isa-normaladvance-1909-00362

Description:	362THE NORMAL ADVANCEVARSITY DEBATING TEAMRALEIGH SCHORLINGOSCAR FARRISDefeated Illinois State Normal University, May 21, 1909S. C. MORRILLTHE NEW INTER-STATE ORATORICALLEAGUEAmong the other activities of the Debatingand Oratorical League of the school was theinteresting beginning of what, it is hoped, willMISS PAULINE EDINGTON^iVinner of Inter-Normal Oratorical Contestgrow into an Inter-State organization of somemagnitude. The idea is to have the nomalschools of Indiana and adjoining states forman oratorical league, each State selecting arepresentative for the greater contest. Thematter was taken up too late to be worked outin complete detail, but a successful beginningwas made on the evening of June 11th, withrepresentatives from the Normal School ofOhio University, Athens, Ohio, and the Indiana State Normal School.Ohios contestant was Mr. H. E. Cromer, whospoke on Gustavus Adolphus. Mr. Cromeris an easy speaker, with a clear ringing voice,and in enthusiastic sympathy with his subject.He made a fine impression during his briefvisit.Indianas representative wTas Miss PaulineEdington, who spoke on Wendell Phillips, theReformer. Her oration was a model of clearand concise English, and her delivery was notedfor effectiveness and delicacy. It is doubtfulif the Normal has ever produced a betterspeaker than Miss Edington proved herself tobe. She was given first place by all of thejudges.The judges on thought and composition wereProf. W. D. Howe, of Indiana University Prof. A. J. Kinnaman, of the Kentucky StateNormal, and Prof. J. W. Barnes, of De PauwUniversity. The judges on delivery were Prof.Tuttle, of Wabash College SuperintendentNeet, of Rockville and Hon. George Crane, ofTerre Haute.
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Collection:	Indiana State University Archives

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