The Oratorical Contest

The final oratorical contest will be held this evening in Uni versity hall between four representatives of the literary department and three of the law department. The preliminary class contests have been more than usually interesting and in some cases very closely contested. The participants left in the field are regarded as very equally matched, and class and department pride will add its incentive to every speaker's effort to win. In accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the Oratorical association the senior Hts are represented by two members, the juniors and sophomores by one each. The senior laws have two speakers and the juniors one. The orators, subjects and order of delivery are as follows: "Shall Suffrage be Restricted?" by J. N. Davis, '95 law. "The Spirit of Democracy," by B. L. Oliver, '94 law. "Materialistic Civilization is not the Ideal Civilization," by J. G. Halaplian, '94 lit. "Our Social Inheritance," by E. F. Hall, '94 lit. "Our Immigration Problem," by J. B. Brooks, '95 lit. "Mirabeau," by F. P. Sadler, '96 lit. "The Liberalizing Influences of the Parliament of Religions," by F. E. Chamberlain, '94 law. Judges on thought and composition are Hon. Judge Powell, Columbus, Ohio; State Superintendent Pattengill, Lansing, Mich.; Rev. Reed Stuart, Detroit, Mich. As judges on delivery the following have been selected: Prof. Fulton, Wesleyan university, Ohio; Hon. Judge McDonald, Detroit, Mich.; Hon. T. Barkworth, Jackson, Mich. The prospect for a sharp contest is very good. Admission price will be twenty-five cents, as usual. It is hoped by the Oratorical association that a large audience will be present.