Evening star., 1938-09-11
RADIO TECHNIQUE
WILL Be TAUGHT
Catholic University Will Add
Course in FaIl-CoyIe
in Charge.

A class in the technique Of radio
broadcasting, in charge Of Bill Coyle,
radio director Of The Star, will be
included among the courses offered In
the Catholic University Speech and
Drama School this fall Facilities of
The Stars Station WMAL have been
made available for students engaged
in practical class work.
Walter Kerr. for three years a men,
ber Of the staff Of the School Of Speech
at Northwestern University, will join
the faculty to teach classes in play
writing, radio script writing and play
direction. Mr.. Kerr, who is IS, has
produced over so plays and Is the au-
thor OF several, including adaptions
OF 1rWng's RIP Van Wrinkle" and
Goldsmiths "Vicar of Wakefield" He
worked with Edgar Bergen in the
preparation Of the Charlie Mccarthy
scripts while the ventriloquist was on
the Rudy Vallee program, and has
been connected with various other
widely-known radio programs.
The speech and drama courses are
under the direction of the Rev. G. v.
Hartke, O. p, moderator Of the WASH
ington chapter of the Blackfriers'
Guild, who will teach classes in ad-
vanced play direction and public
speaking and conduct a Catholic ac-
ton graduate seminar. The Rradu-
ate speech and drama courses were
begun at the university last year and
in addition to the courses previously
of1ered in acting, direction and stage
craft, this years curriculum will in
clude classes in history of drama,
speech correction, philosophy Of the
beautiful and methods of rehearsing
choral speech and public speaking.
Course in Choral Speech.
Choral speech will be taught by Mrs
joseph P. Callan, also formerly OF the
faculty OF Northwestern.
The university's department of
economics will offer VARIETY Of
courses in the late afternoon and
evening for the convenience of teach
ers. Government workers and officials
and other students Other courses
are being offered to assist students
preparing for civil service examina-
t1ons in accounting, economics,
finance and statistics.
Among economics courses will be
those dealing with the foreign ex-
change equalization fund, Federal Re-
serve open market and discount
policies, foreign banking systems, the
future of the gold standard, the COM
mon stock versus bond theory of in
Vestment, relative investment possi-
bllities Of government, industrial and
public utility securities, interest rates
and the price level, the deteriminants
OF an investment program for indi-
Vlduals and institutions and the
analysis and Interpretation Of finan-
clai statements of banks. railroads,
public utilities and industrials.
Advanced Physics Courses.
In addition to general work OF
undergraduate courses, which provide
for the non-technical as we'll as for
the science student. the department
OF physics will offer a number of
courses which are open to graduate
students and to properly qualified
undergraduates. More advanced work
IN general physics. especially in those
branches which have been developed
largely In recent years, is given in a
course in modern physics.
Other courses provide the student
with theoretical and experimental
instruction in mechanics, light, direct