Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
AMERICAN j. ADDS
PRINCIPALS COURSE
Ohio Educator Will Lecture
and Conduct Classes Start
ing Thursday.

| A uSW CuulSc cIlLlJiSQ Inc PrInC1pai
and His Problems" will be presented for
the first time at the Graduate School
of American University with the OPEN
| ing of the Fall term this week by a new
| member of the faculty, DR.. Roy Q. Bill
lett OF Ohio, 1t was announced by Dean
Walter M. w. Splawn of the Graduate
School.
DR.. Billet who is a member of the
faculty of Ohio State University, is on
leave from that post, and Is now assist
| ing in the national survey of secondary
education being conducted by the Once
OF Education, United States Department
OF the Interior. The rev course, Dr.
Splawn explained, is to study the prob
lens OF principalship, particularly as
they refer to the junior high school and
the elementary school, The course will
be conducted primarily as seminar;
the early part of the course will be con-
cerned with the fundamental principles
underlying intelligent administration
and supervision. During the later stages
OF this course each student will give at
tention to certain required and certain
elective problems.
Course Open to Principals.
The course is open to properly quail
fed students, including principals, as
slstant principals, supervisors and others
who are interested in preparing for adj
ministrattve work. DR.. Billet has had
large experience as teacher, principal,
administrator and writer on education
topics.
This new course will be one of many
which have been added to the curricu-
lum of the Graduate School and the
School of the Political Sciences. open
ing Fall term this week at 1901 F street,
according to DR.. Splawn.
Registration started last Thursday
and is now in full swing. Lectures be-
gin Thursday.
The department of government of the
School of the Political Sciences has
been strengthened this year by the adj
dition of DR.. George Butte, assistant
solicitor general at the Department of
Justice, who will teach administrative
law. DR.. Butte's classes appear already
to be popular, according to the registra-
ton. He was dean of the Law School of
Texas, attorney general of Porto Rico,
and practiced law in Tulsa. The de-
partment Of government also will have
new this year DR.. Frederick F. Blachly,
lecturer in political science, to give
course in comparative government"
and Lewis Merriam, who is to give a
course in personal administration in
public service" Both of these men
come from the Institute for Govern
ment Research of the Brookings Insti-
tuition.
At the College of Liberal Arts, on the
campus. Massachusetts, and Nebraska
avenues, student activities have begun
to swing into their stride for the sea-
son.
First Chapel Thursday.
The first student chapel of the year
was held Thursday morning, when the
Student Association, under the leader
ship of its new president, James Swan,
set about to revise its constitution. A
committee consisting of Norman
Cramer, Yule Fisher and Orrel Belle
Claflin was appointed to report on a
proposed revision.
The Athletic Committee Of the asso-
citation was appointed to consist of
Brook Bright, chairman: Ellsworth
Tompkins, Chester Carter, George
Olsen, Wayne Larsen, Robert Moffett,
to lock into several questions, including
tennis, and plans for an A club.
Edwin Ross, an upper classman, has
been appointed temporary chairman"
of the freshman organization, to take
charge until the new class elects officers
later in the season. Ross Is vice presi-
dent of the student association.
Rev. Philip Edwards. who has been
pastor OF wesley Heights Community
Church, and is brother of Ruth Ed
wards, big sister, TO the freshmen
girls, at college, has resigned his pastor
ate, and gone to Delaware, Ohio, to
become assistant to the president of
Ohio Wesleyan University.
The Mems Glee Club has launched
itself into a new season, with tryouts
of new voices, and selection of direc-
tor
Harlan Randall, choir director of
Woodside Methodist Episcopal Church.
at Silver Spring, Md, has been chosen
director of the club and regular re-
hearsals once a week will start in an
other ten days. Mr.. Randall has had
training in New York, Chicago and
Washington, and has appeared fire.
quently as Soloist himself in concert
The club. which organized fer the sea-
son last Tuesday, will meet again next
| Tuesday for further tryouts Rehearsals
of once each week will be increased
after Thanksgiving to two week. The
officers of the club are: Ellsworth
Tompkins president; Barrett Fuchs,
vice president; Rudolph Swanson, Sec
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