Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LAW DEPARTMENT J. B. Duffie, Editor W. M. Graydon, law '14, bet ter known as "Frowsy Bill," was a visitor the past week. The proposed football game between the law classes has so far failed to materialize. It is to be hoped that the game will be played after all. Moot Court Appointments. Moot court will meet next Thursday, the 17th, for the last time before the holidays begin. The case on docket is a civil one, to be tried by a jury. The at torneys are: Plaintiff, Nicholson and Steadman; Defendant. Fort and Braddy. Messrs. Johnson and Wannamaker will act as As sociate Justices. Moot Court in Session. The case on trial in the moot court Wednesday night was The State vs. John Fortune, charged with non-support of his wife. The evidence showed that the defendant lived at Wateree and the wife at Chesterfield. The defendant went there in order to make a iiving. The wife refus ed to go with him. The sole question before the jury was whether the place of abode cf fered to the wife by the husband was a suitable place for her to live. The jury failed to agree and a mistrial was ordered. The attorneys were as follcws: State, Crawford and Trotter; Defend ant, Meyer and McLeod. Messrs. Cary and and Latimer acted as Associate Justices, the former charging the jury. Professor Rucker was Chief Justice. SPEAKS TO SENIORS. Mr. W. T. Aycock Delivers Ad dress on Rules of Evidence. The senior law class had the privilege of hearing Lir. W. T. Aycock, a promincnt member of the Columbia bar and well known throughout the State, on Wedr.esday morning at the reg ular class hour. Mr. Aycock spoke on "The Defccts and Arbi trary Application of the Rules of Evidence." Mr. Aycock began his address by a discussion of relevant and irrelevant evidence, showing how arbitrary the rules were, manny times justice being defeat ed because of the same. He said that legal proceedings now adays were more a battle of wits than a battle going to the merits of the case. Especially interesting was Mr. Aycock's discussion of the Hear say Rule. The speaker dwelt at length on the rule and its nu merous exceptions, giving illus NEW ALUMNI ATH LETIC DIRECTOR Gunter to Supervise Football And Baseball Teams. Guy Gunter of Columbia, a prominent alumnus of Carolina, was elected alumni manager of football and baseball at a meet ing of the advisory board Mon day afternoon. Mr. Gunter was a former star athlete at Caro lina, being a member of the '02 football team that won from Clemson. He was also promi nent in college baseball and has managed and played w i t h several professional baseball clubs since his graduation. Mr. W. C. McGown will no longer be a member of the ad visory board, Mr. Gunter taking his place. The alumni manager's duties will be to help in the arrange ment of all athletic schedules and to see that all money is spent where it is most needed. Mr. Gunter expects to make the Athletic Association come out without a deficit next year. Infirmary Notes. Wade, Dalton, and Simmons. who have been confined in the infirmary for several days, due to various minor afflictions, have resumed their studies. Mr. T. M. Stevenson is at pre sent subjected to Mrs. Madden's careful attention with the la grippe. It is thought that he will be out in a few days. Fresh Usher- -( In Dr. Moore's biology) "Dr., is a hug an in sect?" The freshmen are suffering seri-usly with the magnu m caput. Matrimonial Bureau ad: "Broke widows re-paired." trations of how the rule was avoided, and justice not being done as a result. He said that the rule had so many exceptions that it had almost ceased to exist. Mr. Aycock concluded by quot ing a part of President Wood row Wilson's address before the American Bar Association which dealt with evidence. The sen iors are very much indebted to Mr. Aycock for his kindness in giving this interesting and ini structive address. WANT AD COLUMN Single Insertion of 25 Words (Maximum) 15 Cents or 2 Insertions for 25 Cents. Seal your Christmas gifts with Red Cross Seals bought from Miss Reid in the president's office.; UNIVERSI SOUTH CA Founded by the State in 18 The University is organized witt 1. SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENC study in Languages, History, Sc degrees of A. B. and B. S. Ei worth from $100 to $150 each. II. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, whic to serve the State as teachers, prin of schools. In this course the A. I III. GRADUATE SCHOOL, with ac the degree of Master of Arts. 'Che Graduates of the colleges of Soul University in all courses except Law, will IV. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, leading to C. E. and E. E. degree' V. SCHOOL O LAW, with a cour LL. B. 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