The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-05-30
KNEW HARDY WOULD WIN.
Mitchell's Orator Again Carried OFF
First Honors at State Orator
ical Contest.


ical Contest.
Clarion d. II ardy. the representa-
tive of Dakota University. won first
place in the intercollegiate oratori-
cal contest. which was held at Huron
Thursday evening, The Republican
receiving a telegram to that effect
this morning. Huron was awarded
second place.
Ever since the evening early in
March when Mr.. Hardy delivered the
winning Grafton at the local contest
there has been strong feeling among
the students of the University that
when the supreme moment came for
the contest their strong representa-
tive would make the grand showing
that he did. Hardy is exceedingly
popular with the students, and he
has won his way to their affection
through his work on the athletic
team, where he is one of the recog-
nized supports of the track team.
Mr.. Hardy's oration was entitled
From Fame to Infamy," and it re-
counted the life of Aaron Burr. The
or alton is published in full on an
other page of..The Republican today.
The news of the victory OF Mr..
Hardy and Dakota University was
joyfully received by the people OF this
city. They felt that the track team
would hardly be able to secure first
place in the athletic contests and
they had rather pinned their hopes
to Hardy winning in the oratorical
contest. There has rarely been a year
that the contests have been held but
what Mitchell's students came home
with some recognition. and we are
glad that the honor Of old d. u. has
again been upheld.
Dakota University Representatives
in the intercollegiate oratorical con-
tests have been particularly success
full since the association was Or
ganized some thirteen or fourteen
years ago. Up to the present time
Dakota University has won more con-
tests than any college represented in
the association, and with the ecxep-
tion of 1900 Mitchell has won five
contests in succession. There are
two fine silver cups at the University
building that represent the Univer-
sity's prowess in oratory and they
have good start on the third.
In ali the years that these contests
have been held Mitchell has won
seven, having been victorious in just
half of them, and in four of the con-
tests she secured second place four
times. This is record that the in
Stitution on the hill is certainly
proud of. The first contest was
won by Fred Hudson Clark, now
deceased. in 1890, while in 1891 A.
|C Shepherd won the first place.
From that time up to 1897 no first
places were won. but after that the
University took great spurt and
has been headed but once since. In
1897 Miss Winefred McVay won first
place, in 1898 Ethan T. Cotton won
a splendid victory. in 1899 Fl. A.
Rodee was awarded first place for
Mitchell, and in 1901 Miss Edith
Noble further carried D. q. on to
victory by being awarded first place.
Last comes Hardy, who makes the
seventh victory for the University
In the second places that have won
the following is the record: 1892.
W. S. Shpeherd: 1894, c. J. Potter
1895, E. t. Cotton; 1896. E. S.
Whitaker.
In the Interstate contests. which
always follow within couple OF
weeks. Of the college contests, D. q.
has won. two since this was organ
lied. Ethan r. Cotton won first in
1898, and Miss Edith Noble was
successful winning first in 1901. In
all these contests Of oratory there is
plenty Of glory SO that the loss in
athletics is not felt so great.
This year the Interstate contest
will be held in this city. and in it
will be represented the two winners
of the oratorical contest of North
Dakota and Mr.. Hardy and the Hur-
on orator. The contest will be held
in Mitchell on Friday evening, June
6. This is the first time that the In
ter-State has ever been held in
Mitchell. and it will doubtless be
quite an event in oratorical circles.
There is one unfortunate thing about
the date-it comes on the same even
ing with the graduating exercises of
the Mitchell high school, and it is
hoped that some arrangements can
be made whereby the dates will not
conflict