Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
Radio Law at Catholic q.

Wa1l0 LAW AZ CaGnOuC Us
The Law School Of the Catholic Uni
Versity has completed preparations for
offering a special course in radio law
and practice under the general direc-
ton of Or. James j. Hayden, Dean
John Med. Fox announced yester-
dav. This course Is to be prefaced
hy A series of FIRE public lectures
beginning February IL. All of the lee
lures will be given by well known
authorities on radio law.
Among the lecturers are Louis @.
Caldwell, formerly general counsel for
the Federal Radio Commission. VINO vi
will speak on three occasions on the
following subjects: who Owns the
Ether" 1.-THE Interpretation of Public
Interest. Convenience and Necessity,
AS Applied to Quasi-LegiSlative Duties
~ the Federal Radio Commission and
Stations Which Do Not Broadcast"
and 1.-THE Piracy Of Broadcasting Pro-
grams" Paul M. Segal, formerly as
sistant general counsel for the Federal
Radio Commission. will deliver two ad-
dresses on practice and procedure be-
fore the Radio Commission and appeals
from the decisions of the commission:
John w Guider, who has contributed
10 radio periodicals on legal phases
of the subject, will deliver two lectures
one on "The Legality of the Radio Act
Of 1927 AS Applied TO Broadcasters,
and the other on the Inoerpretation
of Public Interest, Convenience and
Necessity AS Applied to Broadcasting
stations, Including the Davis Amend
Enent."
I A special lecture on international
phases of the law of radio will be given
by q well known authority. All of these
lectures are free and the public is in
vited to attend The series will be OF
particular interest to members OF the
local bar.
Il is planned to give the lectures at
e:15 pm. on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of each week in the order
named. All lectures will take place
in the assembly hall of Mcmahon Hall
on the campus of the Catholic Uni
versity, IN Brookland.
The exact dates of the individual
lectures will be announced at an early
date.
G. w. u. to Add Lecturer.
Or. Ernst Esch of the University OF
Cologne will come to America this Sum-
Yner to serve on the faculty of the
George washington University Summer
sessions, lecturing in the Symposium on
World Affairs, which the university,
through its School of Government, Is
celebration of the George Washington
Bicentennial.
A leading European authority on
TRANSPORTATION, DR. Esch is professor Tor
trahnc and transportation and director
of the Institute of Transportation at
the University of Cologne and president
of the International Press ExhlnlIlon OF
Cologne. DR.. ESch's course will deal
with international shipping.
Glasses in all schools of the univer-
eity will open for the second semester
wednesday except in the Law School,
which resumes tomorrow. Late regis
tration will take place until February
IA in the Law School and until Feb
Tuary 10 in all other schools.
Or. Wilfrid Phelps Thomas, newly
appointed assistant professor OF TO-
nance languages, will assume his teach
ing duties with the opening OF the new
semester.
Prof. Thomas is graduate of Will
uans College and Johns Hopkins UNI
versftv. He studied for some time in
France and holds the diplome d'etudes
franchises from the University OF Mont
He has taught at williams College,
Baltimore City College and Johns Hop
kins and Is member of the American
Association of Teachers of French and
the Modern Language Association OF
America. Prof Thomas will instruct
the classes formerly taught by the late
Prof Ralph Baxter Foster.
Dean William Carl Ruediger OF the
School of Education announces that as
q special service to teachers of voca-
tional subjects the university viii offer
during the semester now opening
course in industrial education, under the
direction Of DR.. Charles r. Allen of the
Federal Board for Vocational Eduea-
ton. One section Of this course viii
be organized at the Abbot Vocational
school on Tuesday at $3.50 pm. and an
other at the university, Building Wit,
Thursday at 7:30 pm.
Among the topics to be considered in
the course are the nature and purpose
Of industrial education, human re-
sources, the iron man, factors OF EN-
cheney, types of vocational schools. con-
tinuation schools and Federal aid.
American u. Founders Day.
Founders day will be celebrated at
American University Saturday, Feb
ruary 81, when pageant representing
outstanding incidents in the establish
ment of the institution will be pre-
scented at the annual dinner of the
woman's guild Of the university.
Famous characters closely associated
with the founding and early life of the
university will be impersonated by the
Dramatic Club under direction of VIII
Hutchins, professor of art. The occa-
sion viii mark the fortieth anniversary
= of the founding of American University.
Plans for the dinner, which Is to be
given in the dining hall at the college,
are in charge of Mrs. Lucius G. Clark,
wife of the chancellor Among the
noted characters to reappear at the
Founders day celebration viii be Bishop
John r. Hurst, the founder: President
Theodore Roosevelt, President Woodrow
Wilson and William Jennings Bryan,
who at the time of his participation
was Secretary of State The occasions
on which these persons participated in