Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-07
Wesleyans of Mt. Pleasant Cap
ture Oratorical Honors in
the State Contest
MoRNlNGsloE IN SECOND PLACE
Drake Lands in Third PIace-Govcrnor
Cunnmins Acts as One Of Judges -
State Association Elects Officers -
LATE Young Delivers Address
Northeast Iowa Orators.
Special to Times Republican.

Mt Pleasant March AT the BUSH
ness meeting of the State Oratorlcal
Association yesterday the following itfi-
GERS We're elected. President Of the Ia
Penn. president of the state associa :
ton, Verne Bird of Cornell: vice pres
ident. Percy Brown Morningsidc. sec
rotary and treasurer, G. c. Aker, Ia
Dor. The contest next year will be
held at Morningside.
The Hon, LATE Young spoke at the
regular chapel services to the
student body delegates and citizens
upon the subject of Il comparison of the
Suez and Panama canals. Mr.. Young
spoke quite forcefully of present day
conditions. He gave as his theme to
all collegiate people. the one word
work.
In the basket ball game of Friday
between Simpson and Iowa Wes-
leyan, Simpson won with a score
of 40 to Sc. Much dissatisfaction was
oppressed concerning the rulings of the
Simpson officials. who 1t seems has had
trouble all over the state.
The Hon. w. s Seeley gave recep-
ton to all students, delegates and citi-
zens in honor of the governor. who is
here as Judge of the contest. Besides
the governor. the other judges present
are: Hon. G. Walter Barr, w. w.
Baldwin Is. +. Carroll and Judge Dee
mer.
The contest was held last evening at
the college chapel. The room was
crowded and college spirit filled the
whole atmosphere. All orators acquit-
ted themselves with credit to them
selves and their schools. Music was
furnished by the college band which
was interspersed with yells and songs
from other colleges. The orators who
took part in the program. together with
their orations and schools, in the order
which they appeared on the program
We're:
Avery Craven, Simpson. Count Toll
stoi:" Carl Krenemyer. Iowa Wesley
an, THE Ruling Spirit of the Great
Republic:" +. w. Backemeyer. Morn
ingside. 1.-The Forensic Conflict" Den
man Wagner. Coe. t'raternalism;
Chas Purdy. Drake, The Triumph CT
the Individual" ID. G. Violet, Leander
Clark, THE Supreme Mission Of the
Anglo Saxon" r. S. Barnes. Tabor.
"America's Opportunity" Thos. III.
Gallagher. Upper Iowa, The Nations
"a IF q
Governor Cummins spoke to the as
sembled audience for a few minutes
while the decisions of the judges was
being tabulated Immediately upon the
announcement of the judges there was
a tunlultuous uproar. together with
college songs and yells. Over fifty
delegates were present from fifteen col
leges of Iowa.
Iowa Wesleyans representative. Carl
Krenmeyer, won first place in the ora
torical contest. The students made the
night hdeous with yells, bonfires and
drum beating +. w. Backemeyer. of
Morningside Sioux City, was second,
and Charles Purdy of Drake. third
The banquet Thursday evening was
a great success in every way. over two
hundred We're present and toasts We're
given by the orators who did not re-
ceive place on the state contest.
These colleges which gave toasts were
Penn, Ames, Lenox. Central. Des
Moines, Cornell and Buena Vista. The
whole two days has been full to the
brim of good things for the college stu
dents assembled, and these college
gatherings mean much to the students
from all over the state.