Evening star., 1942-07-26
Government Experts
ToLecture al 6. j.
On War Organization
Prof. Cosey to Direct
Bi-WeekIy Glasses to
Study New Agencies

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Bi-WeekIy Glasses to
Study New Agencies
Government officials are cooper
ating with the Georgetown Uni
versity School Of Foreign Service,
1t was announced yesterday, by
giving a series OF lectures dealing
with "Government Organization for
War"
Prof. Daniel Casey has general
charge of this new wartime course
which Is being given twice weekly
for the benefit. primarily, of stu
dents in his classes in Transportation
and marketing. Admission to the
lectures Is open to students of the
school generally.
The purpose Of the new course
Is to familiariZe students with the
major functions of the war agencies
and to give a clear picture Of the
organizations dealing with subjects
covered in the regular courses of
the school. Many of the Foreign
Service students are preparing
themselves for business and public
administration careers. The course
is designed to give them a broad
understanding of the way the Gov
ernment. including Army and Navy
procurement, is functioning during
the war.
Agencies and Materials.
For example, lectures will review
the Lend-Lease Administration. the
Of1ce OF Defense Transportation.
the War Manpower Commission, the
Office Of Price Administration, and
the War Production Board. They
will give the students, also, q
clearer understanding of the situa-
ton regarding available critical
materials which affect most Of the
manufacturers subject to new Gov
eminent regulation.
Other discussions will center
about steps being taken by various
agencies to obtain q SUFFICIENT guam
tity OF critical materials and will
point out how these agencies may
buy or requisition excess inventory,
or distribute scarce materials to
corporations needing them.
There will also be an ANALYSIS bv
experts OF the method of awarding
Army and Navy contracts and the
education OF the business world to
meet the requirements Of the armed
services. Price differentials on ex-
port shipments will be explained
and the services performed by the
Board Of Economic Warfare in IA
cihtating export shipments will be
discussed at length. Prof. Casey
also conducts classes In export and
sales practices.
Experts to Lecture.
The Government experts who are
giving the lectures are men who are
handling the specific problems
which they will discuss. They in
clude John Nutting of the ONCE
for Emergency Management; DR.. j.
S. Thomas, Ralph Gates, Lawrence
Newman and Frank A. Patterson of
the War Production Board; Paul
Gerhart. liaison official with Army
and Navy Procurement; William Orr
OF the Defense Housing Administra-
ton and William McCaw and Paul
L. De Largy, also of the War Pro-
duction Board. Others will be added
to the list from time to time.
The Georgetown Domesday Booke,
the students annual, was distributed
on the campus last week. This Is
the flrst edition dealing exclusively
with the College Of Arts and Sciences
and 1t includes . review Of COM
mencement weak for the first time.
Other schools Of the university are
to have their own individual an
nuals.
The volume Is dedicated to
Georgetown men in the armed serv-
Ices, OF whom it Is estimated there
are approximately $500 at present,
Featured are letters from Secretary
OF War Stimson. Secretary of the
'"'J AAAioh, oG' oCIl. IlOlIldS 11Ol.
comb, commandant OF the United
States Marine Corps, and 1t. Gen.
Henry H. Arnold, commanding off,
Ger OF the Army Air Forces.
Gen. H0lcomb's Letter.
The letter from Gen. Holcomb was
particularly interesting to George
town officials because Of its personal
nature. In it he said: "The Marine
Corps pledges to you men Of George
town that 1t will continue to fight
for the ideals OF service to God and
country which the good Jesuit
fathers have instilled In Hilltop men
through the years."
The volume pays tribute especially
to the first two GEORGETOWN men
killed in the war-Ensign George
Anderson Wolf and 1t. Thomas
MacGuire Lewis, U. S. A. Ensign
Wolf was serving on the battleshiu
Arizona and was killed in the first
attack Of the war at Pearl Harbor
on December 7.
John j. Esswein was editor-in-
chief of the Domesday Booke. while
the faculty moderator was the Rev
John j. Foley, S. j.