St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-07
CARLETON COLLEGE Wins.
THE hoR7HFisL0 ScH0aL AHEAD IN
CRA}ORX.
STATE UNIVERSITY SECOND.

immense Delegation Of Students
From Ham;ine. Manchester and
the state University in Attend
ance-The Subject Of the Win.
ming Grafton, 1.-The Coming
Chinaman''- Heatwoie Talks.
Special to the Globe
NORTHFIELD, MIMI, april 6.-Carle-
ton wins i'll the intercollegiate oratorical
contest. Northtieid's expectation for
the largest crowd she has ever been
called upon to entertain was fully real.
lied tonight. The special over the Mill
Waukee road, bearing about 6 10 repre-
SentativeS of the state university. Ham,
line and Manchester colleges, arrived at
O'Clock. Ii consisted Of ten coaches,
and ere it had pulled in the deafening
Sh ,utS Of its occupants could be heard
reSounding in the distance. The re-
Spective schools formed in separate sec
tiouS With THE state university delega-
ton holding the middle Of the street
passed the News office, it halted and
called upon
MAYOR HEATwOLE
for speech, to which he responded in
few words. Arriving at the Congre-
gational church, the place of the contest,
confusion reigned supreme. AS this
subsidized, the university baud favored
the audience with several selections,
after which the evenings programme
Hs nfG nr Ipt II
an Grafton entitled The Puritan
Spirit" reviewed the growth of free
dom i'll our national development. To
the Puritan spirit he attributed the
cause and glory of such growth. The
Coming Chiuamau" was the subject of
mastery Grafton on the abuses and
possibilities of this prosecuted race.
On this Grafton &. E. Burton, of Carrie
ton,
WON FIRST PLACE,
and he will represent Minnesota in the
Interstate contest, which takes place in
indianapolis during May. j. e. Briggs,
or the state university. was awarded the
second place ON his Grafton, entitled
patrick nenry." Briggs articulation
was nearly perfect. and he was a close
follower Of Burton for first place.
While the judges marks were being
averaged the North Star quartette and
the university band kept the audience
i'll good humor, and several of those in
attendance made short speeches. The
entire contest was the most harmonious
and successful one ever held by the
intercollegiate association. The church
was packed to OVERLOOKING, and this
contest will leave the association in ok
celleht ii nancial condition.
THE FULL PROGRAMME
of orations was: The Puritan Spirit"
w. IL. Hollands, Carlton college; PA
triotiSm, Factor in Politics." B. n.
Wheeler. HamIine university; The
First Minnesota" Miss l.. Frankenfield,
University of Minnesota; advantages
Of Poverty" A. Cardle, Manchester col
lege; Tine Coming Chinaman." c. E.
Burton. Carlton college; ''Miberty. the
Watchword Of Progress" HI. Stellar,
j. Ii. Briggs, University of Minnesota;
The English Speaking People and
Modern Civilization" +. w. Beidler,
Manchester college.
IA the annual meeting of delegates
to the Collegiate Oratorcal as
ISOLATION, held in the Congregational
church during the afternoon, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuidg year:
President, J. Fl. Vance, of Manchester;
vice president. w. H. Wallace, of liam
line; secretary. j. T. Fuller. of Garlic.
ton; treasurer, Francis r. Ramaley, of
state university.
THE SECRETARYSHIP
OF the Interstate association falls to
Minnesota by rotation This year. 1t
was decided i'll the meeting that the
college whose orator should take second
place this evening shall have the liberty
of naming the man for the off ce.
The Office therefore falls to the state
university. 1t was not decided where
the next annual contest should be held,
but by precedent it will go with the
presidency to Manchester.
The Judges on Thought and compost
ton were: Judge Otis, st. Paul: Presi-
dent Joseph Carhart, ST. Cloud; Rev. Nj.
ID. Shutter. Of Minneapolis. The judges
on delivery were: Rev. James Dobbins,
of Faribault; Rev. j. w. Connolly, OF
st. Paul, and II. B. Boygleson, of st.
Paul.