Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-21
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IHE slsfis. G,1i,
,olumbians win two and Par
thenons one event.

decision as Announced Gives it all to
the Golumbians-an Investigation
Shows Mistake TO Have Been Made
in the Case of stration-Smith Really
Won by a Good Lead-Columbians re-
fuse to accept the Result.
The result Of the contest between the
Parthenon and Columbian Societies in
Reclamation, Essay and Grafton re-
suited in the Colnmbians taking every
event. This together with their
triumph in the debate makes them
winner OF each OF the four events the
first time for eight years that they
have taken all the money.
The stormy weather kept great
many people away and The attendance
while large was not up to the usual
audience that assemblies to witness
the annual contests between the rep
resentatiyes Of the two societies.
The judges were Regents r. r. Me
Mahon, j. A. Campbell and p, G.
! Eastman. They had some difficulty
| in coming TO the result reached but
President TO be announced. OneIcom-
Amendable feature of the announce
ments is that they have been made
without any unnecessary rag chewing
and the audinee has not been worried
by any funny talks TO which they do
not want to listen.
DIR. Raymond presided and intro
6l,np1 tho craa lrapc Tho
were dt great disadvantage on ac-
count Of the violence of the storm
that was raging out side. The audi
ence could hardly hear them. This
was especially true in the case Of the
performers on Essay while the others
had it d little better.
Mr.. Ira Benton Bush read an essay
Jon Advantages of Universal peace
This essay was very carefully pre-
pared paper and was we'll delivered.
The speaker was hardly we'll enough
familiar with his paper but he had a
good voice and good appearance on
the stage.
Miss Villa Hart Butcher Of Fair
mont read an Essay on the omission
of an Idealf and showed the adyan-
tage arising from having an ideal and
striving ever to reach it. Miss Butch
er was very much at home on the
stage and read her production in an
easy manner. She captiyated the
audience completely.
Mr.. Philip Anderson Shaffer de-
claimed the fifteenth chapter of Mich
olas Nicllelby and did it in very
\ striking manner Mr.. Shaffer is one
of the best elocutionists in school and
he took the different characters in the
production and carried them out to
perfection.
Miss Orlana Ella Utt recited Scene
Two of the fifth act of Henry V. Miss
UT was very well trained and con-
sidering the fact that she had but
three weeks preparation she made a
wonderful contest for the decision.
She too took the various characters
in the scene and handled them in a
very pleasing way
The orations by Van Ara Barrick-
man and Gerald Newton Smith were
very fine. Mr.. Barrickman took for
mis- subject "a typical American" and
f4voted his speech TO an eulogy on
James G. Blaine extolling him to the
skies for his incompatible ability and
matchless services for the country
This Grafton was we'll prepared and
the gentleman was easy on the plat
form. His gestures were good and he
on the whole performed in a very
creditable manner.
Mr.. Smith took for his theme the
Parting Of the Ways He pointed
out the dangers that surround our be-
loved country on the change that it
was about to make in its policy and
h uttered solemn warning against the
| .dabbling into the realm Of the I'M
KNOWN into which we were about to
plunge.
The audience was very much taken
with this production and cheered him
to the echo Mr.. Smith had his ora
ton very well committed and deliver
ed it we'll. His gestures were in har-
4 mony with the production and the
whole performance was a first class
one.
The musical part of the program
was very good ami was enjoyed by all
who were present. The Women's and
Mems Glee Clubs were both encored
!. and both did better than they usually
No which is saying a great deal.
The decision Of the Judges was 70,
ceived with loud cheers by the audi
ence and another contest had become
history.
MARCH Fearless 49,. Heed
Wv. Z. ORCHESTRA
ESSAY Of Universal Peace
IRA BENTON BUSH.
ESSAY. Mission of an Ideal
VILLA HART BUTCHER.
Chorus. ........ Gounod
From the Opera, FAUST
W. V. I. CHORAL SOCIETY.
Defamation. Nicholas Niekleby, Chapter LV
Dickens
PHIL ANDERSON SHAFFER.
Defamation Henry V, ActV, Scene Shakespeare
0RANNA ELLEN UT.
SoNG...;;;..; Gay Hearts. Macy
W. Y. u. MEMS GLEE CLUB.
ORAIlON +....,...s s...........A Typical American
VAN ARA BARRICKMAN.
GRAFTON ...a............T The Parting Of the Ways
GERALD NEWTON SMITH.
PIANO Love Dream. List
Miss HOWE.
XFCIJR PART SONG Good Nipht Goldberq