Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
CogsWell and Burnside Added
to Teaching Force as
Classes Expand.
BOTH ARE AUTHORITIES
ON BANKING PRACTICES
thrust Functions" and Funda-
mentals Are Subjects Assigned
to Them.

ESlseS, NaUonaI Bank, nave been added
10 the faculty of the Washington
Cnapter, American Institute of Bank
ing, it was announced last night by
Aubrey o. Dooley of the Federal-Amer.
lean National Bank, chairn,Al of thu
Educational Committee of the chapter
Mr.. CogSwen will teach a class il
''trust functions" BY his education
srt1d experience he is held to be espe.
cially qualified to handle the subject
Mr., Cogswen is graduate of loca
high school and of Georgetown Univer.
sity Law School in 1916. He also tool
post graduate work at Georgetown, re.
ceiving the degree of master of laws
Mr.. Cogswel is a member of the bal
of the District of Columbia, admitted
to practice before all the local courts
and the Supreme Court of the United
States.
World War Record.
During the World War Mr.. Cogswell
served as first lieutenant of the 319th
Infantry, 80th Division, and was hon
orably discharged as captain. He was
seriously wounded at LandreS ST.
George, France, on November /, 1918
and was awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross with two citations.
Following the war he returned to the
office of the register of wills, with which
he had been connected prior to the
war: became deputy register and was
appointed by President Coolidge as
register on October /, 1927. He has
written a number of magazine articles
on wills and the administration of es-
tates and is considered an authority
on the subject. He is a member of the
Washington Board of Trade, the Cham
Der of Commerce the American Legion
and Barristers' Club.
The class in banking fundamentals
in the chapter has become one of the
largest in the curriculum, under DR..
Eliot Thomson of the Washington Loan
81 Trust Co. If the class enrollments
maintain the figures they have reached
in the past, as is confidently expected,
the class will be divided, with DR..
Thomson teaching part, and Mr.. Burn
side, the new member of the faculty,
teaching the other part. MIR. Burnside
Is well fitted to teach this subject. He
is graduate of the University Of Mary
land, 1904, with the A. B. degree En-
tering the Farmers & Mechanics Bank
at Georgetown in 1912, he was made
assistant cashier in 1922, and under
the new administration of that bank as
a branch of Riggs National Bank he is
assistant manager. Mr.. Burnside is an
honor graduate of the Washington
Chapter of the Institute, in the year
1920. He has completed practically
every advanced course offered in the
institute, and in 1922, he won the Dis
trict of Columbia Bankers Association
essay contest. He was president Of
the Washington Chapter for the year
1924-25.
Has Served as Chairman.
Mr.. Burnside has been chairman of
a number OF local committees of the
chapter, served five years on the board
of governors, and has served on three
national committees of the institute He
has attended seven national conventions
of the organization.
Both Mr.. Cogswell and Mr.. Burnside
VIII be present at the meeting of the
faculty with the educational committee
OF the institute next Thursday in the
chapter rooms. The faculty now con-
sists of IL members and there is a pos
sibility that it may be increased by the
addition of two more.
The educational committee is con-
stdering the addition of a course in
real estate and conveyances. The
women's committee of the chapter has
had under consideration a course ex-
clusively for women, to be taught by a
woman. Whether this course will be
offered. however, has not been definitely
decided.
The enrolment for the institute will
open the week of September Is, and
classes will start, Monday September %.
Peoples Drug Stores.
Peoples Drug Stores have declared
the regular quarterly dividends on both
common and preferred stock. The
dividends on common stock OF Is
cents a share are payable october
to stockholders of record September 8.
The dividend of $1.6212 a share on
preferred stock is payable September
is to stockholders Of record Septem-
Der 2.
Heard In Financial District.
With the approach Of Labor day
q number of local bankers will be plan
ming to return to their desks here in
Washington, and a few will be leaving
to take vacations.
Robert " Fleming, president of Riggs
National Bank, is expected to return
early in September from Spring Lake,
n. j., where he has been on vacation.
William ]. Father, vice president of
Riggs National Bank. returned yes
terday from vacation at Poland
Springs. Me.
Nelson B. O'Neal, assistant cashier al
Riggs, is being congratulated as the IA
tier of a son. born Friday.
William S. Lyons, assistant secretary
of the Union Trust Co., who has been
i'll for sevCIa. months from an infection
is reported TO be gradually improving.
c. Elmer Father, assistant treasurer
of the Union Trust Co., probably will be
away from his post for several weeks or
account of the double fracture of the
knee which he received recently IN 6
fall at the bank.
Edward j. Stellwagen, president Of
the Union Trust Co, plans 20 return the
last of this month from his Summer
vacation at Poland Springs, ne.
Howard Moran, vice President OF th'
American Security g. Trust Co, will re
tIrn September 2, from vacation II
Canada.
Charles E. Howe, treasurer Of thu
American Security g. Trust Co., plan
to return from vacation September 4
from Miffiintown. Pa.
David n. Houston, trust officer o
the American Security g. Trust Co
will return from vacation soon afte
Labor day.
Robert l.. Flather, assistant secretar
of the American Security 81 Trust Co
will return from vacation in Delawar
September 2.
Frank 2. Harmon, vice president Q
the Merchants Bank a. Trust Co., VIII
has been visiting his family at Blu
Edge Summit week ends, will leav
aaS vacation there next Friday.