The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-03-18
THE ORATORS 0RAT.E
The University will be Rep
resented in May by Ethan
T. Cotton.
The Local Contest for ST.
premacy Drew Out a
Large Crowd.
MUCH GOOD WILL PREVAILS
MUCH GOOD WILL PREVAILS
Henry Parry Finds the Out
Look Very Favorable for
the State.

the State.
COTTON WAS THE WINNER.
He VIII Crate for the University at Brook
ings Next May.
Second to the annual intercollegiate
oratorical contest dear to the heart OF
the student is the home contest at
which the representative of the home
college is chosen TO represent them in
the state contest This event usually
occurs at Dakota University in March
and is always time for an outburst OF
enthusiasm M tho part of students for
the successful competitor. Monday
evening the home contest occurred in
the University chapel. which was
crowded with students and people from
the city, the stormy weather prevent
ing many from going over.
On the wall in the rear hung the pic.
lures of the winners of former state
contests F. Hudson Clark, now de.
ceased in 80, Arthur G.. Shepherd, in
'9l, and Miss Winifred McVay, in '97,
while vacant space WAS left for the
winner OF the '9S contest. Bruce Nc.
Way, president OF the students associa
ton, under whose auspices the contes,
was held, presided over the exercises
and announced that the winner of the
contest would receive prize of $40 and
the second place would receive hall
that amount. DR.. Graham offered the
invocation and he was followed by Miss
Elsie Jackson, who rendered fine
piano selection, First Mazurka," by
Saint Saens.
Mr.. George W. Potter was the frs
of the orators to make his appearance
on the stage and he discoursed eloqu
entity on the subject of Conflicting
Forces" which we're found in every
walk in life-in religion, in learning. il
politics. His was discussion agains
form, which had come down through
the ages as conflicting force agains
civil liberty and for which MIR. Potter
made a strong and earnest plea. The
speaker made many good points il
his GRAFTON, matters in the labor world
and the social world which should b.
righted.
| Mr.. Ethan T. Cotton had an interest
ing subject, "The Decline OF Citizen
| ship" one that he handled forcefully
one that betokened a careful perusal o
passing events in the world, so far a
the citizenship OF the country is con
cerned. Mr.. Coulton grouped hi
thoughts around matters political, il
which he believed there was grea
room for Improvement in the way tn
political boss managed campaigns, cor
ventions and the voter in general. l
was in the usurpation OF this power b
the political boss that viciousness wa
made to predominant, that lethargy lai
hold of the people, making them indi
ferent to their duty, but the truth {
life, scattered through all this, woul
in large measure dispel all that WE
harmful in the two types of human n,
ture. 1t was q difficult matter to n
strain the applause which seemed Q
the point of breaking forth, for M
Colton's effort was certainly an alb
one, possessing an able delivery and
presence that is impressive.
''Our Unburied Dead" was the tit
of Mr.. Everett A. Whites oratio
which was characterized by an exec
tionally good delivery, we'll rounde
sentences and Capitalization
thought on his subject that RENAME
in the mind of the hearer. Hethoug
that the people of today have SO mut
veneration for the past that we a
prone to follow in the same path, tn
we should cut off from the ages whi,
did so little for the advancement of t.
people. We are living in mechanic
. age which is overpowering the labor
by its many inventions. The science
government is still cropping in the dar
and to this the attention of the pub
is directed. Competition, he believe
to be the enemy of the laborer and 8
vanced the theory OF cooperation as
method to restore the mutual hap
ness of mankind, Mr.. White prese
ed his thoughts we'll and his method
delivery was very satisfactory.
Misses Carpenter and Arne, wi
Miss Currens at: the piano, rendered