St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-16
0RATORICAL. CONTEST
The University Carries Off
the First and Second
Prizes.
A Woman Jumps Eighty
Feet Into the MiSSiS-
sippi.
Francis B. Bailey Appointed
Probate Judge Yes
terday.
The Kirmess a Highly Sue
ceSSful Affair--DiStrict
Court Suits.

The university boys yelled themselves
hoarse last evening, and the college
yell of the university of Minnesota,
"Min-ne-so-ta-Hurrah!" shook the
stained glass windows in the Hennepin
Avenue NJ. e. church. 1t was the tenth
annual contest of the Intercollegiate
Oratorcal Association of Minnesota,
and the university boys carried off the
honors by winning the first and second
prizes. The winner Of the first
prize is sent by the Intercollegiate as
ISOLATION to the interstate convention
which meets at Lincoln, Neb., on May
l, and will represent his association in
the oratorical contest, while the winner
of the second prize is sent to the con-
vention as delegate. The third prize
is $40 in cash. and was won by repre-
sentative from Manchester.
The body of the church was we'll
filled, of course the students largely
predOminating, although there were
many ladies present. The ushers kindly
kept the different cliques separated.
TO the right of the platform there was
small, very small, contingent of Mac
alester sympathiZers. The center was
given up to Hamline and the left to
the university boys and their gray uni
forms. while the gallery was pre-empted
by the Manchester boys and their best
girls. The Judges were Rev. 0. III.
Tiffany, Col. E. G. Mason,of Fort Smell
ing, and Judge c. E. Otis, of st. Paul,
while f. F. Davis and E. j. Davenport,
of Minneapolis, and Prof. A. II. Pear
son, of Mortified, kept tab on the deliv-
cry. The programme, which was faith
fully carried out, was opened with a
vocal solo, 1.-The Arrow and the Song"
which was pleasingly rendered by Miss
Julia May. &. E. Maxwell. of
first Grafton, and he handled
his subject. 1.-The Ideal Nation" in a
praisewOrthy manner, although he was
awarded the lowest average by the
Judges. political Pessimlsm," by III.
2. Bailey, of the university, called forth
hearty applause from his fellow
students, and the judges gave him the
second prize. A vocal solo by George
w. Ferguson was followed by an ora
ton on Faith and Skepticism" by j..
ii. Hall, of Manchester. The gallery
| rather liked Halls delivery, and gave
him plenty of applause, but the judges
ranked him fifth on the list. The Ham,
line adherents were loyal to their man,
and E. G. Campbell received hearty
round of applause as he mounted the
rostrum to deliver his Grafton on "Polit-
| ical Abuses and Needed Reform" The
people apparently didn't take as kindly
to his reference to the boodlers as the
grand jury did. but his effort was we'll
received, and the judges thought he
should rank No. 4. Miss May rendered
"PuSSO il bastiOn dl Seviglia' (Carmen
in thoroughly intelligent manner, and
then B. Ii. Tinberlake, the champion
of the ~" walked sedately up to the
platform and made the effort of his life
when he rendered 1.-The First Amer
ican." The university boys expected
him to carry off the honors,
and they were not disappointed,
and when he had finished
it was evident that large majority of
the audience thought he was entitled
| to first prize, and he was presented with
two large baskets of cut flowers. w. B..
! Brewster. of Manchester, had for his
subject, "The Race Problem" ana al
| though he gave evidence of careful
preparation. he was only awarded third
prize. A vocal solo by George w. Fer
| gusson closed the programme. The
University college yell shook the roof
when the judges announced that the
first prize was awarded to B. III. Tim
berlake, and second to III. p. Bailey, of
the university. and third to w. III.
Brewster, of Manchester. All of the con-
testants acquitted themselves creditably
| and received the congratulations of
| their friends.