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$ V i 'v t ft THE HESPERIAN. Vol. XXVIII. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MARCH 3, 1899. No. 22. The Local Oratorical Contest. The annual local oratorical contest will take place in the qhapel next Friday evening, March 10. The contest will be the most spirited of any hold for several years. Eleven con testants will compote for the seven highest places on manu script. Theso seven will deliver their orations in competition xor the first prize and tho honor of representing the University in the state contest at Omaha. Tho contestants are as follows: Miss Rona Alderman, 0. 0. Crouch, C. F. Horner, F. E. Edgerton, R. L. Waterman, Leo Berry, H. R. Tucker, F. A. Bartos, C. W. Jones, G. E. Talbot, F. A. Nimtris. Much interest should bo taken in this contest because this year it is absolutely necessary that wo win tho state contest in order to insure tho success of the Inter-State contest which oc curs hero next May. Wo must win tho state contest to insure interest and support for Nebraska's representative which is the only way to secure a largo audience for this event. o . r wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww LITERARY SOCIETIES tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttdtttttttt'ttttfr J -r Delian New Members' Program. Delian hall was well filled last Friday ovening by members and friends of tho society who came to witness and enjoy the Delian New Members' program. Tho opening selection was a mixed quartet, with piano accompaniment by Miss May Buckmaster. Mr. E. M. Dunaway next uvery formally" in troduced each of tho new members. Aftor this unique presen tation, cho now members appeared in a row on the stage in eight (?) grade school children's costumes and each spoke his or her "little piece" from tho latest revised nursery rhymes, much to tho merriment of the wholo house. The next number in pleasing contrast to tho preceding, was a pantomime by Miss Flossie Archer. In almost breathless silence every eya Society was vividly depicted in a recitation by Mr. 0. F. Hor ner. Mr. Horner is perfectly at homo on tho platform. Then followed another pantomimo, "The Lotus Eaters" by Misses Saults, Archer, and VanValin, which was well rendered and greatly appreciated. The final number was a vocal solo by Miss Lida Dunaway. Miss Dunaway has a sweet voice and pleased her auditors very much. Tho names of the new members are Misses Archer, Duna way, Saults, Van Valin, Votaw, and Messrs. Dunaway, Batie, Boylan, Bartos, McGeo, Teach, Horner, Morton, Morrow, Reedy. Tho Palladian program for last Friday evening consisted of four numbers. Mr. Hutchinson discussed under "Current Events" some phaseB of our Army Question, recent important inventions, and lastly tho Junior class bounty resolution. Miss O'Connell then read "Tho Lady or the Tiger." She did not afterwards try to settle tho disputed question, Which? Frank Miller read a paper entitled "Some Affairs of Franco." He tried to picture-tho empire builders at work in Central Africa. One of the best numbers on the program was a magazine story read by Lo Mar, "Tho Third House." Mr. Heuleitt then en tertained with his gramophone. Delian Contest. The Delian Oratorical contest will bo held in chapel tonight. There will bo four contestants, 0. W. Jones, C. F. Horner, F. E. Edgerton and F. A. Bartos. The latter is a Junior law man. Mr. Horner is a Freshman. . Messrs. Edgerton and Jones are Juniors. The first prize in this contest is offored by O. A. Davis and J. F. Boomer, and the second prize by tho Delian society. Mr. O. A. Davis, chairman of the com mittee on oratorical contest, has been untiring in his efforts to bring about this contest. was fixed on her graceful movements and studied postures. Then came Mr. Vernon Batie with a "side splitting" select reading on the experiences of tho small boy with a horneUs 3st. It was very ovident that there was a point in tho story. But the chair, it is painful to noto, very indiscreetly vouched for its authenticity and thereby slightly wounded his reputa tion for veracity. The back woods District School Debating Pall. Sleighing Party. A party of Palladians took advantage of the recent fine sleighing and went out 'for a lark Tuesday evening. Tho large .handsome "bob" of tho Palace livery barn was tightly pocked at eighto'clock, and with gingling of bolls, blowing of horns, and u conglomerate mixture of yells and songs, the merry crowd sat off for a lino spin about the city. An evening better fitted for such an occasion could scarcely have boon found. At a lato hour the party disbanded, all expressing themselves as having enjoyed one of tho most delightful sleighing parties the Palladians have over given.