The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-19
Death of Prominent Citizen.
UNIVERSITY BOYS ACTIVE.
Interesting Debate Between Literary
 Societies-Other News.

University, December S.-(Special)- One of the most interesting events of the year in academic circles at the university was the challenge debate between the Erosophic and Philomathic literary socie- ties. The speeches were intensely inter- esting from first to last full of vgor and sound argument, and were enthusiastcal- ly received. The subject of discussion was Resolved, That United States senators should be elected by popular vote" W. w. Burden of Thomasville, and R. F. Tdwell of Blountsville. maintained the affirmative, and J. H. Peach, Jr., of Pe- rote, and Moses Kohn of New Decatur, upheld the negative. The judges were Dr. E. F. Buchner, Henry F'itts and F. s. Moody, and they rendered their decision in favor of the negative
 At recent faculty meeting L. D. Talli- chet was appointed as a member of the Corola staff. With Mr Tallichets ap- pointment the board Is completed. and is as follows: Editor-in-chief, W. w. Dur den, '04, IL. B., Thomasville Ala; busi- ness manager, R. l.. Lodge. engineering, '04, K. S., Tuscaloosa assistant business manager, Allen Crenshaw, A. B., '04, K. S., Coquitt; associates, l.. E. Tallichet, A. M, '04. s, A. E., Demopolis; Louise Reid, A. B., '04, Birmingham; K. c Speir, A B., '0i. Furman; Mary Moody. A. B., 'O5. Tuscaloosa; w. c. Oates, Jr., B. s..
 05. Phi Delta Theta, Montgomery; Jelks Cabaniss, A. B., O6 S. A. E., Birming ham; D. H. Eddington IL. B., '05, K. A., Mobile; w. A. Blount. Jr, IL. B., '04 Alpha Delpha Phi (Yale), Pensacola Fla.
 The editor in chief, Mr. Burden. entered the law school last year and almost inn mediately won for himself a reputation as writer of considerable power He is a graduate of the class of 1902 from the South Alabama Institute, Thomasville. Ala, and since coming to the university has done special work in English
 The two Birmingham representatives on the Board are Miss Reid and MT. Caba- miss. Miss Reid entered the university two years ago as a sophomore and always stood high in her classes. MT. Cabaniss is a new man. and his selection to a place on the board after a residence here of only two months Is a very high com plment.
 The university library is just in re- ceipt of a shipment of new books among the number being a set of the Encyclope- dis Americana. A very interesting vol ume that has been presented to the libra ry, also recently, is a copy of the com memorative number of the American Journal of Psychology. The volume Is commemorative of the twenty-fifth att tainment by pr. G. Stanley Hall of Clark University, to his doctorate of philosophy It contains contributions from twenty five of the worlds greatest psychologists one of the articles being from the pen of Dr. F. F. Buchner of the university facul- ty on the subject of "A Quarter Century of American Psychology"
 The Christmas holidays will begin on next Wednesday, the 23d., and extend till January 5th. So far as can be ascer- tained, practically every student will take advantage of this opportunity to visit his home.
 The game of football between the fresh men and sophOmores resulted in a victory for the latter by a score of 12 to 0. Both teams played a plucky, if not scientific article of ball and at no time was the re- suit a foregone conclusion.
 John D. McOueen. A. B.. '02, LL B.. '04. left this morning for Baton Rouge where he goes as the representative of the Uni versity of Alabama at the annual meeting of the Southern Inter-cdl Athletic association.