Evening star., 1933-01-29

Government ownership and operation Of
electric power utilities Is desirable. The
Catholic University debaters will be
William j. Barron, '35, of Trenton,
n. j., and John H. Mcdonald, '35, of
Grand Junction, Colo.
The first issue of the Tower. under
graduate newspaper of the university,
ior the second semester, will appear on
Thursday, February 2. under the editor
snip OF William r. McAndrew, '35 of
washington. D. c., who was elected to
that position by the outgoing board.
McAndrew is sophomore and one of
the youngest men to become editor of
the paper.
Rev. DR.. A. A. Vaschalde, professor Of
Semitic languages and literatures, has
Just had published In Syriac commen-
tary on the Gospel from the original
manuscripts Of Dionysii Bar Salibi, who
was Bishop Of Mar'ash in Syria from
l145 to his death in It'll. This Is the
ninety-f1fth volume Of the Scriptorum
Chrlstianorum Orientalium, series Of
publications which makes available In
printed form original Oriental manu-
Vaschalde is one of the editors Of the
series which was begun in 1903, and
his particular field is in the Coptic Ian
guage.
The alumni Of New York and vicinity
and the members Of the new Pontifical
Society. the Friends Of the Catholic
University, will hold a dinner meeting
in the Knights of Columbus Hotel IN
New York City on February /. Among
those present will be the Right Rev.
Msgr. James H. Ryan, rector of the uni
versity; Most Rev. Pietre Fumasoni-
Biondi, apostolic delegate; the Right
Rev. Msgr. Michael j. Lavelle, rector of
st. Patrick's Cathedral in New York,
representing Patrick Cardinal Hayes,
under whose auspices the meeting will
be held. A number of members Of the
faculty and local alumni are planning
to attend
The Washington Chapter of the
con Thursday at IL o'clock at the
Madrillon. Meetings will be held the
first and third Thursdays Of the month
Law, College Courses.
THE new semester at the Washington
i College of Law. beginning tomor-
row, starts new subjects In all
classes In both day and evening divi-
Sions.
An interesting schedule for freshmen
is arranged with view to enrolling
applicants this semester and continuing
the work with the regular program
next Fall or by attendance at the Sum-
mer school. The law of crimes, torts.
domestic relations, insurance and real
property start the term, with the work
on debates continuing
The junior schedule likewise offers
an intensely interesting program of
work. Prof. Elizabeth c. Harris begins
the major course in equity jurisprC-
dence. Prof. George Kearney will start
Prof William Clark Taylor will teach
testamentary law. j. Edward Bur-
roughs, jr, will conduct the course in
the law of agency, and bankruptcy law
will be given by James B. Flynn.
The senior class carries over to the
next semester the major course in
constitutional law, conducted by. H.
D. Folsom, assistant chief examiner,
bureau of valuation, Interstate Com
merce Commission. Business associa-
tions, under DR.. Edwin A. Mooers, will
extend through the entire semester.
The course in legal problems and Dis
trict of Columbia code will also be
conducted by DR.. Edwin A. Mooers,
whose work on the compilation of the
District code particularly qualities him
for this work.
The moot court work for seniors and
juniors will continue through the year.
This court is presided over by instruc-
tors experienced in the practice of the
District.
In the Patent Law Department the
subjects Of trade marks. designs. un-
fair competition, Patent Once prac-
tice and patent moot court are sched-
uled for the coming semester. The
opening lecture in the course on trade
marks will be given on Friday, at $50
pm, and will be devoted to "A His
With Special Reference to Trade
Marks" by William D. Shoemaker. in
structor in the course. Former students
in the Patent Law Department are in
vited to attend this special lecture.