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voL. XIII UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., FEB. 19, 1920. HOLD PRELIMINARIES TO SELECT DEBATERS Thompson, Smith, Mann and Pollikoff to Represent Car olina Against Florida and Tennessee. Two teams to represent the University of South Carolina in the annual triangular debate with the Universities of Florida and Tennessee were selected in preliminary contests held last night. B. Pollikoff and W. C. Mann, winning over a field of seven contestants were se lected as the affirmative team, while R. C. Thompson and E. B. Smith will represent the uni versity of the negative side of the query. Other contestants for places on the affirmative team were: H. A. I. Rosen burg, 0. C. Blackmon, F. A. Thompson, W. C. Robinson, Joe Norwood and C. S. Chew ning. Contestants for repre sentation on the negative team were: J. S. Quinn and E. W. Cantwell. The final series of debates between the three universities will be held March 19, one phase to be held with the Uni versity of South Carolina and one each with the Universities of Florida and -Tennessee. The query for the contest is: "Re solved, That boards of arbitra tion, with compulsory powers, be established to settle disputes between organized labor and capital." PROF. HOWE HERE SOON The system of exchange pro fessors among the universities of South Carolina, North Caro lina, Virginia and Vanderbilt having been resumed after an interruption of two years occa sioned by the war, Prof. Geo. Howe of the chair of Latin at the University of North Caro lina, will come to the Univer sity of South Carolina the last week in February. He will lec ture to the students of the de partment of ancient languages on Vergil and will give one pub lic lecture Thursday evening, February 26, in the chapel of the university. To this lecture the public is cordially invited. Professor Howe spent the early years of his life in Colum bia. He is a son of the late Dr. George Howe and a grandson of Prof. George Howe of the Columbia Thenoloical Semi.. GERMAN CLUB GIVES MIDWINTER DANCE Gymnasium Scene of Delight ful Affair. On last Friday evening the university gymnasium was the scene of a delightful ball given by the University German Club. The hall was elaborate ly decorated in appropriate style and the favors were little white valentine caps adorned with red hearts. During the evening a course dinner was served in the stew ard's hall next door. The chaperones invited were: President and Mrs. W. S. Currell, Prof. and Mrs. A. C. Moore, Prof. and Mrs. E. M. Rucker, Pro-. and Mrs. H. C. Davis, Prof. and Mrs. George McCutchen, Prof. and Mrs. O. L. Keith, Prof. and Mrs. F. W. Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moorman, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Au gustus Allen, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Green, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Legare, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDowell, Mrs. William Earle, Dr. and Mrs. William Weston, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fair, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hope, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. J. Sumter Moore, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Melton. This was the annual mid winter ball of the German Club and was well up to the usual standard of entertainment. It proved all the more enjoyable for having been introduced with an informal afternoon dance at Ridgewood Club in the afternoon. On both occa sions the Garber-Davis orches tra of Washington played. The officers of the German Club are: A. T. Allen, Jr., president; Lawrence E. Laugh lin, vice president; A. Dabney Barnes, secretary; H. H. Cate, treasurer; August Kohn, Jr., senior leader; John K. De Loach, junior leader. nary, the historian of the Pres byterian church. Also he is a nephew of President Wood row Wilson. Professor Howe is one of the South's foremost scholars, and it will be gratify ing news to many persons that an opportunity is going to be given to hear him lecture. HAMLIN GARLAND SPEAKS IN CHAPEL -Noted American Author and Lecturer Addresses Uni versity Students. Hamlin Garland, the Amer ican author-lecturer, delivered two lectures in chapel Friday, choosing for his subjects, "Songs and Seasons of the Old Time Middle West," and "Tale of a Dress Suit," the morning address being a mock heroic description of farm life on the prairies and the second an en tertaining series of personal reminiscences of famous Brit ish literary lights. Both lec.. tures showed a continuous dis play of off-hand wit, both had a personal touch, both were in formal, creating the impression of a private interview. Mr. Garland speaks with and among his audience. The morning lecture on the "Songs and Seasons of the Old Time Middle West" was more or less personal reminiscences of his boyhood days. The ad dress was in the form of a se ries of humorous prose pastoral idyls, clear pictures cut from the monotony of farm life painted with a delicately laughing touch. Mr. Garland said the cow was the bane of civilized life. His hatred of the cow was the result of the attention required of him by his father's cow on his prairie farm. At the open ing of his address Mr. Garland read one of his dialect verses, closing with a number of simi lar selections. His evening address, "The Tail of a Dress Suit," was a story of one of his trips to Eu rope, including his impressions of an imposing collection of British authors. By request, the main. lecture was followed by a short in formal talk on the latest de velopments in psychic research. America was, the speaker said, lagging behind in this work, when American universities should be taking the lead. Mr. Garland has been a close stu dent of this subject for over 30 years. His experiments have been confined largely to the field of ''physical phenomena,"~ including levitation and similar marvels, many of his personal experiences being included in the address. CAROLINA WINS FROM PRESBYTERIAN TEAM Gamecocks Add Another Vic tory After Fight Continuing its winning streak, the Carolina five came out with the big end of the score in the basketball game with Presbyterian College Tuesday night. When the whistle sounded and the game was over, the score stood: Car olina, 31; P. C., 22. Carolina started off with a rush, ringing up four points in the first few minutes of play. Then the P. C. five got on its feet and the game looked for a while as if it would be a close one. Carolina maintained its lead thruout the first half. Sometimes it seemed that P. C. would be able to overcome it, but every time the visitors rang up a basket Carolina retaliated by ringing up one also, and P. C. never was in the lead in the first half, at the end of which the score stood: Carolina, 15; P. C., 10. The Blue Stockings started the scoring in the second half, chalking up six points before Carolina could get together, thus putting themselves 1 point in the lead. Then a tremen dous uproar surged forth from the Carolina rooters on the side lines. That Garnet and Black five heard and answered. Josh Vaughan was all over the floor and everywhere else be sides. Skinner, grabbing the ball, rushed to the basket and rang up a goal, thus gaining the coveted lead for Carolina. The whole team started fight ing, and after some minutes of furious playing, the score stood: Carolina, 31; P. C., 16. In the last few minutes of play the Blue Stockings tossed three more goals, which brought their total score up to 22. The game was especially featured by the long shots of McMillan for Presbyterian, which were necessary on ac count of the great defensive game played by Waite and Vaughan. Foy was there with the goods when it came to throwing field goals, dropping five over the old steel ring. Foy also played a good game on the floor. Skinner lead in the scoring, chalking up 11 points, four field goals and-three fouls. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 23)