Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-02
PRIZE SPEAKERS.

The commencement exercises or 1anR'
ton college for 1888 were opened at the
Congregational church last evening by
the delivery OF selected declarations for
the Churchill prizes contested for by the
young men students of the college.
There was also the awarding OF the
Jeffries prizs which is given for the best
essay upon o subject selected by the
college faculty.
The church was we'll filed with an
audience composed of college students
and citizens and the oratorIcal efforts of
each of the speakers were greeted with
strong demonstrations of appreciation.
The first speaker of the evening was
August Willets Gwen, of De Smet, who
delivered q selection from Donnellys
Ragnarok. The piece is a conception
OF the author of the earth'a appearance
immediately after Its creation and the
story gathers interest as it paints the
earth in the Transformation from crudIty
to perfection. The selection of such q
piece exhibited taste on the part OF Mr..
Owen, who delivered it with appropriate
gestures, and generally 30 acceptable
that the defamation elected hearty APP
plause.
Guy Wickliffe Williamson, of Yankton
agency, delivered 1.-The Duty OF the
American Scholar" by George William
Curtis, q stirring Grafton, very we'll rem
dered.
Daniel Webster's "Address to the
Veterans of Bunker Hill' was so we'll
given by Elmer Amos Chase, Of Sturgie
City, that he captured the first prize.
One OF the foe efforts of the evening
was by Robert Eugene Mcdowell, OF
Beayer Dam, Wisconsin, who lost the
first prize only through a mistake, IN
repeating himself once. He gave. Our
! tis' 'Unvei,ing of the Puritan Statue"
and in o menner which exhibited his
= ability as a speaker.
Thomas Alvah Stubbins, of Frankfort,
Dakota, delivered Garfeld's glorious
speech in nominating JOAN Sherman for
presidential candidate. This effort was
most c~ommendeble.
Edward Burgi, we'll known as n OF
. the best speakers in Yankton college,
!. was to have spoken Wares "Destruc-
:. ton OF Palmyra" but illness prevented
!, This was a sore disappointment to
many of Mr.. Burgi's friends, as he is
in fact an excellent speaker.
The address of Garfield at the auniver'
sary Of the death of Lincoln was very
: well delivered by George Line Gilliland
;. who promises to make himself known II
the oratorical field Of the future. MIR
Gilliland made his first effort last night
and has every reason for congratulations
Henry Rufus Miner, of Yankton, re-
cited the story of Karl the Martye with
most excellent effect. His delivery wa
unusually good and the story eontainet
;. in his selection was very interesting.
George r. Scougal, R. B. Trip ant
a Rev. F. A. Burdick, who acted as Judges
after q brief private conference annoonc
ed the following award OF prizes: Th
first prize to E. A. Chase, the secon'
= prize to Il. e. Mcdowell and the thir'
prize to II. r. Miner.
~ The audience almost deafened itsel
with applause after this announcement
- end the prize winners were congratulate
e. ed frequently and sincerely by the 40
H. dience.
President Ward her awarded th
Jeffsls prize to q. D. Gray, who ha
written upon the subject, Whittier
th and had signed himself "Bslam." III
Judges were Rey. M. W. Darling, e. I
Buckham and j. M. Pinckney, of Siou
City,
Some Yankton man doubled I'll
w. Churchill prizes of last evening, ar
the successful competitors of last eve
b, ing each received to day double ti
amount OF money received from Il
90 Churchill fund.
DR.. Ward announced last night tn
IT, next year two additional prizes won,
be awarded for literary attainments, Oh
40 by X. j. Gamble, for the best Engli
Grafton, for freshmen and sophomore
and another by Harry Katz, tor the be
English Grafton, for senior and luni
He years. Another man whose name
ely not obtsinable; offers d prize for t
me- best select reading by young ledi'
not which will occur ct the church this ev
ian ming.
ere Student Thomas Alvah Stubbins, W
!, ma acclaimed last night, to-day received
ory token OF the respect of some friend, W
.ery signed himself, Zone who thinks y
cot, should have had $ prize" The toB
lion was o crisp SIS. greenback.
Everybody is invited to attend the
cot readings 10y the young ladies I
s. evening.
Radishes and Onions ct PoRTER's
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