Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
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HOWARD LAW WORK
American Bar Association
May Place School on
Approved List.

WIN Shafroth, Denver attorney, an
American Bar Association adviser on
legal education, completed his inspec-
ton Of the Howard University School
of Law Thursday.
Mr.. Shafroth viii make q report To
the Council of Legal Education and
Admission to the Bar concerning his
investigation at Howard and gives as
surances that his report viii be acted
upon before the end Of the present
school year. The adviser expressed I'M
terest In the school and confidence IN
Its further development under the
leadership Of Vice Dean Charles n.
One Of his most gratifying observa-
tons, according to Mr.. Shafroth, was
TO md that DR.. Mordecai w. johnson.
president, appreciated the needs Of the
support
The inspection required two DAYS In
the School OF Law Building and addition
al interviews with the president, registrar
and director Of public information. This
is the first time that Q Law school de-
voted primarily to the educataion Of col
Qred students has been inspected BY
the American Bar Association with 3
view toward including the school on
the associations approved list.
Library Has 1O,OOO Volumes.
During the last i've years the Howard
University School Of Law has put forth
every possible effort to measure up 20
the standards Of the American Bar
Association. In 1924 two years pre-
legal training was required Of law stu
dents. In 1928 . full-time three-year
day school was established, with full
time professors. The library has been
constantly improved until It now APP
proximates 10000 approved volumes.
Thirty-one students are now regis
tered in the flrst-year class, 10 Of
whom are college graduates, two have
had four years Of college training, five.
three years, and eight, two years. The
faculty now consists Of four fulI-tine
professors, q full-time librarian, five
part-time professors and lecturers and
. part-time librarian.
Arthur Garland Hays, New York at
torney, will deliver Q series Of lectures
during the present semester in the How
ara University School Of Law, according
70 announcement sIIs. today b. Vice Dean
Of the Law" will be the general theme
Of the lectures, which viii take place "a
the auditorium Of the law school at 42O
Fifth street, at 1880 am, November az,
December 9, February 20 and March al.
Law Class Onacers Elected.
The law class Of 1882 recently elected
the following officers: President, Curtis
w. Todd; vice president, Jerry Owens:
secretary, W. 8. Jackson; treasurer, n.
3. Green; parliamentarian, J. B. Hop
Last years class is StiIl intact ex-
cept for four members who failed TO
return. Two new members have been
added.
Associate Prof. Abram L. Harris, act
ing head Of the department Of econom-
les at Howard University, has been
notified that he will receive the degree
OF Phi. d. at Columbia University in
FEBRUARY. According to q statement by
Eugene Kickle Jones. executive secre-
tary OF the National Urban League,
Prof. Harris is the first colored man 20
receive decorate In economies.
Prof. Edwin r. A. Seligman, head Of
the Columbia economies department, IN
Q recent address before the Urban
League, praised Prof. Harris highly, de-
clartng that he had passed successful
~ one OF the most brilliant exanina-
tons in the history Of the depart
ment."
Prof. Harris was born 81 years a1o IN
Richmond, Va, and, like many other
colored college youths, worked as Pull
man porter, shipyard worker, and earlier
In his life as butchers errand boy, by
means Of which he ACQUIRED the funds
to obtain his education.
In 1928 he was fellow Of the Column
bia University Council for Research In
the Social Sciences. Four years before
he earned his masters degree ct Pitts
Durgh University, where he studied as q
fellow OF the Urban League.
Studied COlOred Worker in Thesis.
His doctors thesis is q study Of the
colored worker In the American labor
movement, prepared in collaboration
with DR.. Sterling d. Spero. DR.. Hcrris
also has published works on 1.-THE Black
Man in This Economic WORLD and
The Negro Population in Minneapolis, "
and is a frequent contributor to Cur
rent History and other periodicals.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture recently selected Assistant
Prof. John p. Murchison Of the depart
ment Of economics Of Howard Univer-
sity as q special lecturer in economies
along with DR.. John D. Block Of Har.
ward University and DR.. Morgan Of Co
ltnnbia University.
The lectures were delivered for the
benefit of the farm demonstration
agents Of Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louis-
lana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and
Kentucky.
Prof. MurchiSon lectured on "a Safe
Credit Policy for Farmers" and EFF
ficiency Engineering In Agriculture"
The report Of DR.. Algernon B. Jack
son, professor CT bacteriology at How
der the auspices Of the National Tuber-
culosis Association, has Just been re-
leased IN the Journal Of outdoor Life.
Attractive Display Arranged.
The College Of Pharmacy Of Howard
University during the past week ar.
ranged an attractive display In the
lobby of the Medical School In con.
nectton with the observance Of national
pharmacy week.
The exhibit consisted Of crude drue
samples, galenicals, chemicals, and ap.
| paratus. The source Of many of ttl
indictments was indicated by wal
maps.
The Howard University r. o. T. Q
announce the appointment Of the fol.
lowing cadet officers for the present
school year: Major-Harry N. Landers
| IT,; captain and adjutant-R0bert L
| Barry; captains-Cli =. Davis, Wal.
| ter Hamilton EneIish, Walter N. Ridley
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