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Local News. 117 h following cxcrci3cs took Fifield, the place: Music Messrs. Hart ai.d Piper, Misses Parks and ltunyau. Oration Subject, "The University;" A. C. Piatt. Essay Subject, "Rain;" Sam Cox. Declamation Subject, " Parrhassius and the Captive;" E. L. Hurt. Instrumental Music II. V. Fitch. Debate Ilesoloed, Th'it Church prop, erty should be taxed. Affirmative, Elma J. Hawley; negative, W. A. McAllister. Oration Subject, "National Charac ter;" C. M. Easterday. Music Messrs. Hart and Piper, Misses Parks and llunyan. The exhibition, takcu as a whole, was a creditable affair. Literahy Contest. This highly in teresting, friendly contest between the Pal Indian Society and the University Un. ion occurred Monday evening, March 20. The Chapel was well filled with attentive listeners "Who evinced their complete sat isfaction by enthusiastically and repeated ly applauding the performers. The Chan, cellor being absent from the city, Prof. Church, at tho request of the societies, pre sided. A few minutes past eight o' clock, tho performers took their seats on the ros trum. A quartette, consisting ol Messrs. Adams and Hart, Misses llunyan and Kellem, entertained tho audience with a well selected and fine piece of music. Miss Cora B. Thomas, of tho University Union, then held the close attention of the audience with an essay entitled: Ac tion. Miss Thomas evidently had devo ted much thought aud attention to her es say as it bore throughout tho marks of careful preparation. Miss May B. Fair field, of tho Pnllndian, followed with an essay, subject: Paddlo Your Own Canoe. Miss Fuirfleld read her production with a vigor of speech and earnestness in keep, ing with tho sentiments expressed. Her essay was an excellent one, and duly ap preciated by an intelligent audience. Tho debate was then oncned by Miss Emma Parks in behalf of the University Union. Question: The Electoral Commission Was it Politic? Miss Parks did remarka. bly well, and exceeded the expectations of her most sanguine friends. Her argu. mont was forcible, to tho point and con clusive. Not only the University Union, but tho University, should feel proud that it possesses within its walls a young lady of rare oratorical attainments. Mr. Chas. E. Magoon, of tho Palladian, opened the argument in behalf ol the negative. Mr. Magoon has a good command of Ian. guagc and was well informed. Like the preceding performers, ho held tho close attention of the audience. Mr. J. P. A. Black closed for the affiimative. Mr. Black made a very able argument and showed a thorough acquaintance with law, and facts bearing on the question. A. W. Field, of the Palladian, closed tho debate with a sterling speech for the nega tive. Mr. Field has a good reputation as a speaker and spoke on this occasion with his characteristic energy and eloquence. Mr. Field seems to be peculiarly adapted to the discussion of political questions, being well informed in matters relating to the political world. At the close of the debate, Miss Mollic Baird and Miss Helen M. Candco favored the audience with a duet. The mere mention of the mimes of these ladies is a sufficient guar antce of the excellence of the music. Mr. J. O. Sturdevaut, of the Palladian, deliv ered an oration, subject: Necessity of Development. Mr. F. M. Lamberton rep resented tho Union, taking for his subject, Ucpresentative Ideas. Mr. Sturdevant treated his subject in a popular man ner. Mr. Lamberton exhibited con siderablo originality of thought. Both orations showed diligent euro and thor ough preparation; were well delivered and received with applause. This contest is admitted by all to be equal, if not su perior to any literary entertainment which ever took place in the University- 0