The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-29
BIG ORATORICAL
5. CONTEST TONIGHT
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at Albion college, Michigan. will en-
ter the lists again six college men.
representing all parts of the United
States.
This young collegian is Miss Ethel
L. Bedient junior at Albion and the
second young woman who has ever
succeeded in qualifying for a national
contest. I'll first to win this honor
was Miss Mamie White Of Wheaton
college. illinois, who entered the ma
tional contest hel in Indianapolis in
1904 and was ranked by he Judges
second only to. the national winner.
Miss White later became national vice
pr ,cidert of the ASSOCIATE, md some
y at later. the wife of the national
president. DIR. d. Leigh Colvfn.
Miss Mildred Hazelrigg. supervisor Of
music for the public schools. Topeka.
will open the meeting tonight with
selection on the big pipe organ. Solos
will be sung by Howard Sear1e and
Miss Helen Shaver.
Registration OS Delegates.
Registration for the convention began
at the state house this morning at
eight O'Clock and will close for the day
at $3.50. Incoming trains were met to-
day. Boy scouts assisted in guiding the
delegates. Delegates arriving after $50
o'clock will be taken care OF at the
auditorium.
The general public will be admitted
to all sessions free Of charge with the
exception OF the oratorfcal contest to-
night. Six hundred seats will be re-
served on the first floor for delegates.
All persons contributing towards the ex-
pense of the convention or entertaining
delegates will be admitted free OF
charge upon presentation OF proper
ticket. The general public will be adj
mitted for fifty cents.
The general theme Of the convention
will be: 1.-The Challenge Of the Anti
Liquor Movement to the Present Stu
dent Generation"
Wednesday Program.
Wednesday morning the session at
the Auditorium will open at 9 o'clock
with platform talks. At the same
time there will be a business session
at the Central Y. NJ. C. A. Between
10 and II o'clock at the Auditorium
there will be conference on these
subjects: "Study Of liquor problem in
colleges: general and lectures" In
the same hour Harley II. Gill will lead
conference at the Y. NJ. c. A. on
"The Oratorical Contests" A general
conference for all delegates will take
place at the Auditorium between II
O'Clock and noon.
Hodges Will Speak.
Daniel A. Polling, vice president.
will preside It the afternoon session.
The convention music will be under
the directit of Prof. E.. o. Excel.
the famous writer Of hymns. The
the Sessions"
George H. Hodges, governor Of
Kansas, will deliver an address of
welcome. DR.. D. Leigh Colvin. presi-
dent will speak on 1.-THE Challenge
Today" DR.. Charles M. Sheldon, who
needs no introduction. will deliver an
address on 1.-The College Student and
Civic Life
The Rev. Elmer L. Williams. "the
Fighting Parson Of Chicago" will pre-
sent 1.-The Challenge Of the City"
Harry G.. Mccain, extension secre-
tary Of the Methodist Temperance So
ciety, will preside at the session We'd
the direction Of Professor Excel. the
chairman will give the keynote for
the session.
First Prohibition Governor.
At s o'clock Wednesday night Ar
thur Capper. governor-elect. will
speak on The Business Man and the
Liquor Traffic" This will be followed
by an address on 1.-The Challenge of
the Early Days by John p. st. John,
first prohibition governor of Kansas.
The concluding address of the session
will be The Challenge of Patriotism"
by Daniel A. Polling, vice president.
The order in which the orators in
the grand oratorical contest at the
auditorium will speak tonight was
announced today. The order: Henry
C. Jacobs. first; Earl H. Haydock, Sec
ond; Miss Ethel L. Bedient. third;
Aura c. Nesmith. fourth: Samuel w.
Grathwell, fifth; Charles G. Gomon,
al vt Horharf
..Iassachr cts to California.
Deleg-tes arri yed today who hailed
from points all the way from Massa-
chusetts to California. The Califor-
mia delegation will root tonight for
Earl H. Has dock, representative OF
the University of Southern California
in the oratOrical contest. The dele
CATION included Neal Ames, Guy c.
McHenry and Mr.. Haydock among
others. 'spud" (Ralph) Murphy.
formerly of Washburn college, and
who was graduated in 1913 from, the
Uni rsity of Southern California. is
here for the convention. Murphy
travels oht of Topeka covering a wide
territory. He is well known in To-
peka. One delegate arrived today
from Springfield. Mass.
Strong Nebraska Delegation.
A large delegation arrived this aft
ernOOn from. Nc braSka who will cheer
for Charles G.. Gomon, the orator
from the Nebraska Wesleyan.
1t goes without saying that Aura
C.. Nesmith, the Kansas speaker from
the Kansas Wesleyan, will have the
largest following of any of the ora
tors.
The Auditorium will be a lively
place tonight. One faction will at
tempt to drown out the others with
their college yells.
H0N0RS IN MASONRY