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THE : HESPERIAN 9 ! JLocjvL Orntoriciil Content. Tho local oratorical contest will take place Friday evening, March nth, in the chapel. Messrs. Hager, Deal and Ewart, the officers of tho local association, are sparing no efforts to make the contest a financial success, and a good attendance this year is to be expected. Tho success of the contest otherwise is now assured. There are to be five strong contest ants, coming from different student organiza tions. Henry R. Tucker, '99, is a member of the Palladian Society. He won the Chase and Wheeler contest with tho full support of his society to cheer him on. J. D. Dnison comes from tho Dalian Society. Mr. Danison is a graduate of the Upper Iowa University, where he won several oratorical honors, and is now a member of the senior law class. Last year he took part in the Kansas-Nebraska debate, and this year won first place in the preliminary debates. 0. W. Meier graduated from this University Charter Day. He is now a member of the junior law class. Through out his University course ho has identified himself with forensic contests. This year he won a place in the preliminary debates. Mr. Meier will represent tho Union Society. Miss Helen Goff is a member of the law class of '97. She has taken much interest in oratorical work. At present she is taking work in the Political Science Department. C. E. Cake is a Dart mouth graduate of '97. He is now one of the prominent members of the junior law class. Ho has taken an active part in oratorical and debating matters since coming here. He is tho only fraternity man in tho contest and tho fraternity people are expected to bo there en masse to cheer their representative on to vic tory. With this showing it is safe to assume that wo will have the strongest contest this year that has been witnessed for many years. Therefore, let us remember "our politics," fir&t place in the Inter-State contest for Neb raska. And by tho way, tho Uni. is to have first place in the State contest. ""Chase and WnEixEit Contest. The an nual Chas and Wheeler oratorical contest of tho Paladian society took place in Paladian Hall last Fridny evening. A good sized and appreciative audience listened to the speakers. Although there were only two contestants this year tho contest was a credit to the society. Mr. H. D. Sams spoke on "Our Defense." Mr. Sams is a forceful speaker but his oration could be improved in language and arrange ment. Henry R. Tucker spoke on ''The Coming Statesman. ' ' Mr. Tucker has a strong, carefully written manuscript and with an im provement in delivery will be certain to make a creditable showing in the local contest. The judges gave Mr. Tucker first prize, of $10 offered by Chase and Wheeler, and Mr. Sams second prize of $5 offered by tho society. The judges were:-on manuscript, W. O. Jones, J. A. Barrett and Prof. Hill ; on delivery, T. R A. Williams, J. W. Searson and Prof. H. K. Wolfe. WiiHliixig-ton U- of IV. Club. A note from the University of Nebraska Club of Washington, D. C, may be of interest to the readers of the Hesperian. The follow ing are members of the club: Miss Com D. Thomas, '97, Hon. D. H. Mercer, '80, H. W. Olmsted, '84, E. C. Wiggenhorn, '87, J. G. Smith, '88, T. A. Williams, '89, E. E. Gilles pie, '90, A. F. Woods, '90, W. H. Wheeler, '91, D. A. Haggard, '91, F. C. Kenyon, '92, Miss Charlotte H. Andrus, '72, Adam Mc Mullen, '96, It. P. Teele, '97, R. A. Emerson, '97. The following are associate members: Miss Mary H. Williams, Mrs. Lucina Hardin Webber, Mrs. Effie M. S. Williams, Mrs. .7. R. Covert, Mrs. Mary Hazard Teele, T. J . Kemp, Gayland Tait, J. R. Covert. The fol lowing officers were elected at the third an nual meeting of the club, held on the evening of Charter day: President, D. H. Mercer; first vice president, Miss Cora Thomas; second vice president, H. W. Olmstead; secretary, R. A. Emerson;trcasurer,Miss Charlotte Andrus; Executive Committee, E. C. Wigginhorn, J. G. Smith, H. J. Webber, E. E. Gillespie and W. H. Wheeler. R. A. Emerson, '97, Sec. Tho P. G. D. C. met last Friday and elect ed Miss Sundean president. Miss Mary Loughridge entertained about two dozen friends Wednesday evening. Re freshments and games were tho program. Mr. Lucian Stacy, of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, has made an application for coach of friQ bootball team the coming season. Mr. Stacy is a graduate of West Point and has played several years as half bacl&on the West Point team. He is highly recommended for the position of coach.
