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MOOT COURT CASE HI BY MIOSKEY Saratoga Regatta Association Defended by Wells Loses $750. In the capo of Courtney vs. the Sar atoga Kegatta Association, Died before the moot court Tuesday evening, Feb ruary 18, Lyle McCroskey, attorney for the pin intiff, received a verdist of twelve to four against Gordon Wells, attorney for the defendant, on the presentation of argument. Considering the points of law involved, the judges gave the decis ion of seven to seven. The case ns stated by Walter Matson, clerk of the court, was: On the first of March, 180.1. the de fendants published the following adver tisement: “Saratoga Kegatta, Septem ber 1st, 1805. Amateur Champion Race Open to any four-oared boat. Course four mile3. First pri/.e $750. Entries to be made on or l>efore August 15th.” .The plaintiff, induced by this announce ment, immediately after the publication, organized a club, bought a boat and went Into training for the race. In June the defendants decided not to give the advertised prize unless at least five boats entered, and in case there •hould be fewer than five entries, to sub stitute a different prize of $500. This decision was not communicated to any body. Three boats were entered, the plaintiffs arid two others. On the day of the race those boats had taken posi tion at the starling line when the starter announced that on account of the small number of competitors the prize would be $500 instead of $750. The plaintiff thereupon refused to row and sued the defendants or breach of contract. McCroskey Has Throo Points McCroskey based his claim for dam ages on these arguments: First,'there was an offer, an advertisement for a prize. Second, there was an acceptance of that offer when the plaintiff sent a written statement of his intention of en tering the race. Third, there was an executory contract and fourth, there idiould be damages on account of justice to the plaintiff, considering the time and money ho had spout in preparation for the race. The defendant, represented by Wells, did not refute the arguments of the plain tiff, but based bis claims on the argu ment that the publication of the inten tion of having a boat race was not an offer, but that in the event that it could be construed as an offer the prize could not. be given until the plaintiff hail com pleted the boat race. The plaintiff did not complete the requirements for the prize as he refused to row. the ac ceptance of an offer is only complete wheu tin' action has been successfully performed. Faculty and Students Judge In his refutation, the counsel for the prosecution stated that the defendant did not touch his argument, only that there was not an offer in the newspa per. “As a matter of fact, it was an offer, and if the terms were not clear enough to convey tin* idea ot an offer bow did the plaintiff know ei igh to commence trniningV" asked McCroskey. “What was the idea of having entries? Wasn't it so the offerer could be cer tain ho lie eouhl go ahead and make ar rangements? Each party should be pro tected.” The judges who voted were Dean [Tope, chief justice: Mr. Ivey, Mr. Ann itpong, Mr. Sorenson, Mr. I'fouts, Mr. ilolland, Mr. Decker, Mr. M, Key. and Mr. Matson. BOYNTON TALKS ON PUMPS At Mooting of Science Club, Tells How Vacuum Is Obtained “Modern High V irtmm rumps" was till- subject diseased by 1 >r. \Y. V. Bo.vn (,ui, professor of physios, hrlore the Seienci t'lub Tuosd; \ evening in the lee ture room in Heady hull. following a short business session of the eluh. "The University lots a two-stage Kraus pump, blown in I’yrex gins-, de signed to exhaust into the vai iaim be hind nn ordinary filter pump," sai>i l’ro feasor Boynton. ''There 1 s been no opportunity to use this pump sinee it was purehnsiu, owing to war conditions, but it is expt. ted that next year it will find a very considerable use in connec tion with advanced courses ai d the re search well, of the departin' i : of plus ios” Hr. Boynton made a short summary of ♦he discovery of air pumps, t first ,.f Which v s made not very t - fr. m ltloO. Jt was In. imitation of w ater pumps with - Tons and vahes ' Id ese w ere im »ed upon until finally excellent re B were obtained bv using two or » 4> ijumpe one pumping into the vacu um behind another. In this way, and by modifying the design so as to have rotary pump*, pump* have been mote ndequat® for commercial use, Ilk' ex hausting lamp bulbs.” After the (ll*covery of the barometer with its vacuum over the mercury sev eral types of mercury air pumps have been devised, taking advantage of this barometric vacuum. “In the last few years research work ers have developed a new type of pump variously known as the diffusion pump, or the mercury vapor blast pump.” Oil, sealed mechanical pumps were described giving a vacuum of almost ten-thous andths of an atmosphere, or when two or more are used about a millionth. “The best mercury pumps have given vacua of about, r hundred millionth of an at mosphere, while the workers with the new blast pumps claim to be able to pro. due. vacua of about a hundred billionth of an atmosphere.” Teachers to be Trained for New Positions Created by State Law. A bill just passed by the state leg islature makes it compulsory for ev ery student in the Oregon schools to huve 100 minutes a week of physical training- In view of the large number of teachers for this work who will be needed,the University will offer sum mer courses to prepnre the Oregon teach ers to undertake this work along with t heir regular classes, according to Miss Mabel Cummings, head of the physical education department. 'I'lie larger schools will have specially trained instructors for Ibis work, hut the smaller schools will demand this ex tra work of their regular teachers. In view of this fact, the University is planning a summer course for the per son of littIc experience in physical train ing. It will be practical and will supply (lie teacher with effective an<J interesting material, and will include discussion of methods, practice in teaching gymnastics, games and folk dances. Groups of children will be available fur teaching purposes. “It will be pos sible for the teacher with some prep aration in gymnastics,” said .Miss Cum mings, “by a heavy program and a care ful selection of courses, to prepare for supervision work.” Miss Cummings, who has had wide experience with public school work in Cambridge. Mass., and in Illinois, will give her whole time to the summer school work. She will help in the selection of (lie courses for the students to meet the different needs. Miss Catherine Wins low, assistant in the department, who has also had experience in this kind of work in Michigan and in- the Tacoma high schools, will bo here. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ Y. W. CABINET TO MEET ♦ O - ♦ ♦ The regular jneeting of the Y. ♦ ♦ W. O. A. Cabinet is to be hold on ♦ ♦ Friday at 5 o’clock at the Y. W. ♦ ♦ (A. Bungalow. All members of ♦ ♦ the Cabinet must be present. ♦ ♦ E. B. PIPER TELLS OF WAR S HORRORS AS HE SAW THEM (Continued from page 1.) juries received when the automobile he was riding in ran into a motor lorry. There he heard the cries of children and upon asking what children were doing in the war front he was told that four of them had been fired on by Germans and had lost legs or arms. See Heal War In Hospital “If you want to know about war, go Wallace’s Cigar Store, SOI Willamette. Complete line Cigars and Cigarettes, tf For Real Fuel Economy, Use GAS For COOKING LIGHTING HEATING MOUNTAIN STATES POWER CO. rhonc 28. 881 Oak St. to a hospital at the front,” said Mr. Pi per. He saw wounded and gassed men brought in and talked with a woman cause who had been there for four years and Air. Piper said he thought it must be mighty easy to be a soldier in con*, parison with what a woman must suffer after four years of such experience. ‘‘I pay my tribute here and now to the ser vices rendered by that splendid force of American doctors and American nurs es.” *<*. Seven hundred thousand Americans were in the Argonne drive, and, accord ing to Mr. Piper, in no single instance, he was told by officers in the hospital, nor under any circumstances, did one man fail to respond when his commander said, “Hoys, let’s go.” The German airmen had excelled in daring and efficiency, accrding to Mr. Piper, but in one battle the Americans drove all German planes out of the air in three hours. Embarkation Service Bad “But there are some things that we didn’t do very well,” said Mr. Piper, and he cited the carelessness exhibited last September when the influenza epi demic broke out and American soldiers were rushed overseas without the best precautions being taken. The vessel on which Mr. Piper sailed carried 1,800 American soldiers. The ship was in spected. The editors were told that con ditions were- all right. Yet on the trip 400 were ill with influenza and 27 boys were buried at sea. “That was a scan dal,” said Mr. Piper, ‘but every pre caution was taken after that by the em barkation service.’ George Hopkins, new instructor in the School of Music, opened the assembly by a masterly rcnditin of “Polonaise,” by Hiszt, on the piano, and received an ovntion by the entire student body. PHOTOGRAPHS—Satisfaction guar anteed. ROAlAXE STUDIO. CRITICAL YOUNG MEN LIKE Our $35 Suits The Last Words of Good Style. You college lads like something with snap and go to it something a little out-of-the-ordinary in style—suits that possess distinction and correctness. That’s the kind you will find us ready ‘to furnish you. 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