The Washington times., 1931-09-11
AMERICAN HAS
NEW UPPER
COURSE
Experts in Many Fields Will
Lecture; Liberal Arts to
Open With Big Enrolment

i New courses in graduate
work at American University
will be offered for the year be-
ginning September %, at the
Graduate School, 1901 F. ST.,
under auspices of the Social
Science Research Council, it
was announced by DR.. Walter
M. w. Splawn, dean of the
Graduate School and the
School of Political Sciences, To-
Gated at the same address.
Rural social problems will be
discussed by DR.. C. j. Galpin,
in charge of the division of
farm population and rural life
of the Department of Agricul-
ture.
Taxation in Relation to Ag-
riculture" will be presented by
Eric Englund, lecturer in agri-
cultural economics from the
Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
nomics Of the Department of
Agriculture.
Among other courses will be
National Land Problems and
Policies" by DR.. Lewis c. Gray,
principal agricultural economist
in charge Of the Division of
Land Economics, Department
Of Agriculture; Farm Mort
gage Finance" by DIR. Russell
C. Engberg, Of the Federal
Farm Loan Bureau, and David
Wickens, Of the Department of
Agriculture: Marketing Agri-
cultural Products" by DR.. Will
liam H. s. Stevens, of the Fed
eral Trade Commission: "Prin-
Ciples and Practice Of Co-opera-
tion," by DR.. Edwin q. Nourse,
director of the Institute Of Eco
nOmics, and Andrew w. Nc
Kay, of the Federal Farm
Board; Seminar in Agricultural
Economics, by Drss Nourse,
Engberg and Stevens. Mr.. Eng
lund and Mr.. WickenS, for the
first semester.
A new professor added to the
staff Of the graduate school is
DR.. Harry M. johnson. who
gained nationwide reputation
for his scientific studies of
sleep, at Mellon Institute and
the University Of Pittsburgh.
He comes as professor Of psy-
chology and head Of the de-
partment of psychology and
education in the graduate
school.
During the summer there
has been substantial improve
Inent in the facilities for both
the Graduate School, and the
School of the Political Sciences,
at 19O1-1907 F. st. The library
has been enlarged to several
rooms, and additional space
viii be given over to class
rooms.
The School of the Political
Sciences is maintained as an
adjunct to the Graduate
School, it was explained by
DR.. Splawn, It is designed to
furnish curricula which will
be of most assistance to those
interested primarily in render
ing public service. The
majority Of the courses in each
curriculum offered are supplied
by members of the faculty Of
the graduate school.
Out on the 90-acre campus, at |
Massachusetts, and Nebraska
avenues, activities are busily
shaping towards the opening
Of the college of liberal arts
Saturday, September 10.
Plans for the year, according
to DR.. Lucius c. Clark, chan
cellor, point to a larger enroll
ment than last year. Expan-
sion of the curriculum has been
attracting a constantly larger
group of students, with wider
interests, DR.. Clark explained.
AT the college, DIR. Geoge B.
Wood, dean, is preparing to in
augurate a novelty in freshman
week, by bringing the first
year classmen and women to
school a few days in advance
Of the others. Then will fol-
low a number offunctionsde-
low a number of functions de-
signed to get the Freshmen &C.
quainted with the college and
with each other.