Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
CREIGHTON IS STILL FIRST
Representative Of ON ha School Again
Wins State 0ratoroal Con eat.
SECOND TRY DOESN'T CHANGE RESULTS
Effort TO StraiEhten Out MuddIe over
Lincoln Decision Ends in Sec
Ond victory for Creighton
College.

Creighton college, with Thomas F. Nc
Govern, led in the second contest of the
Nebraska Collegiate Oratorical association
last night at Creighton hall, the decision
Of the judges being: First, Creighton; sec
ond, Wesleyan third, Bellevue; fourth,
Cotner; fifth. Doane; sixth, Grand Island.
The judges we're: Composltion-Ross
Hammond of Fremont, Rev. e. Van Dyke
Wight Of Hastings and P. F. Doyle OF Lin
coin. Delivery-F. A. Mclean OF South
Omaha, w. II. Clemmons Of Fremont aud
Emmett Finley Of Council Bluffs.
1t was the second oratorical contest to
decide on the representative Of Nebraska
colleges at the interstate contest to be
held at Cleveland o., May l. The irst
contest was held at Lincoln January 30.
At that time one Of the judges ignored
some of the rules established for grading
papers and placed three contestants in
second place. This gave Creighton first
place, Cotner second and Doane third,
which was the result announced. Then the
mistake Of the Judge was discovered and
Lyle l. Abbott was called upon to decide.
His decision gave Creighton first place on
points, Cotner second and Doane third.
Again objection was made and after con-
the colleges offered to submit the question
to the decision OF the judges OF the SUI
preme court, it was decided as the best way
out of the misunderstanding to hold an
other contest. In the meantime the officers
of the association had given to Frank
Montgomery, Creighton's representative,
the cash prize and the credentials which
would cause him to be recognized as the
representative Of the Nebraska association
at the interstate contest. When the second
contest was agreed upon by the representa-
tives of the colleges he fatty refused to
have any part in 1t, claiming to hold the
first place without question and saying that
IL there must be another contest It should
be for second place. While the represent
atives OF Creighton sympathized with him
they could do no more than abide by the de-
cision of the association board, and Thomas
r. McGovern was, after considerable dis
cussion with the representatives of other
colleges, substituted for the original or
ator. Rutherford b. McWhorter took the
place OF Theodore Cooper of Bellevue col
lege, but with these exceptions the repre-
sentatives OF the colleges were the same as
at Lincoln, as follows: w. L. Mellingway
Of Cotner, Miss Florence e. Hopewell OF
Grand Island, Mrs. Minnie T. England OF
Wesleyan and Arthur F. Gulliver Of Doane.
Competitors Had Much SuppOrt.
University hall was filed to overlooking
with the friends Of the six schools in the
association, each school sending a. large
delegation, the members Of which were
seated together and from time to time
gave college yells to let their friends In
the other parts Of the hall know that they
were taking a lively interest In the contest
then pending.
The first number on the program, which
followed the Introductory remarks Of ].
MacD. Wheeler, who presided, was by the,
representative of Cotner university, w. L.
Mellingeb who spoke ef I The Mission of
Combines s 1snlslu. 80 - ~
Rutherford B. Mcwhorter OF Bellevue
college, who came next. spoke OF Booker
7. Washington.
The third speaker was Miss Florence
Hopewell OF Grand Island college, who
spoke Of THE southland's Burden" After
this came a song by the Bellevue quartet.
loft in the Silly Night"
The fourth speaker was Mrs. Minnie T.
England OF Wesleyan university. who spoke
OF "The statesmanship of Alexander Ham
ilton."
Arthur F. Gulliver Of Doane college was
the fifth speaker and his theme was David
Livingstone"
The last Of the contestants was Thomas
F. McGovern OF Creighton, whose theme
was principles and Patriots"
Following this address Elmer Umstead
played a piano solo, the sextet from the
opera lucia di Lammermoor." This was
followed by a recitation by d, ]. Hurley.
whose humorous selections held the au>
dience until the decision of the judges was
announced