Evening star., 1933-09-10
&c. j. REARRANCES
CLASS SCHEDULES
More Than Hall of Graduate
School Courses to Be
in Afternoon.

More than ~ per cent OF the SOO
courses scheduled in the Graduate
School Of Catholic University for the
coming school year have been arranged
for afternoon hours, with the object of
affording to teachers In the District of
Columbia and workers in the Govern
ment service an opportunity to pursue
advanced studies and attain advanced
degrees.
The trend Of the past few years to-
ward raising the requirements for ad-
mission TO- and advancement in, the
teaching profession has created for
men and women already in the pro-
fession the problem Of how to continue
their university studies while attending
to their duties as teachers. Catholic
University two years ago began reor-
ganiNng its graduate course schedules
with q view to finding q solution of
this dif1culty, with the result that the
part-time student now Is able to take,
In the late afternoon hours, almost the
normal graduate schedule work.
With It's stan Of las full-time in
structors Catholic University finds 1t
practical to bring within this arrange
ment all Of It's ~ departments Of
graduate study. Education, English, the
classics, romance languages, German,
economies. philosophy and sociology
are the departments Offering the widest
scope for choice of studies to the part
time student, but in all the others sat
isfactOry programs are made possible.
Labor Legislation Course.
The School of Law this year will fol-
low similar lines with respect to its
graduate courses. Among these Is a
new course in labor legislation to be
given by Dr.. James A. COndrick, who
last June received from Harvard Uni
vefNty his doctors degree in juridicial
science.
Catholic UniverAty's visiting pro-
fessor, Able Lemaitfe. internationally
known physicist at the University Of
LOuvain, will begin his course in the
astronomical applications Of the theory
of relativity about October 10. He will
give three lectures and a two-hour
seminar each week and the hours will
be set for the late afternoon. Dean
Deferrari Of the Graduate School is
now receiving registrations for the
course. Students may register in the
Graduate School at any time between
September ii and 80.
Rev. Francis Brogia Steck. o. F. M.
Phi. D., will Join Catholic University
history staff this Fall, 1t is announced
by the rector. Most Rev. James H.
Ryan. DR.. Steck is one Of the Fran
ciscan Orders most able historians. His
book on the Joliet Marquette expedi-
ton of exploration of the Mississippi
River. published few years ago. at
work at Catholic University will be the
teaching Of Latin American history, in
which both the undergraduate and
graduate courses will be given. This
will be the first in Bishop-elect Ryan s
long cherished plan to establish at
Catholic University complete curri-
culum In the history Of Latin America.
New Nursing Curriculum.
A complete new curriculum In nursing
education Is announced by Dean Defer
rart Of the Graduate School This new
division will for the present be admin
istered within the department OF
psychology. OF which Rev. Thomas
Is the head All nurses who have
trained In a recognized school Of nurs-
ing and who can meet the high school
requirements for college entrance are
eligible for admission.
The combined arts and law courses,
under the direction Of the College Of
Arts and Sciences has proved to be a
very popular group OF studies for
prospective law students who wish to
base their professional training upon
q sound foundation In the physical,
social or commercial sciences. The plan
permits the student to devote the whole
Of his fourth year in college to the
study Of the first year of law subjects,
thus enabling him to meet the require
ments for both degrees in six years.
The pre-medical and commerce
courses given by the college both lead
to the bachelor Of science degree The
former is widely recognized as an ex-
cellent training for medical school and
graduates Of the course have found no
difficulty in entering leading institu-
tiOns in this country and in Canada
and Europe. Most medical schools are
now requiring the bachelors degree for
entrance.
New advanced degrees in architec-
ture now replace the master of arts
and the doctor of philosophy degrees
formerly awarded to graduate students
in this department. The master of
architecture and doctor of architecture