The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-14
A COLLEGE NOTES.

The first inter-society program of
the season was held in the college
chapel on the evening of February s.
The program consisted of two ora
tons. two essays and two readings.
One of each was given by representa-
tives of the Miltonian and Athenian
literary societies respectively. The
first number was an Grafton on The
Negro Today, given by w. w. Vail,
of the Miltonian society. He took
up the subject from the standpoint
that the ultimate solution of the negro
problem must come through liberal
education. Amy Ladd followed with
an Grafton on the Emancipation of
Woman, and treated the subject com
prehensively in a well delivered ora
ton. Ralph Crothers read the Milton
ian essay, which was III the ConSer-
walton Of our National Resources, and
I. b. Kelly discussed the Message Of
Culture in an essay for the Athen-
ians. Strayer Morrow, of the Athen-
ian society, presented as a reading,
n scene taken from the well known
book The Little Shepherd of Kingdom
Come. This reading was presented in
a very clear and entertaining manner
and was unusually interesting to
those who had read the book. Ralph
Chamberlain, of the Miltonians, show
ed himself to be a reader OF unusual
ability by presenting a heavy selec-
ton entitled The Bells.
Bills are out announcing the a II
nual oratorical contest which will be
held in the college chapel on the
evening of February Is, for the pur.
pose of choosing the orator to rep.
resent Brookings in the state Uratori.
cal contest to be held at Huron at the
time OF the state athletic meet. The
following orations will be entered in
the contest: The Ultimate Agricul
ture," Lorne Earle; THE Right to
License Henry Erdmann; "The
True American" Richard Fridley;
The Emancipation Of Woman" Amy
Ladd; The Negro Today" w. w
VAIL; The Conservative Middle
Class" VIII Chappell. Four of these
contestants have had experience il
other contests and the coming ora
torlcal promises to be interesting.
DR.. May spoke before a joint meet
ing of the Y. NJ. c. A. and the Y. w
c. A. on the subject of reserve power
on Sunday Of this week. DR.. May ha!
travelled and studied a great deal ant
possesses a wonderful ability of tell
ing what he has learned. He is here
for the purpose of conducting a series
Of lectures in the Methodist church
which will continue through the pres
ent week.
DR.. Rodeheaver returned from
Ames, Iowa, the latter part Of the
last week, where he had been to judge
a debate between Ames and Vermil
lion. The subject of the debate was
the parcels post question and Ames
Won by a decision of two to one.
Prof. LOudenbach gave a very in
teresting discourse on the origin o.
the American air of Yankee Doodle
at the regular chapel exercises OF
Tuesday morning.
Edwin Grotta has resumed his schoo
work after a weeks absence on his
claim at Midland in the western
part of the state.
Manley Champlin left for Highmore
on Monday night to- resume his work
with the agricultural experiment sta
rtion there.
The faculty and students are glad tC
see that President Slagle is able tC
be out again after being confined &c
his room for several weeks by erysi
pelas.