The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-26

| tice miscarry and Il IS the tr1ckery OF the
lawyer, and law is not justice, yet the jury
makes the right possible A healthy public
| opinion makes justice a surety; unhealthy
public opinion makes corruption possible.
THE LAW SCHOOL
| W. s. Chisholm, Jr, Esq, responded %
the toast 1.-The Law School" in a masterful
address. The noble and dignified profes-
| sion Of the law, comes 70 the ambitious
/ youth, be said, as most priceless inherit
/ Rnca. The speaker borrowed the language of
| distinguished statesman TO say that the law
should be held up as that sacred thing, the
ark Of God, that may not be touched by
/ irreverent hands, but which frowns upon
/ every attempt 10 dethrone its supremacy
/ An equally distinguished writer has said
that we should look with reverence upon
| the science Of the law. for her seat is the
| bosom Of God and her voics the harmony
| OF the universe. A profound jurist has
said that 1t was not the Norman
cOnqueror, but the common law which
evolved constitutional freedom out of chaos,
revolution and despotism, and that Bacon,
Coke, blackstone, Broughman, Erskine,
Story, Webster. Marshall and Kent have
done more for the world than all the war
riors put together. That the law school,
Mr. Chisholm said, serves to remove diff
cuties which one inherits in scientific and
technical phraseology is peculiarly suggest
i've. A most commendable feature of the
law school IS the moot courts. There the
student is taught the elements of actual
court house practice. He pointed TO the
shining members Of the Savannah bar who
are members of the Lumpkin law school,
he spoke Of his alma mater. He asked il
the strength, wealth, and greatness of the
state could not be traced to the university.
He looked with a feeling Of pride at her
past history, and he thought Lumpkin law
school should he given just share of the
university's pride, as it is part Of the
university.
SAVANNAH"
Col J. H. Estill responded 10 the next
toast Savannah"
5. 3. Adams, Esq, who was down to re-
spond to the toast was absent
Col. Estill's name was received with ap.
plause. He said that be was not speaker,
and be gave way to the orators, but he
would not give place to any man in his
love for Savannah. He expressed himself
pleased with the banquet. Around the
table were young men who have grown I'D
who are preparing to take the places of the
older ones
Among those whom he saw before him
were not only professional men, but bus
mess men. They are welded to Savannah.
and much of her prosperity in the future
rests with them. These young men are
Georgians; they have been reared in
Georgia, educated in Georgia, and they
take pride in the old state: Georgia is
not the new south, it is the old south II is
the same south that it has always been.
Speaking OF Savannah he noted the fact
that the people are beginning to realize
thar 1t is the gateway to the state. Its
future is beyond being conceived. Some
people talk of boom; it has not begun
yet. Savannah's growth is a natural
growth. He alluded to the benefits Of edu-
cation, the education that students are
guaranteed at the university, and whose
value is incalculable when men are
cent into the world. "Such men as
our fellow citizen, John R. Young.n the
speaker said. HE is a graduate Of the
state university. They are the men who
build up our city, and our state He
pointed TO Others who are the pride Of Sa-
vannah and of the state
THE COMMON SCHOOLS.
Geo. A. Mercer, Jr., responded to the
toast, "The Common Schools The
speaker in beginning announced that it was
his maiden speech. II he new that those
around him were not his friends he would
shrink away appalled,, but he believed
they were his comrades, his friends.
and he had the courage to face them.
lie traced the history of the common school
back to Socrates speaking to his favorites.
1t is said that the best education is that
which man gets by mis- own teachings.
From the principles of these schools we
gaze upon the statesman aud the man. The
common school shapes the usefulness of life
The last speaker on the list was Col John
Screven Of the class of 1916, who responded
20 the toast, ''The University Club of Sa-
vannah.n
In an eloquent manner the president of
the Climb alluded TO the devotion and friend
ship manifested by the alumni of the uni
versity. At least $3.50 have taken the
degrees at Athens, and this number is re-
peated in the matriculates, and the number
is again augmented by those from
the branch colleges How important is IL.
he said. that these should at some time
be brought together in the state. He
thought the idea Of establishing clubs over
the state good one, and he pledged
his aid in every way to the club in Savan.
nah. He is now its president for second
term, and he will look always to the up
building of the university's sons. Col.
Screven's address was an excellent one. and
was received with round after round of
applause.
Speeches were made by other members Of
the club and songs were sung.
THE CLUBS ANNUAL MEETING.
At the annual meeting earlier in the
evening at Hodgson hall the old officers of
the club were reelected, as follows:
Presdent-Col. John Screven.
Vice President--P w. Meldrim.
Secretary aud Treasurer-W. S. CHS
holm, Jr
Executive Committee-John Screven, P.
w. Meldrirn. S. B. Adams, A. r. Lawton,
and w. L. Clay.
The following new members were elected
M. McG. Stewart. e. A. Grower, G. Quit
man, A. G.. Cassells and R. f. Cassells, of
Liberty county. DR.. G. c. Schley, DIR. G. II.
Cox and Henry McAlpin. Secretary CHS
holm's report showed a membership of
forty-four and twenty-three new members
being received during the year.
Col. Screven delivered at the hall a splen-
did address upon the Career and Work of
the University of Georgia." He reviewed
the past OF the university in a most inter-
esting manner, and gave some encouraging
predictions for the university's future.
The arrangements for the banquet were
in charge Of Mr. Henry Freeman.