Evening star., 1936-12-13
Columbus Forum Elects.

Columbus Forum Elects.
MEMBERS of the Venetian So
" ciety, oldest forum for business
discussion for students in the school
of accountancy at Columbus Univer-
sity, yesterday elected Thomas Cribben
president. Others elected to Office in
the society included Walter Kennevan,
secretary; Elizabeth McGahey, treas
urer, and James E. Ferry, vice presi-
dent.
The Chi Sigma Mu Fraternity. an
organization of Columbus accountancy
students, elected the following officers
Edward Mclean. president; r. c.
Amsden, vice president; Austin Ying-
ling, secretary; Charles Appleby
treasurer, and Sam Hook, sergeant at
arms.
At their monthly meeting last week
members of the Alpha Chapter Of the
National Sigma Delta Kappa Sorority
elected Marie Kannary president
Helen Barry, vice president; Helen
Collins, secretary; Elizabeth Hines
treasurer; Thelma Vollman, sergeant
at arms, and Claire Glenn, priestess.
Luncheon Planned.
DRESIDENT JAMES A. BELL OF
L Southeastern University yesterday
announced the inauguration Of series
of monthly luncheons for under
graduates and alumni.
These luncheons will be at 12:3C
o'clock on the third Thursday Of each
month at the Harrington Hotel.
August H. Moran, member OF the
faculty and prominent attorney, will
be the principal speaker at the first
luncheon on December II.
1t was announced the opening dance
Of the freshman accountancy class will
be held Friday, December 18, at the
La Fayette Hotel. The proceeds from
this dance will go into a special fund
to be used at the end of the school
year in giving a special party fol-
members of the class.
Joseph K. Meyer, dean Of the school
of accountancy, was the principal
speaker Tuesday night at a meeting OF
the youth guidance program conducted
by the Y. M. C. A.
New Course Offered.
THE graduate department Of Ma
tional University will give course
on radio and air law. conducted by
Prof Howard S. Leroy, during the
Winter term. which begins January 4.
Prof. Leroy is recognized au-
thority on this increasingly important
subject, and is the author Of numer-
Gus papers and publications in this
field.
In the university's school of eco
nomics and government, DR.. Charles
P. Sherman, formerly of Yale Univer-
sity, will conduct new course deal
ing with Roman Civilization in the
Modern World" This branch of the
school will continue to stress work in
the field of social sciences and allied
subjects.
DR.. Charles Pergler, dean of the law
school, will leave for Chicago shortly
after Christmas to attend a meeting
of the American Association of Law
Schools and the annual meeting Of
the American Political Science Asso-
citation. During the Winter term he
will continue In charge of the course
in constitutional law. which has been
extended to swo terms.
New subjects to be given in the
department of the law
school include criminal law cases, by
Justice James M. Proctor. criminal
law text. Prof. H. Winship Wheatley;
suretyship, Justice oscar r. Luhring;
evidence, Prof. Walter M. Bastian;
trial procedure, Senator Ernest w.
Gibson; bills and notes. Prof. George
E. Edelin; equity cases, Prof. Milton
Strasburger; real property text, Prof.
Thomas H. Patterson, and municipal
corporations. Prof. P. H. Marshall.
GEORGETOWN Arranges Debates.
REV. JOHN J. TOOHEY, s. j., de-
batting coach at Georgetown Uni
versity, has definitely arranged inter-
collegiate contests with Dartmouth
and Rutgers, he announced yesterday.
and is negotiating" with several other
debating teams In the East.
While no date has been determined
for the opening of the intercollegiate
debating season, it probably will be
soon after the second semester be-
gins. Georgetown's varsity teams are
drawn from the membership Of the
Philodemic Society of the College Of
Arts and Sciences. The annual Mer-
rick debate between seniors Of that
society will be held Tuesday evening
in Castor Hall, the most important
scholastic event before the Christmas
holidays.
Registration. at the School Of Law
Is now 705 students, compared with
65l last year at the same time. Thir.
teen additional universities are rep
resented In the enrolment.