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VOL. VIII UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA, S. C., MAY 8, 1915. No. 28. TENNESSEE WON THE TRIANGULAR DEBATE Carolina Won Second Place Over Georgia. Contest at Carolina Was Held in Auditorium of College for Women. Last Saturday night, six de bating teams, representing the three State Universities of Ten nessee Georgia, and South Car olina, debated the query: "Re solved, That the . United States should control and operate all railroads (steam and electric) doing interstate commerce." The University of Tennessee debating teams won the annual triangular by defeating the Jni versity of South Carolina at Athens, Ga., and the University of Georgia here. Carolina was second, winning the negative side by a unamimous vote at Knoxville, Tennessee. S. G. Abernethy and Curtis Gentry represented Tennessee here, upholding the affirmative, while S. H. Wiley and C. 'W. Jacobson of Georgia strongly upheld the negative. The de bate was held in the auditorium of the College for Women. Dr. Currell presided and announced the decision of the judges. The decision was by no means unani mous; the first four votes being read, two for Tennessee and two for Georgia, the fifth going to Tennessee. The judges were se lected from the University faculty as follows: E. M. Rucker, H. C. Davis, Geo. McCutchen, Reed Smith, and Josiah Morse. Prof. L. T. Baker acted as offi cial timekeeper. A beautiful vocal solo was rendered by Miss Reaser, and Comstock's Orches tra furnished excellent music between the speeches. The visiting teams here were the gue3ts of Carolina. After the debate the Euphradian and Clariosophic Literary societies gave them a most enjoyable banquet at the Jefferson Hotel. J. S. Dudley and Julius McIn nes of the Clariosophic and Eu phradian Literary societies re spectively, represented Carolina at Knoxville, Tennessee, and won a unanimous decision over the Georgians. E. Pittman and Joel B. Mollet represented Geor gia, upholding the affirmative. Raymond Schwartz and A. E. Merrimon upheld the affirmative side of the query at Athens, los ing the decision unanimously tn MERRIMON WINNER OF PROHIBITION CONTEST Chosen as State's Representa tive at Tennessee. Swinehart of Clemson Awarded Second Place--Notes of the Convention A. E. Merrimon, of Sumter, a member of the Junior Law class of the University of South Caro lina, won first place in the Ora torical Contest of the South Caro lina Intercollegiate Prohibition Association held at Wofford Col lege, Spartanburg, Friday night. D. E. Swinehart, of Panama, rep resenting Clemson College. won second place. These winners re ceived awards of $50 and $25. The winner of first place will rep resent South Carolina in the Southern Inter-State contest which will be held at the Uni versity of Tennessee the latter part of the month. Mr. Merri mon's subject was "It Can't Be Done." The first session of the Associ ation Thursday night was a wel come to all visitors and announce ments of the different meetings. Friday morning the delegates met in a business session which lasted well up in the day. There were several interesting prohibi tion speeches, and a general dis cussion by the representatives. This meeting was an evidence of the seriousness and fervent intent of the college men in their fight against liquor. The men in attendance at the convention can, and will, wield a great in fluence over their friends. It is the belief of practically every man at the gathering that South Carolina will vote out liquor in September. Another business meeting and a reception is Saturday's pro gram, The reception should prove an interesting feature. Carolina's oratorical represent ative was Merrimon, and H. O. Hanna, Carroll, Bolt, P. K. Smith, Gambrell, and L. B. Har rison went as delegates. G. A. Gullick. went as vice president of the State co'nvention. The other colleges represented were: Wof ford, Furman, Clemson, Erskine, Clinton, Newberry. Tennessee. The triangular debate was unique in that no team debated in its own State. Each college debated both sides of the query. A similar contest is expected next year between the same in stitutions. TRACK MEET GOES TO DAVIDSON TEAM Poor Show Resulted in a De feat of 70-47. Return Meet With Presbyterians Postponed Because of Wet Athletic Field. Davidson was successful in the track meet held on Davis Field last Saturday, the final score be ing 70 to 47. Both teams dis played poor form, no records of particular interest being made. Coggeshall and Plaxico led the Gamecock team by scoring eight points each. For Davidson, Johnson and Anderson starred with eighteen points each. Gilchrist of Davidson was winner of the 100 and 220 yard dash. Plaxico ran Gilchrist close seconds in each of the events and would probably have beat the Davidson sprinter had he been in training. The details of the meet follow: 100 yard dash: Gilchrist, D., 1st. Time: 10 I-5; Plaxico, 2nd; Anderson, C., 3rd. Running high jump: Johnson, D., 1st. Height 65 inches; L. H. Anderson, D., 2nd; Ander son, C., 3rd. Mile run: Johnson, D., 1st. Time: 5 mins., 5 3-5; Easter lin, C., 2nd; Finley, D., 3rd. Discus throw: Anderson, D., 1st. Distance: 95 ft. 7 1-4 in ches; Stewart, C., 2nd; Harper, C., 3rd. 220 yard dash: Gilchrist, D., 1st. Time: 23 1-5 secs.; Plaxi co, C., 2nd; Bowen, C., 3rd. Vault: Coggeshall, C., 1st. Height: 10 ft.; Perry, D., 2nd Anderson, C., 3rd. 220 yards low hurdles: Worth, D., 1st, Time: 28 2-5 sees.; Coggeshall, C., 2nd; Bowen, C., 3rd. Hammer throw: Anderson, D., 1st Distance. 85 1-2 ft; Van devanter, D., 2nd; Stewart, C., 3rd. Quarter mile run: Crouch, D., 1st. Time: 5 3-5; Templeton, C., 2nd; Morrison, D., 3rd. Running broad jump: Plaxico, C., 1st. Distance:20 ft. 2 inches; Coggeshall, C., 2nd; Bowen, C., 3rd. Shot put: Anderson, D., 1st. Distance: 31 ft. 6 1-4 inches; Harper, C., 2nd; Vandeventer, D., 3rd. 120 yard high hurdles: John son, N., D., 1st. Time; 16 4-5 secs.; Templetom, C., 2nd; INTERNATIONAL PEACE TO BE TAUGHT HERE University Summer School Adds New Courses. State Teachers Will Have Able Instructors-Carnegie Fund Provides Two Teachers. The Summer School of the Uni versity authorities announce that thru the generosity of the Car negie Endowment for Interna tional Peace they are able to of fer a course in Spanish and Spanish-American Republics, and a lectureship on International Polity and International Con ciliation. The first course will be conducted by Mr. V. C. Dib ble, Jr., of Charieston. who is well acquainted with Spanish and South American affairs. The lectures on International Polity and Conciliation will be deliver ed by Mr. James Colletti of Col umbia University, who is admi rably equipped for the discus sion of international politics. This course will be of special in terest just now, when seven na tions are involved in deadly com bat. The school will give two ele mentary courses in Spanish neither requiring previous prep aration. An advanced course will also be given, if Mr. Dibble has enough calls in advance for it. These two lectureships will probably be of more interest to Carolinians than any other courses offered. One is pan American in scope; the other is international. All who teach Civics; all who teach Spanish; all who are interested in world peace, will find these to be admira ble subjects. The University is in deed fortunate in being able to of fer these studies. The law course in Washington and Lee University has been ex tended to cover three years' study. New subjects have been added and the terms of others lengthened. Hampton, C., 3rd. Half mile run: Crouch, D., 1st. Time: 2 mins. 13 4-5; secs., Johnson, W. A. D., 2nd; Eas terlin, C., 3rd. On account of the recent heavy rains leaving the track in a muddy condition, the return meet with Davidson, scheduled for today, was postponed. It is not keown whether the meet will be held next Saturday or not