Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-11

inc LIBERALIZATION Tor the thlafF'-
mont by the state OF Texas. OF It's
OSCILLATIONS OF higher education has
offered TO the undergraduate stud
ents OF all Texas colleges and nor
mai schools first prize Of 800. a
sccond prize OF 500 and a third
eSize OF $40 10 be awarded In an
oratorical contest conducted In &C
cordanco with certain rules and reEu-
,stiODs by II prescribed The state
IN divided Into elk districts. ANA
riilo being the center Of the Pan.
handle district The preliminary
contest IN delivery will be held in
Amarillo on the nignt OF March the
18th. 1913. and at this contest a
representative will be- selected 10
participate In the final contest al
Austin Preceding the contest 90
delivery the manuscripts OF each
speaker Will he graded b. a SCI or
three judges. and the grades on
com position will b. considered. to-
Gether with the grades on delivery
in tho selection OF the represent.
live 20 tho final contest. Among the
schools which will make up the Pan
handle organization are Goodnight
College. Clarendon College. Seth
Ward College. Wayland Baptist col
iege. Canadian baptist Academy,
isowery Phillips Schools and West
1exas State Normal Other schools
which consider them selves colleges IN
any sense will be- eligible 20 Nom
bershlp The privilege however,
docs not extend 90 high schools +
A.. Ryburn OF this city II director for,
this district. and announces the fol.
towns rules which have been pre-
scribed by the state Committee, and
which sill govern In this contest
/ Eligibility. The contest shall
be- open 10 all undergraduate stud
uts ia higher educational institu-
lions IN Texas that grant degrees or
that call themselves colleges. and In
the state Normal schools proyid
that Tor the purpose OF placing all
contestants on an equal footing no
student shall b. eligible who has rc-
ceiycl degree from any OF these
institution
2 General Plan of ORGANIZATION
Tho general management of Oh"
contest shall be- DO the hands OF AN
executive committee consisting Of the
faculty standing committee on for
ensics and oraiory at the University
or T0Aas For the preliminary con.
tests. the state shall be divided into
ak districts I'm tho final contest,
each district shall Dee entitled 10 one
Representative The district contests
shall hc held not later than the last
Saturday March The SIX winning
contestants iu the district contest
wili meet a. the State University for
the fr.I contest on fHe fourth Friday
IN AIrU
...'0ns. l..-fh and Sub.
Iec'a ...H GRAFTON .H both district
and .... .r....s ...I. .e Omitted '.
fH.. minute. ..H.H. f,." words
iu l.. OH. general Thorn. Of 900
Mo -..u.s .HHH 10. Ite Com
morn I.r.s Seed ~ fde Services %
Higher E1Hrlton Each contest
ant shall choose ono % the following
phases of the general subject T,N
as Neoi % the Services Of Higher
lducat0r
Ir agricultural pursuits
q Iu manufacturing and mining
industries
2. To the utilization OF natural
re-ources. Conservation OF soil and
rests. canals. IRRIGATION. leyees. rail
ro Is, etc.
In commerce.
r. In the administration OF gov
errfnent and voluntary civic enter
prisr
6 In the administration OF JUS
ucs.
z. In Journalism.
* For the preservation OF health
and the prevention and cure OF dis
eases
9 For the preparation % teach
ers. Teachers OF all sorts. includ-
ing teachers OF religion.l
10 To afford lis Own people ecu