The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-06
LONE STAR SCHOOL OF oRAToRY
The Annual Contestf for Gold Medals
at Baylor.

The Eighth annual pr ~ contest
of the Lone Star chool OF Oratory
took place as. night at Baylor n
versity, the entertainment being
given in the chapel, the walls Of
which were hung with pictures. the
work of pupils of the art depart
ment.
The room was literally packed,
there being hardly standing room.
Besides Waco people many visitors
from abroad attended
The prize contests of the School
of Oratory OF Baylor have always
attracted attention and been eagerly
looked forward to, "a the best talent
Of the university il always brought
out. The gold medals awarded are
considered as tokens Of the highest
honor and merit and a'e striyen for
with a great spirit of emulation.
After song of greeting by the
pupils I'D prayer by Rev. DR..
Burleson, Misses Lou Carothers,
Ruby Looney, Minnie Kendrick,
Bette Gaines. Mrs. NJ. j. Salts and
Mr.. f. 6. Townsend, the contest
ants, who had been chosen after
strong competition with about two
hundred other pupl', were an
nounccd.
Miss Carothers opened the CON
test by reciting The Bind Poets
Wife," by Edwin Collier. 1t is a
romantic love story, full of tender
pathos, the fairy story being par,
ticularly enchanting and full of
strong points Of dramatic narrative.
Miss Ruby Looney came next
with The Hero Woman" from
George Lippard. This was thrill
ing, soul-stiring defamation, re-
plete with fine oratorical fleets, de-
picting an incident of the Pevolu-
tionary War The Closet Scene
from Shakspeare's Hamlet" by Mr.
X. G.. Townsend. The selection
was intensely interesting, Mr..
Townsend holding the audience
spell bound by his strong delinea-
ton of one of the most delicate and
difficult parts Of Shakspeare's mas
terpiece. This young gentleman
developed wonderful hlstrionic
talent and was greeted with storm
Of applause.
Miss Minnie Kendrick, in cover
The Divide also captured the crit
zeal and cultured audience by her
recitation of the exciting, romantic
story of the Rocky Mountains, writ.
ten by Marion Melville. The dialect
and characteristics of the rough,
but brave and tender hearted west
ern miner were given to the life,
and it was hard to believe that 80
natural representation was being
given by young lady before an
audience, so realistic was it all.
Mrs. nj. J. SUITE, in selection
from The Corsican," tragedy by
Thomas f. MILFORD, told the thrill
ing story of a young Corsican's adj
ventures in Paris. The recitation of
his wrongs, andthe expression of his
revengeful feelings were given with
splendid animation aud keen APP
probation of the mercurial charac.
ter of the hot blooded islander. In
the narrative parts Mrs. Suits was
especially good, telling her story in
we'll modulated voice, her enunci-
alton being remarkably clear and
distinct and her gesturing quiet and
graceful.
"A Woman's Vengeance" also
by Thomas F. MILFORD, being the
pitiful story of the outrages and
suffering endured by wronged
wife, had the high.keyed, tense
dramatic interest of a chapter from
a realistic French novel. The We.
hement yet sorrowtul outpouring of
a wounded heart, as given By Miss
Gaines, melted the hearts of the
hearers and brought down long-con-
tinued applause. Miss Gaines ef-
fort was most difficult one, but
the young lady acquitted herself
with distinction and reflected great
credit on her conscientious instruct.
ors.
After the contest Prof. w. w.
Franklin, principal of the School Of
Oratory, made brief talk and
presented the beautiful champion