Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1894-05-25
ORATORICAL CONTEST.
The Seventh Annual Held at Sioux Falls
Proves q Success.

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legiate Oratorical association took
place last night at the opera house
before large audience. Speaking gen.
orally it may be said that the associa-
tion presented a very able and COM
petent set of contestants, and no col
lege has anything to apologize for in
the manner in which it's particular
candidate presented his claim for the
hOnOrS cOntended for. There was no
stage fright, awkward pauses nor
other evidences that the young gentle
men were afraid of themselves or
their audience. While the subject
matters of the different oratiOns and
the delivery in which they were pre-
Scntcd must necessarily be given diff
fercnt ratings, the differences are not
so wide as to suggest an objectionable
deficiency anywhere.
The programme of the exercises was
as follows:
Vocal duct-"How Dear to Me the
hour" by Miss j E. Kecncy and Mr..
J. w. Parker.
whittier are We Going"
by +. j. Coleman, University of South
Dakota, NermilliOn.
Oration-"Our Nations Past and
Present. by A. L. Wilcox, Yankton
college.
OratIon-'The Useless House of
Lords," by J. A. Brown, BroOkings
Agricultural college.
Vocal Solo-"Why Dost Thou Lam
guish?" by Mrs. L. S. G.. Cherry.
Oration-"Thc PrcServative Ele-
mcnt in American Society,"" by Rich
ard F. Locke, Sioux Falls University.
Oration-"The Mission of the
Press" by G. J. Potter, South Dakota
University, Mitchell.
Grafton "Laissez Faire and Anar-
chy," by S. Wesley Clark, Rcdfield
college.
Chorus-"Kari og Mari" by the
Minnehaha Manskor.
The decision of the judges was rem
dered as follows: Sioux Falls first,
Yankton second, Mitchell third,
Brookings fourth, Vermillion fifth,
and Rcdfeld sixth. The announce
ment of Sioux Falls success was
greeted with hearty cheers, and as
each succeeding finding was stated
the adherCntS of the contestants gave
their college yell. The decision is
very generally endorsed, and properly
so.
The judges were as follows: On
thought and composition, President
Webster Mcrriticld, Of Grand Forks,
n. D.: Rev. Thomas j. Dent. of Alb
crdccn: Rev. John p. Williamson, of
Greenwood. On delivery, Hon A. r.
Brown, of Canton: Hon. NJ. NJ. Price,
of Letchcr: Hon. J. X. Failing, of
Miller.
The principal prize in the contest is
the beautiful chalcedOny slab offered
six years ago by Col. James II. Drake,
of this city, which becomes the prop
erty of the college whose contestants
shall secure it three times. 1t has
already been won twice by NermilliOn,
twice by YanktOn and once each by
Redticld and Sioux Falls. In addition
to this slab for the college, prize Of
$40 in cash and a medal worth $40 is
given in each contest to the student
who wins first place, and a cash prize
of $S5 to the student who wins second
place.
RECEPTION.
After the OratOrical contest, Judge
and Mrs. III. II. Keith gave, at their
elegant home on Duluth avenue, a
reception to the students, both visit
ing and local, the members Of the
faculty of the several colleges who
were in the city, and the friends of all
these. 1t was largely attended and
was altogether a very cordial and en-
ioyable occasion. Refreshments were
served, and there was singing and
chat to fill a pleasant hour.
ELECTIONS.
The South Dakota Inter Collegiate
OratOriCal association met at the Cat
aract parlors at o'clock this morning
in annual session. The principal bus
mess was election Of officers, which re-
suited as follows:
President-D. G. Perrin, of Yank-
ton.
Vice president-Charles G. Leeds, of
Sioux Falls.
Secretary and treaSurer-IIenry
Bowles, of Mitchell.
Vermillon was chosen as the next
meeting place.
The athletic association has chosen