Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
PUBLIC IS INVITED
/ TO LECTURE SERIES
Assistant District Attorney
to Teach Introduction
to Law Study.

A series of lectures, free to the pub
JIG, designed to serve as an introduction
TO the study of law, will be delivered at
Columbus University, 1914 Massachu-
sets avenue, each Tuesday morning
from to $40 o'clock, by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney John r. Fitzpatrick In
making this announcement yesterday,
Seton Darr, assistant dean of the
School of Law, explained that the
course will embrace a consideration, in
language the layman can understand
readily, of the law of Rome, the An
glo-Saxon period of English history, the
coming of the Normans, the reforms of
William the Conqueror, the compilation
of the Doomsday Book, the origin of
the Exchequer, the reign of the Plan
tagenetS and other phases of English
history, as well as the canon law of the
church. the origin of the law mer-
chants and kindred subjects.
Wide Cultural Background.
Fitzpatrick has wide cultural and
teaching background, Darr pointed out,
adding that not only has he resided
abroad during long term of service
in the Government. but has had ex-
tenSive experience as a public speaker
and teacher The course will consist
of Is lectures and will commence on
Tuesday, February 4. Unnecessary de-
tail and technicalitieS will be avoided
in the lectures, Darr said.
A graduate of Columbus UNIVERSITIES
School of Law, Fitzpatrick is expected
to create interest in the course among
the student body, as well as in the
general public, Darr said 1t is antici-
pated by the authorities of the univer-
slty that a great many students will
attend these lectures One of the rea-
sons Tor lnstituting this course is to
ascertain If there is sufficient interest
to inaugurate a morning class in addi-
ton to the evening classes.
Climaxlng rigorous week of midyear
examinations in both the School of Law
and the School of Accountancy Column
bus University turned last night to the
festive spirit and participated in the
junior prom, held as the gala affair of
the season, at the Carlton Hotel Staged
by the Class of 1881 of the School of
Law, under the direction of John E.
McGahey. chairman of the committee
on arrangements, the prom offered
dancing from 10 to / o'clock.
Representatives Present.
Representative John Mccormack of
Massachusetts, was the guest of honor
on Friday evening at stag smoker of
the freshman class of the School of
Law. Representative William P. Con-
merry, jr., likewise from the Old Bay
State, participated in the event, giving
his audience a few impressions from
the days when he was an actor. The
affair was held in the Italian Garden
of the Mayhower Hotel and started at
9 o'clock. John A. Reilly, attorney and
secretary of the Washington ASsocia-
ton Of Credit Men, was the POSTMASTER
of the evening. The assistant district
attorney participated and invited as
guests were members of the faculty
and William z. Leahy. dean Of the
School Of Law.
The committee on ARRANGEMENTS con-
sisted of Herbert Reichelt, chairman:
Byrnes F. Bentley, John Cline, John
Hillyard and Thomas j. Kennedy. VIII
liam Bray, the class president, took an
active part also IN preparing for this
smoker.
The second semester vii start at Co
Mary Alberta Warren, the registrar, re-
ports brisk enrolment for the new
courses being launched.
DR.. Francis ]. Hemelt, dean of the
School OF Accountancy, announced yes
terday that Arthur j. Linn, controller
of the Federal-American National Bank,
win teach advanced accounting in the
school, starting Immediately. He will
take the place of Prof. Louis Serge
Ballif, who was unable to continue, due
to the press of other business. Hemelt,
said Linn, is a certified public ac-
countant and has had extensive expe-
rience in teaching accounting at vari-
Gus schools.
Prof Otis jackson Tall, who is a
University of Pennsylvania graduate,
will teach the mathematics of account
ing AS the experience of the school has
shown that more class recitation is
necessary, DR.. Hemelt said four hours
rather than the customary two, viii
now be required in this subject.
Students of the School of Accountancy
are looking forward to the yearly prom
to be held at the Roosevelt Hotel on
Friday evening from 10 to l o'clock.