The Washington times., 1935-08-29
AMERICAN u. TO
BEGIN TERM
SEPT. 3
Preliminary Registra-
ton Indicates Increase
in Enrolment

With preliminary registration
figures pointing to marked in
creases in enrolment in the grad
uate school, the College of Liberal
Arts, and the School Of Public Al
fairs, American University is pre-
pairing to open the 1885 aca-
demic year on September %.
On that date classes will begin
at both the downtown center and
the campus. The preceding week
has been set aside for regiStra-
ton purposes. The I'm Service"
training program of the School OF
Public Affairs, which has been
developed for the benefit Of en-
ployes Of the Federal Government,
will begin on September 80.
DR.. Joseph M. M. Gray, chan
cellor of the university. who has
spent the entire summer either on
the campus or in addressing va
rious groups in all parts of the ma
ton. is prepared to welcome to the
university an unusually large
number of new faculty members.
DR.. Ernest S. Griffith, recently
appointed dean of the Graduate
School, will be in his office from
now on. DR.. Emery E. Olson, pro-
fessor of public administration
and director Of the I'm Service"
training division of the School of
Public Affairs, has already begun
to develop plans for this phase of
the univerSity'S work in consulta-
tion with Arthur S. Flemming,
director of the school. DR.. George
B. Woods, who begins his tenth
year as dean of the College of
Liberal Arts, is prepared to handle
the largest undergraduate enroll
ment in the university's history.
Comes From Syracuse
DR.. Griffith comes to the Amer
lean University after rendering
outstanding service both as an ad-
miniStrator and as a teacher at
Syracuse University where he was
dean of the lower division and a
professor of government attached
to the School of Citizenship and
Public Affairs. Under Dean Grif-
fith's leadership the Graduate
School will move forward with it's
program for developing in Wash
ington one of the nations out
standing graduate schools of the
social sciences. The Graduate
School is offering advanced de-
greeS in the fields of economics,
history, international affairs, and
political science. Supporting
courses, however, will be offered
in other related fields.
DR.. Olson, whose appointment
as a professor of public admins
tration and director of the In
Service" Training Division of the
School of Public Affairs, was an
nounced just a few weeks ago,
comes to Washington with an
outstanding reputation in the
field of public administration
growing out of his activities as
dean of the School of Govern
ment of the University of South
ern California.
Other Additions
In addition to DR.. Griffith and
Dr.. Olson the following will meet
classes at the American Univer-
sity for the first time: DR.. Mer-
ritt c. Batchelder, assistant pro-
fessor of English. who comes to
the university from Beloit Col
lege and the University of Iowa;
DR.. Earl A. Dennis, assistant pro-
fessor of biology. who comes from
the University of Chicago; DR..
Richard H. Bauer, assistant pro-
fessor of history. who comes from
the Lewis Institute in Chicago;
DR.. William w. Shaw. instructor
in political science, who comes
from Princeton University. and
Orville. A. Hitchcock, instructor
in speech and coach of debate,
who comes from the University
Of Iowa.