The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-17

COLLEGE
LET In
But Three EOthers Schools
Shut OFT.
An Error in Computing the
Award of 0ratOry Prize.


pose of barring the Monmouth Normal
School from the contest, was interest
ing in the extreme.
The cause of the trouble was that
the normal school sailed to hold its To-
cal contest on the second Friday in
February, as set forth In the constitu-
tion. They knew they were violating
the rules, but did not know what pen.
atty would be inflicted. They post
poned the contest only "a hours, the
reason for so doing being that they
had ordered special music for the oc-
casion, and 1t had failed to arrive.
They did not wish to give an enter
tainment that would lower the stand
ard that they had set themselves.
These facts were told by their repre-
sentative, and then a general argu-
ment followed.
1t seems that Willamette University
was especially adverse to Monmouth
being admitted. Averill (W. " de-
clared that they knew long enough in
advance that they would not give the
contest on Friday hight, and the rea-
son therefor, to have made other prepa-
rations, and given the contest. After
these two speeches, a vote OF the as
sembly was taken to decide whether
or not Monmouth should be admit
ted. The affirmative was in the ma
jority, but, as 1t was not unanimous,
President Harry Swafford declared
Monmouth out of the contest. This de-
cision was appealed from. No one
wished to establish the precedent that
the president of the association could
fix the penalty for violation of the
rules. The opposition held that the do
cision could not be appealed from, but,
by vote, II was declared parliamen.
tary, and the motion to reverse the
decision of the chair was strongly car
ried. Some one then made a motion
that the o. S. N. S. be fined $40, and
President Swafford ruled the motion
TO be out OF order. as the constitution
provides for only two punishments to
be inflicted, a college to be barred
from the contest, CT its membership
discontinued.
The applications of Dallas College,
Mt. Angel College and Drain Normal
School for membership in the associa-
tlon were disailowAd.
, The officers were elected by accla.
nation, under suspension Of the rules,
in accordance with a slate arranged
before the meeting convened. They
are as follows; President, Harvey b.
Densmore, U. of o.; Secretary. II. II.
Hobbs, McMinnyllle; treasurer, James
Thompson, Jr., A. @.
The Oregon State Association has
withdrawn from the Interstate
League Formerly the winning orator
of the state contest has gone to Wash
lngton, and there competed with the
orators from Idaho and Washington
Last year the Interstate Association
refused to pay the expenses OF the Or
egon representative, and for this I'm.
frlngement OF the rules the Oregon del
egation withdrew.
Among other conQuests Willamette
cleaned up two OF the visiting colleges
at basketball.
Error In oratory Award.
An error in the average OF the foot
ings OF one OF the judges on compost
tion in the recent state intercollegiate
oratorical association was discussed
Saturday afternoon Ly II. w. Swafford,
of this city, president OF the state as
ISOLATION. The discovery of the unfor'
tunate mistake may have the effect OF
giving first place in Fridays contest to
Charles sternberg. Of Albany College
instead of VIM. @. Hale, OF Pacific Uni.
yersity, who was given the medal. A
meeting OF the executive committee OF
the association has been called 70 be
held In Salem, Tuesday afternoon,
when the matter will be oficlally con.
sidered and adjusted
After correcting the error Hale still
retains first place In gradinss, but the
constitution governing the'contest pro
yides that. in event OF ties. the sue
cessful contestant must be determined
from the total OF rank Since Hale
and sternberg originally tied for first
place. the application OF the rule
here outlined would give sternberg the
decision by one point The point in'
volved is a delicate one. and will be
thoroughly investigated by the assO
ciations executive committee before
finally dispOsing Of the case.