The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-01
TWO OSKALOOSA
men ARE CHOSEN
HoNoRED BY STATE PRoHlsI.
TON oRAToRicAL ASSN.
STRICKEN ON PLATFORM
MornIngside Orator Faints--ls Given
Third Prize, While First and
Second Go To Des Moines
and Simpson Men.
CIowa Press Dlspatch.)

Des Moines, March 27.-Taken sud.
denly i'll as he held the large audience
|spellbound by his eloquence, Harley
G. Gill of Morningside college, turned
pale, his voice faltered, his breath
came In gasps and he fell back into
the arms of comrade who rushed
to the platform to lend assistance.
This incident came near ending the
state oratorical contest of the Inter
collegiate Prohibition association at
the Highland Park college chapel last
evening.
Gill was taken from the room and
a physician who was speedily sum-
moned pronounced the trouble light
attack of heart failure. A remedy was
administered and Gill was soon appar.
emily none the worse for his expert
ence. 1t was thought that the long
training for the contest and slight
cold were too much of drain on the
young mans strength and that the
added excitement of the evening
proved his undoing. AS it was, Gill
was awarded third place and was de-
clared by the judges to be leading in
thought and composition and delivery
when he was forced to retire. The
announcement of this decision met
with popular approval, as Gill had won
his audience by his fine personality,
his eloquence and the gameness with
which he stuck to his task In the face
of distress. His subject was"The Mis-
sion of the Minority"
First place was awarded to Roy c.
|Helfenstine of Des Moines college, his
|oration being The Power of Princi-
pie" Second prize went to George S.
Wooten of Simpson, who presented
Higher Patriotism" The first two
prizes were $50 and SIS, respectively.
The judges on delivery were the
Rev. J. S. Corkey Of Winterset, d. Ev-
erett Smith or mdianola, and w. C.
Barber of the Iowa Anti-Saloon league,
and on thought and composition Quin-
ICY Lee Morrow OF Brookings, S. D.,
g. A. Platts of Winfield, Kas., and Per.
kins Slocum of Epworth. ..%
The other contestants we're NJ. E.
Ausman of Highland Park college on
The Predominating ,Problem of To-
day THE Duty OF the Hour" by, Z.
A. Zeliadt of Penn college, and "The
Emancipation of Self" by A. A.Heath
of Central Holiness university. Mus
ical numbers were provided by Miss
Ferne L. Gordon, contralto; Prof. Eu-
gene Hahnel, violinist; A. C. Darling,
tenor, and Dean Nagel piano. The
retiring president of the state associa-
ton, H. G. Biddlecum, presided. Sup
Elemental talks We're made by Prof. C.
H. Gordon and National President V.
G. NHinshaw.
The Business Meeting.
Temperance work among the col
leges is enlarging rapidly. Mr.. Hin
shaw urged that Iowa members of the
association pledge themselves to raise
$3.50 to defray prohibition campaign
expenses. The form of subscription
is in ten pladges of $35 each. The con-
vention agreed to raise the money and
to furnish the necessary workers in
the campaign.
Several amendments to the consti.
tuition were adopted, as follows: The
college holding the intercollegiate pro-
hi5ition oratOrical contest must guar
antee $75 as first prize, $25 as second
prize, and expense money for delegates
and judges up to SIS; orations must
be submitted to judges on thought and
composition three weeks before the
contest; the schools shall revert in
position upon the oratorical program,
except in the case of new school en-
tering the organization, in which case
1t shall occupy first place; the school |
paper Of the one holding the contest
shall be the official paper for the year. |
officers for the ensuing year were |
elected as follows: President, F. G. |
Elwick of Morningside; vice president, |
R. c. Helfenstein of Des Moines; sec
rotary, l.. r. Jones of Penn; treasurer,
Homer Biddlecum of Central Holiness |
university; member of the executive |
John Wingett of Simpson.
The contest. in 1910 will be held dur. |
ing the first three weeks in April as |
The present date is inconvenient to |
many contestants on account of con-
dieting examinations.