The herald., 1894-05-08
Caswell Wins in the Oratorical
Contest at ClaremOnt.
A Lively Time for Southern Califor-
MIA College Boys.
Occidental and Pomona College Orators
Disturbed by the Young Dsmos-
themes OF tho UnI-
versitv.

Sucn mixture OF college yells and
blare OF tin horns the denizens OF Clare
mont had never heard until last night.
Tho cause of all this commotion was
the third annual contest OF the Southern
California intercollegiate orators.
The three colleges represented were
the University of Southern California
and Occidental college, both located in
Loe Angeles, and Pomona college of
Claremont.
y Each of these colleges had held their
3lucal contests, and the winners had
trained faithfully for this final test OF
oratory.
Twenty-Five of the young men from
Occidental college. libsrally decorated
in black and orange, started at IL am.
in a tally-ho for the region OF cactus
and sagebrush, the nursery OF the
horned toad.
The boys who preferred this method
of locomotion were: B. L. Longwell,
II. G. Longwell, w. d. Longwell. o. @.
Mueller. g. Byrsm, ii. Hawley, 8.
Maize, II. Stillwell, E. Egnew, F. J..
Newton, P. Ricio, L. E. Lynn, d. M.
Brookman, A. E. Low, Rev. G. O. Wad-
worth, 0. Giddings, w. Thompson.
The tslly-ho party did not reach
Claremont until nearly DARK, and they
all reported it rather dry year.
The U. S. @. contingent and a few
more from Occidental preferred to take
a special car, kindly furnished by the
Santa Fe. and at 5:1S p. m. they pulled
out of La Grande depot, with the place
resounding with college yells and dis
cordant blasts from trumpets.
At the very first burst of the college
spirit the porter fed to the interior OF
his little empire and sought to appease
his wrath in deuge OF ice water. The
inmates of the Pullman car wisely closed
the windows, and thereafter the stu
dents vented their enthusiasm on the
inhabitants of the towns en- route, and
numerous members of the Industrial
army who were enumerating the rail
supporters.
At Pasadena an inquiring mind asked
the conductor il the rear car was a spe-
cial consignment TO the Highlands in
sane asylum.
Those from U. s. O. were: President
]. 2. Widney and wife, Prof. Clark,
Prof. Reynolds. DR.. G. L. Cochran, Miss
lamar Gray, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Bovard, Mrs.
Thomson, Misses Maud Woolpert, Maud
Mclean, Ellen Sterling, Nina Martin,
Lillian Bovard, Mabel Martin and Edith
Cook; Messrs. Il. L. Martin. g. f. d.
Ballou, r. Cogswell. f. Wright, f. @.
Spencer. A. z. Thomson, ]. Human, +.
Peters. IL. w. Cummings, r. q. Currsn,
E. Il. Elicit.
From Occidental: j. NJ. Mcpherson,
r. G. French, Mrs. l. Tallott, Mrs. Gre
CORY, Misses Grace Mcpherson, Maud
Il. Bell, Dora Flynn, Grace Gregory !;
Messrs. A. E. Bell, Z. B. Dunning, t. 9.
Mofitt.
Dean Randall and nearly twenty mem
bers OF the faculty and students came
over from Chsfey and helped swell the
chorus.
Reaching Claremont about O'Clock,
the visitors were met at the depot by o
reception committee, who announced
that supper would be served INN edately
in Sumner hall. The dangers of sage
brush aad wild coyotes were forgotten
and gait commenced that would have
made q Cexeyite blush. 1t ia unneces-
sary to say that the supper WAS greatly
enjoyed. The Pomona students are royal
entertainers.
However, even good supper could
not restrain the enthusiasm Of the stu
dsnts, and almost before the last mouth
fui had disappeared. the line of march
was resumed and soon every seat and
corner was taken at Holmes hall.
The decorations were few and simple,
consisting mainly OF bunting in the
respective college colors and their flags.
The audience paid little attention to
decorations, but were all eagerness for
the fray to begin.
The programme was begun at 8:15
sharp by an invocation by Rev. Col
chord.
The Pomona orchestra, A. s. Smith,
leader, then played Deux Marches mil
itsires, by Shubert, and received q
hearty encore.
Miss Jessie Mills sang Protestants, by
Norris, and completely captured the
audience, who, Notwithstanding their
eager expectancy, patiently and will
lingly listened TO an encore.
MIR. Hartly Shaw, '94. U. S. O., chair
main for the evening, then aRnounctd
the first orator of the evening. Alphonso