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The Senior Law Orators

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Day
27
Month
February
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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The last of the preliinJnary oratorical contesta occurred Saturday night in the law lectnre room, when the senior law representatives u-ere chosen. The rdbra was crovvded and the contest proved the best of the series, being closely contested and most interesting tnrongliont. The winners were J. II. Mays and J. N. Davis. The speakers and their subjectg were as follows: F. Heniy, "Our National Perpetuity ;" II. 1". Brown, "Education Necessary to Civilization ;'' V. A. Ooutts, "Charaeter, the Safeguard;" J. H. Mays, "Internationalism ;" li. J. Barr, "John Bright;" F. B. iieynolds, "Dawnof a Brighter Day in American Politics." The jndges were : Onthought and composition, Professors A. C. McLaughlin, J. O. Knowlton and 1!. M. Thompson; on delivery, Mr. J. E. Beai and Professors E. F. Johnson and T. A. Bogle. Their tnarkings are here given : Thoilght and ComDeliv- positiou. ery. I 1 - Í ' ï f ? fas 3 S o M áse g rn Henry. !! i I i 4 4 20 3 Brown 59 5 665367 Davis 3 14 5 3 S 19 2 Coutts 16 3 7 7 6 30 5 Maya 7 2 2 3 1 l 16 l Barr 6 3 8 1 2 2 Üü 4 Reynolds „476 2 5 7 31 6 CLASSIC AL CONFERENCE. Everything is being uuide ready for the classical confereuce whicb wijl occur here March 27-28. Interest in tlie conference is spreading and it is probable that the atteniiance froni states other than Michigan will be considerable. Excursión rates of one and one-third fare have been granted in this state and it is lioped will be extended so as to include neighboring states. Tlie addressof John Williams White, of vard University, on "Greek in Modern Education" luis been put on the program for Thursday instead of Wednesda}' as heretofore annouuced, the change being made at the request of members of the Sehoolmaster's club who are interested in Mathematica and the Sciences and who are coming to attend the meeting of the club on Friday and Saturday. Teachers of Michigan will undoubledly a))preciate the privilege of hearing so many distinguislied men within their own state and tlmt in connection with the regular meeting of the Schoolmaster club. UNIYEESITY NOTES. Miss Belle Joslyn, special lit, has returned from a visit to 'Romeo. Mr. Johnson, of Flint, is visitiug S. B. Chappel, lit '98, at 35 E. Ann St. Miss Conover, of Coldwater, is visiting her sister Miss Lenore Conover, lit '95. B. F. Monroe, lit '97, lias been in Detroit on business during the'past thiee days. H. R. Kellogg, lit '95, of theCastalian and Wrinkle, is sick at bis home in Jackson. Charles Sellers, lit '98, of Chicago, has been forced to leave college because of ill health. Dr. Campbell's fine library was irreparably damaged Saturday eveniug by the flre at his house on State St. Owing to the crowded condition of the vocal department at the School of Music, Miss Francés Taylor, bas been choseu to assist there, Mr. Spence Taylor taking her place as secretary. Miss Belle McRae, special lit, has gone to her home at Hancock, because of sickness and will not return. Beta Theta Pi gave a pleasant little spread to Hon. J. J. Lentz on the evenng of Washington's birthday. Hereafter a chorus of twenty male voices will lead the singing at the S. C. A. Sunday afternoon services. Miss Cleinence Hamiltou, lit '93, who is engaged in teaching at Pontiac, is visiting friends around the University. The U. of M. is given until April 1 to pay up back dues in the Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or stand expelled therefrom. George Jewett has come home from the Northwestern Medical school on sick leave, and is greeting his many college friends. 'B. F. Wollman, law '94, and one of the editors of To Wit: last year, is spending soine time in Florida, for the benefit of his health. President Lyons has posted this notice: "All '94 lits are requested to meet in Room 9 Main hall, Thursday, Feb. 28, at 4 p. m." R. E. Sack, lit '96, who had his nose broken one day last week at the nasiutn, is recovenng slowly. Dr. Darling is attending him. Alpha IS'u üterary society on Friday evening will give a ladies' program at its uew hall in the main building. Among the ladies taking part will be Mrs. Prof. Trueblood. The program will be published later. The name of Joseph B. Moore, the repul)lican candidato for associate justice of the supreme court, does not appear in the Uuiversity General Catalogue, nevertheless he was a student here one year, 1868, in the law department.

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