Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-18
BIG TIME COMING.
Contest Friday Night to be a
Rouser.
Hall Being Decorated Large Delega-
tion from out of Town Expected
Songs and yells will enliYen Matters
--General:Details of the Affair.


tIon from out of Town Expected
Songs and yells will enliYen Matters
-General:Details0 of the Affair.
Great preparations are being made
for the intercollegiate oratorical
contest to be held at Commencement
Hall on next Friday evening. A
students mass meeting will be held
IN the hall this evening at $50
o'clock to organize and practice
college yells.
Miss Daisy John of Morgantown
is the representative of West VIr-
GINA University in this contest
Her subject is the Makers of Men"
The other colleges contesting are
Ohio State, Ohio Wesleyan, Indiana
State, Illinois State University and
Cornell. Faculty representatives
and contestants from each of these
colleges will be in attendance. They
will begin arriving here by Wednes-
day or Thursday. The contest oc-
ours on Friday evening at s O'Clock.
Prof. G. III. Patterson is secretary
of the Central Oratorical League,
and has entire charge of prepare
tions for the contest. He has delgat-
ed the work of decorating Com
mencement Hall for the occasion,
and making all necessary arrange
ments there, providing ushers, ct
cetera, to the Senior Class
The members of this organization
will have the hall brilliant with
flags and banners and the eolors of
the half dozen colleges forming the
League. The Seniors will attend
the affair in a body wearing their
caps and gowns.
Music will be rendered by the cadet
band before and during the interval
while the grades OF the judges are be-
ing footed up, after the speakers are
through, the University quartet will
sing. The orchestra, AMI various
members of the faculty will also be
called upon for musical numbers. At
the close OF the contest, after the de.
eision is rendered, reception will be
given the visiting students and faculty
representatives by the faculty and
students OF West Virginia University.
This function will be held at the
Armory, under the management Of
the English Club, attired In caps and
gowns. Music by the orchestra, and
refreshments will be attractive. A
goo many visitors are expected, Ohio
Wesleyan has inquired about the size
Of our hall, indicating that she wants
to send big delegation.
A business meeting of the League
will be held at the parlors OF hotel
Peabody Saturday morning at ten
O'Clock.
Fl. A. Garrison represented West
Virginia University in the Central
Oratorical League Contest in 1901 and
M. M. Nicely was the representative
in 1902. Ohio Wesleyan took first
place last year, and Cornell won out
the previous year. A lady was the
winner last year. All the contestants
are young men beside Miss John this
year
The tickets for reserved seats for
this contest will be on sale at the
Acme Book Store on Thursday morn
ing at ten O'Clock. All the seats
facing the front of the platform are
reserved. The price of admission will
be so cents. All students who attend
the contest will be given tickets to
the reception.
A great deal of work is connected
with preparation for this contest, and
Prof. Patterson has his hands full in
getting ready for it.