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Vol,. IX. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C.. JANUARY 11. 1916. No. 12. CLARIOSOPIC. MAN WINS RODDEY DEBATE A. W. Lynch- of Saluda Gets1 First Place. DEFENSE IS DISCUST A. E.: Merriroa of the Euphra diaotlSociety WatAwarded Second Honor. The annual Roddey Medal de bate was won on the night of Dec. 17 by A. W. Lynch of the Clariosophic Society. Mr. Lynch spoke on the affirmativ side of I the query: "Resolvd, that the ad ministration's national defense program is justified by recent international developments.'" The other speaker on the affirm ativ side was D. S. Polier of the Euphradian Society. The nega tiv was ably upheld l;y R. R. Harley of the Clariosophic So ciety and A. E. Merrimon of the Euphradian Society. Mr. Mer rimon won second place. L. B. Templeton of the Clario sophic Seciety presided, while Jefferson B. Bates, Euphradian, a2ted as chief marshal. Mr. Lynch is now taking grad uate work at Carolina, and is the second Saluda man to win the Laddey medal in as many years, J. D. Griffith, Clariosophic, hav ing won last year's contest. He is a graduate of the Citadel, where he won many honors in oratory, having represented that institution in the State oratorical contest several years ago. The Roddey medal is donated each year by John T. Roddey of RZock Hill to the best debater from the two literary societies. Each society holds a preliminary and selects two men, one on each side, who go into the final con test. The medal is a very valu able one and this contest is one of the most important of the year. PROHiBITION CLUB The Prohibition Club held a meeting Monday evening in Flinn Hall. Various matters pertaining to the welfare of the club were considerd, after which the club adjournd to-the city Y. M. C. A., where a pro hibition law enforcement league for Richland County was being organized. Dr. Lewis Parke Chamberlayne presided over the meeting, and Dr. Jo siah Morse spoke of the need of respect for law. OLLEGE MEN ASKT TO I HELP STOP LYNCHING asitr Race ComwissionAd- I e&bs Letter to the Students of the South Urgipfg Use of Courthouse Instead of Bullets. Dr. Josiah. Morse Was Dele gate From South Carolina. The University Commission on southern Race Questions-met re- t -ently with Trinity College, Dur- I ian, N. C., and the University >f North Carolina, Chapel Hill. [his commission is composed of L1 University professors from as nany States. Dr. Josiah Morse 'epresented the University of 3outh Carolina at this meeting. The following statement was riven to the press by the com mission: "An Open Letter From the Jniversity Commission on Sou hern Race Questions to the Col ege Men of the South on Lynch ng. "This letter is not written to .onvince you that' lynching is a .rime, for you know it already. ts object is to"urge you to show others whenever opportunity resents itself that lynching does nore than rob its victims of.their -onstitutional rights and of their t ives. It simultaneously lynches aw and justice and civilization, mnd outrages all the finer human entiments and feelings. The vrong that it does to the wretch-'t Ad victims is almost as nothing iompared to the injury it does to t ;he lynchers themselves, to the' :ommunity and to society at arge. "Lynching is a contagicus so !ial disease and as such is of leep concern to every American :itizen and to every lover of civ lization. It is especially of con :ern to you, and you (an do nuch to abolish it. Vice and :rime know that their bcst, tho inconscious and unwilling allies, Lre lukewarmness and timidity mn the part of educated 'good' :itizens. Wrong is weal er than 'ight and must yield whenever -ight is persistent and deter nind. It is, of course, no argu nent in favor of lynching, nor an we derive any legitimate sat sfaction from the fact that it is tot confined to any one section ~f our country and that the vic ims are not always black. One f the bad features of lynching s that it quickly becomes a habitr mnd like all bad habits deepens NTERESTING PROGRAM FOR FOUNDERS' DAY "resident Bryan of Colgate Will I Deliver the Chief Address at Annual Carolina Celebration. Messrs. Snyder, Armstrong, and Crow are the Other Speakers. The annual Founders' Day of he University of South Caro Ina will be celebrated on Janu try 27. The afternoon exercises vill be held in the chapel. The icademic procession will assemble n front of the library and march tround to the chapel. The out >f-town speakers for the after ioon are Col. James Armstrong, >f Charleston, S. C. and Presi lent Snyder, of Wofford College. 3oth of these men are well inown speakers of ability. Orin . Crow of the Student-body vill also speak in the afternoon n behalf of the students of the Jniversity. The exercises will be conclud .d in the State House with an Lddress by President Elmer Bur -itt Bryan of Colgate University, iamilton; New York. Dr. Bry in is an orator of renown and he University is fortunate in .ecuring such a distinguisht peaker for the occasion. The exercises last year proved juite a success, being the. first hat were held during the presi lency of Dr. Currell. At this ime Dr. Currell was inaugurat d president of the University. [he exercises this year are ex )ected to even surpass those of ast year. On the Campus Magnus. Dr. Smith spoke on "Commu iity Civics" at St. Matthews )ec. 18. - Professor G. A. Wanchope nade an educational trip to Dial's 5chool and Graycourt Dec. 18 md 19. President Currell deliverd an iddress on 'A Representativ imerican of the Best Type: James lussell Lowell,'" before the New England Society in Charleston, )ec. 22. He spoke before the "harleston Y. M. C. A. Jan. 2, mnd addrest the First Presby erian Church and the Columbia d'inisterial Union on the subject >f the Laymen's Missionary novement. Start the new year right: be ~ome a render of THE G AMEOCK. FOOTBALL SCHEDULE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED Wanager Talley Secures Many Hard Games. 3EN GREETS TO PLAY 4oted Actors Come to Columbia Under Auspices! of Ath letic Association. The schedule for the coming Football season of the University )f South Carolina has not been lefinitly arranged as yet, but ;everal contracts hav been signed ilready by A. Pickens Talley, manager for 1916. There are ;everal prospectiv games which iay not been arranged for and it s possible that the schedule ap pearing below will be rearranged 3efore next fall. The schedule is it stands follows: Sept. 30, open. Oct. 7, Newberry at Columbia. Oct. 14, Wofford at Columbia. Oct. 21, Tenn. at Knoxville Oct. 28, Wake Forest at Co umbia. Nov. 2, Clemson at Columbia. Nov. 12, Virginia at Char ottesville. Nov. 18, open. Nov. 30, Citadel at Columtia. Sometime ago it was thought that Princeton would appear n Carolina's schedule for next season but for some unknown reason the game was canceld by Princeton authorities just be Core the Christmas holidays. Prospects for next year are very good and high hopes are mntertaind for a most succesful season, but as usual the Athletic Association is more or less lack ing in funds. Ben Greet Players. On account of lack of funds the Association has succeded in 4etting the Ben Greet Players o come here under their auspi es the first week in April. Aside from the great benefit hat will be derived from seeing ;uch famous players .as com prise the Ben Greet company, 3very student should take it as is duty to go as often a possi Aic to enable the Athletic Association to do greater work in putting out a winning team for Carolina. Further particu lars regarding this engagement will be announced later. We hope that lynch commission s not. at its rope's end.