Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

A new course on patent law and pro-
cedure has been added to the curric-
ulum of the Graduate School and the
School of Political Sciences of American
University, to be taught by DR.. Joseph
Rossman, patent examiner In the United
States Patent Office.
In making this announcement, DR..
Walter M w. Splawn. dean of the two
schools, explained that during the
course there will also be lectures by
leading patent attorneys and Patent
ONCE officials. The first lecture will
be given by DR.. RoSsman Thursday
evening at 7:15 o'clock at 1901 r
street. DR.. Rossman is a member of
the bar of the District of Columbia
and contributor to the leading tech
nical journals.
not mean, DR.. Splawn explained, that
American University is starting a reg
ular law school, but the course is being
offered in line with the policy of the
university in building its curriculum
in large part around public service"
The course can be taken either for
undergraduate credit in the School of
Political Sciences or for some gradu-
ate credit toward higher degree.
Course Is Divided.
So large has been the registration for
the graduate course in statistics, pre-
sented by DR.. Cleona Lewis, that it has
become necessary to break the course
into two different classes. The study
in statistics is made by the assistance
of a completely equipped statistical
laboratory, with calculating machines,
adding machines and all the equipment
Of a statistician. DR.. Lewis is assisted
in the laboratory by Ralph T. Ward.
DR.. Frederick F. Blachly in preparing
to present his course in comparative
government has decided to use the ma
terial in book for later publication.
And for this purpose he has resorted
to the plan of having a stenographer
take down his lectures as he gives them
to the class, SO that they may appear
later in the book as presented in the
class room.
First lectures started at the Graduate
School last Tuesday, but others will
start this week. Registration has in
creased heavily over last year.
Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta Gamma
Sorority of the Graduate School held
the first meeting of the year last
Wednesday night with the new presi-
dent, Grace Johnson, 1921 Thirteenth
street. Plans were made for the Fall
reception of the sorority, which probably
will be held the last part of this month.
Volume Being Prepared.
DR.. Ernst Correll of the School Of
Political Sciences is preparing for publ
cation pcsthumous volume of the
late Dr. H. H. Maurer, economist.
At the College of Liberal Arts of
American University on the campus,
Massachusetts, and Connecticut avenues,
the rush season" for fraternities and
sororities has gotten underway, with
adoption of new system of rushing,
adopted by the interfraternity council
and the fraternities and sororities them
selves.
The season is to continue from Octo-
Der to November 8, during which the
four womens sororities and three mems
fraternitieS will not only limit the num-
Der Of parties to be given but will also
limit the amount Of money to be ex-
pended during the season. On NoYem-
Der 10 the fraternities and sororities will
hand to DR.. George B. Woods, dean of
the college, and Miss Mary Louise
Brown, dean of women, who are to be
known as Intermediates" the names
OF students who are TO be invited to
join. The Intermediates then notify
the invited student that he or she has
received IAN" invitation, without speci-
Tying which organization. The student
then lists the organizations in order
of his preference and hands the list
back to the intermediary. Thus both
fraternities, soIorities and students will
be helped to avoid embarrassment which
frequently ensues during rushing pc
ricds, and, best of all, the freshmen
cannot be forced into an early decision.
Such rules are of during the second
semester.
Two limitations already have been held