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Y. M. C. A. MEETING. F. W. Cappleman Speaks on Law as a Vocation. The second of the series of life work series was offered by Mr. Frederick' William Cappelman last Wednesday evening on "The Law." Mr. Cappelman is an old Carolina man, being a member of the law class of 1912. "Law," began Cappelman, "means justice between man and man, and between man and the State. Law is a public trust which is confided to those men who call themselves lawyers." He also held that law in its sphere ranks equally with the ministry as a profession, for law protects the weak, punishes the criminal and safeguards liberty. In speaking of the field of law the speaker stated that the law profession is not over-crowded. Iu fact, there is a lack of honest, efficient lawyers. The same personal qualities are necessary to succeed in law as in other professions. The principal qualities that a lawyer should possess are willingness to work, an attractive disposition, energy, vigor, carefulness, decision, ac curacy, a good physique, and, above all. honesty and morality. Special stress should be laid up on these last two, for the law profession opens up more gate ways to dishonesty and crime than any other profession. The dishonest man has no place in the profession. As for the kind of training a lawyer should receive, Capple man recommended first of all a good academic course. But rath er a strong high school lad than a broken down college graduate. The studies to be particularly stressed are English, Economics, Latin, Psychology, Sociology, Logic, and Public Speaking, the two last named being especially significant, for the man capable of the most eloquent expression of logical thought wins the day. The young lawyer advised that the best place to be equipped for the law profession is the law school, preferably the state uni versity, for it is there that the student mingles with men of his own social group, meeting them face to face. Training in a law yer's office is inadequate for the association which is indispensable to. character building is lacking, and also there is a lack of time. "Columbia," he said, "is an ideal place to study law; for in this city students have access to the various courts and other govern mental bodies. And this is an efficient law school, Indeed, the future of South Carolina will de pend in large measure on the young men in the law classes of the University."~ VJSITING CA RD)F, 50 FOR 750. PROF. BAKER LECTURES Addresses Orangeburg Teacher's Association. Prof. L. T. Baker, dean of the University, delivered an address before the Orangeburg County Teachers' Association a short while ago. The meeting was held at Springfield. Prof. Baker spoke on the subject of "Educa tional Associations as. an Agency for the Improvement of Teach ers and Schools." He laid spec ial stress on the importance of every teacher being a member of both county and State associa tions in order to secure for them selves the best value possible in the mutual exchange of ideas. He boosted the meeting of the State Teachers' Association, of which he is secretary, which is to be held in March. Prof. Ba ker reports an enjoyable stay in Springfield. Prof. Wardlaw Speaks. Prof. Wardlaw gave an inter esting as well as instructive ad dress before the Sumter County Teachers' Association op Satur day, February 7. The lecture was on the doctrine of interest in which he thorougl - ly reconciled the contentions of two schoois, first that all things in the school room should be in teresting; second, maintaining that while this is true, it is also true that effort is the result of interest and interest the tesult of effort. He insisted that there should be a closer connection of the real problems of the school room with the real problems of life. He believes in making school room work broadly practical, not con fined within the narrow term the word "practical" usually im plies. His lecture was well attended and enjoyed by all. The Sick and Near-Sick. Westmoreland, Shuler, Ross, and Boyd have recovered from their various maladies. Waters and Gaskin are confined with the mumps. L. C. Johnson has a slight at tack of measles and is quaran tined. Dubose, Reynolds, and Saun ders are spending a short while at Mrs. Madden's sanitarium. Prof. Taber Honored. Prof. Stephen Taber has re cently been made a member of the Geological Society of Lon don, and also a member of the Societe de Geologique de France. Prof. Taber recently completed a paper on earthquakes in South Carolina. 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