Evening star., 1933-03-05
Schools and Colleges

will be the speaker on March 8.
The American University in the past
week, received the private collection OF
German books of Prof. Zedler formerly
Of Albion College, Albion, Mich. The
collection contains the standard Ger
man editions.
Plain Law Book Lectures.
a T Washington College of Law this
"A week special lectures on How to
Use Law Books" will be given by
Henry j. Brandt Of st. Paul. Mimi,
ON Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
pm. Members of all classes are ex-
pected to attend these special sessions.
The freshman class Of the day divi-
sion debated on Wednesday morning the
subject, Resolved, That the calendar
should be changed so that the year
would have 13 months Of four weeks
each" The decision was awarded to
the negative side composed of Thomas
s. Graves and Charles P. McKeNp, but
James S. Morris on the affirmative was
voted the best speaker. Mrs. Hattie M.
Barnaby also upheld the affirmative side
o. the question.
The day and evening debating classes
will hold the first interclass debate on
Saturday evening, March 18. The op-
posing teams will be selected by the
respective classes and by the faculty
adviser on debates, Mrs. Rebekah S.
Greathouse. The names of the partici-
pants will be announced later. The
subject chosen for debate is, Resolved,
That the Constittion should be
amended to permit uniform Federal
divorce law"
National Announces Courses.
MINE new courses will be presented
~ in the National University Law
School during the sixty-fourth Spring
term which begins Monday, March 13,
it was announced last night by Dr.
Hayden johnson, chancellor of the uni
versity and dean of the Law School.
These courses are in addition to that
in medical jurisprudence by DR.. Percy
Hickling, which was announced last
week
Besides the new courses the university
also will open its moot court Of appeals,
the completed Spring term schedule re-
vealed.
OF particular interest in view of the
ton Of national taxes Is the course in
Federal Tax Laws" which Prof. H. B.
McCawley will begin Tuesday March
IA. This course will embrace the his
tory Of Federal revenue system, a study
Of constitutional law governing Federal
taxation and leading cases on Federal
taxation. Prof. McCawley's lectures
will include procedure and practice be-
fore the Bureau of Internal Revenue,
the Board Of Tax Appeals and courts.
Likewise Of peculiar current inter-
est IS the new course in Trusts and
Monopolies" which Prof. Everett F..
IS. The study will cover the develop
ment Of antitrust legislation before
passage Of the Sherman act and will
embrace study Of the Federal Trade
Commission and the Clayton acts, to-
gether with the powers and extent Of
governmental jurisdiction under them.
Other topics covered in the course in
clude merging Of large and small in
duStrial units, and unfair competitive
methods in commerce.
The moot court Of appeals will sit
at 7:45 pm. Wednesdays during the
Spring term. Dean johnson. Prof Will
will be the presiding Justices" The
court will hear cases taken up from the
lower moot courts Of the law school,
Other new courses scheduled for the
new term include Bills and Notes." by
Prof. George e. Edelin,; Equitable
Trusts" by Associate Justice Jennings
Bailey Of the District Of Columbia Su-
preme Court: Wills and Administra-
ton" by Prof. Eugene R. Woodson;
"Bailments and Carriers" BY Prof. o.
L. Mohundro: Evidence Cases." by
Prof. P. H. Marshall: Private Corpora
tions." by Prof. George p. Barse. and
Insurance" by Prof Vernon E. West.
Judge Charles S. Lobingier, professor
Of civil and comparative law at the
National Law School Is the author of
Rise and Fall of Feudal Law" in the
current issue Of The Cornell Law Quar-
terlv. and Of Franco o-American Codes"
in the current number of the Virginia
Law Review. These treatises are COM
prehensive, the first occupying 40
printed pages and the latter taking up
80 pages and each Is attracting atten-
ton in the legal world.
S. E. Plans Banquet.
RRIEF addresses by presidents of the
- various classes and by representa-
tiVes of the alumni association and the