hate the Judges select the best speaker
OF the evening. The four thus select
ed meet in nj final debate late In tn
Spring, at which time the best speak
or of the school In chosen. To him u
awarded the faculty prize for debat
ing, consisting Of set OF BOOKS OF
legal subjects.
The two societies already have me
once this term. The Alvey Society
met Friday night. at which time sew
eral members were designated In rep
resent the organization at the iorth
coming debate.
THE university dcba ting team soot
will begin preliminary work Tor tns
annual debate with Bridgewater Ioi
lcge. Rridgewater. Va. This contes
has been held regularly for a nnnlne'
~ wears. The exact date ana th'
question for debate have not been 80,
The final team for the university VII
consist of six men. three OF whcn
viii no TO EridEewater.