The Gavelyte, November 1907

L 0 en may appear to some very strir.g- 1 result of sacrifice. Som of us, h r , ent, but it is to be enforced for the I we fear have been over-selfi8h, we rnrsonal good of the tudt:>nt. The I have growled and complained about [•'acuity ha-, every stuclent's welfare at : lac~ o.f interest in athletics, literary heart and some 1:mch morle of remed- i societies etc., and have lamented ying ~his evil uf neglec ting stndies I these fac ts, bitterly, _but has a~y one • 1 ever :.:;topped to consider how d1sccur- shou ld have been found long ago. A I aging it is for a teacher, who has HtudPnt, to bP a true college man or I worked diligently upori his s tudi es, to c1illt'ge woman, shoulJ know that not I find his s tudents but faultily prepar d? only d ,es hi~ Literary S ,ciety, team, I LeL's havP. a revival, all along the Y. l\J. l :. A., etc., demand hi:-s atten- 1 line , during the remaining wee lrn of tion, b11 t also that studies should oc- this term; if we do our work, more of c·up:v a prominent pos1t10n. Studies a true college a tmosphere will he pre eminent - othn things come as a created around Cedarville. ohe Oratorical Contest. The firs t Oratori eal "Co ntest, held to elect our representative in the State Contest at Wooster, took place Nov. 1st. Ernest McClellan coming in first and J. D Brigham. second. Only a fair sized audience was in attendanee, but they thoroughly appreciated the oratinns. Th e judges were R. ~- Harmount, Supt. of schools of Jamestown, Rev. KreagE:>r, of Dayton, anrl Prof: Aultman, Supt of schools of Clifton. Th e contestants. .:,eVt'n in number, with their subjects follow in order:- • ,J. Kenneth Williamson, "Currents and Counter Currents of Histo ry"; D. J. Rrigham. "The Pri ce of a ViRion"; Wm . Hawthorne Jr., "The Empty Handed Man"; Verna Bird, " Individual Liberty"; Carry Finney, ''Our Nation'~ Qut>en"; Wm . Wa-irle, "Child Labor"; Ernest tvfoClellan, "The Americ~m Patriot". Voca~ Solos \i, 1 ere rendered hy Messrs. George Siegler and R. W. Us ti ck, Professor Allen presidec!.- Orators. McCLELl,AN BRIGHAM ·Rmn W AlDI~ IlA WTHORNF, Harmount. Kreager. P.C. R. P.C. R. 9:1 2 .87 1 85 n 85 2 87 -l 8L -l 9S 1 79 G 82 () .s:1 :-{ 90 '.{ 77 7 0 7 Aultma n. P.C. R. 9~ :3 96 1 95 2 91 -! 89 6 88 7 ~)() G Total. Avg. 90i 8i 87i 88} 84i 85 Points. fi 8 10 11 In 17 17