Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
FRIDAYS CONTEST.
Most Extensive Interstate Orator1ca1
Contest Ever Held on Coast
Occurs Here.

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The largest and most extensive inter-
state oratorical contest ever held upon
the coast will take place in Corvallis, on
Friday evening, May 22nd, at the Col
lege Armory. Corvallis students and
professors are busy making arrange
ments to entertain and suitably provide
for the large number of students who
will be present from other colleges
Severato of the schools of this state are
preparing to turn out in body, Dallas
College already having decided to char
ter car. Some others will doubtless do
the same, while others will take cross
country drives, some in hay racks, any
way to get there.
The extraordinary interest shown by
Oregon people grows out of the fact that
the two orators who won first place in
the recent state contest at Dallas will be
in the contest to compete with the win
ners of Washington and California, and
it will be no ordinary material which
they will run up against, as Berkeley
University and University Of Washing
ton and Whitmore College are among
the schools of the other states which will
be in the fight. All of these institutions
will send orators who have come out vic
tors in their respective states.
The orations have all been written up
on some phase Of the prohibition ques-
tion. Sixty-five students this year upon
the coast wrote orations upon this sub.
ject, and the six orators who are to speak
Friday evening, May 22nd, in this city,
have after series of contests proven
themselves the best among the sixty-fye.
In connection with the contest W II be
held the Annual Interstate College Pro-
hibitiou Convention, and at this conven-
ton will speak fifteen of the leading pro-
hibition speakers of Oregon, Washing
ton and California. Among them will
be A. G. Milligan, of the University of
Washington, member of the debating
team which defeated the University OF
Idaho, Rev. g. F. Phelps, of HilIsboro,
I. II. Amos, of Portland, Prof. R. W.
Kelsay, of Pacific. College, Chester p
Gates, of Dallas, Prof. W.T. Shaw, of
o. A. c., Robert Kirkwood, of Forest
Grove, W. P. Dyke, Of McMinnyille,
Pres. B. E. limerick, of Philomath Col
lege, and Virgil G. Hinshaw, national
travelling secretary of the intercollegiate
work. This lasts from 2 80 to 80 Fri
day afternoon and from $3.50 to 10 80
Saturday. Citizens as well as students
are invited and will be expected to at
tend this convention, and many will no
doubt take advantage of the reduced
rates granted by the Southern Pacific
and will be present at both. contest and
convention.
A similar contest will be held in Ohio
among the Eastern states and in Iowa
among the Middle states, conducted by
the same association, there being six
hundred college students this year who
will pronounce orations upon the prohi
bition question.
AS it is seldom that an effort embrac-
ing so many colleges comes within our
reach, people are expected to journey
from distances hitherto unknown in
times of intercollegiate meets.
The Southern I'ticl6c has granted a
fare of one and one third for the round
trip. Pay full fare coming and take
receipt from the agent.