The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-20
ORATORICAL CONTEST


Waco, Tex. April af, --~ The Texas
State Oratorlcal association held tia
annual business meeting at Baylor
University yesterday The officers
and delegates present ~.T. as fol
Iowa Frank r Buykhait.r. Baylor
University. president, r W, Currte.
Austin College. vice president. g. II.
Hall, Texas Christian University, re-
cording secretary. j Il. Payson. FL.
Worth University, corresponding sec
retary: ] r Hafdie and N Il. Pitts.
delegates from Austin College, +,
n Tirey aud q. n. Mcbride. Baylor
University. Frank W. Ryan and r.
=. Iightfoot, Fort Worth University. .
l.. T.. Moor. ard J. X. Griffin. South
western University: W. O. Dallas and
&c l.. Green Texas Christian Uniyer-
sity. J p. Conner and J. p. McAnnl-
". Trinity University. and Luther
NickIes and H. l.. Davis, University
OF Texas.
All reports showed the affairs OF
the association to be on an excellent
basis, for the interest in oratory at
the various colleges Is higher than
ever before. the financial status or
the organization Ia highly satisfac-
tory, and the record the representa-
tives OF the Texas association have
made In the Southern contests are
gratifying.
The chief item of business was the
election and installation Of officers
for the ensuing year, which resulted
as follows: j. f. Hardie, Austin Col
lege. president; G. B. Hall, Texas
Christian University, vice president,
II. l.. Davis, University OF Texas, re-
cording secretary: j. X. Grif1ln,
Southwestern University, correspond
ing secretary, and w. a. Payne,
Trinity University, treasurer. The
association and contest will meet
next year with Austin College, Sher-
| man. The old officers held over un-
/; til after the contest.
! The annual Texas State Oratorica
contest was held In Carroll Chapel
Baylor University. last night. In tn
presence OF one Of the larGest n
, most enthusiAstic bOAios Of coAaes
!. students ever assembled In thaA caS
. The rivalry was intense. and the
6 were songs and cheers galore, yet
n decided feature in favor OF this ro
v ing was that it was dlstrlpu'
among the several contestants. a
g there was no disposition to conce
Y trate all the support upon the M
, of the local universities. In addftit
to student bodies of Baylor and Te
! as Christian Universities. which
tended en- masse, there were lare
special delegations from Fort wort
University and Trinity university
and smaller crowds from the othe
out-o-town colleges.
The adutiroum was divided OF
into different seating sections, eac'
section being designated by the COZ
ors Of the respective colleges dh'
this gay decoration added to th'
snontaneous outbursts of college
snirit and enthusiasm made mos
attractive scene
The manuscripts had been pre-
viouslv graded by committee con
sisting of Hon NJ. NJ. Crane OF bai
llas Hon Gordon Russell OF lyie'
ana Bishop G. H. Kiusolvins OF Aus
Tin. The delivery judges were tioh
r. z. l.. Saner of Dallas. lion. j. y
Martin of Marlin aud Dr II. ii. Price
OF Westminster College. lehu"'1l"
The two sets OF gradines were ihe'
thrown together, the rank OF ea''
orator determined and the "ihht
was the orator the sum of ""os'
. points was least
. A. the opening of the program Ut
ItC r. Caldwell offered am Invocation
and Mise lillian Garrett sang h'
iught Then fhe following Grafton
J were delivered.
- -Ths crime ul Child Labor. "
- NJ. Yates. University ot Texas