Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-07
EIGHT
COLLEGES
MEET.
State 0ratOrical Contest al
Albany Friday a Great
Event

AIhamV ErluaN ulkulf N"t
being the state Oratorical Associa'
ions meeting. II has become a mat
.or Of great interest. especially to the
colleges. The students Of which grow
enthusiastic in their desires to have
their own alma mater a winner.
Here the enthusiasm has reached
,pch dimensions that arrangements
have been made for a special train 20
carry the Willamette University team
and others to the battle-ground The
Albany Herald this morning says Of
the meetings
"Albany College will be the host
for seven other colleges on Friday Of
this week. when the State Oratorical
Association meets in tb is city and the
state contest is held. orators repre-.
senting the eight colleges Of Western
Oregon will be- here and their orations
will bc the point Of attraction In the
evening. while during the afternoon
tho association will meet az the college
and transact such business as may
come before The annual meeting. Dele
gates have been selected from the sew
ral colleges TO attend the annual meet.
ing. ani representatives 90 respond To-
toasis will be present for each college.
The meeting is one Of great Import
anco and brings together the leading
students OF The several colleges Tor a.
reunion. one that can only be held boz.
ono city onco iu eight ycara In honor
~ che event many Of tho stores o. ibe
eity have decorated their Windows
W iih che colors Of tho Albany College
and In ono case ai least = a. Young
a Son. che decorations pariakc Of iho
solors ~ 40 thc colleges 90 be- repre-
seuioi here. making beautiful blent
lug
Tho contest of tho orators will b.
held nc Che United Presbyterian
church. The colleges taking part Vol
tho contest, together With their color'
their delegates, their orators and thc.f|
subjects. as we'll as those responding col
the toasts. are given below
Willamette University, salrm.-col.
ORE. oll gold and rod delegates, =. J.
wiunus. 0ustcna Randall sylvia Jones
Ressie Cornelius, Elizabeth Oiron, J
Elliott. u. Matthew'S orator II. l.. Par
eel, subject, "rhe Future Possibilities
~ tho Nofihwcsi" toasief A. r.
Marker
University of Oregon, Eugene Col
ors. yellow aud greebi delegates Olive
Anspiger. 4. a. Townsend Walter
winslop. j. e.. veaieh, william Barker
Walter Eatoni orator Francis Gallo.
wayi subject "The Now Diplomacy"
toaster Frederic SieIwsr
ras.de College Nswberg yellow aud
blues delegates Lam C.ough, sarah
Knight Haynes Burgess. Ernest Bales
Nav Minthorn, Ralph paulsoui orator
Paul Marisi subject "rhs Patriot of
ihe New Erai" tossier Cecil Hoskina
Pacific University, Fores, drove
CoIors, black aud rcdi delegates, ID. d,
Bump, W. n wiuz. ", Pearl Chand,
leF, Rollio Peterson, n. a. Armston,
d Aller Belle Brock, Harry Hum.
phrryi orator Hugh ~ Sparks sub,
iset. "rhe Idol Of the southi' toaster.
"a IA Rasmussen
oregoa Agricultural College, Corval.
hs-Colors orango and Whitsi dele
gates, Elmer 4. Rawson, Stella Par
sons, Maih Kennison, Rex. A. Barnett
Ralph Reynolds, Carrie buchanan, Vic.
Dec Hancock, Calvin sweeki orator,
John Withyeomboi subject, "The
Voice of 1905" toasteF, Mark weath.
erforj.
state Normal School, Monmouth
rolors. rsd aud grssi delegates, Misses
Sears Jist, Glenn aud Neal aud
Messrs Cowm, punton ana Pearson.
orator. Miss Rose cullen; subject,
."Charas,er IS Capitali' toaster Miss
olive Rudom.
Albany college, Altauy-Colors
.oraugo aud black dclegates. Ure
RTown, William Steele. Ruth Mou.
tague, Edna Knoit Harry Merrill.
Pred Neal Georgia paWsou. Ralph
huotts; orator, p. L. Jones; subject
.'The rriumphs Of Principle; toastsr,
Eiua kuight
McMiuuyilo College-Colors. blue
aud red; orator, Elward Liuiermaui
subject, "rhe Abuso OF Public Trusts. 20
,rhe delegates from this college have
moi yet heen announeelA