The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-05-24
HORvEll WON FOR MITCHELL
He Won ora,oricaI Contest, and sus
tanned the High Reputation
OF Dakota Wesleyan.

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Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitch
ell, and whose lone is at Ashton.
won the oratotical contest Wednesday
evening. Howard Warren, OF Yank-
ton college. was given second place.
The TWENTIETH annual contest OF
the South Dakota INTERCOLLEGIATE
Oratorical Association was held in
the city hall auditorium Wednesday
evening, and it vas packed with the
representatives of the various colleges
and the citizens of the city contri-
buted a large share toward filling
the hall.
Before the exercises began, college
spirit ran high. and the yells that
were exchanged between the students
created a great deal OF amusement.
1t was a little after 8 80 when the
exercises began With the opening
number by the ID. w. y. orchestra.
under the direction OF +. w. Hobson,
playing tbe Priests March from
"Attalia Before giving his i'm
pressive invocation. DIR. Nicholson
extended cordial greetings to the
presidents of the various colleges,
the members of the faculties and the
students who were here for tie con-
tests.
President G. G. Salmon, of Brook
ings, made the announcements for
the evening, and made a request
that dill refrain FROM applauding the
speakers after their orations, but the
barriers were broken down immedi-
ately after the first speaker and after
that each orator got ahau was COM
ing to him
Howard Warren, representing
Yankton college, was the first
speaker, his subject being 1.-The New
Orient" 1t was evident after the
first few minutes of his address that
Warren would be d close applicant for
first place, both in the subject mat
ter of his Grafton and his manner of
delivery. His Grafton was an eXcep-
tlonallY strong appeal for a more
generous attitude Of the United
States toward China and Japan,
particularly China. BE was caustic
in lis statements concerning the
attitude OF this country toward China
in the way of taking advantage of
the conditions over there to make a
financial gain to the cost OF those
people. He believed our country
had made a mistake in not giving
full recognition to the manhood of
China and Japan, and feared that in
the years 10 come, when the latent
intelligence of China was awakened,
chat out country would feel the
effect of the indighities that we had
heaped upon those people. He paid
strong tribute to the intelligence of
China, and while they were not awake
to the present day methods of solving
problems. lie believed that the con-
servatism which has always held that
country back, is being broken at the
present time, just as the great wall
in northern China is being opened to
admit a great railway. He paid a
marked. tribute to the Christian
missionary in China fol- the great
work be had accomplished in bring
ing these people out of the state OF
letbargy. In closing he pleaded for
a brotherhood of man which would
close around the entire world. Mr..
Warren presented his Grafton in
faultless style. With an easy stage
presence, gestures that we're not
lacking in gracefulness and a voice
we'll used, he made a formidable
candidate for first place.
Walter u. LOOMS, as the repre-
sentative Of Redtield college, pre-
sented a very interesting grafton on
James A.. Garfield. In dealing with
the life of the late president MIR.
Locmis presented the excellent
characteristics That brought the world
to acknowledge his great superiority
as a hero 10 the times of peace. The
speaker asserted that during the war,
Garfield did not have the opportunity
to make the name for himself that
other generals had, Tut that after
the wal, when a man was needed to
take up the threads OF business.
which bad been scattered, the people
looked to James A. Garfield, and IN
a tribute to his splendid character
lstics, the speaker displayed the fact
that Garfield was a mar of strong
principles Which he adhered to with
the strongest of tendencies, PREFER.
ing to maintain them than to receive
the highest honor in the land. He
reviewed the life Of Garfield in an
interesting way, and the Incidents
brought out served to make this
point all the stronger. Mr.. Loomis
presented his grafton we'll, having
good voice aud an able delivery.
George w. NOryell carried the ban