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Palladian society sand also in tlie Union
Bojs Debntiug -clxib of wliich lie lias "been
president- He lias often represented tlie U,
B. IX C. in debntos with other colleges and
'counts it liis especial training school for
debating. Mr. Baker lias a -strong 'desire to
become a power in pnblie speech; and if we
?may judge from present indications, the day
is mot far distant -when lie will "be an infln
ential factor 'on the platform.
TI. W. Qualntance.
1H. "Wv, 'Qnaintanco, -who was awarded
second place in tlie last deoato, has always
IB. M, "Wortnington and A. N.. Palmer, and
for tlhrce years "(TSStJ- was special teacher
of penmanship -and short! land in the N orthern
Illinois College. Bnring liis last year at
tins school lie was principal of the "business
college department. In tlie spring of lSSt)
lie received tlie degrees of Bachelor of
Phonography .and Bachelor of Laws from
this scliool -and was admitted to tlie har of
'tlie Illinois supremo conrt. In tlie fall of
that year lie ame to Lincoln and entered
the University wliere lie lias 'oontinned ever
since. HeOias made liis cxpensos through
working in a law office. Hewjis tmanagor
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H. W. QUAINTAT4CE.
Iboon "interested in forousic work. Tun HKb
U'Kkia'n 'congratulates him on 'his success.
Mr. 'Quaintance was 'born Auigust fl.IL,
HSC'4, on a farm in Ttidhlund 'rove (town
ship, Illinois. But farm life did mot suit
l3he subject of this sketch and at sixteen
rypurs of age lie 'entered QHoddiug 'OoTlqgo.
He 'returned homo before the olose of 'his
(first year's work, sick with Uphold (fever.
Qlho 'doctor pronounced IhiB'dhances o't'ire
covery hopeless.
5iu l"884-5 he studied penmanship undor
of the Lamb, Tticketts & "Wulson commereial
agency Irom "Sqptoiribor,, &139Q, tio.Danuury.,
1898.
Mr. 'Quaiiitance won 'first prize iin iflhe
Onion oratorical ooutest in H891, and was
awarded 'firBt 'honors for a "Charter 3Daj 'ora
tion delivered at our lQuarter-Oenteniiial
-celebration. 'Be was a 'Contributor to 'the
fliuly (!LS98) murn'bor'df iflie Amemcan.tToumia'l
df 'Politics, and also rto tihe 'Uu'ly-Augnst
(HS98) tnum'borol'itlhc Magazine of American
History.