San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

range the contest. and delivered my
Grafton later to the Law School yde-
ciety. .,,
The contest at Jacksonville was one
of the most successful that had been
held up to that time. Montgomery Of
Indiana, later a judge, and residing
at Seymour, was chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements, and Howard
of Iowa. afterward a business man in
Minneapolis and New York, was Sec
rotary and treasurer. We were of the
same age, and each found in the other
a congenial friend. The acquaintance
formed at that time brought us to-
gether from time to time during the
years that followed. Howard has been
called to his account after a very use
full life.
ADVICE ON SPEAKING.
At the Galesburg oratorical contest,
after the prize had been awarded. Cen
eral John C. Black of Chicago, with
whom / afterward served in Congress,
and who had been one of the judges
Of the contest, took me to his room
in the hotel and gave me encourage
ment and advice. He told me that he
high enough in thought and compost
ton to make me his first choice. The
marks of the other two judges brought
me the second place.
He then gave me his advice on vari-
GUS styles of oratory, contrasting the
style of Edwin Burke, whose sentences
were long and involved, and the style
of Victor Hugo. whose sentences were
short and pithy. He said that rather
leaned to Hugo's style, and advised
me to cultivate longer sentences. l
have not forgotten his advice, but
have found it difficult to follow, pos
sibly because j have always lahored
under the coercion that made me so
anxious to present a subject clearly
that i could not give much attention
to ornament and figures of speech.
Sam Eveland was q member of my
senior college class, and one Of the
most interesting men l ever knew. He
was brought up in Michigan. His ed
ducation was neglected, and he went
early into the logging camps. As a
young man he tIamped from section
to- section in search of work.
DECIDES TO PREACH.
He went by chance one evening into
church where protracted meet.
ing was in session. he was converted
and decided to be a minister. With
Sam it was really a new birth. His
life was as completely changed as was
the life of Paul. / have never known
a man more completely consecrated
TO the service of God and to the life
patterned after the example of Christ.
He went to school in spite of the
embarrassment that a grown person.
finds in studying with children. He
was fourteen years older than myself,
and l graduated at about 81. was
about the average age Of the class. He
was not a brilliant man, but no one
could surpass him in industry and in
patient plodding. He was as trust
full as n child. Everybody loved him.
When the professor of political
economy announced: "Pauperism, Its
Causes and Remedies" as the sub
ject of the thesis, each member was
expected TO write, remarked that we
might each give our experience and
let the prize go to the one who knew
most about the subject, and that IS
the way it went. Sam Eyeland won
the prize. Evidence, il evidence is
needed. Of the value of personal knowl-
edge in the presentation Of any sub
ject.
VISITS POOR HOUSE.
II ! may be permitted a DEPRESSION
here. when | went home TO spend the
Christmas holidays, | went out TO thu
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