The herald., 1896-05-05
A POMONAN is THE VICTOR
Grand OratoricaI Contest At Music Hall
Last Evening
Oratlons Delivered BY Students Of Pomona and
Occidental Colleges and Univsrslty st
Southern califernia

The NTH annual nter-collegiate con-
| test OF the three colleges, Pomona, Oc-
cidental and the University of Southern
California, took place in Music hall last
evening and was characterized from
the earliest assembling to the awarding
| of the prize with a spirit of elasticity and
suppressed excitement
The hall was divided into three col
umns, Pomona to the right, Occidental
to the left, and the University to the
middle of them. Before the first stood
the Pomona banner, with the ensignia Of
deep blue on white; among the second
the yellow and black of the Occidental
was obviously worn in spirit only: up
and down the University lines red roses
nodded in hats, the bright color stream
ed in ribbons from many feminine
shoulders and on every black coat was
| emblazoned a gaudy rose or shoe flower
above knot of red ribbon.
To the unintiated the divisions might
have suggested a means of noting the
strength of each colleges adherents.
Whispers at the door. however. disclos-
ed the conception of the plan to be for
the purpose of swelling the volume of
the college yell; 1t was each ones am
bition to crack rafter." On all occa-
sions called for and uncalled for
throughout the evening the desire was
verified
An overture by the U. S. c. orhestra
opened the exercises. Dean NJ. r. Phil
lips made the invocation. Miss Leila D.
Peel followed with vocal solo,
The orations followed. Composition
and delivery were the tests of merit.
Each speaker was greeted with the col
iege yell that sounded and resounded
through the hall, and a deluge of
bouquets and flowers in magnificent de-
signs.
The first Grafton was by Harry Lee
To IF in T y kc1; ;rat TbA
delivery was very fine, and the best Of
the three in finish, tone and dignity.
AS a composition, the grafton may be
said to have lacked originality. The
theme was that frequently told. that life
is not what may be accomplished but
what aims. hopes and aspirations strive
to make it.
Edwin F. Hahn of Pomona was the
second orator Angle-Saxon Freedom
was the subject With liberty as the
Keynote, the young orator had wide
scope for defamation and diction, of
which fine advantage was taken. AS
confidence and fire came with advance
in the subject, the whole effect was emil
nently pleasing.
The third oration was by Miss Helen
Rippey of the Occidental on the topic
The Ideal Won S.. Many better things
have been heard on this subject The
ideal woman here was happy medium.
between the new ana the Ola. Inc
speaker ended with The Perfect Woman
Nobly Planned, that, in any compost
ton since the creation of the new
woman, would efface an ocean of origi-
nality.
During the consultation of the judges,
who were Professors c. B. Bradley. A.
G. Newcomer and William H. Housh on
composition, and Superintendent J. A.
Foshay, Judge Waldo NJ. York and Pro-
fessor James D. Graham on delivery,
humorous readings were given by Miss
Katherine Graham that were very
clever and most enthusiastically re-
ceived.
The prize, s25 in money and $40 gold
medal, was awarded in happy speech
by Judge York to Mr.. Hahn of Pomona
The effect on the adherents of this col
lege was bewildering. The young en-
thusiasts sprang to their feet and "hur-
rahed" and yelled in wild succession
After the tumult had subsided, How
Firm a Foundation was sung in grand
chorus by the victors.