East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-03
CONTEST RESULT
KNOWN TONIGHT
LARGE AUDIENCE ATTENDS
Oratortcal Clash Proves Interesting
Attraction at High school Audito-
rum Last Evening-AlI Partici-
pants Acquit Themselves With
Credit-ThemeS Interesting.

Before an audience that comfort
ably filled the auditorium of the High
school last evening, the oratorical
contest under the auspices of the in
terscholastic association of eastern
Oregon was held last evening The
winner of the contest will be known
this evening when superintendent
Landers receives the grading Of the
themes from the English department
of the Washington state college at
Pullman. This school was selected in
order to eliminate any chance of ia
voring any particular school partici
pating in the contest. The themes
were forwarded several days ago by
Mr. Landers and he will receive the
results tonight. In grading the pa
pers, the marks will be 40 per cent
on thought and 80 per cent on COM
position The judges who listened to
the delivery last evening handed in
their sealed reports. the mark being
30 per cent on delivery, and these re-
ports will be opened this evening
when the other results have been re-
ceived. The highest percentage in
thought, composition and delivery will
of course determine the winner of
the contest.
The judges last night were w. A.
Dalzell of Portland. George w Meyer
Of Boise and NJ. ]. Maynard of San
Francisco.
Adding to the interest of the even
ing were the renditions of the Girls
Glee club of the High school
1t is almost certain that the judges
had to draw very close lines in deter
mining the best of last evenings ora
tors The young men participating
showed that they had spent consider
able time in perfecting their themes
and they delivered them in mastery
fashion
Each contestant had his supporters.
The school yells were given as each
appeared upon the platform. At the
close of each oration, the applause
was unstinted, and demonstrated that
If the winner was left to the audience
alone to determine it would he very
difficult matter to decide which one
was the best.
John s. jenkins of Baker was the
first orator of the evening. He show
ed a commanding grasp of his sub
iect which was ideals of Public
Service" His idea was that every
man should stand ready to sacrifice
his own desires for the good of the
people he served. He delivered the
theme in a deep, even tone which was
plainly heard in every corner of the
auditorium and he brought out some
very original and clever ideas upon
this subject which is apparently one
of vast Importance at this paruc-
ular time.
Milton Stoddard of La Grande fol-
lowed. taking for his subject Lin
coin" His word picture of the great
president was a rhetorical treat.
THE Last Great Discovery" was the
theme selected by Alex Mcpherson oil
Ontario. This dealt with the eXplor'
alton of both poles. He declared thai
the discovery of the far north and
southlands did not mean the end OF
mans search, but that exploration
would still go on Inc SplllI VI "iS
covery and exploration, he said, was
in eXemplification of mans unceas-
ing warfare against matter, and each
| new discovery made, and each victory
! of man over former unconquered ter
| ritory. was demonstrating the SUI
premacy of mind over the material
William Briephaupt. Pendletor
Highs representative. was the mex
orator he taking for his subject "Th'
! Progress of Liberty" He showed {
keen and analytical knowledge of his
theme tracing each step of progress
toward liberty from the beginning o
settlement in the new world.
The last speaker was Karl Hen
bricks of Wallowa. his subject beini
1.-THE Destiny Of Our Nation" HI
handled the theme in mastery fash
ion.
The Girls Glee club closed the pro
gram with the selection, Morn Rise
c0N Watching