Evening star., 1935-01-13
N. U. Debates Rent Regulation.

A DHERING to its policy of discuss
~ ings timely events, National
University Law Schools class in
legal debating launched its Winter
term debate schedule last night with
a formal argument on the merits OF
a rent regulation law for the District
even while that subject was appear
ing in the daily newspapers.
Two teams. the members OF which
had been preparing themselves for
the past two weeks by reviewing court
cases pertaining to rent regulation,
debated the resolution: That Con-
eress should enact law regulating
rents in the District of Columbia.
Verna McCarter. Bernardine
Scherck and Lawrence Bond upheld
the affirmative side of the question.
while J. c. Wells, R. K. Shivers and
A. D. Tore opposed them. Sound
arguments were advanced by ooth
sides, with various interpretations
being put on the theories advanced
daily by advocates and opponents OF
the proposal to regulate rents. NO
decision was announced publicly al
the end of the debate.
Meanwhile two other teams this
week are studying law and history SO
that thev will be able to debate next
SATURDAY. night the much older ques-
ton, THAT capital punishment should
be abolished R. A. Sanders. j, r.
Abel and E. S. Balderson will con-
tend Ior the more modern treory OF
abolition of capital punishment, while
f. w. Gall P. H. Donahua ana Alp2rV
C. Clark will advance the old theory
bv taking the negative side OF the
question,
A change in class assignment was
made during the past week When 1t
was announced that the regular class
in Problems of Government, taught
by DR.. Charles Pergler, will meet
hereafter in the universitys court
room. The first lecture in the court
will be given at $50 o'clock Tues
day night
Plans now are completed for the
dance that Sigma Nu Phi, legal
fraternity will give at the unlVerslty
Club Saturday night. Good music
has been engaged and the dance Will
begin at 10 pm.
Southeastern Begins Unusual Course.
oouTHEASTERN University has
arranged a new graduate course
in administrative law Tor tne
term beginning January %. 1t Will
be open to students holding law
degree from an approved school ana
TO certain exceptional undergraou-
ate students. so.;o,,
The new course. of novel deslgn'
will be conducted by DR.. Wilbur ~
Bauehman. 1t will be one OF the re-
ouired courses for the degree OF mas
ter of laws. mara
The customary method OF cease
book analysis will not be uSeo. m
stead. Prof. Baughman WILL leao MS
students in frst-hand STUDY OF
Federal agencies dealing with inter"
nal revenue, interstate commerce,
Federal trade, immigration. poslai
regulations. water power, agrlcu,tule'
hankine. insurance, public utllltles'
health. morals, securities, the stock
market and other activities controlled
or supervised by governmental resu-
latory bodies.
In addition to examining PAM
,,,,1ets and other printed material Is
sued by the governmental agencies IN
exnlanation of their functions ana
regulations, students will be taken on
a tour of the various agencies SO that
they may see the Government al
work .:,, La-
Accountancy examinations will BE-
gin tomorrow The new term IN oot,,
the law and accountancy schools VIII
start January %. The washington
preparatory School, affiliated with the
university, will begin its new term
February 4. z.,
The Southeastern University Fra,
ternity graduate honor society Will
meet next Wednesday at I pm. al
the University Club, Edwin j. Noyes'
president, will preside.