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VOL. XIV. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., JANUARY 13, 1921. No. 12 LAW ASSOCIATION HOLDS SUPREME MOOT COURT Mr. A. W. Holman Presides as Chief Justice. CASE WELL ARGUED. Plaintiff Was Suing Southern Tractor Co. For Her Husband's Death. The Law Association re solved itself into the Supreme Moot Court at its last meeting, with Mr. A. W. Holman pre siding as Chief Justice. The first case heard was that of Jane Hendricks vs. The Southern Tractor Co., in which the plaintiff was suing for in juries inflicted upon her hus band, causing his death. Counsel for the appellants contended that since the plain tiff, Jane Hendricks, married the deceased, George Hen dricks, only a few days before his death, and after the acci dent, that she married him only to keep this action alive, and, therefore, she has perpetrated a fraud and should not recover, also that the deceased was guilty df contributory negli gence, in that he did not look about him before crossing the track, knowing it to be a rail road track. The attorneys for the appel lee contended that the said Jane Hendricks, being the law ful wife of George Hendricks, could maintain this action, and cited the Code of 1912 to sus tain this point, and, further, that there was no contributory negligence on the part of the deceased in that the company did not comply with the statute as to signals at a public cross ing, and that the deceased looked in the direction from which the cars usually came, thereby using ordinary care in attempting to cross the tracks. The judgment of the lower court was affirmed and a ver dict was rendered for the plain tiff. The appellants were repre sented by Messrs. McIlveen, Gullick and Westmoreland, while the appellee was rep resented by Messrs. Glenn and Leppard. Counsel for both sides did credit to them selves in their presentation of this case. Messrs. Herbert R. Smith and Jesse J. Stevenson were visitors on the campus last UNIVERSITY HONORS ITS FOUNDERS TODAY Annual Celebration Bigger Than Ever. WILLCOX WILL SPEAK. Banquet at Jefferson Hotel to Replace Usual Academic Features. The 116th anniversary of the founding of the University of South Carolina is being observed today, the usual academic feat ures of "Founders' day" being replaced by a special hanquet in the Jefferson hotel, P. A. Will cox of Florence, an alumnus of the university and general soli citor of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, delivering the principal address. Governor Cooper and a number of representatives of the alumni association will also make short addresses. January 10, 1805, the Univer sity of South Carolina first open ed its doors to the youth of the state. The first formal celebra tion of "Founders' day" was ob served in 110, the celebration be coming a regular feature of the academic year. The custom was discontinued during the war, but was revived in all its academic splendor last year. The experi ence of recent years, however, has caused considerable changes to be introduced in the observ ance of the day. Instead of the extended program of the past with alumni meetings in the af ternoon, processions of students, faculty 'and alumni about the grounds and across the campus to the university chapel, length ly ceremonies attended by ad dresses by representatives of the university and the nation, end ing with a great address in the State House, there will be this year the university authorities say, "minimum of speech mak ing and a maximum of cheer and good fellowship, a happy gather-' ing around the banquet board, one address and a few toasts to recall the viccissitudes and glor ies of the past and to invoke a vision of the future of a greater Carolina.'' Toastmaster at the banquet at the Jefferson hotel, beginning at 7 o'clock, will be Dr. W. S. Cur rell, president of the university. Gov. R. A. Cooper, chairman of the board of trustees of the'i versity, will be the first speaker,1 followed by Mr. Willcox, who will make the only formal ad dress of the session. Represen tatives of the different divisions (CONTINTJin ONr PArE 3.) W. C. MANN AWARDED THE RODDEY MEDAL Member of Clariosophic So ciety Wins Debate. DIVORCE LAW DEBATED. Morris Marcus of Euphradian Literary Society Wins Second Place. W. C. Mann of Pickens, a member of the senior law class, won the annual Roddey Medal debate by upholding the nega tive side of the query, "That S. C. should have a divorce law." The contest was held on Tues day, December 21st, in the Uni versity chapel. Morris Marcus of Camden, Alabama, a member of the Euphradian Society and also a member of the senior academic class was given sec ond place by the judges. The Roddey medal is offered annually by Mr. Jno. T. Roddey of Rock Hill to the best debater of the two societies. This con test is always regarded as one of the most important events of the year and attracts the best talent of the University. Others in the contest were J. Horowitz of Charleston, mem ber of the junior law class ancj Clariosophic Society and L. C. Johnson, of Wagener, member of the senior law class and the Euphradian Society. Geo. L. Ford of the Clario sophic Society presided, with W. L. Refo of the Euphradian as chief marshal. The judges were E. D. Easterling, J. Wilson Gibbes, G. A. Wauchope, G. Croft Williams, and T. E. Mar chant. NEW MEMBERS SELECTED FOR SENIOR HONOR CLUB Faculty Adds Seven to Honor ary Organization. At a meeting of the faculty be fore the holidays seven members of the senior class were elected to the Senior Honor Club, the honorary 'organization at the University founded by Joe E. Norwood of the class of '20, for the purpose of encouraging higher scholastic standing at the University and for the purpose of giving the University a high er rating in the eyes of larger institutions. Members of the senior class are chosen for mem bership to this club for their scholastic standing, work in the literary societies, and for their athletic record, the first named being of greater importance than the two last combined. It is customary to elect five new HIGH SCHOOLS TO HAVE ANNUAL CONTESTS Committee Plans "High School Week" at Carolina. REPRESENTATIVES COME. Schools of State Meet in Spring to Display Literary and Athletic Talent. Plans are now well under way' at the University of South Car olina for the annual high school meet to be held in Columbia on April 28 and 29th of this year. This meet will be under the su pervision of the University Ex tension Department, and a com mittee is asking the leading high school men from different parts of the State to cooperate to make the meet a success. Increased facilities for handling the liter ary and athletic events of the meet will insure the greater suc cess of the contests. The subject for the annual high school debate will be the question of America's entrance into the League of Nations, as announced by Prof. H. C. Davis of the Department of English, who is now preparing a special bulletin containing briefs for both sides of this query. This bulletin will be distributed wide ly and should reach the hands of every high school student. J. 0. Van Meter, physical di rector of the University, has charge of the preparation of this bulletin on the athletic contests of the week. This pamphlet will set forth the rules and regula tions governing the various track contests. The State high school oratori cal contest and the girls' expres sion contest will be held as "sual. Julian David Brown, '10, is connected with the Metropoli tan Life Insurance Co., in Cam bridge, Maryland. Julian Bush, A. B., '10, and LL. B., '14, has been practicing: law in Barnwell since graduat ing. Geo. Duncan Bellinger, Jr., '10, is Probate Judge of Rich land County, and an attorney at law. members each year as this will place a greater premium on the honor. However, this year was, made an excerf. ion and seven new members were elected. The students selected were: Misses Shirley Black and Mary Graydon, Messrs. E. P. Gaines, W. L. Refo, A. J. Beck, D. J. Jenkins and 0. S. Ulmer. UNIVERSITY WILL DEBATE HARVARD l To Meet Northern Institution Here Soon. DEBATE IN COLUMBIA. Two Teams to Clash in April. Announcement of Query to Come Later. The University of South Car olina has accepted a challenge from Harvard University for a debate to be held between the dates of April 27 and April 28 in Columbia. The Harvard Debating Coun cil substituted a Southern trip for its debating teams in place of a trip to the West, and includ ed the University of South Car olina among "the three leading universities of the South." Harvard will select the query and the University of South Car olina will have choice of sides. As stated by Dr. Currell, the query has not been decided upon yet. The conclusion of the Harvard debate completes the debating schedule of the University for this spring, an agreement having already been made with New York University for a debate in New York City. Carolina's debating schedule for this year calls for debates with New York University and Harvard, in addition to the an nual triangle debate with Ten nessee and Florida and with Clemson and the Citadel. There will also be a freshman debate with Wofford college freshmen. ELECTION OF EDITORS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS. New Staffs for Gamecock and Carolinian. As the Clariosophic and Eu phradian Literary Societies are the publishers of the two pub lications, the Gamecock and" the Carolinian, there will be a ; joint meeting of these two so cieties on Friday morning, Jan' uary 14, for the purpose of i electing staffs for these publ cations for the ensuing term. The editor of the Carolinlaft will come from the Euphradizan4 Society, the editor of the Game n cock from the Clariosophic So ciety. New reportorial staffs will be selected by each socie ty. The business and circula tion managers remain in of.e fice thruout the sessin.