Intercollegiate Prohibition Convention

The Intercollegiate Prohibition As sociation convention was held at New berry hall, Friday and Saturday an was well attended by delegates from out of the city as well as from the looa! assooiation. On Friday evening th delegates were given a very pleasan reception at the home of the Misse Otis, on JMary st. On Saturday th convention settled down to work. F W. Clems, of Albion, spoke on th "Necessity of organization, " and th subject was discnssed by Owen Moye of Albian. W. C. Hembold, of Adrián spoke on "How to maiatain organiza tion" T. A. Oairns, of Adrián, leadin the discussion. The election of officers of the associa tion resulted as follows: President, W B. Harrison. of Ann Arbor; vioe piesi dent, T. A. (Jairas, of Adrián ; secreta ry, N. H. Bowen, of Ypsilanti ; treas urer, Owen Moyer, of Albion; man ager of lecture bureau, J. L. Lathers of Ann Arbor. R. A. Mills, of Ann Arbor, spoke 011 the ''Reason for a narrow gauge platform," af ter which the committee on platform, consisting of C. L. líill, H. C. JViarkham and H. M. Huff, of Ann Arbor, and R. B. Proctor, of AJbion, made its report. The platform was the subject of ranch discussion. Among other things the delegates voted down the woman's suffrage clause. In the afternoon the annual oratorical contest was held, the subjects and partioipants being as follows: "The power of a creed," T. A. Cairas, of Adrián ; "Purification of national politics," Mr. Snowden, of Ypsilanti, "The present outlook," Matthew Muilen, of Albion; "A moral solution of the nmnicipal problem," J. Stnart Lathers, of Ann Arbor. The deoision of the judges gave tbe flrst prize to J. S. Lathers, president of the university prohibition club, and second to T. A. Cairns, of Adrián. The prizes were $15 and $10 cash respectively. In the evening S. R. Dickie, national chairnaan of the prohibition party, addressed the delegates on the principies of the party. On account of numerous other attractions in the city and university, Mr. Dickie drew but a small crowd. The oonnty treasurer shonld be a busy man today. It is May 1 and all the liqnor dealers are expected to put np 'thek little $500 fees for the big red oards, licensing them to do business during tjie coming year.