Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
COLUMBUSU
TO 18TH ST. SOON;
Classes in Schools of Law
and Accountancy Start
September q.

Columbus University will move short
ly INTO its newly-purchased home at
1923 Eighteenth street. near Dupont
circle. but meanwhile registrations are
being taken at 1914 Massachusetts ave-
nue., where the university has been To-
Gated for a number of years. Assistant
United States District Attorney John r.
Fitzpatrick, who is secretary of the
School of Law, announced yesterday
that enrollmentS indicate that record
breaking academic year is in prospect.
Glasses in the Schools of Law and Ac-
countancy will start Monday evening,
September 81, at the Massachusetts,
avenue address, as a number of altera-
tons yet to be accomplished will defer
moving into the new building.
Judge Nathan Cayton of the NUM-
cipal Court will inaugurate new post
graduate course dealing with the prac-
tical side of work at the bar. Titling
his course Practice, Procedure and
Forms" Judge Ceyton yesterday said
this course should be especially valu-
abe to the student or young lawyer
who for any reason is unable to serve
an apprenticeship before engaging in
practice. 1t is intended to be a prac-
tical training in everyday problems of
the lawyer as we'll as the troublesome
difficulties of the unframed lawyer, he
explained.
All Branches Covered.
The course covers separately and
fully every branch of practice in every
court of the District of Columbia. and
comparable courts in other jurisdic-
lions" Judge Cayton explained. Every
step, from the preparation and filing
of initial pleadings.to the final determi-
nation of every kind Of case is carefully
explained. The functions and methods
OF each clerks office-including matters
not covered in any rule book or text
book-are taught"
The course includes practical lectures
on the organization, functions and
methods of procedure in the Office of
the United States Attorney, the Cor
poration Counsel. the Referee in Bank
ruptcy. the Register of Wills. the Re-
corder of Deeds United States Marshal
and the various commissions of the
District Government. and the exact
mode of procedure before each. Atten-
ton is devoted to law-office management
and the preparation of forms for all
corporation, banking and commercial
! documents and contracts.
A number Of prominent practicing at
torneyS are on the university's staff.
These include Thomas J. Fitzgelard. as
sistant chief clerk of the Department of
Commerce; Thomas w. O'Brien. chief
counsel Of the United States Housing
Corporation; Robert E. Lynch, Assistant
Corporation Counsel William A. Gal
lagher. Assistant United States District
Attorney. John r. Fitzpatrick, Assistant
| United States District Attorney, and
William A. Roberts, public utilities legal
expert for the District of Columbia
George d. Horning, jr., is a former AS
slStant United States District Attorney
and William E. Loahy, dean Of the
School of Law, is former Special AS
sistant Attorney General.
Law Library Increased.
The law library of Columbus Univer-
Sitv has just been increased b. the ad-
dltion of several sets of works. which
wi be available to the postgraduate
women ana men, as we'll as to under
graduates.
Taking a leading part in the removal
ton of the former residence of Robert
Lansing. who was Secretary of State in
the Wilson Cabinet. as the new home of
the university is Seton Darr.. assistant
dean of the School of Law, who assisted
in handling the real estate and financial
transactions.
James D. CuShman. dean Of the
School of Accountancy, who is practic-
ing certified public accountant and spe-
cialist in income taxation, explains that
increased enrollmentS are in sight for
that school. It's faculty will be about
the same as last year Mr.. Cushman
has recently been on a trip to the Pa
cific Coast
Rice Directs Athletics.
Columbus University. which recently
sent rife team to Camp Perry, Ohio,
to participate in the matches there.
under the leadership of Charles A.
Iovino, proposes to have athletics occupy
prominent part in academic life again
iris year. Prof. Fred j. Rice. until re-
Gently basketball coach at Catholic Uni
versity, will be in charge of this activ-
ity He will also lecture on common
law pleading to the second year class in
the Law School.
Judge Cayton and Prof. Lynch will
head the university's debating teams