The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
A STATE MEETING
IN SESSION HERE
THE IOWA COLLEGIATE PRoHi6l.
TloN ASSOCIATION.
AT THE HOLINESS UNIVERSITY
Feature Of Convention VIII be The
oratorical Contest This Evening
Mine State Colleges are
Represented.


The Iowa State intercollegiate
Prohibition association opened its an
nual convention in the chapel of the
Central Holiness University Tuesday
morning. The opening session was
taken up with preliminary business
and the registration of the delegates
from the various colleges over the
state and brief address by the state
president of the association, H. H.
Sawyer, of Morning Side College,
Sioux City. Nine colleges have rep.
resentatives at the convention and the
largest delegation is from Highland
Park, with the exception of C. H. U.
at every session the attendance has
been large and Tuesday evening the
chapel was nearly filed. The leading
feature of the convention will be the
state intercollegiate oratorical con.
test this evening.
University Decorations.
The chapel has been very prettily
decorated with streamers o. the
C. H. U. colors and an artistic canopy
over the platform in the front of the
room, while over the speakers stand
Is the motto: "The Saloons Must Co."
The spirit of the convention is, THE
Saloons Must Go, and the Saloons are
Going" Every song, defamation,
oration and address is based on the
prohibition theme and the by-word of
all is I'VE are in the Fight to the Fin
ish." There is an unusual NANTES.
tation of harmony and unison in the
movement and the delegates from
over the, state will undoubtedly re-
turn to their various schools with a
deeper enthusiasm and purpose in
their conflict against the liquor traf
flc
Yesterdays Program.
In the afternoon, Tuesday, VIM A.
Rice, Of Fergus Falls. Mimi. gave an
earnest address on the subject OF
Summer Volunteer Work for Stu
dents" An address was also given
by Mrs. Jessie Williams, of the os.
kaloosa W, G. T. u. The conference
on "The oratorical Contest System
in the College Prohibition Movement
! was led by Harry Warner, of Chica
go. Music was furnished by the Uni
versity quartette and little business
was transacted, including the ap,
pointment of committees.
In the evening after number OF
excellent musical numbers and two
readings by Prof. Dennis, OF G. H. u,
the address was given by VIM. A.
Rice, of Fergus Falls, MINI. He gave
numerous statistics in regard to the
fight between the prohibitionists and
the liquor forces and compared 1t to
the battle of Gettysburg.
The convention will close this even.
ing with the state oratorical contest
between eight different Iowa colleges
and the winner will represent this
state at the Interstate Collegiate
Oratorical Contest a Waco, Texas, on
May 20, and If victorious he will com
pete in the national contest at Colum
bus, Ohio. on July ID.
Delegates Registered.
Following is the list of delegates
from the various colleges who had
registered this morning:
Simpson College, Indianola-Edith
Lofer and Grace Beam. ns
Highland Park College. Des Moines
S. c. Stoner, Lille P. Stagner, Gil
ma Celander, Herbert Kruger, d. L.
Leffert and II. NJ. Manford.
Des Moines College. Des Moines-
Roy c. Helfenstein, Harvey Moore.
Drake University, Des Moines-
Jesse A Macy, Ira E. Carney, X. L.
Pierce and Jasper Boyue.
Western Union College, lie Mars
F. ]. Zumatig, Edgar Wykle and W.
Raymond oursler.
Morning Side College. Sioux City
II. Herbert Sawyer. HarleyH. Gill
Hufford College-Geo. w. Barrett.
Parsons College, Fairfeld-Wm. A.
Hunt,