Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
NATIONAL UNIVERS ITY BROADENS
SCOPE OF ECONOMICS SCHOOL
Addition of Marketing Course and New
Faculty Member Permits Granting
of New Degree

Nationals board of trustees met for
the first time this quarter early yester-
day afternoon. DR.. Carusi presided in
place of Senator Fred T. Dubois. board
chairman, who died last Spring. Yes
terday's meeting was occupied chiefly
with the formal comforting of degrees
upon students who were announced a
week ago as having completed their re-
quired academic work during the recent
Summer sessions. Most of the Is candi-
dates, however, chose to receive their
certificates at the June commencement
at the close of this academic year in
accordance with the usual policy at Ma
tional.
Plans are being made at the university
this week for series of supplemental
lectures for Prof. James F. COUGHS
course in the history of science. Prof
Couch is inviting some of the country's
leading scientists to address his classes
at regular intervals during the year.
They will be announced from week to
week as they are to be heard.
The debating season at National was
launched last night under the direc-
ton Of Prof. Fred P. Myers, faculty adj
wiser on debates, when two teams
argued the proposed abolition of capital
punishment in the District. The Wis
itors will be announced by Prof Myers
this week. Lyman Hyatt and Louis
Rothschild upheld the affirmative and
j. P. Fox and r. j. Kirkland opposed
them.
Prof. Myers announced at the OPEN
ing debate that the system used this
year will be identical to last years plan.
The verbal tits will be staged mainly
between representatives of the Alvey
Debating Society, composed of fresh
man students, and the Miller Debating
Society, composed of junior and senior
classmen. The first interclass debate of
the year will be held about the middle
of next month.
Masons Meet.
Eighteen Masons of this years fresh
man class attended the first meeting of
the National University Masonic Club
last week, indicating good membership
increase for the club this year, accord
ing to George P. Grove, club president.
At the same meeting, Mr.. Grove an
nounced the appointment of DR.. G. c.
Rush and Charles MUIR as the clubs
representatives to the advisory board of
the League of Masonic Clubs in the
District of Columbia. The second meet
ing Of the club this year will be held
the nrSt fTlQay IN november al winch
time DR.. Carusi. himself member of
the club, will deliver an address.
The Sigma Delta Kappa Fraternity,
of which Mr.. Grove also is president,
will meet at 9 O'Clock Wednesday night
at the Carlton Hotel when applications
for membership will be voted upon.
Alumni Kappa members have been in
vited to attend.
Organization of this years senior
class probably will be effected Thurs
day when the third-year students meet
at the class of Charles H Blair, presi-
dent of the group in its junior year, to
elect officers.
DR.. Chiu Han-Peng, who took the
degree of doctor of juridical science at
National last year with brilliant thesis.
has been appointed a lecturer at the
Soochow Law School in China, accord
ing to advices received at National dur
ing the week Dr.. Han-Peng began his
teaching duties with the opening of
the academic year late last month.
Martin Dies, jr., who received the de-
gree of bachelor Of laws at National in
the class Of 1920, is returning to Wash
ington this year as a new member of
the House of Representatives from
Texas.