Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-18
PARTHENON'S WON
They Got Two Out of Three
Events Last Night.

Win In Defamation and Grafton and
Lose In Essay Field Day Off-Class
Day Observed Competitive Drill
Events of the Closing Hours OF
School Year.
The annual Inter Society Contest
between representatives OF the Col.
umbian and Parthenon Literary So
ciety took place in Commencement
Hall Tuesday night. The Parthe
non representatives were adjudged
winners in the defamation and or
atorical contest. and the Columbian
representative was adjudged winner
in the essay contest.
In the defamation contest, which
was first on the program, Miss Har
riet b Chesney represented the
Columbian and Miss Daisy B. John
the Parthenon. 1.-THE Conspiracy
aboard the Midas" was Miss
Chesney's subject and selection
from midsummer Nights Dream
was Miss Johns. Both efforts were
artistic and thoroughly ENJOYABLE.
Miss Johns choice of subject afford
ing her a slight advantage.
The essays were read by L. E.
Bennett, representing the Colum bian
whose subject was 1.-THE Strenuous
Life" and M. c. Turrell, represent
ing the Parthenon. whose subject
was "Alfred the Great" Both were
of intolerable length.
In the oratorical contest o. X.
Tillman, for the Columbian, spoke
on THE Right of Personal Liberty
and j. r. Pendleton, on American
Supremacy" The Grafton of the
latter was a superb effort, full
of excellent thought and action, and
delivered with vim and fire that
won for the speaker merited ap-
plause. Unfortunately, under the
length of the program, the audience
melted away until only a handful
remained, but it made up in enthu-
siasm what it lacked in number.
Interspersed drought the pro
gram were the following musical
numbers:
Quartette for two Pianos-Hungar
ian Dance - Brahms. Misses
Purinton, Davis, Crumrine
and Waugh.
THE Arrival of Launeelotn-From
ssThe Lady OF Shallott" -Bendall
st. Caecilia Club.
New Colonial March,
Sextette from the Orchestra.
The annual competitive drill of
the Cadet Corps for the corps colors
took place on the Athletic Field
Wednesday afternoon, and was wit
messed by a large crowd of interest
ed spectators. The judges were DR..
j. W. Hartigan, Capt. w. j. White.
and Lieut.. M. M. Nicely. The de-
cision will be withheld until Thurs.
day morning.
The Athletic Contest, which was
to have taken place this morning
was called off.
This afternoon the Glass Day ex
ercises OF the graduating class are
In progress.
The principal features of the Com
mencement exercises Thursday
morning, other than the comforting
of degrees and diplomas, will be mu
sic by GaBton's Orchestra, of Pitts
burg; an address by DIR. d. B. Pur-
inton; an address by Governor A. B.
White. The candidates for degrees
will occupy the stage, along with the
presiding officers, the Governors
staff, the Board of Regents and the
University Council.
The Alumni dinner, tor which
elaborate preparations have been
made, will take place Immediately
after noon.
The festivities will conclude with
miiitary.ball in the Armory at night.
For this extensive preparations have
been made by the committee in
charge, which consists of H. S. Live
ly, H. w. Dent and M. M. Nicely.
Gaston's orchestra will furnish the
music.
The Wiles Oratorical contest will
take place tonight. The program as
arranged is as follows:
William Mckinley" F. L. Bowman
A Relic of Barbarism WV. Smith
Piano Solo, Valse Caprice,
Schubert List
Miss M. Crumrine.
The Open Door Policy in the far East
A. McV. Miller, Jr.
Rese lived: THAT an International
Court of Arbitration be establish
ed.
T.. p. Miller.
Trio for violin. piano, and organ
Romanya Fuchs
Misses M. Crumrine, Davis and
Mr.. S. A. Smith.
WbaU ha Dsafn.a -. A.