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dramatic Zlotes.
had n number of female students, one grnd- are invited to Attend the meetings if they de
biting in the class of '92. Two' arc in at- sire ; and nil law students arc cordially in
tondancc' this year, and as students, are dc- vited to lend their assistance tn maintaining
cidedly successful. the present standard of excellence, and in
One of the" features of the law school is makin& iP"vcmcnt P" and certain,
the Ma.Mvoll Debating club. This is com
posed of all law students who desire to
become members, and of such associate
members as the club sees lit to admit. This
club, as its name indicates, is intended to
promote readiness in extemporaneous speak
ing and skill in debate. The moot courts
arc supposcdjto supply this need in a meas
ure ; but from the comparatively little time that
can be given to this part of the work, each
student gains but little practice. And then
too, the object of moot courts is not so much
to gain skill in disputation as to become fa
miliar with methods of procedure. It is in
the debating club that the student acquires
the ability to think connectedly and to the
point, when speaking before an audience.
Even though a person does not intend to be
aw5 -priiis lawyer, it is of great importance
that he be able to stale a case clearly and
logically. It is one of the early dreams of
most law students to become great trial
lawers, and to o'i lin lasting fame as advo-
At the Isle of Champagne, for 'the first
time this season, Olympia the home of the
gods, otherwise the gallery, held a fair num
ber of university students. By the way, the
gallery of the Lansing is not as popular with
the students as the old gallery of the Funkc.
In the halcyon days ol the Funke, a good
show would fairly jam the gallery to the top
of the old ventilator. Ye olden students will
remember that Washington's birthday night,
when Frank Manley arose, between acts, and
asked, "Who was George Washington?'
and the answer came from the hundred stu
dent's around him, "First in war, first in
peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen."
The cause of the unpopularity of the Lan
sing gallery is the balcony beneath it. Half
of the students sit there, and a sprinkling
have overthrown all time-honored traditions
hv rrninir Hnwn stnirs. Thp. shirlont hnrlv in
cates. A trial lawyer must be quick in . , , .r ,u 1 , ,,
f . l separated and if the play is a bore, all you
grasping and appreciating a point, and skill- , . . . . . . , .
, . b , . . . , fa . ' can do is to yawn or get out, instead ot
ful in combating it with opposing argument , , j . ., ,
b 1 b b cracking jokes and jossing the players.
and authority. The ability to do this is As l was about t0 remark the Ise of
largely the result of practice, which may Champagne" is well staged and carries bet
well be begun in the college debating club. ter scenery than the averagc troupc on thc
And again, the acquirement of argumentative rond As t0 the play itself) it defics dassifl
skill is as valuable to the pleader as to the cation Whcther an opera, burlesque or
advocate. The science of law is pre-emi- spectacuiar, it is hard t0 determine. One
nently one of logic, and it is only the logical tWng is certain, however, without Seabrooke
thinker who attains any great success either the play would be a hovvling waste Sea
as advocate ar counsel. brooke is about the funniest low comedian on
The debating club is a well recognized the stage, not excepting Eddie Fay.
factor in college training, and deserves all There is something irresistibly funny about
encouragement. The Maxwell club hopes an actor that arrays himself in startling
to serve a greater purpose than simply habiliments and sings a comic song. Sea
wrangling over political traditions and parti- brooke dressed as a wandering minstrel, with
san issues. The success of its meeting thus an old base-viol captures the audience. Hoey
far has encouraged its members to more sys- in the "Parlor Match" has caught on tc the
tematic and organized efibrt. All students fact that odd costumes are the thing. Half
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