The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05
AN oRATORICAL CONTEST.
The Prizes that are Given for the Literary
Efforts Of the Boys and /. Woman.


Undergraduates, alumni, and friends of
the eleven colleges, whose representatives wcre
to take part in the second oratoricsl contest Of
the Collegiate Literary Association, met in
the Academy OF Music last evening to listen 70
their favorlte.. DIR. 8. Irenaeus Prime presided,
and near him sat DIR. McCosh OF Princeton, DIR.
Thomas Hastings "a Hamilton alumDi, Cyrus
W. Field DIR. Armltaee, Professors North and
frnk Of Hamilton College, and Hjalma IL Jorth
Boysen, the wliter OF the Morse stories.
Dr.. Prime said that to see eleven colleges in
.riepdly and laudable composition in the arts
nd sciences of educated men, meet In the arena
TO contend for the crown was Q noble spec
tacls In the drama OF life. The highest
OF all scholastic attainments was the
ART OF expression. IL was well to
know the use OF the bat, the oar, and the
sword, but mightier than all Of these was the
pen aud the living voice. lie then introduced
the nrst orator, MIR. Clearneld Park OF Lafayette
College, who spoke Of The Identity Of Differ
ent aud Distant Eras." nis oration showed hard
work. was sophomorica, and too long. His de-
MIR. fairy Z. Davis wore the Orange Of Prince
ton, and his subject was "Ihiers," In whom he
found much & 70 admire; J: Howard corwln yin
Deformity OF Uniformity" and mis- oration one
Of the best Of the evening. D. J. Tompklns Of
lsrturt." Ills voice was bis strong point.
Rutgers sent william Rivers, who gave with
the life Of Egmont. D,ldwin c. Cooke, OF the
followed, clad in collegiate Gown. He
sTHsHes Heroes SSs} OF tho % Rule" O His grafton
was spoiled by being nearly twice "a long as II
should. Hamilton College, long famed for Its
oratory had worthy representative In Julien
NJ. Ellioit; His subject was, " The Heroic Ele-
ned by "Fynn OF virginia" His oretory was
by far the best OF the evening, and he h d
thronghout the close attention OF the audience.
7 al Ina ~ Ffi Fqff ~ af,E "A
of william the Silent" Louis Werner OF the
College OF the City, of New York took for his
tor 4. ,. MYERS, s,Jr.,of St. Johns, spoke Of" The
successful essayists There were six colleges
represented IN essAys-Cornell, Williams, Prince.
ton. College Of the City OF New YORK, North.
western University, and University Of the CitJ
The s9Jo prize for the best essay on '"Dicken.
| and Tn hlckerA Comp red" went to Frank T.
| Heath OF Cornell. Tho essays OF Nelson 5
Spencer Of the COege Of the CITY Of New York
and OF I. \. His OF : Southwestern University
| veish suffrage" were so equal that the prize o
esn was divided between the authors.
| Wilbur Larrimore Of the College OF the City o
| New York, took tl00 pIizs for his essay OF
" Arbitration as Substitute for War. In th'
| Intercourse OF Nations"
Eleven colleges were represented in the ma
thematical examination. Princeton, Williams
Rutsers. Hamilton. Lafayette. syracuse Univer
| sity, College OF the Ciiy VI New York, NOrtl
| Western University. and ~. Johns.
| The prizes were 500 and 500. rhe FIRST weni
| to l.. III. Peimer, Cornell; the second to Il. Is
| Hsistead, Princeton. In the Greek examnat ior
eight colleges were represented; Cornell. Wi
| liams, University OF the City Of New York
| Syracuse University Rutgers, St. Johns, Moth
| western University, College OF the City Of New
| York.
1he nrst prize, $500, was awarded TO Miss Julii
| J. Thomas, OF Cornell, the only young woman
| VINO competed. She mas since the examin Al oil
been married, and the prize goesto Mrs. julia
| Irving.
The second prize. t2O0 went TO Henry Weight,
| of Rutgers. BY this time tine Committee on ora
| { ry. comp sed Of the venerable william CulleI
Bryant, George William Curtis, aud Whitelav
Reid, mad made their decision, and the white
haired poet announced n 10 the breathles
anxious audience. When he read the name o
Julien NJ. Eliot. of Hamilton College, AS tn,
winner OF tue nrst prize, the audience cheereS
wildly, and Hamilton undergraduates ant
alumni fairly howIed with delight. ID. J. Ioml
kina. uf Cornell. IeceiNed the secOnd pIiZs.