Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Coleman Karesh. WO VETERAN CAROLINA I TO ENTER LAST Nittkowsky of Camden and Ka Records and Student A . South 4 With' the passing of the Virginia corgia-Carolina triangular debate rolina will lose two of her most luable debaters. George Wittkow y and Coleman Karesh will have ade iheir last appearance on Uni rsity teams. Incidentally this is eir third trip together, having twice et and defeated Florida in the Big riangle. This seems to be a good en. These two men are the very eam of Carolina activities and each ve many college honors to their cre t. Wittkowsky In Ten. George Heyman Wittkowsky of mden, is this year receiving his law gree. He has been a member of the am to meet the University of Flori five times, winning four of the en unters. He recorded an even break two dual debates with the Univer ty of North Carolina. The Little riangle with Citadel and Wofford ce gave sway to his oratory. City llege of New York defeated him ce in a hard fight. The Inter-So ty debate of 1923 was won by him d Virginia is soon to feel the lash his tongue. In all he has won three t of ten starts with one more to me. Law Notes OOT COURT ARGUES CASE ON CONTRACTS The Law Association held its week meeting Thursday evening, April . The meeting was called to order Mr. Harris, president. After a busi ss session the meeting resolved it If into a moot court. The case under discussion was an in resting question in South Carolina w. Can a man who makes a contract r the purchase of real estate for eculative purposes be held to spe fter due argument on both sides the question Prof. W. T. Aycock livered an opinion in favor of the spondents. He stated in his opinion at he believed that a man should held for specific performance of s contract whether he entered into ch a contract for speculative purpo s or not. - U.s.c. IRST YEAR LAWYERS ENJOY BIG FISH FRY Trhe First Year Law Class were aests of the John Rutledge Club Wed esday evening at the Columbia Rod ndd Gun Club. Through the kind ess .of Mr. Harry Cantey the John utledge was permitted to use this teresting site for their entertain ent. The club and its guests left Petti ru College at five o'clock and spent n enjoyable evening at the Columbia lub. Fried fish and corn dodgers ere the chief articles appearing on se menu of the banquet. Mr. Cantey. president of the club, lade an address of welcome in which e stated that the main object of the sh fry was to show that the John tutledge was a real live club, sponsor ig not onl ythe study and moot court ractice of the law, but also good fel >wship between the members of the rst year law class. When the banquet was finished, very one present voted Mr. Cantey an xcellent host and a "jolly onA fel.. George Wittkowsky. )EBATERS SOON INTERCOLLEIATE CONTEST resh of Columbia Have Enviable tivities at University of arolina. Wittkowsky in addition to his debat ing activities holds the following cam pus honors. President Euphradian Society, Secretary of Law Association, President Chanticleer Club, Business Manager Annual, Vice-President petti gru Club, Senior speaker at 1924 Com mencement, Instructor in History one year. Karesh Loses Only One. Coleman Karesh is a product of Col umbia High School and out of his six appearances on the rostrum so far has met defeat only once. Three times has he been a member of a team win ning .in the Florida-Tennessee-Caroli na triangle, twice with Wittkowsky. He has twice won the Little Triangle debate. The only team to subdue his silvery tongue was William and Mary in the Big Three Triangle with North Carolina as the third party. He and Wittkowsky as team mates triumphed in the Florida-Tennessee triangle in '23 and '24. For three years Karesh has been in structor in Spanish. He has been President of the Pettigru and Chanti cleer clubs and the South Carolina Col lege Press Association, and a member of the 1923 Honor Club. He received his LL. B. this year. I Literary Societies CLARIOSOPHIC HOLDS SHORTENED ' MEETING After the first roll call, the Clario sophic society took a recess until next Tuesday night. All the members wanted to attend the carnival at the gymnasium. A committee was appointed to see Mr. Driver and try to keep Tuesday evenings clear for the literary socie ties. Two of the pictures that are being rennovated have been returned and many favorable comments were heard on the work. - u.s.c. - TALK ON "SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY" BY REED The Wednesday afternoon program of the Hypatian literary consisted of an interesting talk by Mr. "Danny" Reed. He gave an "Introduction To L.eadling Characters in SPOON RIVER ANTHOLIOGY." This concluded the literary program. -u.s.c. - RUTLECERS HOLD REGULAR MEETING The John Rutledge Law Club held its regular weekly meeting Monday ev'ening in Pettigru College. Mr. Can tey president of the club presided over the meeting. After a rather long busi ness session the club took up the case to be discussed. A very interesting case was on docket for the evening which decided a qlues tion in Tort. The attorneys were as follows: Messrs. Cantey and Peep les for the appellants and Messrs. Haskins and Whitehead for the res pondents. Mr. Spears acted as Chief Justice with Messrs. Odom~ and Zer bst Associates. The case was decided in favor of the appellants. low." After an hour or two of the jokes wvhich accompanies a gathering usual idle talk and the cracking of of lawyers, the party returned to the BLUE RIDGE IS ONE OF SOUTH'S BEAUTY SPOTS Biltinor Forest, in the Vanderbilt estate, is another place of interest. And Mt. Mitchell is one of the most noted scenes of nature's grandeur in Western North Carolina. Montreat and Ridge Crest, the sum mer homes of the Presbyterian and Baptist conferences respectively, should be visited by the sojourner at Blue Ridge. There thV pretty girls flock in great numbers in the summer. And last, but pnot least, there is Black Mounttain, i little town three miles distant from Blue Ridge. Every afternoon and evening during the con ference, many of the Jelegates may be seen hiking to this place. Blue Ridge itself is one of the pret tiest spots in the western part of North Carolina. But there are many other interesting places as well. High Top and Sunrise Peak afford excellent and unsurpassed views of the sunrise to the early riser. It is well worth the observer's time and trouble to get up at 4:30 and hike the few miles to either of these places. Turkey Ridge is a fine place for ob serving*the sun set. There at twilight the heavens are tinted with an infinite variety of colors. - U.S.C. - EUPHROSYNEANS ARE INTERESTED IN TAXES The Fuphrosynean Literary Society had for its program Wednesday a de bate: "Resolved, That the law pro viding for. a tax on soft drinks should be repealed." On the affirmative were Helen Daniels and Myri Vaughn, while the negative was upheld by Thelma Lockman and Emily Jay Hug lies. Andb In 1881 Edison shipped to the Paris Exposition his "Jumbo" dynamo-eighth wonder of the world. It could light 1000 lamps. Now there are G-E generators large enough to sup. ply current for over a million lamps, each with four times the Icandle-power of the lamp of 1881. The'General Electric Company produces other electrical appa ratus which makes it possible to transmit power over great distances. It has put electricity In seven-league boots. In its laboratories, scientists are now experimenting with voltages ten times as great as the high est now in use. 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