The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-04-13
TAT COLLEGE NOTES.

At Tuesdays chapel exercises,
Professor Solberg gave a most inter
esting talk, descriptive of the Niagara
Falls. Prof. SOlberg has twice visited
the Niagara Falls and vicinity during
the past years, attending the meetings
of the society for the promotion of
engineering education, and was thus
plants and manufacturing establish
ments, many CT which are not open to
the general travelling public. The
professor presented large drawings
showing the Niagara river, the Horse
Shoe Falls and the American Falls, the
Welland canal, the large suspension
bridge and various electrical power
plant mechanisims. He discussed at
length the enormous power Of the
falls, stating that it's total mechanical
power is about seven million horse
power per minute, or about twice that
used in the United States at present
time. Because of the great difficulties
the great expense of Harvesting this
power, and the inability to transmit
power to any great distance-it is only
within recent years hat through the
solving of these difficulties has much of
this power been utilized. Approx
mately 100000 horse power is now uti-
lized, some of the largest factories
and power plants in the world being To-
Gated there.
HI first annual freshman %oratorical
contest was held last Saturday eve
ming in the college chapel, before a
good sized audience. The honors fell
to Perry Clifford and Floyd Brookens
in the order named. The contestants
with their respective orations as they
appeared on the program are as fol
lows: THE Man Without A Country"
by Perry Clifford; The Leader of a
Lost Cause" by l.. V. Ausman; "A
Crisis in American History" by c. E.
Hoffstetter; "A Live ISSUE by Fay
Valentine; THE Heroes in Obscurity,"
by Floyd Brookens. The orations
We're all Of high order and promises
we'll for collegiate oratory here in the
next two or three years when these
beginning orators will be upper class
men. While but two were mentioned
on the honor role, it is but fair to say
that every contestant made a splendid
effort. The judges on delivery were
Professor Starring, DIR. Brigham and
Professor Dunbar. The college orches-
ira and glee club furnished very en-
ertaining music for the occasion
Much credit for the success of the
contest is due DR.. Rodeheaver, who has
spent much time in drilling the orators
uring the past three months.
At the regular meeting of the Forum
Monday night of last week, Professor
Harding presented a very interesting
paper on Church Unity" The present
competition between sects and the dis
sipation of effort and funds through
the rivalry Of denominations were
noted. Various methods Of uniting
and co-ordinating the work Of different
branches of Christianity were then dis
cussed.
The annual home oratorical contest
will be held next Tuesday morning at
ten o'clock in the college chapel hall.
The following men will enter the con-
test: Cecil Starring. Fred Datchler,
R. Hathaway. Lorne Earl, Perry Cliff
ord and Floyd Brookens. The ora
tons will be judged on thought and
composition by three out-of-town judy
es. The contestant winning first
place will represent this college in the
state intercollegiate contest at vermil-
lion on the 25th. Of next month.