The Glenwood post., 1916-12-30
C. C. \. S. SENIORS
HOLD MOOT COURT
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besought the lady in the case to return
to his side.
Attorneys Bell and Darrow showed
great experience in cross questioning
the witnesses, while Holland and Colo
han demonstrated striking forensic
powers in their closing speeches. The
attorney for the defendant based his
argument upon technicalities and tho
legal phases involved. 1t was an ex-
ample of the splendid erudition and
polished English of senior. He based
his defense on the fact that the dog
merely stood still while it was tho
freshman who did the pulling which
lacerated his trousers. He further
showed that the dog was not ferocious,
but on the other hand was of an affec-
tionate disposition, having become at
tached to the plaintiff on at least one
occasion. /.
On the other hand, the attorney for
the plaintiff appealed to the feelings
of the jury rather than to their reason.
He denied the allegation of cowardice
against his client, and explained that
the plaintiff, while apparently making
a hasty retreat, was only attempting
to drag the dog away from the lady in
order to prevent her being hurt. But
the climax came when he drew n most
heart rending picture of mis- client on
his return from the mad chase. His
hat and coat gone, his clothing ,n a
very bad state of repair, Drawing the
bitter cold of that stern December
night and the still more bitter chill Of
his reception at the hands of his lady.
1t was this picture of the unfortunate
freshman beseeching his lost love to
forsake the sophomore and return again
to his side that moved judge, jury,
bailiff and, in fact, the entire court
room, including the opposing attorney,
to tears. In fact tears flowed so CO.
piously at this point that Bailiff Old
enburg was constrained to use a mop.
The introduction of exhibits A, b,
c and D were extremely amusing. The
clerk met with catastrophe when he
brought in exhibit D which proved to
be the dog.
The ladies of the jury caused COM
motion in the jury room in their ami.
mated consideration of the case. From
what could be overheard from the out
side, it seems that the handsome ap-
pearanee of the defendant had a great
deal of influence upon their decision.
Judge Allen conducted his court with
becoming pomp and ceremony. His lec-
ture at the close of the case, to the
defendant in particular and to all
freshmen in general, was teeming with
excellent advice and a world of senior
wisdom which should prove of great
value to the freshman boys.
After sentence was passed, the senior
girls called up the girls of the fresh
man class and impaired words of wis
dom to them also.
Finally there appeared upon the stage
group of grotesque and weird figures
garbed in black gowns which summoned
certain boys from the freshman class
to appear before them to receive pun
ishment or reward according to their
past record in the class room. No one
knew who the silent figures were, but
the few sepulchral tones used by the
chief, very much resembled the court
room voice of "Judge' Allen. The
strange band then performed some
magic spell which produced a brilliant
blaze of crimson fire and by waving a
wand over big sheet of paper the
figures III slowly burned themselves
out before the startled spectators, and
one Of the best entertainments ever
given in G. c. H. s. was brought to n
close.
There was no "roughingn of the
freshmen as has been the custom on
Senior day, and the class of IT will
go down in the history of G. G. H. S.
as the first to abolish that old out of
date relic of barbarism.