The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-08
HAD BIG ROW.
Kansas University Students Raise a
Row at OratoricaI Contest.

There was a hot time at the Intercol-
legiate contest at Atchison Friday night.
Guy Findley. who represented Paramount,
in the contest. was introduced BY tho
chairman as the first speaker when the
fun began. During the afternoon. when
the credentials Of the speakers We're pre-
scented, Malcome Garrah. of the Kansas
University was ruled out OF the con-
test because he was a graduate of Wash
burn college a year ago. He had the
degree. Bachelor of Letters. and was a
candidate for the degree of Bachelor Of
Arts at the University. He was ruled out
by vote OF II to 3.
Immediately after Guy Findley had
taken the platform. a representative of
Kansas university took the stage and pre-
scented its side of the case He said
statement had been presented from the
chancellor to the effect that Garrard was
an undergraduate. and the audience was
asked to hear Garrard and leave the
question of prize money to be decided
hereafter.
The scene is thus described by an eye
witness:
Garrard then stepped upon the stage,
where Findley was waiting and began
his Grafton. He was instantly yelled
down by the audience. composed largely
of visiting students from the nine col
leges in the association. The amusing
spectacle of the two orators. side by side,
both trying to speak, was presented
Disorder was rampant. Neither could be
heard President Reid called upon the
police to move disturbers.
An officer finally stepped upon the
stage and. taking Garrard by the arm,
led him away amid deafening cheers. J.
NJ. Challis and Ellsworth Ingalls, Of At
Gibson. former University of Kansas stu
dents. tried to dissuade the officer. but
failed. Kansas university students kept
up the disturbance and refused to allow
Findley to proceed.
Ed Hoch. editor of the Marion Record.
arose from a box and said he had. as a
member Of the legisla ture. voted for large
appropria tons for the state university and
that he believed that he in cOunseling
discOntinuance of the disorder on the part
of the students of that institution was
voicing the sentiment Chancellor Strong
would voice We're he present. He said II
the disorder continued the state legisla-
ture now in session might yet refuse the
pending university appropriation.
The disorder continued. whereupon
Chairman Reid announced the contest
would not be held until the police remov-
ed all disturbers from the stage and that
The chief Of police had been sent FOR. The
Kansas University students then held
council OF war. Some one among their
number made them q speech. Wnrfcupon
they all left the theatre in a body.
Guy Findley. who had held the stage
continually for half an hour. then pro-
ceeded undisturbed.
The award OF first place was given -
Edwin Hislop Of Baker University. whose
Grafton was on The Spirit Of Inquiry 9
second r. J. Hopkins. Of Ottawa univer-
sity. on THE Reign OF the Brotherhood :;
third. Wallace Thompson Of Washburn
colIeg on John Brown
other orators and their subjects were:
Carl z Frantz OF the college OF En-
poria: Robert Hamilton. Of the South
west Kansas college II Winfield: Ont
Keller Of Midland college. Atchison. and
T. NJ Alcorn Of Kansas Wesleyan uni
versitr. Salina.