Evening star., 1937-01-24
DR.. WALSH To TALK
ON COURT ISSUE
G. U. Foreign Service Re-
gents Former Lecture
Theme Communism.

Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., regent
Of the Foreign Service School OF
Georgetown University, who has made
an issue Of communism in public lec-
lures in washington the last II years,
will depart from custom this Winter
by devoting the major portion of his
weekly lecture series to discussions
of questions involved in the political
controversy over the Supreme Court.
The lecture course will be given in
Memorial Continental Hall, begin
ming February 10. instead of CASTOR
Hall at Georgetown University, in re-
sponse to a public demand for a hall
of larger Accommodations.
In announcing the changed subject
last night, the Foreign Service School
said: Now that recovery is on the
way, the relation of the Supreme Court
to the welfare of the Nation is chief
and foremost among the important
decisions yet remaining for the Ameri-
can people"
For that reason, it was announced,
DR.. Walsh will devote 8 Of his 10
lectures to 1.-The Constitution and the
Supreme Court"
New Controversy Indicated.
While no fundamental change was
advocated by President Roosevelt in
his address at the convening of Con-
gress nor in his inaugural address. the
Georgetown announcement pointed
out, nevertheless all indications point
to renewed controversy on that sub
ject during the present session.
The significance of changes advo-
Gated by influential groups both within
and outside the Congress is of direct
personal interest to every individual
citizen in view of the tremendous pos
sibilities involved as the Nation en-
barks upon a new era of social re-
construction" it was said. THE issue
transcends party lines and should be
judged in the light of the common
welfare"
ut has been deemed opportune.
therefore. to devote series of lectures
to that problem. They will trace the
origin and the development of the
Supreme Court during the 148 years
Of its existence, review similar attacks
in previous generations, discuss the
leading cases and examine the various
or other restrictive meas
ures now being widely circulated in
the press"
Among the individual lectures In
the course will be those devoted to
Constitutional Government in Amer
ica," THE Supreme Court Under the
Constitution" THE Supreme Court
and Social Reform" "A Supreme
Court Of Public Opinion" and Con-
gress, the People and the Supreme
Court" In the latter lecture, DR..
Walsh will deal primarily with cur
rent proposals to amend the Consti-
tuition or restrict the judicial power
by other means.
The Georgetown educator started
his series Of public lectures soon after
the establishment Of the Soviet gov
ernment in Russia and for each VIM
ter has spoken to crowded audiences
in CASTOR Hall at the university. Last
year 4,460 persons requested tickets
for his series and only limited num-
ber we're able to be accommodated in
the hall. As consequence. he was
to transfer the lectures to
a larger hall.
Unwilling to Change Date.
An attempt was made to secure
Constitution Hall, but this was i'm
possible owing to its engagement for
the Friday evening lectures of the
National Geographic Society. DR..
Walsh was unwilling to change the
traditional date of his own lectures,
which have become associated in the
minds Of attendants with Friday for
many years. Memorial Continental
Hall. however, will enable the is
suance Of twice as many tickets this
Winter.
For the first time it will be neces-
sary to charge q nominal fee for the
lectures to take care Of the expenses.
This had been approved by a referen-
dunn poll taken by the university off,
cials from the persons who have regu-
larly attended the lectures in recent
years. The charge will range from 81
for general admission. covering the
entire season Of 10 lectures, up to So
for reserved seats.
In addition to the lectures on the
Supreme Court, DR.. Walsh will give
two Introductory lectures on Com
at Home and Abroad" These
will be q brief continuation Of his
study Of the Russian revolution.
Recent developments in the Soviet
Union, the new constitution and the
activities Of communism in inter-
national affairs will form the matter
for one of these. The position of
In the United States ana
It's influence in our national life will
oe the subject Of inquiry in another.