The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-12
PRESIDENCY GOES.
TO A. c. NEXT
YEAR
Annual Business Meeting Of
North Dakota oratorical
Assn. Held Today.

The annual business meeting of the
was held this morning at the Hotel
Antlers. The routine business of the
association was transacted, and al
| noon, an adjournment was taken until
following the banquet tonight.
At the meeting tonight. nominations
will be made for successors to ]. F. T,
OConnor, president of the Western
League OF Orator and Oliver W.
Dynes, vice president of the same
league. both Of whom have resigned.
The other matters OF business will al
so be transacted at tonight's meeting.
The presidency of the North Da-
kota OratOrical association will go to
the agricultural college next year. ac-
cording to the bylaws of the organiza-
ton.
The first contest of the North Da-
kota oratOrical league was held in
1897, and since that time ten contests
have been held. The contest this
evening is the eleventh annual event.
Following is Il list Of winners and
their subjects in former contests:
Feb. "a, 1S97-K. Arnegard, U. n.
d. THE Negro and the New South"
E. B. Robbins. U. n. D. "Altru!sm as
Factor of Civilization"
Feb. 25. 1854. Hubbell. Fargo
college. Competition and Coopera-
ton in Social Progress" ]. i. Asher.
r. r. v. 1.-THE Personality of
Man.
March Is. 1896. A. Henry. r. r.
v. U.-"Supremacy of American Lead
ership." Fred S. Duggan. U. n. D.
Bismarck and Gladstone"
March 1, 190o-E. D. Stewart. A. c.
]. H. Douglas, U. n. D. Subjects not
given.
April 10. 1905. steenberg. U. N.
D. ]. F. Jensen, A. c. Subject not
given.
April II. 1so2-william H. Best,
Fargo college-"The Enigma of Law
lessness." ]. F. Jenson. A. C.-"The
Strenuous Life"
April 10, 1oO3-Miss Neva Stephens,
A. Civilian E Gladstone" ]. A.
Mcintosh. U. N. D-"Power and En-
inence of Labor"
April s. 1904-Miss Neva Stephens,
a. C.-"Gustavipus Adolphus." ]. E.
Totten, u. MD.-"True Patriotism"
April IA. 1861. NJ. Anderson, U.
N. D.-"The Advent of the Risen SUM-"
Miss Neva Stephens, A. Cleo Toll
stoi."
April -, 1867. NJ. Anderson, U.
N. D.-"United States of the World
Charles Glenn, R. R. v. U.-"Patrick
Henry"
Former Officers.
The North Dakota oratorical asso-
citation was organized in 1897. and at
ha Grc$ uon
chairman and c. E. Nugent was sec
rotary. Following that time, the Off
GERS for the various years have been
as follows:
1877. I. Asher. R. R. v. U, pres
ident; o. P. Noriy. A. c., secretary.
1S9S-W. A. Wilkinson, U. N. D.,
president: H. L. Simmons, Fargo col
lege, secretary.
1881. H. Heath, A. c.. president;
w. E. Paxton, R. r. v. u. secretary
190O-W. H Hubben. Fargo college,
president, succeeded by c. w. Hig-
gins; ]. R. Selby. U. N. D.. secretary
1901-W. E. Paxton, R. R. v. u,
president; Charles Phalen, A. c., sec
rotary.
1so2-R. T. Muir. U. N. D., presi-
dent; P. Simmons. Fargo college, sec
rotary.
1904. D. Scott. A. c.. president;
r. S. Grumpy, r. r. v. u, secretary.
1904 Jewell, A. c., president;
H. J. Devaney, U. N. D.. secretary.
19O5-Charles A. Glenn, R. R. v. u,
president, succeeded by William Pip
py; ]. F. T. O'Connor, U: N. D.. sec
rotary.
1866. R. vowles, Fargo college,
president; G. I. Guinness. A. c.. Sec
rotary.
1907. F. T. o'Connor, president
succeeded by Charles Lee; William
Puppy. secretary.