The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-01
Baker Unlver,l,v.


EDITOR JOURNAL :-Perhaps yOI
may have space to print q few jottingl
from Baker. This school as perhaps
all are aware, Is situated in the South.
ern part Of Douglas Co. and is run by
the Methodist church Of Kansas. AT
present It is In g very prosperous con-
ditiOn under the management Of Pres
ident w. II. Sweet and 8 corps of ex-
cellent conscientious professors.
There are now about three hundred
students In attendance. What we
need most is room. We have one
very good building 6Oxs0 feet, three
stories high besides the basement, and
are compelled to use the church as the
chapel. There is however, an excava-
ton made for q basement and stone
and brick on the ground for the cree
ton Of new building 62xs9 feet, three
stories high, parts Of which Is to be
used as q chapel. This building Is to
be completed before the lst Of Septem-
Der, when Baker will afford accom-
modations for at least five hundred
students. II the Methodist of our
State would be q little more free with
their funds they might have a school
here unsurpassed in the State.
THE STATE EORAToRICAL CONTEST.
FRIDAY, APRIL, sth.-The frst
State Oratorical Contest ever held in
Kansas. came OF az Lawrence. The
contestants were Mr.. Afayes Of the
State Normal, Mr.. Leach Of the State
University, Mr.. Quayle, Of Baker
University, Mr.. McCabe, Of Wash
burn and Mr.. Crawford, OF Ottawa.
The decision was In the order that
they have been named. The Orator
ical Association not being satisfied
with the decision held g meeting i'm
mediately and upon its being proved
that over one-fourth Of Mr.. Mayes'
production wss cOpyled he was ruled |
out, and another contest was arranged |
to meet ct Baldwin city, Wednesday |
April 28rd. On the appointed night, |
the house was crowded almost before /
dark with excited people, all anxious
to know how the contest would 20.
The speakers were the same with the Il
exception Of Mr.. Miller who took Mr..
Mayes' place rs q representative Of
the State Normal School. The first
speaker was Mr.. Quayle, Of Baker
University-subIect "Iohn Milton.
POet.n He held the audience per
feetly. The next speaker was Mr..
Leach, OF the State University, on
A Modern Triumvirate. His pro-
ductiOn was on the stump speech
style. Mr.. Miller Of the State Nor
NAL spoke on "Originality,n which
canle In very appropriately as their
irst representative had been ruled out
Dn account Of bis copying. Mr..
Crawford, Of OttaWa, came next-sub-
ect, Suffrage Limited" and ac-
quilted himself very well indeed, as
be L. very young. The last speaker
was Mr.. McCabe, Of Waahburn, He
Iroke on "The Triumph Of Free In
and handled his subject
veil. The speaking was inteFspersed
With music and singing. The
AmphiOn Quartette Of Lawrence, IA
iored the audience with several sonRs
,losing with one, sang 10 the time Of
Goodbye my Lover, Goodbye
which brought IN something lauRha-
lle about each Of the contestants.
rhe prize Of SIS was awarded 10 Mr..
leach, be having q majority Of the
judges but by the average Of all the
'rades Qusyls was eighth-ninths per
ent ahead he being 80 and Leach,
8 one-ninth. BTr. Leach and Mr..
luayle will 60 70 Iowa as representa-
Ives Of our State IN ths interstate
ontests which meets May 10th.
l STUDENT FROM SALINE COUNTY.