Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
DR.. DONALDSON'S
WORK IS PRAISED
international Economic Re-
Iations" Wins Endorsement
Throughout World.

International recognition is being ac-
corded Prof. John Donaldson Of the
J foreign service faculty Of George Wash
ington University for his recently pub
lished work, international Economic
Relations"
DR.. Donaldson is professor Of politi-
cal economy and chairman of the de-
partment Of economics. He received
the degree of doctor of philosophy from
Johns Hopkins University in 1914 and
has had teaching experience in various
institutions. Prior to becoming aSSo-
ciated with George Washington Uni
verSity some years ago he served as
economist for the United States War
Trade Board, Shipping Board and the
Department of State; secretary OF the
United States Interdepartmental Eco
nomic Liaison Committee. foreign coun-
tries editor in the Department OF Com
merce, and technical adviser to the
American delegation, washington Con-
ference on the limitation of armament.
An expert in the field Of interna-
tional affairs, Prof. Donaldson gives
basic work in the foreign service course
at the university. This course Is being
aided by the National League OF Ma
sonic Clubs, which each year devotes
a sum of money to It's development, and
is engaged in raising permanent en-
dowment therefor.
Authorities Praise Work.
Authorities throughout the United
States and in many foreign countries
have commented enthusiastically on
DR.. Donaldson'S treatment OF world
economy and world politics.
A Spanish edition of the work Is to
appear soon and editions in other for
eign countries are being arranged for.
Colleges and universities which have
adopted the work as text include
Yale, Dartmouth, University Of Mich
igan, University Of California, Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh, University of Ari-
Kansas, University of Denver. Univer-
sity of Nevada, the College Cruise
Around the World and the University
of Manila.
At the University Of Manila the
course in international affairs Is taught
by Harvey Vaughan Rohrer, a graduate
of George Washington University, who
is assistant United States Trade Com
missioner in Manila.
A study of Fundamentals of the
Foreign Economic Processes and Pol
icies of the United States" by Prof.
Donaldson has recently appeared in
Observation-Disclosures Archiv, the lead
ing publication of the world devoted to
international economic AFFAIRS. Prof.
Donaldson has been requested to pre-
pare other studies for this publication.
He also is engaged in writing for the
Annals Of the American Academy OF
Political and Social Science and for the
American Political Science quarterly.
Writes Companion Treatise.
Prof Donaldson is at work on q
further treatise which will be a COM
panion volume to international Eco
nomic Relations" and which will deal
with various aspects of the tariff, with
ship subsidies, with international flnan-
cial processes, with commercial treaties
and with various other international
economic policies.
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle, dean Of
the lower division of Columbian Col
lege, has been appointed by the Ma
tional Press Club to serve on the jury
to pass upon material submitted for
the Chester D. PugSley award for the
most meritorious work by a Washing
ton newspaper correspondent during
the year 1929. Dean Doyle Is actively
interested in journalism. He is an as
sociate of Current History, published by
the New York Times; associated editor
of Hispania, the journal of the Ameri-
can Association of Teachers of Span
ish: editor of Italia, published by the
American Association of Teachers of
Italian, and assistant managing editor
of the Modern Language Journal. AS
national vice president Of Pi Delta
Epsilon, professional collegiate Jour-
naliSm fraternity, and as adviser to
student publications at the George
Washington University, he Is in close
contact with collegiate journalism. For
two years he was in charge of the Pi
Delta Epsilon contest for the best edi-
torial printed in college newspapers.
Prof. Douglas Bement of the Eng
lish department has made the adoption
in modern English of THE Merchant
of Venice" to be presented by the
Shakespeare Society at 8:15 O'Clock to-
morrow night at the Corcoran Gallery
of Art. So far as is known, this is the
first time an experiment of this kind
! has been tried in the United States.