, 1876-05-05
oRAToRtcAL RIVALRY.
Third Contest Of the Interstate
Collegiate Association.
Ths Speakers, Thelr aubjeota, and tho
Award Of Gedala,

AAa 0FUR&nIts AQoH lAuleUbAt NA0 tu0
Award Of Madala.
The third annual insor.Stats eontast In ors-
tory took place laaa svenlng ss 1arwell Hall bc-
fore fair audlsnos. A largs crowd was e1.
psceed, but owing 10 Tho bad weather gysAs
many stayed Away, Each Of the orators had
| msny friends prsaont, and tho colleges vsro
largely represented BY studonss. There wore
probably 1000 persons all told who witnessed the
contest, whloh WAS enhanced Ia interest By tho
fact that two young ladies wore to take part
tn It.
Tho contestants were I'll veil matched, though
como OF tho Efforts exceeded tho tsulo allotted
-Aftoeu minutes. Noyaua' Band furnished the
music.
Al 8o'clock tho contestants, headed by Gov.
DovertdEo, took seata up0a tho stage, taking ro-
Attioua On the right facing tho audience. Tho
Hon. J. Il. Doolittta occupied tho oentro. whilo
bshnd him wers placed the banda. ha Judges sitting
IN roar Of tbs orators.
1fr. & N. Meek introduced
TIE non. ). n. DooIITrLx
been conferred upon hin. 10 praside ovsr contest
Ike tho which wss to tsks plsee. II wAs contass
s q a.y soansrss 10 liz sistes PIT shs1s
+ I, f. sa.a ,hs err. %
& tho.a whose hatr r.e ri growing arsy,
thrre might be 10 stss and united atates 6onsiors
there might among that 900 be 100 Judges. and por
haps there Prraident Of the United Satts among
That loo. Tha Association only thrse ynars old,
sn ~ss IA some respeets now, ou: gave rrominenoe
s y e ss,nnK and was sg ,
frss. Physical eonteats, such - base ball, walking,
eto ws1e ali well enough Ia their way. but what
thoy in comparison with this conteat1 Thofo act
IN human iite which required 70 much power Q.
smotion, and expression, and tho art OF aris-te
art dI1nu. Ho felt proud to welcome the contestants
sa IT, a. l. r. sst ses.sst e tt. Northwestern.
Interstate Collegiats Association, na!e ths response
Il esa ct y: H. escsy H. ih.n4sa s Reos 0f
eown and for tho ssslsanco which they hs received
from ths Prsas and Pa!; Etsry person seemed to
bad besu troatcd with generosity.
Ths fSewns !adaesh ~ wt1s s announced Co., r
hea. e Mo nin Wsa r Poois % Chicago, s IL '''
THE ORATORS.
Mr. ]. n. Edwards Of 1ndiana, VA. then introduced
bearing Of Prejudice In The Formation Of opinion"
ME. Edwards is very dhfkfsced Young man. His
nd oo IL so Va, Ts
studied, md In tho n.sin well dellverod.
The ns1; Sas A g. ss' Ct wse9n
young msn, who had studied tho manner Of Webster
and tried To follow his atye IN drtss and mannsr.
nis sn93ocs was, " Tho Aornl Law" which Vas ws
Next to him came J. Q. lewt Of Illinois, who d.
Htcreu nu oEAuon on ''Our 4ttpunucs tHu!oA and
Stato." uc Tas the Joungaatlooking ct tho four
young men. tAe1e being 1lx coneatane AZ told HIS
production WA cFsdttabo cue showing that no had
given 1nueh AonRne anil study 10 tho euelect.
chksiss 7. NoiAud, Of AIIssouri. dlated on, Tho
Worlds Conqncrors." Ills wss Indeed mcsitorious
o9ort lie "a young man o. sotno~hat clerical cant
method q delivery Wa !csa vehement tnan Tue seas
and hia elocuiion good. Aa handled hts subject with
: naatts pcu' Aua a. ssaocat Hao A*a oAAu1nea u
tntnrrousa.y' tr ~
4no asAt Ky o,AsoI , ~ a1ss 11esn T. oaspinan o.
in"a' Eve enoso @ M ~. @ uor .ao!ec ypen tne Hases.
uoas f M" plea ~ ~ Root 1aM uo"nioauen
p.ee Ios seeogn'aon os ~ wotKlne Maesea ~ eaa.
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LEY "cfn autotcaseu ~ sueat "eilMo % ~en 70 Ier
nst n!auci - .~tnot nossoa anu huo AAa
uos tuotouBnl1 IusnotLsu aot tetnarEs, anu conse-
4uenu5 aau 70 Do !Ie9ueu.ly ptomllea: Hes Grafton
WE MoItolaun' tne, coutaluta6 Mhny gooq ponla
rnnt - a 1 of.sna ~ s,taa nrs az a a.
@ ~ uiG MY ns1elsu ~ oaanoa " oeaslso
an HatRaosM1 M Mef essa! W. s mstxSd Tor IT, purity
= 94 uea1ty ~ ~ sataLcco uaAyeFS:
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tne vi w'Ja ar III sp1Eo. r. N It11 an
insensetaaA tfets. ana tno onJ iaat thst could 30
.s "IH - ~ 49, '4At .ue 1ous.& 10y naa - ~
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siaat cTsor+ ~ th ,xn,n s H.. a. vt t ~
, I $500 ~ ~ o's+4A1H' ono "1s @"1fSa Ioe
seoona psaze, however.
TIE sAADiok.
. ntte1 ne Gsaonn naa Geen eoaotoooat tae lnasca
oe!laetateu ABOUT n4tccn tulhGes "len At Aeo& IN.
nouncod the result. 10 satea that the decision was
on sa1u8ntt coiiaposlti9n: saa 41uyeIJ, ana caeh
"ere alsEa ptohlaenee ~ NO GohslaeIaHnn. Az hau
uuue Hoi A4u ~ "ou4a HA'o oeoA kiAA 111o3 coui4