Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19

"A the King Of Siam will be held BY
| George Washington University
| Thursday morning, April 80. at which
tine the United States government and
the educational institutions OF the
country will Join with the university
in greeting the SiameSe ruler and In
| investing him with educational honors
The ceremonies will take place 81
GAS O'Clock in the morning in the Hall
of the Americas at the Pan-American
Union.
Those who will participate will in
clude the King and Queen Of Siam and
the members of their ofiicial party; the
president. provost, and chairman OF
the board Of trustees Of George Wash
ington University; the Secretary OF
State, and representatives Of the United
States Office of education, the American
Council on Education, and q group OF
American universities. including Har-
ward University. Yale University,
Virginia and the University of Chicago,
The convocation will be attended by
the heads of the diplomatic missions,
members of the faculties of the uni
versity. officials of the United States
Government and of the Pan-Amertcan
Union, and a small group OF invited
guests.
The event will be one of simple dig
nifty. symbolizing national educational
honor transmitted through the George
Washington University and combined
with the acceptance by the King OF an
honorary degree from the university
A group Of women, prominent in Of
fetal life will be the guests of honor
at the twenty-fourth annual banquet
of Columbian Women Of George WASH
ington University next Friday evening
at the Chevy Chase Club. They in
clude Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, Mrs.
Arthur Hyde, Mrs. Harlan F1ske Stone,
Mrs Henry w. Keyes, Mrs. Mabel WAL
ker Willebrandt, Mrs. Luther H Reich
elderfer, and Mrs. Henry A. Strong.
On Saturday, April Is, the Drama
Club Of the university will give its
Spring play, presenting at the Ward
man Park Theater st. John Hankins
THE CaSsilis Engagement"
N. U. Law Schedule Announced.
TEN courses leading to degrees and
l. divided evenly between elementary
and advanced subjects will be
taught in National Universitys
School Of Law during the coming Sum-
mer session, it was announced last
night. Plans for the School of Eco
Monies and Government were made
known last week.
Because the Summer classes generally
are smaller than the regular academic
seasons. university authorities regard
them as ideal in which to begin the
study Of law. Nationals lecture halls
have been equipped with air-cooling
devices, so that reasonable comfort Is
assured during the warm weather.
The five elementary courses, each
carrying recognized credits for applica-
ton toward degrees of bachelor of laws,
bachelor of commercial laws and doctor
of jurisprudence, will be presented by
members of Nationals regular faculty.
Prof. Glenn l.. Willett will conduct o
course in quasi contracts case law and
Prof. George P. Barse will teach torts.
Prof. Walter M. Bastian will instruct in
law, Prof. William A. Coombe
viii lecture in marriage and divorce
laws and Prof. George Il. Edelin, win
present course in property law.
The advanced course schedule includes
Prof H winship Wheatley's course In
constitutional law. In the same de-
partment, Prof. sWillett will conduct his
review course, which is designed to in
clude ell of the substantive and adj
jective law commonly required in bar
examinations. Prof. Godfrey J.. Munter
will instruct In the law of sales and
Prof. Calvin I. Kephart viii teach con-
fiict of laws, while Prof. Bastian will
conduct a course in legalmethics.
Students in Nationals School of
Economics and Government met yes
terday to act upon a constitution for
a proposed student organization which
will be, in effect, q students forum.
The organization, as yet unnamed, will
undertake to promote academic attain
ments through a series Of lectures by
prominent persons in various fields of
endeavor. The Constitution Committee
Maude Taylor, Neala A. Harper,
Mauro Barardi and Joseph Dotson.
Edward McQuade, who was made
president of the Liberty National Bank
last week. took the bachelor of laws de-
gree at National In June, 1925. He is
one of hundreds of business men who
studied law for its value in business
rather than with the intention Of