Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-03
canPuS noIES.

being a CO ,boy ana mas TeluIA-
ed 10 the University.
Miss Is0m. tie instructress in
eIocution. Is going 10 give a
medal to the best d=claimer IN
her class. This decIaimer Is TO
be selected from the best six
speakers and on last Friday
night the clasS'conpeted for the
six places Among fourteen
speakers there Was not q single
poor one. and every one showed
the thorough and skiliful train
.fug Of Hiss IsOm Miss isnm is
perhaps the finest elOcutionist
FIJI the South. the number Of good
speakers turned cat every year
by the University demonstrate
.ing uuqucsti0Hably her skill and
ability. Tire following are the
young CeutleTeD 10 whom the
places were awarded. j l. Al
corn. II Shelley; Henry David
sop. The Firemans Prayer, JnO.
Franklin. LasCar; Joseph l..
MOyse, Barbara Freitche: ! J
Stevens. The COnSicts SOlilO-
qay; J l. Sykes. FLYING Jim's
Las; Leap. we are certain that
when the contest does come
of, il will be one Of the best
ever listened 10.
The editor Of the Weekly
I naaolian seems to have been
1 looking 1t the University boys
With his green specs Ou. We
are very sorry that his wrath
has descended upon Us, for no
University or any other institu-
tioa could nope 20 prosper with
ont the benign and bsuiheent
favor of the mighty Weekly
Pauolian. But With all de
Difference to the quill driving
gentleman. his views compOri
rather with the government Of
a female seminary than a State
University. and it seems thai
they had not been applied Will
any good effect To the seminary
to which his school girls be
lOnged; for If our memory ba:
not failed the conduct of the
said young ladies' was not such
as to warrant the conclusion
that they had been kept under
any very ssict regulations. Nc
fair minded man will call shout
ing and jumping on the train un
geutlemauly. especially wheI
done by students. Neither vii
any one acquainted with tn,
facts in the ease, say that a iady
was ever iuSulted By an Oxford
student Any one can dist0rt
and magnify the acts of fur
loving boys, and the editor 81
the Weekly Panolian has dcns
it
Last Saturday there was {
League game between the Sc
nIOrs aud Juniors. Lehman.
loud and lusty Iushers, were bad
Il licked by JOhnsou's Jolly ana
joyIal Juniors. The game ex
cited mnch interest rs each clut
asd won two games and It was
thought that the winning cIul
would capture the pennant. The
Juniors took the lead at once
ana maintained II. William.
was batted pretty freely anG
Lehman did not play the short
stop game he IS capable of. Or
the Senior side. Martin smashed
the ball for two three baggtrs
Wendell fer a double aud z
thrIple and GIiiIIand made a
beautiful one hand catch. max
ing a double play. Four double
plays were made by the Seniors
during the game. On the Juui
or side. hampton hit r0I 4 home
run, a three bagger and a single.
Johnson for three bags and TIVE
doubles AIdrieh, hampton aud
leIgeT played well In their re.
spectiye places, the tieIders not
having much TO do. johnson
sawed ont fourteen men and
Ross caught in fine style. I'm.
plre, Lester; Scorer, Murch.
Ime OF game tw0 hours. Bat.
teries: Seniors, Williams and
Wheat; Juniors, johnson aul
Ross. The following is the
standing of the clubs OF the
Varsity League