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T"w '"ftTV- TT". Tar 'wv ' !-jJ Uj j- SB.t- ""$ "TjjS THE HESPEKIAN 11 McNoftl thoh roviWod 'the strike, and' the condition of the country at the time. Statis tics' were Quoted to show tho injustice prac ticed upon the' Pullman employees. They upon tho rullman employees. They wore penniless, and bound by a bond of debt to tho company. Shamo on the man who calls these men free! Let us call him who exercises such injustice, a monster ! Had tho railroad companies acted in tho strike, Pullman would h ave been upon his knees." But they did not, and their em ployees did. These men placed their all upon the altar of Justice. They had nothing jo gain; everything to lose. Sooner or later all rasn will do them honor. Humanity was in the balance against wealth. We should have learned a lesson from this. All hearts should unite to vindicate the most humble American who is wronged. Let tho oppres sor lchow that he must fight tho whole American people. Then the cause for sym pathetic strikers will be removed, but until then they are entirely justifiable. To describe Miss Bullock's oration is a hopeless undertaking. Wo, of tho Univer sity,' who know her so well, need only to be told that it was tho best work of one who ever gives us only good things. Hers was a finished oration, bringing out a wealth of thought upon subjects of vital interest to all. It showed much careful work and a familiar ity'Svith the social questions before us. All the'bright prospects and possibilities of our West were brought out in a manner which could not fail to bring courage to the most down-hearted. It was an oration of which any student might well bo proud. Ever sinco tho Chase and ' Wheeler- contest Miss Bullock has been in no condition for" tho trying ordeal of an oratorical contest, and tho effects of this were plainly visible in her delivery, which is usually very much bettor than that of Tuesdsiy night. If there is any one person .who can do light a University audience it is Mr. Carlyslo Tucker. His solo was no exception to the rule, and heartily deserved the encore. And now we come to the closing oration, and tho most difficult ono to do justice. This is the third time Mr. Sherman has ap peared before a University audience in his short career among us. Each time has been a surprise, each time we have gone away well pleased. No attempt will bo made to tell what Mr. Sherman said upon our literary genius. Enough to say, that his oration was full of graceful figures, poetic language, and elo quent tributes to Emerson and Hawthorne. No such an eulogy to these men has ever been uttered in our chapel before. Every sen tence spoke plainly of much thought and study. Mr. Sherman is to be congratulated upon his production- His delivery is easy, and his voice pleasant. We arc sure that he will prove a worthy and formidable repre sentative in tho state contest. The mandolin and guitar duet by Messrs. Chapman and Franklin was well received so well that they were called back twice. The judges' marks are given below: MANUSOKIPT DELIVEKY GRAND . OKATOK . TOTAL CAI4DWKLI, WILSON Cox TOTAL GlJHLEY TlUllETS WlillSXKK TOTAL (..1..-..X r 89.5 78 90 257.5 100 75 85 260 517.5 H.P.Leavitt 15 2 8 1 4 5 10 18 - . 85 82.5 80 247.5 90' 80 87 257 504.5 L- J Abbott, j r 54 433 3 3 3 9 22 t, ' x, 86-5 87 " 86-5 260 95 90 9G 281 Ul .SxB AL ' 4 2 10 2 1 2 5 15 --ii iv, - 88.5 83 94 265.5 85 75 86 246 511.5 Fl($ Bullook 3 3 1, 6' 4 4 4 12 18 L. 87 88 89 262 100 88 100 288 550 E. B. Sherman 3137 1214 11 ,.