Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-04
ORATORY CONTEST
FOR CHANBERL|N
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Interesting Program to Take
Place in Methodist Church on.
Friday Night With Seven
Contestants

An interesting program viii he
given In the First Methodist church
Friday night Of his week. ywhen seven
of the university young men viii CON
test for the prize in oratory offered by
Or. l. II. Chamberlin, OF THIS city.
The contestants and their subjects are
as follows:
Program
Resistance to British Aggression"
patrick Henry). Convention Of
Delegates, Richmond, Va, March
rs, 1775.
Fred l.. Browning.
Burr and Blennerhasset' civilian
Wirt). Trial OF Aaron Burr, Rich
mond. Va. September /. 1907,
Grover G. Emmons.
The War OF 1912" (Henry Clay.
House Of Representatives, January
y, 1913.
Harvey B. FERGUSON.
Liberty and Union Daniel Web
ster). Reply to Hayne. United
States Senate. January 26, 1880.
Roy \. Baldwin.
THE Expunging Resolution" (John
c. Calhoun. United states Senate,
January. 1897. ,
clarence E.sHeald.
The Mexican War" tThomas Cor
VIM. United states senatS Feb
Charles S, Leaning.
The Irrepressible Conflict civilian
II. seward. Rochester. n. Y, Oc-
tober 25i 1858.
Kenneth c. Heald.
The Judges will be announced dur
ing the week.
New Books for University Library.
The Following new books were re-
ceived recently as addition 70 the uni
Versity library.
"A New Mexico DavidE Charles f.
seeman:
From Empire to Republic. the
story OF the Struggle for Constiuu-
tional Government in Mexico A. II.
Nol!.
The Development Of the Drama.
Brander Matthews.
specimens Of the Pre-ShakespearA
Drama" Manly.
Queen Elizabeth" Agnes Strick-
land.
The simple Life" Wagner. (Pre
by the city librarian.D
English synonyms. Antoynms and
Propositions, " James c. Fernald; and
especially ordered for the Estrella
club.
Celtic Sunlight. W. p. Yeats.~
The Hour Glass and Other, Plays,
h. Yeats.
plays Pleasant and Unpleasant"
Volumes: Bernard Shaw.
Poems OF Sidney Lanier.'
The program of the twelfth annual
meeting Of the National Association of
state Universities has been received.
The place this ear is Washington.
d. c.. the time November 1920. A
number OF topics Of vital interest 10
state universities are To be discussed,
such as: ought Universities 10 Ac-
sept Business Course Subjects for Ad-
Mission University Buildings and
Of University Architeci.
Should Bible Courses Pc Given in
state Universities r. Should Tuition
Be Free In state Universities ?' Prep
lratiOn tof High school Teachers.
NJ. G. \. Work in Our UnWersi-
les. and many others. President
is assigned a place on the pro-
gram TO discuss Entrance Require
A timely and interesting topic was
,hosen by Miss Parsons for her as
talk last week, 'Superstitions
Ghosts in view Of Halloween.
She started out by saying that the ef-
5Ort 20 account fer mans existence
was never entirely satisfactory. In
his effort however. many theological
'ystems arose. and the fragments dis
,arded from them from time 60 time
20 be known as superstitions.
if any minds are entirely free
rom some sOrt Of superstitiOus senti-
in regard to dreams, magical
lures. charms, the number 10. etc.
'he origin of many Of these beliefs
customs was given as wart cures,
lry lizards as healcrs, magical stones,
monkey skulls, the horseshoe and 80
~. But the Interest clustered espe-
about Halloween, with the
TRANCE customs that We're once aud
re still IN vogue in different parts Of
he world. Miss Parsons did not make Z
ny suggestions for celebrating Hal
owe'en. 40 the supp0sition was that
,lans were already well laid for this
ear. 3lEMNNr