The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-04-20
.ORATORICAL CONTEST
H. J. Moore of Rose Hill Wins First
s Place in intercollegiate.


college of Toledo, and third to j. l.,
Ralston of the Central Holiness uni
versity, Oskaloosa
Eight colleges were represented in
the contest, Central Holiness and
Penn college OF OskalOosa, Upper
Iowa university of Fayette, Simpson
college of Indianola, CHARLES City col
lege, Des Moines college, Morning
side college of Sioux City, and Lean
der Clark college OF Toledo. The
competition was close and every ora
ton was a gem of oratorical effort.
The attendance at the contest was
large, the chapel being filled to the
doors. A large attendance was out
from the city and Penn college stu
dents body were present as an organ
lied body to encourage the efforts of
their speaker. The usual display of
college spirit marked the occasion. !.
The program was one OF rare excel.
lence and the efforts of the speakers
were creditable. The markings of
the judges were close. The program
was:
r. T.. Mendenhall. Penn college,
The Conservation OF Manhood"
A. F.. Kehnahan, Upper Iowa uhiver-
sity, The Spirit of Compromise.
G. J. Soelberg, Simpson college, THE
Stainless Flag
G. Tietze, Charles City college, THE
Progress of Prohibition"
II. j. Moore, Des Moines college, "A
Plea for Constitutional Prohibition"
J. l.. Ralston. Central Holiness uni.
versity, Our Present Pre-eminent
Need"
w. A. McCurdy, Morningside col
lege. The Solving Principle
c. L. Young. Leander Clark college
can Appeal for Prohibition"
Dr.. George A. Mclaughlin, presi
:. dent of Central Holiness university
presided and offered the invocation
, and was followed by musical mum
, Der, a piano solo by Miss Emma ORES
. sci. Miss Elsie Osborne contributed
: a piano solo at the conclusion of the
speakers efforts, and a number Of
= pieces were furnished by the Univer
|, sity Chorus.
The decision of the judges followed
> The judges were Harry 5. Warren o
> Chicago, secretary of the Intercollegi
. ate Prohibition Oratorical associa
; ton; Frederick +. Bolton, professor
= of the State University of Iowa ant
J. II. Scott. professor of English de
partment in Coe college
u. The markings by these judges wer,
h upon delivery. thought and expression
= and the general effect The mark ing
4 considered were upon the basis o
seventy to one hundred points.
y II. J. Moore the winner of the con
" test. is a native of Mahaska. He il
r. a son of Isaac Moore of Rose Hill an,
n received his early education in tn,
n schools of that place and at the Delft
Il High school. The victory of last eV
ening was not the first success o
, this brilliant Young orator. He ha
"a won in numerous contests at De
II Moines college where his oratorica
ia ability is recognized. He has wol
q for the Des MOines college debating
team four successive seasons an
II three years ago won second place il
q the state oratorical contest. He
II a fOrceful, finished speaker. He ha
Is 4 pleasing appearance and a powerful
II we'll modulated voice. He has con
n mand and his bearing is not that @
sr the Oratorical performer, but of on
who has a message and seeks 10 dt
d liver IT, The earnestness of his d.
h livery carries conviction and tn
ID clearness of thought loses nothing i
q, the manner az expression. Mr.Moor
d. will represent Iowa in the lnterstat
Of contest 10 be held In June, and h
e, will he a contestant worthy of cor
ut sideratiOn.
e. l.. Young, who won second plac
for Leander Clark college, is finisi
r ed orator, having complete control G
his powers. II is stated that he ha
long been accustomed to platforI
. work, having been minister in ac
i've pulpit practice. Mr.. Young is
member of the Ariangular debatin
). team and has won numerous honor
A. in the field of oratory.
ar J. L. Ralston, of the Central Hol
n ness university, won third place, br
II in effort and general effect he wa
M close to the first rank. He is an in
pressive talker and his Grafton woul
lie attract attention in any company. NJ
m Ralston easily won first place in tn
W local contest over a class of abl
II tsDeakerS He is resident of n,
st braska, but has been attached to tn
local university almost since its opel
tt ing. He has always taken a keen il
y, terest in oratOry and debate and
ID himself a natural orator He ha
10 been competitor in preceding col
tests and has had share in tn
honors
The contest program impresse
or those who have been in attendance {
N several of the annual events as bein
pr the best the organization has had
n years Each and every one of III
e. orations was a work of unquestione
k merit and should have had speci
is consideration but some one had
1t win and the judges in determining IL
winner had on easy task before ther