Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
COLUMBUS GETS
NEW PROFESSOR.
James {. ellis of G. w. Will
instruct FirSt-Year AC-
counting Classes.

James E. ellis, bursar of George
washington University, will serve in the
capacity of instructor of first-year
classes at the Columbus University
School of Accounting during the present
year, according to an announcement
made yesterday by James d. Cushman,
dean of the, school.
1t was also announced that plans for
the organization of a staff for a school
paper are being discussed. The paper
will be similar to the Skipper, official
publication of the student body at the
Columbus Law School. Definite plans
for forming the paper will be made at
"a meeting of students in the near
future
Robert E. Findlay, president of the
Venetian Society, the social organiza-
ton of the Accounting School, an
nouncsd that f1rst-year students would
be given an opportunity to join the So
ciety this year. Heretofore membership
has been limited to upper classmen.
The hours for the Accounting School
this year are identical with those of the
Law School, it being the belief of the
trustees that this policy will promote a
closer relationship between the two
branches of the university.
The School OF Accountancy and its
predecessor, the knights of Columbus
ministration, have been offering courses
in accounting and allied business sub
jects since 1919 The Walton courses
are being offered at the school this
year, the first time they have been
available.
The course now offered covers three
years, leading to the degree of bachelor
of commercial science. The subjects
comprised in that course are such as
will enable the student to take the
usual c. p. A. examination.
Columbus University Law School will
hold its first dance of the year at the
Mayflower Hotel on November %, un-
der auspices of the Varsity &C" Club,
1t was announced last week. The COM
mittee in charge of arrangements Is
planning program of entertainment
and novelties. The committee consists
of Richard A. O'Connell Burke Mealy
and T. :. Walter.
Robert j. Lynch. assistant corpora
ton counsel and professor of criminal
law at the school, has announced that
a meeting of first-year students inter
ested in the Freshman Debating So
ciety will be called in the near future.
Prof. Lynch, who started the debating
society four years ago, said that a name
for the organization would be selected
and plans for the year outlined at the
meeClnB. =,
Seton Darr, assistant dean of the
school, said that he is making arrange
ments to procure the use of down
town hotel pool for the girls swimming
team, which is being organized this
year. The team expects to start prac-
ticing in the near future.
The school was formally opened for
the year 1880 at an assembly Monday
night. William E. Leahy, dean; Charles
w. Darr, president, and William G.
Feely, president of the board of trustees,
made short addresses, cutting plans for
the year and stressing the value of legal
training.
Seton Darr announced that James
r. Fitzpatrick. assistant district attor-
ney, would this year give a course on
the history of the common law.
The Law School has been enlarged
this year to care forsthe increased stu
dent body Rooms for the upper classes
have been altered, new lounging room
has been provided for women students
and the number of volumes in the
library has been increased.
Miss Mary A. Warren. registrar, said
complete figures on the enrolment this
year would not be available before the
latter part of this week, as additional
students are registering daily.