Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
c. j. TO GIVE NEW
!. COURSES ON ORIENT
Prof. William Boyd Carpen-
ter to Lecture on 0utstand-
ing Far Eastern Problems.

Several new courses at Georgetown
University School OF Foreign Service
were announced last week in prepara-
ton for the opening of the second
semester on February 8. Two OF these,
dealing with the Far East. are in line
with the policy of the school in onering
advanced work specializing in subjects
Of peculiarly present-day Importance
In foreign trade.
Prof. william Boyd Carpenter, an
authority on the Far East and at one
time connected with the legal depart
. ment of the British colonial office, will
give a new course on Outstanding
Far Eastern Problems" This course
will start with discussions of the Lon
don Naval Conference and seapower OF
the Pacific and will keep abreast of
developments during the international
parley.
Rail Controversy to Be Dealt With.
A section of the course will deal
with Russo Chinese conflict involving
the Chinese Eastern Railway. Because
of the intervention of the United States
, recently in this controversy an adequate
knowledge of the problems arising out
of it is considered of great Importance
to students specializing in Far East
ern subjects. The third section Of the
course will be devoted to foreign rights
and privileges in Asia. with particular
"a reference to eXtraterritoriality, which
the Chinese government has Just an
nounced it will abolish. Other studies
will include immigration problems, the
search for security of possessions in
the Orient and factors in the internal
situation in Korea, Mongolia and
Manchuria.
/ DR.. Boyd-Carpenter has spent many
years in the Far East and speaks both
i Chinese and japanese. He holds doc
Il tors degrees from the University OF
Cambridge and the University OF Berlin
and has lectured extensively in this
country.
Y Another course on 1.-THE Far East as
a Field for American Commerce and
Investments" will be under the general
supervision of Prof Emmett Chapman
and will be given by several specialists
in various fields. Mr.. Chapman is con-
3nected with the Far Eastern section OF
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce.
The first month of the course will be
devoted to Markets for American Ma
chinery in the Orient" and viii be given
sby w. H Rastall, chief of the indus
trial machinery division OF the Bureau
of Forengn and Domestic Commerce.
He has had years of experience in the
Oriental commercial field and has writ
ten extensively on the subject OF his
lectures.
will be announced later They will deal
mainly with the textile field and Amer
lean trade with Australia and New
Zealand.
In connection with strictly academic
work at the School of Foreign Serv-
ice three additional courses viii be
given in English and English literature.
Prof. Thsodore Maynard. well known
poet, will lecture on the nineteenth
and twentieth century English litera-
ture. A course on the classical Itera-
tura of Rome in English translation
will be given by Prof. John Waldron
and also another course by him dealing
with the famous orations Of classical
and modern times.
The decision in the second prize de-
bate of the Georgetown Law School
was awarded last Wednesday to Peter
Joseph Toner. representing the Edward
Douglas White Law Club. He will re-
.ceive a faculty. prize of SIS and take
part in the final contest. Second honors
went 10 John D. O'Reilly of the Ash
icy NJ. Gould Club.
Was on Losing Side.
n1rnoagh declared the best speaker
In the contest which took the form
OF a moot court trial, Mr.. Toner was
on the losing side, the trial verdict be-
.np rendered In favor of the complain
ants Henry A. Hartley Of the Pierce
Butler Club was the other defendant
attorney. Counsel for the winning side
were Mr.. O'Reilly and M. +. Kresky
OF the John Carroll Club.
The newly organized w. N. Cogan
Dental Society, named after Dean
Cogan. met Monday night. Announce
ment was made by the dean that the
dental school was ready to move into
Its new building after February j. when
Il would be open to the public.
The club was organized by students
so stimulate interest in the work OF the
school. and a paper was read to the
meeting by Joseph Celano on Proven
ton of Dental Carrie" A committee
Vas appointed by the president of the
society, w r. Lucas. to discuss the
paper. Emile J. De CeSare and joseph
Nonnemacker, Robert Hall and John
Halaby being named.
The society will award a prize for the
best paper at the end of the school
year, and the award committee will
comprise DR.. Cogan. DIR. John Brain
Itsky and DR.. Edmund Burke, represent
ing the faculty, and William G. Vogel,
Elmer j. Neaverth and James Brady
for the students. President Lucas an
nounced the next meeting of the society
would be held in the new dental school.
The speakers will be Lawrence O'Con-
nell and Mr.. De Cesare.