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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1948)
Law Students Present 'Johnson vs. Sharp7 In Mock Trial Friday A mock trial trying the case of Johnson vs. Sharpe will be held Friday night, November 12, at 7 :15 p. m. in benton Hall, Room 3. The "attorneys” representing Johnson (the respond ent) will be John O’Kief and Curtis Cutsforth; those repre senting Sharpe (the appellant) will be Robert Myers, Thomas Brownhill, and Sidney Nicholson. All are second year law students. The competition of these mock trials started last year. First and second year students participate. They are given a set of facts which look like a record they would have to argue before a supreme court of Ore gon. — a hypothetical case in the mythical state of Hollis in Fenton county, described as being in the Pacific Northwest, being bounded by one Pacific Ocean, Oregon, [Washington and California. Last year there were two sets of arguments, one presented win ter term, the winners of which The End of Tillie (Continued from page six) struction company, and for two of those years I have called our mutual apartment house my home. And I have admired you from my window daily.” Miss Stevens fidgeted. They were driving down a dark street. “I hardly believed your jail story,” she answered, trying to keep strained tones of dislike and apprehension out of her voice. She could think of nothing to say to him. He was probably illiter ate, she thought, so they couldn’t discuss books. “Miss Stevens, that door doesn’t catch tightly. I wouldn’t lean against it if I were you. Why don’t you move closer this way.” Chuck’s mouth twitched as he said this, but he maintained a gravely chivalrous air. Miss Stevens budged at least a quarter of an inch. “No, I’ve never been in prison,” he said, “but from the ages of ten to eighteeen, I was in reform school. They put me away for stealing bread at the point of a gun for my starving mother. Don’t you think that was unjust, Miss Stevens? You must. You look like you have a woman’s tender heart.” Chuck looked doubtfully at Miss Stevens when he said this. He reached across the gap between them and put his hand on her kneee. "Don’t!” She pulled away with something between a violent squirm and a jerk. "Watch it! Remember that car door,” he said replacing his hand on her leg. Then, with a voice that was husky with restrained laughter, Chuck said, “I’ve always wanted to abduct you, Miss Stevens. At last I have an opportunity.” He swerved the car around a corner, and drove in the oppo site direction from the apartment house. Miss Stevens dug furiously in her pocket. “What are you looking for, Til lie dear?" "I have a gun,” she said des perately in a small, breathless 'voice. “Let me see it,” he said with a smile. She pulled it out and pointed it at him. Her hand shook vio lently. “Put it away!” he said in forced, calm voice. “Can’t you see that I’m trying to be funny?” “And I’m going to shoot you!’ went on to the semi-final argu ment spring term. The winners of it are now in this fall’s final mock trial. In the case of Johnson vs. Sharpe, Johnson is a Negro who goes to Sharpe to buy a piece of land. Sharpe refuses to sell it to him be cause Johnson is a Negro. John son gets a man named Abbott to act as his agent unbeknown to Sharpe in buying the land. Abbott goes to a man named Cooley who is an ag ent of Sharpe’s for selling land. Ab bott and Cooley enter into a con tract whereby Cooley as Sharpe’s representative agrees to sell the and to Abbott. Johnson demands a deed from Sharpe, and Sharpe re fuses it. Johnson brings action for specific performance in the circuit court of Fenton county. The cir cuit court issues a degree of specific performance. Sharpe is appealing from this decision. Attending the mock trial will be Chief Justice Hall S. Lusk of the Supreme Court of Oregon; Judge George It. Duncan from the circuit court of Marion county; and Judge Dal King from the cir cuit Court of Coos County. The public is cordially invited to attend the trial which is the princi pal function the law school gives for the public. A set of books, “Oregon Laws Annotated,” valued at over $100, will be given the winning team by the Portland law firm of Koerner, Young, Swett and McCullough. Her voice rose hysterically. She heard nothing he said. Frightened, he grabbed at her arm, and she jerked. The pistol went off. And so Miss Tillie Stevens lay dead in the bushes where Chuch in his alarm had dragged her. And Chuck was in their mutual apart ment house packing to leave the city. They’d never believe him, for she had seemed such a de I fenseless thing. Oregana Sales Resumed Today Oregana orders will be taken in the Co-op today, Wednesday, and Thursday. Sales were resumed, contrary to earlier plans, because 100 books were sold in the Co-op last week, according to Olga Yevitch, business manager. Co-op sales are arranged espec ially for off-campus students, but orders will be taken from anyone, Miss Yevitch said. Fartial payments of $3 will be ac cepted on the book through this week only. The balance of $3 will be payable before January 15. The business manager said names of houses entitled to free copies of the 1949 Oregana will be announced later this week. Ninety per cent of the residents of these houses order ed the yearbooks which will be dis tributed in the spring. Orders for the books will be tak en in living organizations through the late sales campaign which ends this week. Sales in the houses have been di rected by Don Hagedorn, circula tion manager and the following members of the business staff: Bob Ruan, Kay Kuckenberg, Sally Ford, Jean Smith, Ron Stevans, Ken Ol son, Tom Mitchell, Beverly Elrey, and June Fitzgibons. Rusty Mayer, assisted by Helen Sherman, has been handling promo tion for the campaign. Pappy Waldorf | (Continued from paye five) guards, Jon Baker and Rod Franz, will be back.” Reminded that UCLA Coach Bert LaBrucherie had said California was as strong as Northwestern, Waldorf said “no comment.” North western, which may be the Big Nine team in the Rose Bowl and possibly may meet California here, defeated UCLA this season, 19-0. Howard Greer, Washingtan State advance man, said “we do not ex pect to beat California but we think we will give the Bears their tough est contest of the season. We were disappointed in the 26-26 tie with Oregon State last week. All of the players felt they could score on Ore gon State at w::i and that they should have won.” PE Meeting Men’s Physical Education club will meet tonight at 7:30 at the PE building. Movies of the Oregon Stanford game will be shown after plans for the girls’ PE club open house have been formulated. Call 470 or 2018-M and LARRY MOORE will bring out samples for your selecton. CHOICE CARDS FOR INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS VALLEY STATIONERY CO. 76 West Broadway Telephone 470 Lau Hits Another (Continued from page four) *Geo Wash 14, Citadel 0 *Ohio State 41, Pitt 0 Nevada 0, Stanta Clara 14 * Miami 36, Cincinnati 6 Detroit 27, Denver 30 *Okla A&M 19, Tulsa 0 * Oregon 13, Washington 7 *Colorado 28, Utah State 14 *Mich State 47, Marquette 0 *Willamettel3, Linfield 0 *Georgia 20, Florida 12 *Nebraska 32, Kansas State 0 *Tulane 28, VMI 7 Illinois 14, Iowa 0 *Miss State 20, Auburn 0 *California 28, UCLA 13 *USF 28, Loyola 0 *No’tre Dame 42, Indiana 6 * Lewis & Clark 34 Br, Columbia 0 *Brown 36, WR Reserve 0 * Minnesota 34, Purdue 7 * Princeton 47, Harvard 7 *Mississippi 34, Chattanooga 7. •'"Northwestern 16, Wisconsin7 ’Michigan 35, Navy 0 *W. Virginia 48, Ohio U. 6 No. Carolina 7, Wm. & Mary 7 ’Texas Tech 46, Texas Mines 6 ’San Jose 21, Brigham Young 6 ’Cornell 14, Colgate 6 ’Vanderbilt 48, LSU 7 ’Army 43, Stanford 0 Community Chest (Please turn to page eight) completed in a comparatively short length of time, will strive to meet the demands made by local, state and national organizations. Assisting Tucker in the cam paign are Dave Dim, collections; Denny Marvin and Don Simon, program; Betty Lagomarsino, pub licity and promotion; and Mac Montague and Bob Funk, sub chairmen in charge of promotion and publicity respectively. , Alpha Phi Omega, drive sponsor, is working in conjunction with the educational Unit of the Lane Coun ty Chest. FROST BITTEN Thaw Out at with a cup of hot coffee ^belr& 9n*t Across from Sigma Xu fee Skating TONIGHT—8 P.M. Special Price to University of Oregon Students (40c) • Skates Sharpened • Rental Skates ® Coffee Shop Eugene Ice Arena SESSIONS: Nightly—8 P.M. —also— Sat. & Sun Matinees— 2:30 P. M. 1850 W. 6th Phone 4957 "13-7" was the score picked by six contes tants in our weekly football quiz. A breakdown of scores by quarters gives Dick Still, 1st prize—Roughrider cords. Ted Ranlett, 2nd prize—Lord Jeff sweater. Bob Corgan, 3rd prize—shaving lotion. This week’s contest closes at 5:30 p. m. Friday. Come in and predict the score of the Oregon-UCLA game. But do it before the above deadline. V No obligation!