Evening star., 1932-04-24
National to Teach Ciyics.

Al 1LENSF1lf- anu SOlAlRa4 VIII
~ stitutional government will be the
subjects of two new graduate
courses which will be administered in
National University's Summer sessions
beginning June IS, it was announced
at the university last night.
The course on "Citizenship-Sta
and Fundamental Rights" will embrace
detailed study of individuals and
corporations under instruments of gov
eminent Among the topics included
will be the status of the Negro, the
status of Indians and the status of
women and children. Naturalization
and its effects in actual practice upon
members of families will be discussed.
Likewise, the course will embrace a
study of non-citizen nationals. includ-
ing the Filipinos.
Freedom of the press and freedom of
speech will be studied in new light.
The status of corporations and their
rights under the government, and such
principles of government as due process
of law, equal protection of law and the
police power also will be included in
the comprehensive study Of citizenship.
Lectures in this course will be given
A. 5:35 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The course in Comparative Consti-
tutional Government will open with
definite outline of the meaning oil
political constitutionalism, tracing the
origin and growth OF the constltutlonasi
state and the classification Of consu-
tutions. The study will embrace the
unitary state, the Federal state,
flexible and rigid constitutions, and the
legislature. The economic organization
of the state will be covered also.
Among the specific constitutions which
will be ambraced in the course will
be that of the League of Nations.
The course will conclude with study
of the outlook for constitutionaliSm, In
which that form of government will be
considered with respect to continued
permanence in a changing world.
Both these courses will be admin
istered by DR.. Charles Pergler, dean
of the Graduate School OF National
University. A student Of political
science, jurisprudence and law, on all
of which he is an international
authority, DR.. Pergler VIII be ape 10
draw on his fund of personal ex-
periences and knowledge gained in
diplomatic, legislative and legal career
Hussein Foda of Cairo, Egypt, a stu
dent of National University's School OF
Economics and Government from 1879
to 1881, has Just been admitted to OK
ford University, England, on the basis
of work completed at National. Mr..
Foda, nephew of the former Egyptian
Minister to the United States, special
lied in political science at the local
institution.
Another National University graduate
of 1928, william F. Lankaitis, will re-
ceive the degree of doctor of philosophy
at Johns Hopkins University in Balu-
more in June.
DIR. Walsh Represents G. U.
DR. EDMUND A. WALSH, S j.,
~ regent of the School of Foreign
Service of Georgetown University,
will head a group Of delegates to attend
a conference on world problems at
Princeton University on April 1880.
The conference will be divided into
groups to discuss war debts, unem-
ployment insurance, tariffs and prohi-
bition. Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Dart
mouth, Virginia, Columbia and other
universities will be represented at the
sessions.
Rev. Edward ]. Coffey, S. j., former
GEORGETOWN professor who has been re-
siding at the college for several months,
left last week for New York, prepara-
tory to joining the staff of the new
Jesuit school, which viii be inaugurated
soon at Bagdad. This school, located
| in the cradle of civilization has been
| incorporated under the laws Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, with Dr. w. Cole
man Nevils, S. j.; DR.. Walsh, and Rev.
Joseph A. Farrell, S. j., OF Georgetown,
among the trustees. It Is reported that
several other American Jesuits will be
connected with the staff. The faculty
building of the new school overlooks the
Tgris River, with view Of the ira
ditional site OF the Garden OF Paradise.
T. A. O'Callaghan, S5, was announced
as winner of the Horace medal in the
recent competition in 20 selected odes
of Horace. The next scholastic compe-
tition will be for the Mallory historical
medal The subject for the 1882 essay
was announced as follows: "Is There
Natural Law or Higher Law Behind the
Constitution Which Guides the Supreme
Court on the Concrete Decision OF
Cases?"
The Horace Academy has completed
plans for the presentation OF its second
annual actus, the purpose of the acad-
emy being to honor Horace as one Of
the greatest of poets and to stimulate
study and interest in Latin. The fea
ture of the forthcoming actus will be
| the presentation and review of Sc
lected odes of Horace by Maurice r.
Reidy of Massachusetts,, and George
Guilfoyle of New York.
Georgetown'S varsity debating team
won its last intercollegiate match
against Bucknell University's team. The
Hilltoppers opposed compulsory un-
employment insurance.
The Mask and Bauble Club will take
part in the second annual one-act play
contest in Philadelphia on May g. The
| contest is staged between the dramatic
clubs Of various Jesuit colleges in the
New York Maryland province. George
, towns entry will be a play entitled
Fog" with the cast including Lester
c. Burdett, George H. Dwyer and Ray
| mond L. Hogan.
A. U. Rehearses Macbeth"
| D EHEARSAIS are under way for the