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EDMUND REGGIE'S SHARP EYE RESULTSIE4mdleggie
IN ARREST OF TULANE PORTER WANTED Is 4
FOR MURDER IN DETROIT MICHIGAN
celled police.
Detectives William Bazajou a d William Dowie arrested the 5 *.r-old negro porter whom t y Identified as Edward Harris a 'as Willie Brown, wanted in o action with the murder of e Harvey, negro, 22, hi" Detr it in 1941:
Harris said he came to New Orleans in 1944, the officers said.
Captain A. J. Malone of the detective bureau said Harris waived extradition and is being held for Detroit authorities who have been notified.
Captain Malone said positive
identification was made through a check of Harris' fingerprints.
(Edmund Reggie.
!Gives Talk At
Kiwanis Meet ,
Stating that the II. S. owes it to the men who fought for America at the risk of their lives, Edmund Reggie, stn-' dent at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, urged removal of the hate, vengeance, rivalry. suspicion and antagonism that is dividing world unity. Mr. Reggie's topic was "world Liberation Is Now In Order" and he pointed out how necessary it Is to Join in the great task of revivifying, reconstructing and revitalizing a war-scarred Europe.
He concluded his talk by saying that the problems of today were problems of national unity, and the nations must plan from minute details. The reparations of peace must be Just.
President Proctor announced that a testimonial dinner would be held for Tom Maine at the Hill Top and he asked that members purchase tickets for this event early.
Julius Dubois, student at SLI, sang several selections accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Harvey Hopkins. The numbers rendered were -"Donkey Ser- enade" "My Buddy,- "Old Man River' and "Vella.
Guests of the club were John W. Byers, Warren Robinson, the guest speaker, Edmund Reggie, Julius Dubois and Mrs. Harvey Hopkins.
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he debaters of Southwestern Louis-
- 'Wine Institute were today holders of the Various awards presented them by the ;college at the annual "Speech Takes a -Holiday" banquet which was sponsored by the Southwestern chapter of Pi Kappa Delta. National honorary forensic fraternity. Judith Mouton, of Lafayette, president of the local chapter, presided over the banquet. After her welcoming remarks. Dean H. L. Griffin, of the College of Liberal Arts, and Dr. Charles N. Wunder. head of the Department of Fine Arts, addressed the group briefly.
Professor Roy D. Murphy, director of
debate, presented awards to the varsity
debaters and conferred upon them P1
Kappa Delta's advanced degrees of
achievement.
Edmond Reggie. of Crowley, received the Sweepstakes trophy for having won more speech contests during ins college career than any other graduating senior.
Marvelle McMillan. of Lafayette, received the most valuable debater's award for this year's squad.
Service plaques were presented to the three graduating seniors who had participated In intercollegiate debating throughout their entire college careers as follows: Judith Mouton. Marvelle McMillan, and Edmond Reggie.
Pi Kappa Delta's degree of special distinction. the highest obtainable, was conferred upon Fannie DeJean, of Church Point, Dot Hilliard, of Lake Charles. Bernard Marcantel. of Oberlin, Marvelle McMillan, Judith Mouton and Edmond Reggie. The degree of honor was conferred upon seven students. The degree of proficiency was conferred upon three students.
Miss Martha de Gravelles, first year debate coach, presented awards to the 18 lust year debaters and conferred upon them Pi Kappa Delta's degree of Rater-:ray.
p Ruby Lee John, of Sulphur, received the first year debate award and Pi Kappa Delta's advanced degree of honor. Julienne Martin, of Lafayette, received the first year debate award and the advanced degree of proficiency.
The debaters then presented lovely gifts to their coaches and chaperones.
Guests at the banquet were: Dean and Mrs. H. L. Griffin; Dr. and. Mrs. Charles N. Wunder. Miss Edith G. Dupre, Miss Agnes Edwards, Miss Agnes Roth, Patres Tolson, and Miss Esther Mouton.
Former debaters were present as follows: Betty Boutte, P.?inabel Dunham, Bernard Marcantel, Elaine Miller and Fonda Thompson.
NEW ORLEANS, March 9—(IP) —Edmund Reggie, a 22-year-old Tulane University student from Crowley, La., put off his law studies just long enough last night to scan a detective magazine.
He wished he had time to read it. All at once he found himself staring at a familiar face—the face of a man wanted in Detroit, Mich., for murder. A $100 reward was offered for information leading to his arrest.
He recognized the face as that of a porter at the Tulane law school building.
Reggie notified Dean Paul Brosmap of the law school who
gl)uaTt;-■ f ESMithwestern LOuisi.-
o tIlEt- was recently
CROWLEY DAILY SIGN
/singled out by "The Debater's /Magazine", a quarterly journal of debate and speech activities,
as one of the country's "outsand;
ing student speakers."
Mr. Reggie, who is a native of Crowley, is well known in this city for his speech activities and Is regarded as one of the most promising and talented students in speech ever graduated from local college. He is currently enrolled at Tulane University in the School of Law.
Accorcung to the write-up in "The Debater's Magazine" Reg- gie tas "distinguished himself in intercollegiate forensic circles by winning a total of twelve first places and twelve second places in oratory, extemporaneous s ' g, radio speaking, after-di ner I speaking, uebating and pu is discussion contests. .
"Asa matter of fact," the' article goes pn, "he won at least' one championship in every cor0 test in which he participated during his' brief college career save after-dinner speaking and poetry reading; he usually placed second in those contest."
In addItion to his extensive .
forensic activities at South., -,
western, Reggie was active hi; social and professional groups; and held positions of respon.-1 sibtlity in eleven campus organi-; zations; he was president of / two of them. He served as sports; editor of the college newspaper; ant. was selected by a college committee to have his name in-I eluded in the 1946-47 editon of "W1-..a's Who Among Students in American Universities and aol±
loges." • -, .
At Tulane, Mr. Reggie has steadily maintained an average in the upper-fifth of his class and recently he was chosen the "outstanding counsel" in. the
'Moot Trials." , .
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