The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-05-30
Had Made a Good Showing in Athletics
and Their Orator Won a Great
Contest.
Soma Of the Most Important Events
We're Carried of by the UDiYer-
sity'S Athletes.
CAME HOME ERoM HURON.
Students and Citizens Arrived Home
Friday Night From Trip to
Athletic Contest.

(From Fridays Datly.)
The delegation of students of Dako-
ia University and citizens of Mitchell
who went over to Huron to attend
the annual meeting of the collegiate
orators and athletes arrived home
about II 80 O'Clock Friday evening on
the Omaha special train, which took
the crowd over on Thursday morning
There was large delegation of peo-
pie at the depot earlier in the even
! ing in the hope that the train would
reach Mitchell at an hour when some
thing OF demonstration could be Civ
en- Hardy, the orator, and the ath-
letes for what they had accomplished
for the University, but the train did
not start from Huron early enough
to land the students in Mitchell at
a seasonable hour. When the train
arrived there was small delegation
at the depot but it was large enough
to make the air ring with the shouts
and college yells for the victors.
The fact that Hardy won the ora
torical contest on Thursday evening
Offset what was not accomplished in
the way of athletics. The victory of
Hardy was popular one at Huron,
and when the decision wasannounced
the Mitchell students were able to get
even with some other colleges that
had been doing little jolly work
over athletics during the afternoon..
There were five orators in the con-
test as follows: G. d. Hardy, Of
Mitchell. who spoke on "From Fame
to Infamy,' Charles E. Wilcox, of
Huron, whose subject was est
Paul" Miss Elizabeth Clark, of Red
| field, who spoke on "Tadmore in the
Wilderness" r. B. McClennon, of
Yankton, who spoke on "Ruling
| Motive in History and Howard p.
Anderson, of Brookings, who deliv-
cred an oration on "Amreican Dem
ocracy.''
The judges on thought and compo-
sition were Rev. J. II. Boyd, of Evan
ston, Ill; Prof. Charles Noble, of
Grinnell, 10; Prof. Wallace Netistem,
Of Emporia, Kan.s Judges on deliy;-
cry were Judge L. E. Gaffey, of
Pierre; Rev. F. M. Cliffe, OF Aber-
deem, and Prof. E. E. McDermott, of
Minneapolis.
After the decision was rendered
the Mitchell contingent had the
town and they celebrated the victory
in royal fashion. The other colleges
find it difficult to head off the Uni
versity in the victory in the orator
ical contest, no matter what is done
to us in athletics.
No further details could be secured
from the returning students as to the
outcome of the events in the after
noon except in general way. 1t is
reported that Brookings had 1Oa
points to her credit and won the
championship. Mitchell had some
thing like y points, and was given
second place, while Yankton made
a very poor third. The events were
contested very closely and the home
athletes made good showing despite
the fact that they only secured second
place. B BOOKINGS has some very clev-
er men and they put them in events
for which they are particularly fitted.
President Graham, who accom-.
panied the delegation over to Huron
returned on the special train and ir
speaking of the trip to the contest
said: ''The trip to Huron and re.
turn was most agreeable. Students
teachers and citizens all had a merry
time. Huron had made extensive
preparations and entertained the
crowds that came very satisfactorily
The Athletic meet was practically {
contest between Brookings ant
Mitchell. Our boys put up strong
lcontest against Brookings but failed
to secure the greater number O.
points. I was pleased with the de
pertinent of our students. Their self
control under severe provocation wa
most commendable. The college ant
town owe much to these young me1
for the honOrs won Tn nratorv on