ALUMNI

(Alumni are requested to contribute to this department)

Benedicto M. Javier will present his candidacy at the coming election for 3rd membership of the Provincial Board of the Province of Rizal.

1917

Jesus de la Rama has entered business in Iloilo and recently established a firm under the name of DE LA RAMA & CO.

1918

The "Partido Democrata" of Iloilo has nominated Tomas V. Vargas as its candidate for representative from the 5th district of that province,

The third open meeting of the Philippine Barristers, held on February 7, had a full attendance. What gave the brilliant program an unusual distinction was the speech of Acting President Escaler, who emphasized the necessity of clean elections for a worthy republican and democratic government. That was the first time he delivered a message to the University students as head of our institution.

THE JUNIOR HOP

The annual reception and ball given by the Juniors in honor of the Seniors took place on February 8. The event in its entirety was pronounced a success, not only because of the distinguished visitors who honored the occasion with their presence, but also because of the artistic decoration which the University Hall displayed on that night,

BANQUETS

The College of Law took part in the Independence Mission, which departed on February 23, for our Dean is with it. To show that we are all heart and soul in the proposition that the Filipino people are for independence, Dean Bocobo and other members of the mission who belong to our faculty have been honored with

a banquet at "La Campana" on February 19, at noon. It was given by the Faculty of the College of Law. On that same day but in the evening, the Senior Class, the venerable representatives of the students, gave a banquet also, this time in honor of Dean Bocobo and Professor Santos. All the members of the Faculty attended both banquets.

Happy voyage, Professors!

ACTING DEAN DE JOYA

With Dean Bocobo's going to the States, his chair will be left vacant for a short time. Professor de Joya will be Acting Dean. He is looked upon as the right head to guide the administration of the College of Law, and the students believe that a wiser selection could not have been made.

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Having in mind the broadness of the subject and the idea that it would be very hard, if not impossible, to discuss all the laws on the subject in minute detail in a work of this kind, I shall confine myself in discussing the present topic to the making of a comparative study of the Divorce Law of France, Germany, Japan, America, Switzerland and the Philippines.

My endeavor will be to contrast one law with another and make comparisons among them, notwithstanding their differences of customs, orientations and geographical positions. From this comparative study of divorce law of these countries, we can erect new laws of our own that are more convenient and adaptable to the Philippines. In the study of the divorce law of America, it will not be discussed the provisions in force in each State, but the writer will confine to the causes as recommended by the commissioners on Uniform Laws to be adopted by Congress for the whole Union.

As far as the definition of absolute divorce is concerned, all the above mentioned nations are in accord in the definition of the same: "Divortium a vinculo matrimonii is the dissolution of the marriage bond."

Adultery of both spouses is regarded as legitimate cause for divorce in Germany, France, Switzerland, America and the Philippines. But such provision is not followed in Japan wherein only the adultery of the wife is punished, basing their refusal on the fact that for physical and social considerations the husband should be given greater freedom of action on the ground that the consequences of a man breaking his marriage vows are far less harmful and far reaching. The husband is not the child bearer, and his lapse from virtue does not so seriously' affect the status of the family while the wife's sin actually destroys it.