The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-28
She Talked on Woman and Her Ambitions
and the Other Speakers Had to Give Up
water Also Took Part, But Norman was
Too Much for 1hem-Miss Walker OF
Oklahoma City Gets the Prize for the
Best Defamation Horace Speed.
Eishop Brooke and WIN. Blinco, Judges

peen put 10 night Dy the genius, QUICK
and ability of our own younger genera
tion. The youth and beauty and chi
valry of the coming great state" are
now in the front rank. let the old set
tiers take a back seat Three cheers for
our boys and girls, 'Rah, 'rah, 'rah. Let
the band play again and the boys get
ready to yell: q. u, NJ. & A, o. o., E.
E., OH OhI'Yahi
The oratorfcal and declamatory con-
test which had been arranged by the
territorial board of education and
which had been looked forward to with
great expectations by the scholars Of
the High schools and colleges of the
territory took place at McKennon's
opera house last evening, there being
| three contestants for the gold medal
for oratory and four for the medal for
| declama ton
The oratorical contestants were:
Maud De Cou, Norman.
John Adams, Edmond.
Arthur Wesley Adams, Saltwater.
The contestants for declamatory
prizes were:
Theresa Miller, Hennessey.
Angie C. Penny, Guthrie
Esther B. Slater, Kingfsher.
Mauds Walked, Oklahoma City
| The exercises were opened with a
stirring piano solo by Miss Kate Collar
followed by invocation by Bishop
Brooke.
A chorus by nine of the Guthrie High
school girls was well rendered. The
members Of the chorus were. May Nc
Pheeters, Bessie Weisman, Jennie Mas
| sey, Liela Anderson Blanche McKin-
ney, Liza Oldham, Francis Palmer, Lo-
ma Brewer and Winnie Oldham.
The oratorical contest came first and
opened with an grafton.
The struggle for power was the SUBJ
ion NV
Cou, of the Norman University. The
| speaker created an excellent impress
| sion at the very outset and held her
| audience we'll throughout, her subject
being handled in a manner creditable
TO an tor Of age and experience. She
| recited in clear language and COM
mandfng voice the various struggles
of womankind for the power sought by
ambition, telling of nations conquered
lands deSpoiled, humanity slaughtered,
all on ambitions aftar-ambition that
has called forth mighty deeds, conquer
ed nations and sent commerce to the
corners of the earth. but has also in
cited the blacklist of crimes, ruined
homes and nations, and trammeied hu-
manity. Aspiration is the desire for
the true power TO do right regardless of
the praise of man, to conquer self and
to sway the world by mind and thought.
John Adams of the territorial normal
school at Edmond, came next in an or
alton on THE Destiny of the American
Republic" He handled his subject we'll
and was clear cut and incisive in his
sta tementS. He told of the early mis-
tory of the nation, of its unparalleled
progress in the past, and then opened
up the question Of the future-what
shall IL be, enduring as time or to fail,
as have the great republics Of the past.
The cause of our nation is the cause of
humanity and should endure, unless I'M
dermined by wrong and opposition
Arthur Wesley Adams Of the Okla
homa Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege at Saltwater. GRATED on Our obi
cations to Great Men"
He mad good command Of language
and handled himself well. and present.
ed his subject in a forcible and argu-
mentative manner.
1t is natural for weak humanity to |
look up TO great and strong men, to |
admire their deeds and revere their |
memories.
We cannot tell why it is that certain
men are called to great deeds, but what |
they do we know and cannot help but |
admire their deeds.
Great men die and pass away, but |
their deeds never-they live in his |
tory, story and song, in the lives Of |
others
Coin Somewhere" was detained
y.
kingfsher. This was the only humor- |
Gus piece Of the evening and so success
ful was the recfter in depicting the adj
ventures of an aged couple on the train
that the audience was convulsed with |
laughter from start TO finish.
Little Mariette Smith performed a
piano solo in a manner really wonder
ful for one so young.
The second section of the
evenings entertainment ives the decia-
matory contest open TO the High schools
OF the territory.
Miss Maude Walker Of the Oklahoma |
City school was first. the subject Of her
defamation being THE Wild Hunts
man Miss Walker is a petite. grace
full lady, and her work would do credit
TO professionals.
College oil Cans" was the subject Of
the defamation of Miss Theresa Mill
Ter Of Hennessey. who has within her
the making OF a great elocutionist-a
strong voice We'll in command. the abil-
lty TO depict the pathetic and scenes
OF horror in a manner most dramatic
'Nymph Of the Ocean Spray was
sweetly sung by the High school cho-
rus.
Miss Angie c. Penny of Guthrie had
selected for her defamation The Swan
Song. a piece admirably adapted 20
her powers. She pleased the audience
we'll by her easy delivery and ample
dsclamatory powers
4 vocal SOLO. The Flower Girl by |
Flora p. Willard. was beautifully rem
dered. Miss Willard has a sweet, rich
voice a nd pleased all
Professor Morrow said that the exe--
cises OF the evening were all az the
highest order and every con estar1
could we'll feel that they had not made q
failure. even should they not win the !
prize He therefore moved that a vote |
~ thanks be extended the contestants
for their admirable entertainment. 20
the territorial board Of education for
having made the entertainment posi-
bic. 10 the committee on arrangements
and 70 rbe participants in the musical
portion Of the program. The thanks
we're unanimously voted, after a happy
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