Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-03
kendall Wins
STATE CONTEST
MISS PAULINE LhNMkN CARRIED
AWAY FIRST IiONORS IN OR.
ArORICAL BNTTLE.
talked ON PROHIBITION
one speaker Declared State Prohi-
bilion iscirsS--Distinct Honor
for Tulsa school.

Kendall college, Of Tulsa. won first
honors In the state collegiate con-
test held last night The auditorium
at Kendall was crowded to overflow
Ing with students from many towns
IN the state and citizens Of Tulsa. Miss
Pauline Layman, Of Tulsa, represent
ing Kendall, was the only girl taking
part In the contest. The auditorium
rang with cheers and "yells" when the
Judges announced their decision En-
thusiasm ran wild and until long after
midnight crowds Of Kendallites pa
radcd the down town streets in au-
tomobiles, celebrating the victory.
Yes Rutls, Kendalls yell leader. got
after 1t like 1t meant life or death.
The oratlons were. as whole, the
best that have ever marked any
similar contest in the history Of coll
ege contests In Oklahoma.
The presiding officer of the even
ing was II, w. Nelson. OF Enid presi-
dent Of the State Prohibition Oratori-
cal association.
The evening" entertainment was
begun with piano solo by Miss Mar
jorie Davis
The first orator OF the evening was
Miss Pauline Layman, Henry Kend-
alls able young representative. Her
subject was National Prohibition"
Miss Layman spoke in clear. COM
posed tone of voice and delivered her
remedy" for the existing liquor traf-
flc, In manner that held the audi
ence and Judges in rapt attention. At
the close of her Grafton she was pre-
sented with handsome boquet OF
roses by admirers in the audience
Miss Layman was followed by Mr..
Curtis, of Phillips University Of Enid,
who spoke on The AK at the Root"
He advocated national prohibition as
the only remedy and declared that
state prohibition will never wipe out
the liquor traffic.
king Rum the Slave Holder was
the subject taken by Anson Campbell.
representing the Oklahoma Baptist
college Of Blackwell.
lie was followed by Russell w. Bal
lard, of the oklahoma Methodist
University at Guthrie. whose subject
was The Sentiment Behind the Law"
The last speaker Of the evening was
Paul v Beck of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college at Saltwater who
cleverly handled the subject of "The
Social Evil"
While the judges retired to ponder
over their decision Louis Sisson en-
tertained the crowd with two vocal
solos, why Roses First Came Red"
and april Showers" The Misses
Leila Morgan and Margaret Stroh
then gave piano duet
The Judges on delivery were A. Il.
ITinshaw, president of the A. and NJ.
college at Broken Arrow. II. w Ram
dolph. Tulsa lawyer and Nat Lyon.
assistant county attorney for Tulsa
county.
The judges on composition were
George c. Wakefield. superintendent
of the city schools at Woodward. Okla.
G. \. Shively. vice president OF the
western state normal at Hays, Kans.,
and clifford Jackson of Muskogec.
At the conclusion of the program
the girls of the college Y. w. c. A.
were hostesses at an informal recep-
ton to the orators and the audience
in Robertson hall Light refreshments
were served. The Tulsa street railway
gave excellent service Seven cars
were at the campus to convey the
crowd back TO town.
II was announced that the formal
oneuinp of the handsome npw Roa rd-
view lodge for the girls at the coll
lege, would occur on next Tuesday
evening