The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-02-16
THE SPRING CONTEST
The Inter- Collegiate 0ratorical and Ath-
letiC Executive Committees Met
Here to Arrange for
The Pfeliminaries Of the Two State
Contests Which are to bs Held
Here in May.
John Temple Graves Gave a Fine
Address at the Opera HouSe on
the Demagoguo.
GETTING READY FOR CONTEST
Representatives of the Oratorical and
Athletic Associations Met Here
to Discuss the Plans.

Friday evening the execu.'"e COM
lnittiees Of the South Dakota Inter-col-
legiAte Oratoricsl association and Ath-
letic association met in this city to
start the preliminary details for holding
the annual meetings of the bodies.
The officers present at the meeting
were G. w. Fitch, president, of Yank
ton, c. D. Sterling, secretary, of Red
field, and A. j. Carpenter, vice presi-
deIt, of Mitchell. The committee met
at The Mitchell and transacted their
business, naming the date of May II as
the time Of holding the orstorioal con-
test. The loving cup which was won
by Mitchell last year will have to be
contested for again this year. 1t WAS
discovered in the minutes OF 1896 that
the cup would have. to bs contested for
FIVE times and on those grounds the
cup will be put up again this year, and
should any other college than Mitchell
win it this year it will become the tenn
porary property of that college. Inas-
much as Mitchell has won the cup
three times it's permanent ownership
is in no way involved and at the expi-
ration of the year, should another col
lege win it, the cup will be returned to
the home university and it will then
stay here for all time. The outside
members were enthusiastic over the
coming contest and think that it will
be one of the best in the history OF the
association for the reason that Mitchell
has been winning TOO many of the con-
tests in recent years and there is gen.
eral desire on the part of the other
colleges to break up her record OF unin-
terrupted conquests. The gentlemen
expressed their hearty approval Of
Mitchell's hospitality and earnest sup
port of the association in the past.
The finances OF the association are in
very good condition, there being bal
ance of Sll5 in the treasury with which
to start in on the coming contest.
The following member of the Ath-
letic association were present at the
committee meeting which was held in
the land office the same evening: John
Connell, president, of Brookings,
Laurilz Miller, secretary, Mitchell, and
vice presidents W. F. r. Whorton, ol
Huron. j. w. F. Davies, of Yankton
and l.. NJ. Simons, OF Rsd6eld. The
colleges reported good progress in, ath
letics and each will have larger rep
resentation than in any previous yeal
in the way of entries in the events. A
committee was appointed to secure I
uniform mileage rate to the meetings
of the associations, which will be al
inducement for a large crowd to bt
present. 1t was decided that the grani
stand at the athletic grounds should bt
removed about 200 yards farther nortt
in order that it will be at the poin
where ali the contests are finished ant
thus give the crowd the opportuuit,
of better view of the races. Al
announcement board will be put up ant
: many other i'm Improvements will be mad
on the grounds that will appreciated
Changing of the grand stand viii
necessitate the removal OF the base bal
grounds. Everything portends to
, mos, successful meet in May and th
colleges will come prepared to put u
> some fine sports.