The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-03
WASHBURN BOSS BUSTERS.
They Want Control of oratorical
Affairs More General.

A fight on the organization of the
Washburn College OratoricaI associa-
tion appears to be brewing at the col
lege. led by Arthur l. QUAINT and
Arthur ]. Bolinger, members of the
senior class. who are not in the asso-
citation. QUAINT and Bolinger claim that
majority of the fifty shares of stock
in the orga nization is in possession of
clidue of students who control the
business affairs of the association and
use their influence against the success
of aspirants for oratorical honors who
are not associated with them
QUAINT and Bolinger have both taken
an active part in college Oratoricals for
several years and both will probably
enter the contest for representative in
the state oratorical contest They
claim that while all students are en-
titled to an equal footing in the ora
torical contest. the control of the ora
torical association is enabled TO throw
the advantage to whatever student
they desire shall receive it.
They say this has occurred in the mast
ana has interfered with the success of
the school in the state contests During
the chapel exercises this morning
S1uant made motion that the student
Dody authorize the appointment a COM
nittee of three, to be selected by Prof.
o. B. Towne of the department of ora
tory, who should confer with a com
mittee from the oratorical association
relative to changes in the constitution
OF tnat organization whereby it's control
might be placed more directly in the
hands of the school. The motion car
Tied but further action will not be ta-
Ken before next week
The Washburn College Oratorical or
sahlzatlon IS corporation and holds
a state charter. Its method of manage
ment Is rather peculiar The students
OF the school elect the officers of the as
sociatlon. But it is the stockholders
VINO DO the business and receive what
ever profits may accrue from the nuh-
lie contests The association was incor-
pofated a number of years ago to en-
tDie II 70 transact business and fifty
snares or stock were issued The Off
GERS of the association must be elected
rom among the share holders. Under
the state law regulating corporations
the Washburn OratoricaI association
ought to make a report of its h1,SinasS
affairs to the secretary of state semi
annually but it is very doubtful if this
has ever been done and if the ''busters''
intend 10 carry out their fight to a
nnlsh II Is probable that they can have
the charter of the association revoked
on this ground. The association occa-
sionally declares dividends on the sale
OF stock.
Eight shares of stock have been lost
from the association under one of the
rules which requires the registration of
every share when it changes hands. OF
the forty-two remaining "a are in the
hands of eight persons who are alleged
to be working in concert to control the
oratorical affairs of the school. These
eight are: George Anderson, Charles
Steele, Ray Gregg, Frank Gephart.
Harvey Phillips, F. K. Zutaven, Raw
Coldren and T. c. Bowman. J.'W.
Clark and one or two others who are
outside the so-cal1ed ring also own
three shares apiece.
II is the ambition of the new order
OF boss busters to have the associa-
lion constitution overhauled so that the
students in general will have something
10 say about it's affairs. Under the
present arrangement the oratorical as
soeiation affairs pass entirely out of the
hands of the student body with the
election of officers. 1t is not probable
that the oratorical association has pow
er enough to work very much detriment
TO any oratorical contestant but the
students on the outside want to abolish
the idea of privilege which member
snip IN the association carries in 1t.