Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
Leahy to Teach Legal Ethics.

WILLIAM e. LEAHY, dean Of Column
w bus University School of Law, last
night was named professor of legal
ethics of the senior class. Dean Leahy
has been an active leader since the
foundation of the institution.
The matriculation was exceptionally
large with the opening Of the second
semester last Monday. The purposes of
the school we're outlined by Seton Darr,
assistant dean, in welcoming the new
, students. He predicted continuance
of the schools progress.
In line with the expansion program,
! Judge Nathan B. Cayton, faculty adj
visor of the Columbian Debating So
ciety, announced two debates with
teams from out-of-town colleges would
be conducted during the present Sc
mester.
F. p. Brassor, assistant dean of the
School of Accountancy. was optimistic
over the heavy enrolment in new
classes which began last Monday night.
He predicted the year would be the
greatest in the history Of the account
ancy branch.
Qualification was expressed by Mr.
Brassor over the selection of two new
professors, H. Mason WEIGH, who will
teach commercial law, and Oscar j.
Bernstein, who will give instruction in
Mr.. WEIGH Is a native of Vermont
He has been practicing law in Wash
/ ington since his graduation from
Georgetown Law School In 1919. He is
counsel for several insurance companies,
the Bank of Brightwood and numerous
local corporations.
A graduate of New York University
Mr.. Bernstein has been an accountant,
auditor and tax conSultant In Washing
| ton since 1915. He is secretary treas
urer Of the District of Columbia Insti-
| tute of Certified Public Accountants.
George F. Cozzens has been named
| as chairman of the Committee on En-
tertainment for dance to be given by
the Venetian Society next Saturday
| night at the Kenwood Golf and Coun-
| try Club. Students Of both schools will
attend.
Washington College to Dine.
THE Washington College of Law
l. banquet on February 81 will be held
at the Maydower Hotel instead OF
the Shoreham as originally announced
The second semester of the college
heavy schedule.
The Moot Court sat last night with
Judge Mary O'Toole on the bench
Senior counsel who pleaded their first
cases were Nellie E. Bishop, Abram
Blum, Dorothy j. Quinlan, BENJAMIN
Schlosser, Walter S. Pawl, Joseph j
Raphling. william B. Doyle, Jane Dyer
Mansel A. Gray, Samuel B. Calm, Ed
ward ]. Michael and Margaret T
Morton.
The freshman class of the morning
division held its first debate Wednesday
under the direction of Mrs. Rebekah S,
GreathouSe. The question argued was,
Resolved, That chain stores have been
an economic benefit" Those on the
affirmative were Marie K. Tovey, Edyth
M. Perkins and Leota H. Telford. while
those upholding the negative were Tom
alec NIX, Paul j. Bailey and Edward J.
Molenof. The decision was in favor of
the affirmative.
The freshman class, under the direc-
ton OF Rufus S. Lusk, last evening de-
bated the adoption of some form OF
Federal censorship of moving pictures
| ana whether Congress should appropri-
ate $25 100000 for the relief of drought
sufferers. Those participating in the
first debate were: Affirmative, Ralph T,
French, Mary j. Butler, Frank p. Alex
ander; negative, Frederick Z. Durham,
Nathan D. Golden, Ross M. Farrer; and
those participating in the second were:
Affirmative, Philip Goldberg, Joseph
1ACAAAoAI, GNSuA . 4uOls anu negative,
Cecil A: Jones, Vera NJ. Kelley, Nitro
Holovachka.
The weekly junior round table for
discussion of legal topics and study
problems was held in the college library
Thursday morning, under the direction
of DR.. Edwin A. Mooers, faculty advisor.
Gretta Palen, president Of the morning
division, Junior class. presided.
Seventy-six men and women have
registered for the new midyear fresh
man class at the Benjamin Franklin
University School Of Accountancy. The
first Of the two sections into which the
class has been divided got under way