The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
Orators From KenOsha Win High Hon
ors in the Sophomore OratOricaI
at the State University.
LOUIS RAHR WINS FIRST PLACE
Kenosha Boy Follows UP His Career as an
orator With Another Victory
Bishop Gets Fifth Place.

Louis Rahr, of this city, has evident
ly made big hit among the orators at
the state university, and the college
papers are singing his praises on ac-
count of the fact that he won the first
place in the annual Sophomore contest
held last night By his victory Rahr
is assured place in the 'Junior Elk, ,"
from which the orator to represent
Wisconsin in the Northern Oratorica1
League is selected.
The Kenosha boy had an easy vic
tory in the Sophomore preliminary
contest, but his victory in the final
contest was by very narrow margin,
and the victory was such a popular
one that the members of the class bore
the victor from the hall on their
shoulders amid shouts of "Hip, Hip,
Hurrah! What's the matter With
Rahr? He's all right
The victory of the Kenosha boy was
a notable one as two of the Judges
awarded him first place on thought and
composition, and one of them graded
his manuscript at 100.
The contest, in which a large num-
Der of the students of the university
took part, was held at Hesperia Hall.
There were two Kenosha boys in the
contest: Louis Rahr, who took the high
honors, and Edwin Bishop, son of
Supervisor Bishop, of Somers, who
succeeded in winning fifth place. The
standing of Mr.. Bishop was exceed
ing1y good, considering that this was
his first public effort, and his success.
assures greater things in future
years.
The winning grafton, delivered by
Mr.. Rahr, is considered the best ever
delivered at Sophomore contest in
Madison. The yonng man took for
his sub ject the great topic of Expan-
sion, and he handled it in a manner
that would make many public speak
er envy him. In discussing this topic
he took up the history and development
of the country and showed the great
progress that the United States has
made in the last few decades, her
victories and defeats; the advancement
of trade until she has become the COM
mercia1 dictator of the world; her tri-
umphs in the world of arts and letters:
her rapidly expanding system Of
schools and colleges, bringing to the
call of her govern ent race of edu-
Gated diplomats. All these he showed
to be only preliminary to the United
States becoming a great world power.
In speaking of the United States in
the Philippines the young orator said:
eve havesredeemed Cuba in the name
of Humanity from the oppression of
Spain and from all the political and
social dangers that threatened her.
These are beginnings. It is the in
evitab1e destiny of the United States
to aid those who are crying out for
civilization and Christianity"
In concluding, Mr.. Rahr made a
strong plea for an Ang1o-Saxon
union, nd'predicted that the certain
end was the government of the world
by the English and American people.
He said: "Inevitab1y the world must
be divided between two races, Slav
and Saxon. In order to accomplish
this the work of the twentieth century
is to rearrange the races and social
conditions on the globe to enlightened
civilization, then at some distant time
Christ's kingdom on earth will be
ushered in, accompanied, not by war,
nor by lust, nor by. greed, but by the
sunbeams of universal law aud univer-
sal brotherhood"