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vol.. XIII UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, .S. C., DEC. 11, 1919. Mn 19 RODDEY MEDAL DEBATE TO BE HELD TOMORROW Question of Prohibition and Immigration is Query BEGINS AT 8 O'CLOCK F. A. Thompson of the Euphra dian Society to Preside and H. R. Smith, Clarioso phic is Chief Marshal The Roddey Medal Debate will be held in the University chapel tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. This is an .annual con test between the two literary societies to determine the best debater. A medal is offered by Mr. John T. Roddey of Rock Hill to the winner. There is no team work allowed in prepara tion for the debate, each deba ter being required to discuss the entire subject alone. The query for this year is: Resolved, That immigration to the United States should be prohibited for five years after the signing of peace. Speakers in the order of their appear ance are: R. C. Thompson, Eu phradian, affirmative; E. B. Smith, Clariosophic, negative ; J. R. Bryson, Clariosophic, af firmative; Cuthbert Johnion, Euphradian, negative. These four men were ch'osen at pre liminaries held in the individ ual societies during the last two weeks. For the last three years the Euphradian Society has won the debate. . "f SENIORS KEEP FRESHIES FROM CROSSING GOAL Rats Outplay Upperclassmen in Three Periods of Exciting Game. The most exciting quarter of any of the class games was the last one in the game between the freshmen and seniors on last Tuesday. It was appar ently certain that the rats would score ; they would have had the men they were playing against been anything but sen iors. It seemed that the name was all that kept them back. The fourth quarter began with the ball in the senior's posses sion on the freshmen's 40-yard line. Norwood punted to Epps, w-ho returned 5 yards. Size more took 25 yards around end (CON'TINUED) ON PAGE 4.) PRESS ASSO( ENDS GC Delegates From Thirteen Coll< Meetings Held at Colu University. Wofi to Entertain The South Carolina College Press Association held its an nual meeting in Columbia on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week. Seventy five students, representing the various college publications in the State, were assembled here to receive inspiration and in struction for their work during the coming years, and to enjoy those pleasurable momenti that come from association with students of brother and sister colleges. Columbia College began the affair by entertaining the dele gates with an informal recep tion in the college parlors on Wednesday afternoon. Ac LECTURES HE, 71A TION OD SESSIOA ges in South Carolina Attend mbia College and the ord and Converse Next Year. cording to Jeter, of Clemson, this was a good beginning; he met the girl there that has been leading him around ever since. The evening session was held in the Columbia College audi torium. The meeting was opened with "America," sung by the audience. After the in vocation by Dr. Stokes, Miss Rosa Mahaffey, president of the association, welcomed the del egates to Columbia College. Miss New, director of music at C. C., then sang two selections, one by McDowell and the other by Elliott. Dr. Currell extend ed a welcome to the associatin in behalf of the University, and (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5.) E NEXT WEEK JR., Evangrelist SERIES OF MEETINGS BEGINS NEXT WEEK Lectures to be Given Every Night in Chapel TO START WEDNESDAY Gypsy Smith, Jr. to Arrive Early in Order to Complete Arrangements for Great Week Gypsy Smith, Jr., will ar rive here next week to conduct a series of meetings under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. He will begin on Wednesday night when he is to speak in the University chapel at seven o'clock. Services will be con tinued at the same hour and place for the rest of the week. Mr. Smith will most likely speak at the chapel hour on Thursday morning. On Sun day morning he will be at the First Baptist Church, on Sun day afternoon at four o'clock he will address the men's mass meeting at the Ideal Theatre, and on the same evening he will speak at the First Presby terian Church. Owing to the limited seating capacity of the chapel, the downstairs portion will be re served for the student body, and the balcony for town visi tors who care to attend the meetings. J. B. Belk, a member of the senior class, will have charge of the musical program. Sev eral special numbers will be rendered each service. NEW BUSINESS SCHOOL TO BE ESTABLISHED. Latin-American Methods to Be Taught at University. The training of business men for handling trade with Latin American countries is one of the plans being laid now by the South Atlantic Export Com pany, recently organized in Co lumbia, i. conjunction with the University of South Carolina. Following a visit to Columbia recently of Matthew Hale, of Washington, president of the company, announcement is made that the company and the University will co-operate in instructing young men in the Spanish language and in bank ing and commercial methods (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)