The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-08
THE STATE NORMAL
ORATORICAL CONTEST-SENIOR
CLASS PLAY TONIGHT-COM-
MENCEMENT EXERCISES.

In the Clara G.. Mackay |oratorical
contest at Normal auditorium last
evening in which six contestants APP
peared, Don May was awarded first
prize of $12, Gustave Mueller second
So, and Miss Edna Billings third, SIS.
This is an annual prize contest es-
tablished by the late w. A. Mackay
more than twenty years ago.
Senior Glass Play
This evening will be presented the
senior class play, In the Vanguard,
under the direction of Alice Lorraine
DAILY. Mrs. Trask is the author of
the play and of the play the prospec-
tus says:
This now famous play has already
gone into a seventh edition; it has
also been placed in the Macmillan
Standard Library; the American
School Peace league has distributed
10000 copies among the high and
normal schools, the Church Peace
union another 10000 among the
clergy; everywhere the press records
it's remarkable success.
Last July the American School
Peace league awarded its gold medal
to the author of this drama because
her work. beyond all others during
the year, had been most potent in i'm
fluencing the public towards antiwar
sentiment"
Peace is a positive, a great con-
structive, conclusive, abiding force
an altitude of a soul-the soul of a
person or the soul of a nation. Act
l, Scene 3.
He that ruleth his spirit is better
than he that taketh a city. You may
teach your young men that there is
the fullest scope for every manly vir-
tue, every virile quality in the cate
CORY for the man who even tries TO
conquer himself."-Act /. Scene 8.
killing is against the law-the
law of God, the law of society, the
inner law of conscience. Calling il
fine names does not change it. 1t has
been murder in the first degree, for
it was intent. Every shot the army
fired was intended, aimed, planned to
kill."-Act III, Scene 2.
BLOW a man to pieces in the name
of patriotism. and then try to patch
the pieces together i'm the name of
humanity. It's really comic when
you come to think about it."-Act
III, Scene 2.
There must be a better way to
settle our difficulties. and every mar
who accepts war helps to retard the
finding of that better way."-Act ii,
Scene 8.
Persons taking part in the play are
Misses Pearl Goodroad, Bernice
Stoltzman, Mabel Kvenvold. Lilah
Conger, Bernice Roberts, Madeline
Johnson. Iva Borland, Vera Cline,
Helen Foley; Messrs. Francis Roche,
Vernon Beaumont, Wesley Beardsley,
Wesley Keith, Vernon Zimmerman,
John O'Conner, Alick Furnstahl,
John Knudtson, Russell Billings,
Claude O'Donnell, Joseph Johnson,
Joseph Dougherty. Albert Erick, Ray
Unzelman, Ivan Jefferson.
Music. selections by Normal orches-
ira, under the direction of Miss June
Toohey.
Commencement Exercises
The %thirty-frst annual commence
ment exercises will be held at the au-
ditorium tomorrow morning, begin
ming at 1890 o'clock. The gradual
ing class numbers 10, list of whose
names have appeared in these col
umns, as follows;
Advanced course, 2; advanced pri-
mary, s; intermediate course, AS;
elementary course, 81.
The exercises will open with invo-
cation by the Rev. G. McKibbin; mus
lie, Normal orchestra; commencement
address, DR.. e. A. Winship of Bos-
ton; music, Girls Glee club; present
alton of diplomas, Regent j. w,
Campbell; song, America, class and
audience.