The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-02-09
VICTORIOUS WEBSTERIANS,
The College Contestants Pre-
sent an Entertaining Pro-
gram---Their Standing.

gram---Their Standing.
''To the victors belong the spoils" IS a
maxim by which we fight in competition
with all opponents, and that the winners
are always entitled to wear the laurels IS
conceded by all fair minded citizens. In
fstic bouts the victor wears the belt; In
contests of strength and skill on the grid
iron field the o. A c. team wins the
championship of the state and in conse-
quence thereof stands in readiness to
meet all corners from the Pacific coast;
in trials ofspeed the jockey who carries
his steed first under the wire receives the
p1audits of his employer and sometimes
good-sized purse from admirers OF
his craftiness; in military combat
the triumphant march away with their
blood-stained banners upon which is
perched the emblem of victory and their
reward is in the glory thereof; in legal
contests the lawyer whose successful
manipulation of the points at law wins
the verdict of the court his reward is in
the fee received in final adjustment of
the case; in all contests, no matter of
what nature, there is reward for the
victor and in the case in mind-that OF
the literary contest between the Clceron-
ian and Websterian societies at the opera
house on Friday night of last week the
latter wrested in closely fought battle
of thought and words the honors of the
evening, for which much preparation
had been made. The auditor
ium and balcony were we'll filled
with interested spectators, all of whom
seemed to be happy in expression of their
appreciation of efforts of the various
competitors, and at times the din of ap-
p1ause was almost deafening. But for
the poorly heated condition of the build
ing, as it was uncomfortably cold, the
auditors could we'll have said that a
pleasant evening had been spent.
Throughout the vast audience could be
seen society..colors worm by admirers of
the contesting sides, and when an inn
aginary point was made they cheered in
turn. Only the judges, who were Prof
P. A. Getz, of the state normal school,
Monmouth, Profe A. E. Yerex, of the
the Willamette university, Salem, and
Prof B. ]. Hawthorne, of the state uni
versity, seemed to be on neutral grounds,
and wore the cardinal, orange and blue
in combination.
The program was introduced by a
creditab1e performance of a piano solo
by Miss Anna Samuels, and more fit
ting prologue to the able and interesting
efforts that were to follow could not be
imagined.
Miss Mildred Linvil1e opened the con-
test by reading an essay for the Cicer-
onians, and if there were any doubts 10,
the minds of the Websterians as to their'
opponents ability they were at once dis!
missed. Her effort, ''The story of
dollar" was very pretty, containing a
seasonable moral, delivered in a graceful
manner.
american Ideas" was the title of
patriotic and ably-written essay
by Mr.. w. F. Holman, of the Web
sterians, and while the ideas were splens
did and clothed in choice language, his
delivery suffered i'll comparison with that
of his opponent.
Prof. John Fulton then favored the
audience with vocal solo, that, like
most of his solos was round1y applauded.
Miss Ina RtpAy represented the
Ciceronian society in reading How
Salvador Won" This was very credit
ably rendered, but the lady was hardly
adapted to the nature of the se1eetion,
and the selection was not one calcnI4ted|
to produce favorable ifapression
The Websterians may fee1 justly pkond
of Miss Lillian Hamilton's inter llpn
of the reading, entitled Jamie. Miss
Hamilton could not have cN04<t se-|
lection better suited to her ne del
livered it in splendid nlaianefs die pa
thetic parts being especid1lz 6ne
The audience was then 17zh Al
piano solo by Miss Nelli 51I
was very
too difficult, in fact, for so r
former, though it was very { a.
ecuted, indeed. 4j GA
"The hand that rocks the cradle rtYYesT
the world" was a womanly effort by Missl
Olive Hamilton, of the Ciceronian So
ciety, who treated her subject in broad
and able manner. Miss Hamilton's voice
is full and clear and her delivery forci-
bic, but repeated mispronunciation of
some of the language caused her to lose
points with which she would have other
wise have credited.
Charles w. Chandler displayed 'The
advantages of playing football" in rather
roundabout, indistinct, Jules Verne
,rder, for the credit of the Websterians.