Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
NEW YORKER JOINS
AMERICAN u. STAFF
Dr.. Richard 7. Ely, Econo-
mist of Note, to Give
Course at University.

director of research in the Institute for
Economic Research of Chicago and New
York, has been added to the faculty of
the Graduate School OF American Uni
versity, it was announced last night by
DR.. Walter M. w. Splawn, dean of the
school.
Dr. Ely, who is one of the outstanding
| economists in the United States, will
give a course dealing with the history
! OF economic thought in America and
will be here for the lectures and SEM
mar work on Monday evenings during
the first semester, beginning october s.
| With a distinguished academic rec
| ord, DR.. Ely is said also TO be we'll quail
fled to speak of the leaders of American
! economic thought because he has known
them, he has been student, friend and
| colleague TO most of the great figures
among them. DR.. Ely was the first
/ head of the department of economics
/ in Johns Hopkins University; he was.
/ for number of years, head of the de-
| partment of economics Of the University
of Wisconsin, where he is still honorary
professor, the only one who has ever
been made honorary professor in that
university ana he holds the chair of
| research professor of economics at
| Northwestern University. The degree
| of LII. d. was conferred upon DR.. Ely
| by the University of Wisconsin while
| he was still in its services, the first
/ time this was ever done. Columbia
/ University, his alma mater, in October,
| 1929, on the occasion of its 175th an
niversary, conferred upon him the de-
| gree Of Ii. d. DR.. Ely was one of the
founders, and later president, of the
American Economic Association and he
was the first president of the American
Association for Labor Legislation. He
is the author of many treatises and
books on economics.
Number Already Registered.
Although registration at the Graduate
School and the School of the Political
Sciences of American University does
not begin until September "a, Dean
Splawn said that already a number of
students have registered and more are
enrolling every day. Lectures will begin
in both of these schools September 80.
A number of new courses will be
given at the Graduate School by the
enlarged faculty and prospects now are,
according TO Dean Splawn, that enroll
ment will exceed last year.
Some members of the faculty have
been in Europe, whence they are
returning with added experience to en-
rich their lectures. DR.. Charles o.
Hardy, for instance, who is 10 teach
banking at the Graduate School, has
been abroad this Summer studying the
central banks of Europe. He was for
merly professor of economics in the
University of Chicago, University Of
Iowa, and has been economist for the
Bookings Institution.
DR.. John H. Gray, professor of eco
Monies, has returned from an extended
tour Of Europe, during which he spent
time in Berlin, Geneva, and was "a
days in Russia.
Will Hutchins, professor of artg has
returned from tour Of the art centers
of Europe
Prof. Irwin Stewart of the Graduate
School during the past Summer lectured
at the University of California and was
on the program Of the western meeting
of the Political Science Association at
Los Angeles.
DIR. StoweI Busy.
DR.. Ellery c. Stowell. professor of |
international law, has been busy re-
Gently reading proof on his new book on |
international law to be of the press Of |
Henry Holt in December.
DR.. Frank w. Collier, professor of !
philosophy, has been working hits Sum- |
mer on a new book on philosophy, |
which is to be published shortly.
Prof. Ernst Correll, assistant profess !
sor of economics of the Graduate School, |
spent the Summer at the University of
Wisconsin where he was editing the |
papers of Prof Freund, which are to be !
published by the University Of Chicago
Press.
Meantime school has started and is |
well under way at the College of Lib |
eral Arts, on the campus, Massachu-
sets and Nebraska avenues.
Opening exercises Wednesday morn !
ing were addressed by Judge H. NJ. |
Tate of the Interstate Commerce Com |
mission. There was a number of So |
cial events during the past week and
now the students and faculty are ready |
to begin seriously this week on the class |
work of the college, before the extra |
curricular activities of class elections |
and fraternity functions start.
The first issue OF the American Eagle, |
the college paper will be out Friday, |
under editorship of Roger Craven Of
this city.
Freshmen Rules in Force.
Freshmen rules were put into effect
Friday morning and, according to the |
sopnomores. will be enforced with ear
nestness.
The social functions of the past week
included informal parties in the gym
uasium of the womens residence for all |
new students Monday and Tuesday eve |
nings in charge of Carlton Skeggs |
beatrice ADAMS, Ian lGTT6ll, JACK Lex +,
Betty Hancock and Elsa Taenzler. On !
Wednesday night the freshmen were |
duly informed of their duties and OPP |
portunities at what was called big |
brother and big sister" party in the |
mems gymnasium, at which Ruth Ed |
wards, the big sister" and Edward |
Ross, big brother" presided.
Thursday night there was a pep" |
session at the mems gymnasium IN
charge of the athletic committee Of the |
faculty, and Coach Walter H. Young.
Friday night there was reception at
the dormitory for faculty and students,
with the receiving line headed by DR.. |
Lucius c. Clark, chancellor of the uni
versity, and Mrs. Clark, Dr. George B.
Woods, dean of the college, and Mrs. !
Woods, and Miss Mary Louise Brown, |
dean of women. Faculty members as
sisting in introduction Of students were
Miss Mary M. Gait Dr. Jessie Fergu-
! son, Dr. William Holton DR.. d. o.
Kinsman, E. McAdams and Roland
Rice. Students heading committees
were Dorothy Gerth and Dorothea Belz,
refreshments, and Mary Elizabeth Het-
rick, reception.
| The outstanding social event opening
the school year was the reception given
/ by Dr. and Mrs Clark at their residence
on The campus Tuesday evening in
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