St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-25
COLLEGE ORATORS.
Sophmoric Eioquence at thesHam-
line Annual Contest.

SODnmOrIc EiOQuence at thesHam-
line Annual Contest.
For several weeks past the walls of
University hall at Hamline have been
ringing with the oratorical eloquence
of aspirants for the mantle of Demos
themes, and posters announced.that the
annual home oratorical ontest would
take place in the university chapel
Tuesday evening. Accordingly a large
and interested audience asSe mbled
of the students from the state
university and Manchester college, who
are Interested in knowing what sort of
men Hamline will oppose to their rep
reSeutatiyeS in the intercollegiate con-
test. At the appointed time the six
orators filed in and took the front seats
on the left Of the rostrum, G. w. Empey,
president of the oratorical association,
being seated on the platfor A lullaby
song by the Hamline University '93
quartette opened the programme. and
the first speaker, E. Z. Bean, of the
senior class, was introduced.
His subject was Henry Wilson, :; and he
did full justice to the man who was one of
foremost in upholding our country during
Its greatest peril. When the Master Hand
has something to be done de prepares man
the events of his early life to a service de
voted to human equality He was party
man only so far as that party was devoted TO
justice and freedom. His life is memorial.
OF the past, an inspiration for the present
and light for years TO come. Mr. Beams
voice is lacking in depth, and inclines to the
falling infection, but his delivery is graceful
aud tull of force, and, in describing a scene
at the auction block, rose to an impassioned
height seldom attained by college orator
who speaks for his own honor and glory
The next speaker was j. C.. Handy 93. 1t
is rare among list of Hamline orators not to
lind the majority OF them theologians in EN-.
bryo. but Mr.. Handy was the sole claimant of
the honors of the cloth and he revealed his
calling both in his address and manner of
speaking; The Bible the Greatest Factor in
Human Progress was the subject and the
proposition to be proven that continued
human progress is due chiefly to the stimu-
lation of the Bible. After touching upon the
other religious iiteratures of the world and
denying 10 them any elevation of art reason
the condition of women, and declaring that
even the people of Greece. which produced a
Socrates AID Plato. failed to grasp the df-
vlnity within u.s. he declared his primal
proposition proven, and launched out on a
eulogy of the Bible which for comprehen-
siyeness, thought, and beauty and vigor of
expression has not been eQualed in college
oratory. and would do credit to mature
writer. The delivery was marked bv bold
ness, but the volume Of the voice was too
great for the hall. After selection bv the
quartelte came c. A. MeCann. '94 and a
burst OF applause from the Freshmen greeted
him. The Landing of Columbus was
his theme beautiful prose poem in which
one could feel the breeze from the Southern
sea blowing upon the cheek, hear the waves
dashing against the side OF the bark as the
Genoese PAGES its deck, having almost pene-
trated the mystery of the sea and solved the
physical problem Of the ages. The tum lit
of the soul, which almost dethrones reason
when on the eve of success, ragged in his soul
N los pQd ff.GA 10 n Of
of San Salvador. But one word can be said
OF the delivery; it was perfect according in
every gesture and information with tn e pro-
duction.
= G. z. stevens, 90, next appeared answering
the question What of the Future:' 1t was
patriotic eulogy of our glorious republic
but savoring slightly of Fourth of July pvro,
technics. The republic was contrasted with
the Roman and French and the elements of
stability emphasized.
Charles Sumner was the subject of G.
E. Maxwell, '93, whom he declared to be one
OF the grandest figures during the decline
and fall of the slave power; VIII lie rich in
friends he became the friend of the friend
less and turned his back on the yictors 10
champion the vanquished. After the reign
or terror in Kansas when q virgin state was
forced into the arms OF the slave power
sumner made speech in congress which
ranks among the four or five of h storv. and
sending his singing shafts into the heart of
the slave power
The last speaker was E. c. Campbell. 81.
on oliver Cromwell A rapid review was
taken Of the condition of Europe at the time
and the divine right taken up. Cromwell
was the one man 10 guide the country at the
time He speaks and new blood flows
through the nations veins. He stands as
the friend Of mankind, for he Iabored for
humanity
The judges were Judge Otis, DR.. Nagler
ana Judge Brill, of st. Paul. on thought ana
composition, and Hon. ". E. Hale. Rev.
Smith Baker, Hon. NJ F. Nye on delivery,
giving first place TO j. c. Handy: second, G.
Il. Maxwell; third c. A McCann