The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-03-15
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The annual contests Of the Literary Societes Of the
Cniversify took place on Tuesday and "Wednesday
evenings March 9TH and 9TH
The attendance Tuesday evening WAS larger than it
has been At any previous contest On Wednesday eve
ming there wa. cold wind accompanied BY freezing
vet there erceptible diminution in fe size Of
the audience. The Chapel Hall was filed and extra
seats were required for the aisles
The Judges electsd Rev II. Bullard. ST. Joseph,
Mo-, Hon. W. ID. Webb, Troy, Kan. Rev VIM. n. Page
Leavenworth, Kan. Mr. Bullard not being present,
Rev G. Gates, of Highland, was chosen to Gil the
place.
The plan of marking was az follows: Reciters OF
deelamers esayists, 9; orators, 3; debatsrs l. ma
king total Of ten for the entire programme.
cites of the Young ladies' the Ateceta and the Eucle
ian.
The following is the order of exercises with the
marking Of the judges:
REcIrERs.
Dora Mu.sey, tAteieeta) Blue Rapids Kss., The
Polish BOy--6l0.
Lille Nnttns, tEuclian) Highland, Kas., How He
Saved St Michaels--4l0. "a
:. Aa.de A Long tEacleianD Highland. Kss., lizard
Jennie Devo-. tAteleet.) Highland, Kas, Frost
Work--ll-lO.
Maggie Hubbard, tAtslcetsl Highland, Kas., Joy
Mary Dinsmore, Eucelian,l Highland, Kas., Pow
er Of fAdsptation--lSl0
Al. BESSIE H. Cruikshxnk, (E-) 23IO-Hghland
kas.
Neg Lillian DeVoe. al E-1O-Hixhland, Kan
QUEsrIoS-Resolved. That the classical course i.
better adapted to fit women for the demands Of the
age than is the scientifci
Atelceta, 4610; Eucelians $40.
Wednesday evening was occupied by the societies
Of young men, the Erodelphian and the Cloeoph
ic
Order of exercises and marking of judges:
DECIAINKRs.
Z. R. Blair. (Erodelphian,l Hiavatha, Kan, spar
tacus to the Gladiators at Cspua--6l0.
ChAs f. Aussey, Jr, tCliosophic) Blue Rapids, Kan.
"Carsctacus"-il0.
D. A. Emery, (Erodelphian) Ottumwa, Iowa THE
Victor G. Hills, tCliosophc, Highland, Kan. "Msth
omatics, "-l2l0
Edward y Murphy. tErodslphian,) Allerton, Iowa
Charles T. Clark. tChosophic) Highland, Kan
Civilization Invincible,
pEBATERs.
Ahirmatiye-P. Mcmillan, (Erodelphian. .e25-lO
AtchisOn, Kan.
Negative-J. A. Stewart, iCliosophic, )-l5l0. Leav
Question That the best interests of til.
United States demand that the Republican party
should not remain in power.
Erodelphisn 1910; Cliosophic 5l-l0.
Thus giving the Euclian Society a victory of s-lO
and the Cliosophic victory IFS.
The music was furnished by Mrs. Emma F. Irwin
and her music scholars, and Prof Geo. Bird A. j. Mi
nier, T. Hopkins and E. n: Murphy. 1t was mostly
instrumental music, and of excellent quality.
1t would be utless to attempt in our limited space
to give any adequate idea Of the productions. Oh
course all were not exactly satisfied persons entirely
uninterested will differ in Judgment Of literary pro
ductions; about the best that be done to take
the decision of the Judges
Among the persons from abroad we noticed Rev. j
A. Clark, of Atchison and also N. o. johnson, E. ii
Messenger and c. A. Hunter former students of High
land University
All went away feeling that they had had both q
pleasant and profitable time.
The Spring term Of the college opens Tuesday, March
18th