St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-16
LADIES TO The FRONT
Lively Contest for Oratorical
Honors at Ham
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Five Young Men and Three
Young Women Enter the :
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The First Time the Fair Sex
Were Allowed to Conn 4
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They Signalize the Conces-s
sion by Carrying OF Two
Prizes.


candidates for honOrs in the home ora
tOrical contest. This is held annually,
under the direction of the OratOrical as
ISOLATION Of the college, to select speak
ers to represent the university in
the intercollegiate state contest, of
which the universities of Minnesota and
Hamline are the members. Last even
ing's was the tenth affair of the kind, and
was memorable in many ways. 1t was
the first time young ladies had entered
the list against their brothers, the con-
stitution having been changed this year
to admit their appearance, and their
success surely warranted the change.
Then the interstate association will
meet in Minneapolis the 1St of May,
ana hold its eighteenth contest under
the auspices of the university of Mime
sofa, the vice president of the league,
Theodore G.. SOareS, being member of
that university. Hamline is, of course,
anxious that she may be represented,
and well represented, in the coming
fray. and the crowded house which
greeted the orators showed that the
whole school has lively interest in the
contest. Several from the state uni
Versity were present to see what sort of
timber will be opposed to them in the
state contest. At 7:45 the orators filed
in and took seats TO the left Of the ros-
trum, the gentlemen clad like Hamlet,
in customary suits of solemn black, !"
the ladies in severe tailor gowns. w.
l.. Bonney presided, and the music was
furnished by the FL. u. 1913 quartette,
consisting of G. E. Maxwell, P. r. Stow
ers, E. n. Tuckey and We. Brink.
The subjects included the religious con-
trOverSy, 1.-The Poets Dream" review
of the century; one sang the praises OF
women, and one. by the fineness of his
literary criticism, the praise of Shake
speare: the vision of the seer foretold a
golden millennium, and an earnest wom-
an closed the list with plea for the op-
pressed Indian. :.
E. n. Tuckey gave the first Grafton
on "Disestabishment of the English
Church" His delivery is marked with
earnestness, and his voice is strong, low
and smooth. The following is an out
line:
Disesta bifsf,ment. Il
Religious liberty is all inalienable right of
man. AS the democratic principles of equal
ity and justice spread. the old erroneous the
cries concerning church and state are being
diSslpated. We are confronted by the qUest
ton, Where shall state functions end an1
Individual liberty begin?" The duty of the
government is to protec; the rights of its sub
Jects. 1t cannot deal with things spiritual
and eternal. Fear that religion will decline
II Withdrawn from state support is without
foundation. else what is the significance iof
the living force ana uitiring energy of the
Dissenting denominations? A government
made, I'D of men. many OfSwhom are cold to
the emotions of religion aid foreign to its
beliefs. is unfit to deal with the faith OF an
Immortal soul. 1t IS; only by religious free
dom that error shall be dissipated and the
pure light of truth shine for all men. - =,
C. G. Mccain, of the'sophomore class.
gave an Oratiou on. ''Jerusalem De-
Stroyed." 1t opened With view of the
city at the time of Christ's entry, with
its masses of snow and gold, when He.
uttered His memorable prophecy. Then;
came a graphic description of the de-
struction of the city and the consequent
dispersion of THE Jews. The article was
not the regular Grafton in form, but was
relief from the usual order.
Miss Jean r. Evans, of the junior
class, was the first one of the ladies to
speak. Her Grafton OH "Women War
riors" contained nothing of the philo-
sophical dissertation. little to attract the
student. 1t was simple descriptive
address of the works of Florence Night
ingale and Clara Barton, of the Red
Cross army. OIL the battle field, but it
was given with tender womanlineSS,
magnetism which held her audience
spelibound. The pathos in the voice
as wellas the essay. which accompanied
the rehearsal of the suffering Oh the
battle field, reminded one of that per-
feet mistress of pathos. Francis Willard.
MISS EvanS' tones are crystal in clear
ness and silvery in their flute likeness,
her gestures few but graceful =,
Miss Flora Allen, the only representa-
tive of the senior class, won second
place with discussion of one of the
problems confronting Western civiliZa-
ton. Her Grafton was an earnest,
straightforward plea for Il
The Red Man,
and was greatly emphasized by the
earneStneSS of her face, which reveals
something of the missionary spirit. She
said:
''One Of two results must follow-assimila-
ton or humiliation. Christianity and edu-:
cation are necessary factors. The nation
must educate, Christianity must Christianize;
the two together must civiliZe." So
Miss Allen is graceful, so graceful, in
fact, that it might be matter for criti-
cism that her delivery loses force were
it not for penetrating incisiyeneSs of
the full, powerful voice.
q. E. Maxwell, who won second place
at the interstate contest last year, was
the winning speaker last evening. His
delivery has improved, showing much
more possession, and the recital of
passages from Shakespeare, instead of
marring. strengthened the grafton,
which was on ''Shylock." 1t was fine
literary criticism, dealing with this mas.
terpiece and showing discriminating
Judgment and the carefuIeSt prepare
ton. He said:
Shylock, as creation OF genius. is most
complex, yet a marvel of completeness In
intellect and will he is giant Desire for
gold, softened by no noble impulse; pride in.
his race, once the glory of the earth, now
outcast and desp1Sed; the eXtortions and In,
juries received at Christian hands. goading
him almost to madness-these uare the forces,
which develop abnormally the black hatred
of his Christian foe, the desire for revenge,
which at last rolls like billow over avarics,
it,elf. Could we conceive the sense of loss
and the sense of insult, not only for personal
wrong, but for national outrages; not onlyiiri~
the present, but the heaped-up contumelies.
of the ages merge these feelings into one,
virulent hatred OF the whole Gentle
world; let this be concentrated against
one mau-could we conceive this,
feeling we might know something of lhe
rancor burning in that, wide. deep, dark
nature. His avarice. his affection, patriots.
ism and religion all conspire to kindlc his
revenge. Sayagely as his enemies hate him.,
their feeling is almost love when compared
with the diabolic malignity he bears them 4"
Where else than in Shylock will you find
such heights and depths in one man? His
thoughts his words, his actions. are mingled
harmonies and discords. crashing together
shrill and kissing. Each right has in il
something wrong; every wrong something,
right. In him are faith. hope and hate;
passion and patience; prudence, blinded by
malice; superstition, augmented by faith.
He is atfectiouate, yet heartless; sincere. yet
ironical. Christian virtues are to him devil