New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-26
4 LITERARY CONTEST OF ILLINOIS COL
LEGES.
MEETING OF THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION

MEETING OF THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION
SUCCESS OF TIE FIRST PRIZE DEBATE.
[FRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE fhiBUNhl
BIooMlNGroN, Ill.,, Nov. 21.-ThOugh the
multitude OF colleges and universities WIN when
the Western States lled do not have the money for
the manning OF great nayes-a spirit just no" so TIC
fl, the older institutions OF the East-still they are
of their full OF the spirit OF rivalry com
mon TO ali colleges. College boat clubs and iatereoi
egte regattas out Of tho question In Illinois, Du
a substitute mas been found IN an intercollegiate
literary contest. The first contest of this
nature has Just taken place in this city.
The students OF Western colleges not suheT ing for
be lack of outdoor exercise, and they THINK they can
mnch more probably spend their time and money
n a literary contest than in one OF more physical
strength and endurance. Tho plan under which the
literary contest was held was adopted in April last
when convention, to which delegates from the state
colleges were invited, met in Bloomington. Twenty-one
educational institutions in this State claim the flgh 10
confer but only eight responded to the invita-
lion At the meeting the illinois InterColle-
oiate Association" formed, and arrange
nonts were made for an annual CONTEST III
which one representative from each college shouIu
annear md deliver original Grafton IL was decldeu
that an admission fee to the pr'zc exhibition shoui 10
charged and that from the fluid 80 obtained all the
expense OF prizes, rahrOau Iates ioi oi"'oi' "'" WV
gates etc., should be paid
Most of the delegates and orators arrived on thursday
and were received In the evening ny tno
members OF tho college In TINS place. tne
Illinois Wesleyan University. Tho next day was
o,tirely consumed in % meeting OF the Assocation
Of the "a delegates constituting the Convention at least
third were % years old. None, except several OF the
dogats of the Illinois College, were less than 20 years
- OF tine representatives OF tnab
inst,tuou was noticeable, though tho position they
toot in the Convention was prominent. DlIIhg tue
Cnnventon the inevitable question or admitting Tue 10
"ef,tnnns of the State not now represented III tho
assocIation was debated Alter spirited olsonsslol.
ta ot,ch The words "rings" and "arlstocrats" were
,ra"rentv alluded to- the conservatives won the day Ny
| itrre determined that tue Asso-
c,ton ahoud be enlarged, at least Tor the preset
Tpc Length ol tho programme at tho conteSt was tno
rncn that seemed to bring ABOUT this
| decision. a.,.,,o 80 eaa.ing from
roo o 500 people was filed by large audience !ho
Ivery Of the oratOns by the representatives. on lho
coieges lasted three and half hours. Inc auuIeuco
| vaa G,net and manifested UGH interest. Inc IoilVm
- ,,Ileg's had represent cs. Illinois COlioke eu
ated an Jacksonville; the lInOis WESLEYAN UDhelsy
81 HIoo,n ngtou the North estern University ~ E'
| ,nn the Illinois Industrial University at Chainpdsu'
Knnx College at GalesDurg Snurtlet College az Aton
1hica0n IJulyersty at Chicago and Monmouth Cy,loso
HAar Galeshurg. Each OF these INSTITUTIONS as na'
80 aid was represented by one orator. ine uls'
49, ~ sT5 Mas awarded 10 Mr.. T. J. COuas OF b,1on
Y a local preacher and the second, OF 49, 70 h' -,
~ St"ut of Inc Northwestern University Ihe nGne
ontest "A 10 be held at Illinois College al Jacks9h''
On the last Thursday IN October 1870