Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1935, Page 49

Schools and Colleges Events of Interesting Student and Faculty Activities in Was Educational ITH prospects of increased enrollment in all three of its schools, American Uni- versity is in the midst of freshman week activities, and plans to begin formal registration at the College of Liberal Arts tomorrow. Registration for the School of Pub- lic Affairs and the Graduate School, at the downtown center at 1901 F street, will open later this week and classes there will start September 23. Greatly enlarged activities for Gov- ernment employes in the School of Public Affairs will be & feature of this division of the university., Arrange- ments have been e ~ made by Dr. Jo- - seph M. M. Gray, chancellor, and Arthur S. Flem- ing, director of the school, to provide several classes in the “in service” training program, to help Government workers become better acquainted with their daily roblems. Three e e under supervision of Dr. Emery E. Olson, new professor of public ad- ministration and director of the “in service” training division, two of them to be joint courses with the Graduate School of the Department of Agri- culture. Ismar Baruch, of the Civil Service Commission, and Dr. Ernest M. Fisher of the Federal Housing Ad- ministration. will be among those to conduct courses in this new work. A new late afternoon undergradu- ate program for social science majors will be inaugurated at the downtown center under direction of Dr. George B. Woods, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. This is designed to meet the needs of employed students wbo have completed the work of their sophomore year and who are inter- estetd in majoring in econggnics, his- tory, international affairs or political science. Freshman week started Friday with preliminary registraticn, English ex- aminations and a freshman dinner at the college dining hall, addressed by Chancellor Gray and others. That night one group of students made @ trip to the Naval Observatory and a second group went last night. A pilgrimage was made yesterday by the students to Mount Vernon. Religious services and discussions will occupy much of today, with stu- dents entertained this evening in homes of members of the faculty. Freshman assembly and registration for college courses will take place to- morrow morning, registration will continue Tuesday and there will be a big brother and big sister party in the gymnasium Tuesday night. Chancellor Gray will deliver the opening address to students at the formal convocation Wednesday morn- ing, following which first classes will meet. M. Gray. Judge Johnson Returns. DWARD C. JOHNSON, whose term as chief justice of American Samoa expired recently, has returned to the faculty of the School Southeastern University, it was an- nounced yesterday by Dr. James A. Bell, president. Judge Johnson took leave of ab- sence from the university to accept the judiclal post in the South Seas, | an appointment made by the Sec- retary of the Navy, who su-% pervises adminis- tration of the | island. As chief : justice he was the supreme: legal authority on the island, with headquar ters at Pago: Pago. The school of & law will open September 23, ‘when early morn- ing and evening courses will convene. Day classes will begin a week later. The early “pre-| office” classes will meet from 7 to 8:40 o'clock, the day classes will con-| vene at 9:30 am. and the evening classes will start at 5:30 o'clock. The School of Accountancy will launch its season tomorrow evening at 7:15 o'clock, when figst, classes of the Fall term will mect. Day classes in accountancy wifl start September 30 and will afeet at 9:30 a.m. Several /hew courses havc been added 4o the curriculum of the Ac- countancy School. Dr. Bruce L. Mel- vin at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow will start & course in public speaking, using the Dale Carnegie text. Dr. Bell will con- duct a similar course, beginning Oc- tober 2. Dr. Bell's class will meet at 7:15 p.m. John B. Payne, formerly deputy col- Judse E. C. Johnson. of Law of | | g TOME hington's Leading Institutions. inaugurate next Thursday at 7:30 p.m. a speclal advanced course in mathe- matics of accounting and insurance. This course was arranged to meet the demand for instruction growing out of old-age pensions, unemployment in- surance and other social secruity re- forms. 8. M. Wedeberg will open tomorrow at 7 pm. a C. P. A, review course Graduate Work, of which Harvey T. Casbarian is director. Dean Joseph K. Moyer will conduct a Federal in- come tax class beginning tomorrow at 7:15 pm. W. C. L. to Offer Admiralty Course. A NEW course to be given this year | in the post-graduate department | at Washington College of Law will be the subject of admiralty law. Wil- liam H. White, who was engaged in the practice of this branch of law in Norfolk for a number of years and who was formerly general counsel of the Emergency Fleet Corp., will con- duct the course. In the undergraduate department the cairses formerly handled by the | late Prof. Lucian H. Vandoren will be given by J. Edward Burroughs, Jr., | formerly assistant United States at- torney for the District, and by Henry A. Schweinhaut, present assistant United States attorney. Dr. Edwin A. Mooers will continue to teach the freshman class in con- tracts and the junior class real prop- erty and common law pleading. George Stoner, attorney with the Re- construction Finance Corp., will con- duct the course in constitutional law in the evening division and Frederick | | A. Ballard will teach this subject in | the day division. Other members of the faculty in- clude Albert E. Stephan, attorney | with the Federal Communications Commisison; Dr. Roscoe J. C. Dorsey, Leopold V. Freudberg, William H. Collins, formerly assistant United States attorney for the Ditsrict; Ar- | thur C. Keefer, Henry E. Stauffer, Dr. James L. Brown, William D. Shoe- maker, Frank W. Dahn, Harold T. Stowell and Pasquale J. Federico. | G. W. U, Registration Saturday. ATRICULATION of some 6.000 students will take place during | | George Washington University’s three- day registration period, opening next | Saturday. On that day, and on the | following Monday and Tuesday, unl-! versity offices will be open continu- | ously from 9 am. to 8 p.m. and deans | and advisers will be on hand for con- | sultation. For the past six weeks the ad- missions office has been acting upon | applications from hundreds of stu- | dents who will enter the university's junior college from high school or will transfer with advanced standing | into the senior college or one of the | professional schools from other col- leges and universities. | New students registering in the university whose credentials have not been evaluated should go to the admissions coffice, 3t the Twenty-first and G street corner of the university quadrangle. Students who previously | have been enrolled and new students | whose credentials have been accepted should go to the Twenty-first street entrance of Corcoran Hall. Law students will register in Stockton | Hall, on Twentieth street. Classes will open Wednesday, Sep- The school for personal preparedness. Accred- ited college preparatory for boys. Midway be- tween Phila. and Wash- ington. Sports. Lower school. Dr. Chas. J. Keppel, Director. Box S, Port Deposit, Md. Enroll for classes pow amous Berlitz Conversation: ethod BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES MRS, COOK’S | . SCHOOL | | T THI 1 Kindergarten Through Sixth Grade Music, French and | | Piano Classes [ Supervised Play and Special | | Athletic Class Playgrounds | ' Open Tuesday, (;clober 1| | 2344 Massachusetts Ave. N.W, MRS. FRANK C. COOK, Principal| Decatur 2750 | lector of insurance of the District, will FRE is taught daily Special attention is given 1717-19 Massachusetts Ave. A DAY SCHOOL Conducted by the Religious of the Sacred Heart Four-Year High School College Preparatory Course Intermediate and Elementary Classes Kindergarten Little boys received in the Kindergarten " and through the Fifth Grade eart NCH in all classes. to French Conversation. Telephone Decatur 0835 Classes Resumed September 23 under auspices of the Department of |. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SEPTEMBER 15, 1935—PART TWO. Awarded Scholarships at G. W. U. Left to right: Eugene Allen, Mary Jo Mitchell, Virginia Dawson, Edith Huddleston and Ruth MacMillan. tember 25, in all of the colleges, schools and divisions. On that day assemblies will be held at noon and at 5 o'clock, when officers and given advice as to univer- sity procedure. A dance in honor of | the new students, to be held in the gymnasium that night, is planned. Class rooms and offices on the first two floors of the university's new Science Hall will be occupied with the_ opening of the year, while work on the upper floors and exterior of the building is in process of completion. ‘The building is four stories high, con- !taining 45 rooms for use as offices, class rooms and laboratories. A large recreation hall for men and women students, a men’s lounge and game room and a student co-operative store will occupy the ground floor, ‘Woodward School for Boys. CLASSES of the Woodward School for Boys, operated by the Young Men'’s Christian Association, will be- gin next Wednesday in the school headquarters, Central Y. M. C. A. Building, 1736 G street. Registration and organization of | classes will start tomorrow under di- Tection of Headmaster James J. King. Physical examinations will be given all students immediately after regis- tration, as it is the policy of the school to develop the physical prowess of each student as he progresses along academic lines. Two swimimng pools and two gym- nasiums are available to the students in connection with the physical edu- cation activities. Instruction at the Woodward School | is highly individualized, so that boys having special study problems may receive helpful advice and co-opera- tion from the teachers. Grades are from the sixth grade through high MARET SCHOO_L Twenty-Afth Year. Girig By n el for leadini leges. 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Ave. 35 Years in Washingion Met. 9605 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY The University Offers Undergraduate and graduate study in Letters and Sciences (through 50 departments of instruction) and training in the professional schools of incoming stu-| dents will be greeted by university | | faculty of Strayer College of Account- school. Ages of the students range from 11 to 20 years. Courses will include the sciences, languages, history, mathematics, me- chanical arts and Biblical training. The school is a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges | and Secondary Schools. Joins Strayer Faculty. " LLEN MacCULLEN, Washington attorney, has been added to the ancy and will teach business law dur- ing the coming year, it was an- nounced yesterday. Except for the addition of MacCullen, the faculty of the college will be the same which was in charge of the courses last year. MacCullen, who was admitted to the District of Columbia bar in 1919, re- ceived his master of laws degree from National University and has been practicing in Washington since that date. He has also had considerable accounting experience, having been assoclated with the accounting de- partment of the Southern Railway for nine years and more recently having been in charge of the Southern Mary- land Trust Co. at Seat Pleasant and the Central Trust Co. of Frederick,’ Md. For a number of years he was pro- fessor of the law of sales at National University and also served as instruc- tor of commercial law at Pace’s In- stitute of Accounting. At Strayer he will be in charge of the third semester class in business law. The rest of the faculty for the en- suing year will be the same as in 1934-35. C. Vaughan Derby, secre- tary of the Board of Accountancy for the District and practicing public ac- National Institute of Adult Education Affords A Comprehensive Cultural Background to the Busy Man and Woman of Today Obliged to Economize on Time, Effort and Expenditure. Additional Societies are being organ- ized during September. For catalog. please communi Mra. M. Peterson. Office Investment Buildin, Telephone District * K K countant, will continue as dean of the graduate school, and Elgie G. Purvis will again be in charge of the Under- graduate School. Georgetown Ready to Open. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY opens its doors this week to in- coming students in all departments. At the College of Arts and Sciences, Dean John E. Grattan, 8. J., will give | the freshman class a week of orienta- | tion. They will meet their instructors, | be given information about their| courses and be introduced also to campus life. The college sophomores | and juniors return on September 23, while the senlors resume classes Sep- tember 26. The professional schools all start work this week. the first being the| Department of Dental Hygiene, which opens tomorrow. Young women have been registering for the one-year course since Friday. | A majority of the college freshmen ! and many also from the School of Foreign Service will enroll in the Re- | | serve Officers’ Training Corps, which | classes now forming | PANISH 0d GES 0270 CLIFFORD BROOKE Academy of Stage Training In the Dramatic Arts Courses in all branches of Dra- matic Art—Motion Picture Work— Radio Technique. * Prominent Professional Faculty. Stage Productions. Actual Theater. SPECIAL CHILDREN'S COURSES Catalogue on Request FALL TERM BEGINS maintains an Infantry unit at the col- lege. There is also a medical unit in the R. O. T. C. for students seek- ing commissions as reserve officers in the Medical Corps of the Army. Many of the college professors have been either abroad during the Sum- mer or attending Summer schools at other universities. Prof. Bernard ‘Wagner has spent the Summer in Lon- don doing research work at the Brit~ ish Museum and the Bodlelan Li- brary. He is compiling a catalogue of unpublished plays. Dr. James S. Ruby, jr.,, was in England and on the continent gathering material for his English and comparative grammar courses. Drfl Leon Dostert, professor of French, engaged in research work in France. He brought back a num- ber of books for the college library in connection with a new course he is giving on modern French Catholic Hterature, ENTERING CORNELL Six Students From Washington Start This Fall. Six students from Washington will enter Cornell University at Ithaca, N. Y., this Fall, according to an an- nouncement from the university. They are Shirley Dove, 59 U street: Clara G. Jones, 401 Twenty-third street; Austin H. Kiplinger, Dupont Circle Apartments; Robert S. Weisz, 2900 Connecticut avenue; Meredith Chester Wilson, 3005 South Dakota avenue northeast, and Karl H. Zorn- ing, 4514 Connecticut avenue, Enroll for elas: Make Money Writing Stories An intensive 4-month course in short-story_writing. limited to twelvi students. will be given on Mondayi and Pridays, at 5:10 p.m. beginning October 4th I believe him to be sincerely inter- ested in "the technique of the short story and to be a scormer of all quack- ery." writes Blanche Colton Willlams. Registration daily. 5 to ¢ p.m. Folder on request. Nat. 8092 THE MONEYWAY STUDIOS NINE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY G.W.U.| High School Students of Wash- | ington Area Winning Places Are Named. George Washington University each | year awards a four-year scholarship to | an outstanding graduate of each of the five local high schools and the Alexandria High School, George Ma- son High School of Alexandria, Wash- ington and Lee High School of Clar- endon and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. ‘The local winners of the scholar- ships, who will begin their college careers with the opining of the 115th academic year on September 25, are: Ruth E. MacMillan, 219 Whittier street, Takoma Park, of Central High Sehool; Virginia Dawson, daughter of M. and Mrs. Edward M, Dawson, 8506 Western avenue, Chevy Chase, of Western High School; Edith Huddle- ston, daughter of James E. Huddle- ston, 632 Seventh street northeast, of Eastern High School; Mary Jo Mitch- | ell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert | D-$ of Lewis P. Allen, 503 Floral street, of Roosevelt High School. Winners of the scholarships from the suburban high schools are: Mary Margaret Trone, 6712 Forty-fifth street, Chevy Chase, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School; Christine Barr Hawkins, 430 Clifford avenue, Alex= andria, George Mason High School; Marjorie Ann Garvey, 200 South Pitt street, Alexandria, Alexandria High School, and Vivian Frankiyn Pavne, 107 North Walnut street, Clarendon, Washington and Lee High School. Boyd's Begins 18th Year. ‘Boyd Business University entered its nineteenth year with new Fall classes, starting last Monday. Woop's ScHooL SECRETARIAL Mitchell, Hyattsville, Md., of McKinley High School, and Eugene Allen, son Electrical Engineering A Broad, Basic, Intensive Course —Complete in One School Year Includes the fundamentals of Refrigeration, Air Condi- tioning and Earnest, ambitious young men of Electronics limited time are prepared under skilled instructors for new opportunities in the electrical field. THEORY AND PRACTICE COMBINED—Underlying principles emphasized. Commended by graduates, approved by educators, endorsed by industry. Bliss-trained men hold responsible technical and executive positions. 7,000 gra duates. 43rd year—Catalog on request BLISS ELECTRICAL SCHOOL “As Old As the Industry” 210 Takoma Ave., Takoma Park, Md. OCTOBER 7 1000 Conn. Ave. N.W. National 8248 * Kk X Felix Mahony’s National Art School DAY AND EVENING CLASSES CHILDREN'S SATURDAY CLASSES VISIT THE EXHIBITION OF STUDENTS' WORK AND SEE HOW THOROUGHLY OUR EIGHT MONTHS’ PRO- FESSIONAL COURSES FIT YOU TO MAKE EARNING USE OF YOUR TRAINING, COMMERCIAL ARTS COLOR—DESIGN—LIFE CLASSES—COSTUME DESIGN— FASHION ILLUSTRATION—COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING INTERIOR DECORATION 1747 R. 1. Ave. NW. CATALOG ON REQUEST Founded 1821 Government (Courses in Public Affairs, Foreign Service, Foreign Commerce, Public Administration, Business Administration, Public Finance and Public Accounting.) Law Education (Courses for teachers and preparation for the larger opportu- nities in the field of educational service.) Engineering (Courses in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and a combined Engineering-Law course for those planning to enter the field of Patent Law.) Medicine " Pharmacy Late afternoon classes afford the émployed student opportunity to pur- sue university study, either as candidate for a degree or as a special student. One hundred fifteenth academic year opens September 25th. REGISTRATION SEPTEMBER 21st, 23rd and 24th For Catalogues and Information Apply THE DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS 2033 G Street N. kibrary Science Fine IN THE NA. 2656 SCHOOL BEGINS OCT. 1 Arts Washington, D. C. The PENTHOUSE, 912 19th N.W. *Phone Shepherd 3070 THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY @ ‘In Service’ Training Program for Government Employes Sponsored by the School of Pub- lic Affairs and designed to make it possible for employes of the Federal Government to become better acquainted with the prob- lems with which they are called upon to deal in connection with their daily activities. Outstand- ing experts in each field discuss their problems with members of classes. Students have an op- portunity to talk over their prob- lems with experts. Courses to be offered this se- mester include: *Public Person- nel Management; *Technique of Supervision; Problems of Ad- ministration Common to All De- partments; Development, Instal- lation, and Administration of Classification and Compensa- tion Plans; Administrative Statis- tics of the Federal Government —Their Collection and Use in the Formulation of Policies; and Problems in Housing and Home Findncing. Classes begin September 23. Students may register at 1301 F Street N.W. between September 16 and September 23 from 3:30 to 6 p. m. from Monday to Fri- day, and from 1 to 6 p. m. Saturday. Special bulletin may be obtained by writing to Secre- tary, School of Public Affairs, 1901 F Street N.W., or by ‘phon- ing MEtropolitan 2300. *Offered in co-operation with Graduate School of U. 8. Department of Agriculture ® Graduate Program for Students of the Social Sciences Designed to make it possible for graduate students to obtain the Master of Arts or Doctor of Phi- losophy degrees in the fields of ECONOMICS, HISTORY, INTER- NATIONAL AFFAIRS, and PO- LITICAL SCIENCE. Statf of full- time faculty members in all four fields together with a supple- mentary staff of experts in busi- ness, political science, and other fields of learning connected with departments of the Govern- ment or with learned societies and research organizations located in the city of Washing- ton. Special emphasis placed on development of research projects related to governmen- tal resources of Washington. Schedule planned so that em- ployed studenis can carry on work in late afternoon and eve- ning. Classes begin September 23. Students may register at 1901 F Street N.W. Thursday, Septem- ber 19, and Friday, September 20, between hours of 3:30 and 6 p. m.; and Saturday, Septem- ber 21, between 1 and 6 p. m. For information or consultation write Registrar, Graduate School, 1901 F Street NW,, or ‘phone MEtropolitan 2300. ® Complete Undergraduate Program on Beautiful 80-Acre Campus Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts—a Class A fully ac- credited undergraduate institu- tion—and designed for full-time day students who desire to carry on their undergraducie work in a College which places special emphasis on small classes and close contact be- tween faculty and students. Classroom work co-ordinated with Washington’s outstanding educational facilities. Well- rounded extra-curricular pro- gram. Excellent laboratories. Dormitory accommodations. Well - organized programs for students looking forward to Teaching, Medicine or Dentistry, Law, Engineering, Business, Journalism, or Government Service. Classes begin September 18. Students may register on the Campus at Massachusetts and Nebraska Avenues September 16 or 17 from 8:30 a. m.to 4 p. m. For additional information write the Registrar, College of Liberal Arts, American University Campus or ‘phone Cleveland 0798. @ Late Afternoon Undergraduate Program for Social Science Majors Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and designed for employed students who have completed work of Sophomore year in an accredited institution and who are majoring in Eco- nomics, History, International Affairs, or Political Science. All classes held in late afternoon or evening at University's Downtown Center—1901 F Street' N.W. Students may reg- ister at 1901 F Street Thursday, September 19, and Friday, Sep- tember 20, between hours of 3:30 and 6 p. m.; and on Satur- day, September 21, between 1 and 6 p. m. Write to Registrar, College of Liberal Arts, for special bulletin or ‘phone MEtro- politan 2300.