The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-05-28

w VilS ANol W WS9tefu IONd OFdtOElcdl
Association was held at Sac City last
Friday evening, the 24th. The schools
represented were Denison college. Sac
City Institute. and Buena Vista college.
each being represented by two speak
ers. his contest has for the past six
years been the gala day for all the
young people and many of the older
ones IN northwestern iowa
Notwithstanding the inclement
weather, about l25 people boarded the
North Western special at Denison at
half-past nine Friday morning At
Boyer the train stopped for number
of old students and more joined the
nur:b at Wall Lake.
Every body was in the best of spirits
and the exultant noises made by the
college yells, songs and blowing of
whistles and horns filed the air.
We arrived at Lake View at IL
O'Clock, the intention being to stop
three hours for boat riding and picnic.
ing at the park. A large number en-
joyed (9) the former. but the latter had
to be abandoned on account of the rain
and cold. After returning lunch was
served on the train and we proceeded
to Sac City where we were met by a
delegation of students, headed by the
band, who we followed up the muddy
streets for about half mile and we're
turned loose, in marked contrast to the
reception given the other schools when
they visited Denison two years ago.
At three o'clock we met the Buena
Vista people at the Milwaukee depot.
Their people. crowd of about 100,
!. ,.wese-EeE enthusiastic in the support
tof their orators. After this everybody
tried to amuse themselves as best they
could until the exercises for the even
ing began. Denison's headquarters
were at one of the hotels where many
remained during the afternoon. In
fact it was scarcely safe for our young
ladies to venture far away on account
of the insults heaped upon them by an
element of the town which was turned
loose. We do not entirely condemn
the town on account of these disgrace
full proceedings because the bestpeople
had nothing to do with it, except in
giving it countenance and using no eff
fort to stop it.
Denison people remember that this
is but repetition of what we got four
years ago. Many citizens in speaking
of it condemned it all afternoon, vet it
was not stopped until some of young
men took it upon their hands to shut
off insults that were thrown at their
lady company, which resulted in sew
eral bloody faces and two Sac City
representatives being taken to the
lookup. We would advise the author
tiles at Sac City to follow the example
of Napoleon and either make their po-
lice force eXterminate this element or
get new force before another delega-
tion arrives in the town.
The managers of the opera house
treated us very cordially. We were
given the entire middle section which
was the best position in the house.
Over the stage were pinned monograms
in the colors of the three schools and
drapery of the same colors adorned the
stage.
After listening to a beautiful instru-
mental duett by Misses Hamilton and
Kingsbury, an invocation was given by
the Rev. L. n Call. which was fol-
lowed by a waltz by Miss Clementine
Robbins in which that young lady
showed herself to be master of the
instrument. The first Grafton was en-.
titled "Our Mora. Obligations, by
Charles A. Bennett of Sac City. We
would style this sermon rather than
an oration. Mr. Bennett had some
good thoughts, ranking third. His de-
livery was very poor and the judges
gave him sixth rank. This was doubt.
less his first attempt and with culture
he has the ability to improve a great
deal. Coming second was Storm Lake s
first oration, "The Greatness of the
Orator." by Wilbur Kaufman Many
people in the audience thought Mr..
Kaufman would win first place; he only
lost it on account of being graded sc
low on thought and composition. The
judges gave him first on delivery. Mr.,
kaufman possesses much force and
held the audience spell bound, and upon
taking his seat was applauded as Buens
5EVista people we'll know how. Mrs. w
i y. Finley now favored us with vocal
| number in which she displayed hel