The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-13
ORATORICAL
CONTEST HELD
At UNIVERSITY
PLEASING AND INSTRUCTIVE DE-
BATES ARE HELD SEVERAL
TIMES EACH WEEK, AND PAR
TICiPATED IN BY CHOSEN
CHAMPIONS FOR WORTHY
PRIZES.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

SPECIAL III The JOO 6N<AI.
Gainesville, May lion Tuesday
evening a special oratorical contest
was held in the chapel, DR.. Chapman
professor, of public speaking, presid-
ing. Messrs. Mason, Hollingsworth
Harris, Skies, McElya, Hartsfeld and
i Becker competing for two cash prizes
] The first place was won by Mr.. Harris
| field, who spoke on pyramids not al
| Egyptian" the second place was won
| by Mr. Mason whose theme was 1.-The
Bases of Peace" The prizes were
awarded by DR.. Murphree. Excellent
| music was provided by Messrs. Beeler
and Hamilton. That greater interest
| in oratory is being developed in the
University is very apparent.
| A pleasing feature of the chapel ex-
ercises is the reports given from time
| to time by those representing the Uni
| versity at educational conventions.
Monday, DR.. L. L. Bernard reported
the recent Southern Sociological con-
gress IN Atlanta. Some three. thous-
and delegates were there and six or
seven sections were in session stimuli
taneous,y. OF especial interest to DR..
Bernard were the proceedings Of the
Race Problem section as the Univer-
sity, in common with institutions of
other states, has recently added
der his direction.
The debating event Of the season
will occur Friday night when the
John Marshall Debating Society and
the Farr Literary Society debate the
Abolition of the Convict Lease Sys-
tenn This is the first public inter-
society debate at the University. al
though several public debates by the
John Marshall Debate Society have
been held. The University has five
vigorous literary societies and 1t is
planned to have them compete in de-
bate each year In the future.
Moot College Court.
Attracting interest and splendid at
tendance are the crimina, cases of the
Moot court of the College of Law,
Dean Hughes presiding. Here juries
are empanelled, witnesses are acquiz-
zed and jury addresses are delivered
by the practicing attorneys. This Is
the elimination Of the practice court
work of the law students which is
under the direction of the entire fac
ulty. They have conducted equity
cases before Professor Trusler, COM
mon law cases before Professor Dick
inson and criminal cases before Dean
Hughes. Instruction in appellate prac-
tice has also been afforded.
DR.. Cox spent last Friday. .Satur-
day and Monday in Brevard county de-
livering educational lectures and com
meneement addresses. DIR. Cox is
the popular Professor of Psychology
and Education in the University and
is becoming much in demand as a
pubic speaker. He has also accepted
an invitation to deliver the com
mencement address for the Miami High
school.
DIR. Murphree has delivered COM
mencement addresses before the South
Florida Normal Institute, at Dade
City and the Starke High school and
he will leave Sunday for FIT. Myers
where he will deliver a similar ad-
dress. He will also go on similar mis-
sions to Daytona on the 18th and St.
Augustine on the Goth.
Pleasing Co. operation.
The University Is pleased because OF
the cooperation existing between 1t
and the High schools of the state.
Last year the University advanced it's
curriculum one year and it will not
admit students from High schools
maintaining a four year course until
they have mpleted the same, as the
University does not desire to become
q. competitor of the High schools of
the state Under its new curriculum
some Universities of the North and
East have signified their intention to
recognize at par the degrees issued by
the University of Florida.
Director and Mrs. Rolls, Professor
and Mrs. Stevens, DR.. and Mrs. Ber-
ger and Professors Collision, Floyd
and Schna.ble spent last week in De-
Land attending the florida Horticul-
tural meeting.
The annual report of the Expert
mental station for the year ending
July 1. 1913, has just been received.
Mr.. o. F. Burger and Professor A.
P. Spencer are spending this week in
the vicinity of Webster, Bushnell,
Plant City. Palmetto and Bradentown
In the interest of the truck growers
OF that section. Farmers Institute
Professor c. l.. Willoughby, of the
College of Agriculture, spent Saturday
in Marion county looking after the
installation of new cattle dipping watts
and the formation of a Live Stock
club for Marion county, with J. L.
Edwards, of Oca,a, as president. Mon
day, Professor WilIoughby was in Dade
City, addressing a meeting of Stock
men at the court house, and organic
ing a County club for Pasco. Wednes-
day morning a demonstration of cattle
dipping was held at Van Epoers
dairy farm near Tampa, and a club
organized for Fillsboro county, with
Judge F. NJ. Robles as president. Pro-
fessor Willoughby returned TO. Gaines
vile Thursday.