The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-03-18
|%ORATORICAl CONTEST
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At q meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the Mississippi Inter-Col-
legiate Oratorical Association held st
Jackson March 41th, it was decided to
hold the annual contest at Greenville
on the 18th of May.
Several OF the leading towns Of tho
state had representatives present to
submit offers for the meeting, and tho
contest was quite spirited. The FIRST
ballot resulted in . tie vote between
Greenville and Greenwood. On tho
next ballot, however, the delta metrop-
oils, represented by Secretary +. n.
Runnels, Of the Greenville Business
League, won a decisive majority.
The offer of Greenville was excep-
tionally generous. Tho city will fur
nish free use of baseball grounds, ath-
letic track and opera house, three
steamboats, for excursions, innumerablo
automobiles, free entertainment for Of
fcers of the association, orators, O
sors and maids Of honor, entree to al
the social clubs of the city, dances In
the afternoon and evening, and num-
erous other forms of social pleasure and
diversions.
1t is expected that the venet will at
tract from 1900 to 1900 college stu
dents and their friends, and the orator
ical contest will be but one Of the sew
eral big features arranged for the day.
The orators who will compete for the
medal are as follows:
Mississippi A. & M. college-w. 4.
B%rougher,
University of Mississippi-Barry Gill
lespie.
Millsaps College,. W. crisler.
Mississippi College,. G. Franklin.
The judges of the contest will not be
announced until just before the speak
ing.
The University of Mississippi and A.
& M. College baseball teams will play
their annual game at 3p. m. on May
Is, and a lively contest is expected, a.
the two teams are exceptionally WE'LL
matched.
The Mississippi Inter- Collegiate Ath-
letic Association will hold it's annual
track meeting during the forenoon.
Each institution will be allowed unlim-
tied membership for it's track team, and
it is stated that the A. & M. College
has already forty candidates for team
membership, and others almost equally
as large numbers of eligibles.
The events IN the field day program
consist of a two-mile run, one-mile run,
one-half-mile run, 440-yard dash, 20
yard dash, 100-yard dash, one-mile re-
lay, pole vault, high jump, 18-pound
hammer throw, 16-pound shot put, dis
lance throw, running broad jump, run
ming high jump, and 220-yard hurdle
race.
The citizens Of Greenville will give
a trophy cup to the winning team, and
gold and silver medals for first and
econd individual winners.
The members of the committee pres
emit at the meeting last night we're
President A. e. Mullins, Of the A. & NJ.
College, Secretary Thos. L. Bailey, Of
Millsaps College, Vice-President chas.
Johnson, of Mississippi College and
Treasurer Paul Renshaw, Of the Un-
iversity of Mississippi.
The towns submitting offers for tho
meeting we're Columbus, Meridian,
Greenwood and Greenville. Several
other towns had representatives here
but did not submit offers when they
made inquiry and found that they had
no prospects.
Since it is contrary to custom to
place the contest at the same city
twice, and we were unable to land tho
plum again. Greenwood is glad it was
awarded to Greenville. Quite a del
egation will leave for Greenville from
this city that day, and we feel SURE that
Greenville will do herself proud in tho
entertainment of the "Rah-Rah" boys
on that day.