Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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The battle waged fiercely and long. At length folded her white wings and perched once more on the a compromise was agreed upon, and the matter placed in the hands of a committee. The Association met a K. N. banners. The delegates were even y societies, and the School shouted, Union for 1 apportioned among the four week later and adjourned without accomplishing its ever! Ho, for Warrensburg and first places purpose. At last the eommittee reported, and peace 1+ ul we , . I F ,LQLIQLQ l,'i, J-1 ' A'-'lf ' -Wg , '.'.wff. , 1 7 , .4 49- MQ as-.zsiixa was Wes ve.. fa

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for the candidates of their respective societies, take a short breathing space after the contest, gain a new supply of vocal power and set their voices to a new use. Now comes the formation of deep, dark plots, everybody looks mysterious, whispers of coalitions are rife, but all rumors are unsubstantiated. The day of the Oratorical Association meeting arrives. Delegates are to be elected to accompany the orator. No. 44 is crowded to the doors, and excited and perspirinig stu- dents gasp for breath at open windows. The major- ity side looks happy, the minority correspondingly miserable. Could Room 44 speak, what tales could it not tell! This year wh-en the Association was called to order by Acting President Hartsock, both sides looked ex- pectant. At the last moment all the deep, dark plots were unearthed. The School stood astonished. The Literati and the Lyceum Societies had formed a coa- lition, a thing unknown and never before thought of. Together they were invincible by force of numbers, un- less in some way checkmated by the allied Belles and Philos. A master-move was prepared by these latter, but could not be put into execution, because the ma- jority sid-e voted an adjournment. Another meeting called was adjourned by the President, because its object was not stated in the call. Caucus followed caucus. The opposing factions withdrew to opposite sides of the room an-d invented yells to suit the occa- sion. Songs were sung. Excitement ran high. At last the meeting was again called to order, and again the minority attempted to have its new members voted ing again their master-move was checkmated. Suddenly the minority supply of patience became exhausted, and following their leaders, they indignantly adjourned to Room 12. Delegates were elected in both places, and the way prepared for the stormy meeting which fol- lowed in April. This time President Blood called the meeting to order. Determination, grim and unalter- able, was written upon the faces of all. Mr. Ward, of the Lyceum, was the first speaker and- breathed forth a spirit of brotherly love through ea ten-minute oration, prolonged by frequent interruptions from the oppos- ing factions, whose members were continually rising to points of order or questions of personal privilege. Mr. Ward advocated compromise, and gracefully ad- vised the majority to yield anything save the point contended for. He talked much of the thunderbolt which had launched itself into Room 12, and solemnly declared that man is a dual being, which astonishing piece of information was received in absolute silence by the audience, and elicited the advice from the Presi- dent that the speaker confine his remarks to his sub- ject. This the gentleman did, and proved that man in his dual nature had made the previous division pos- sible and now a peaceful reunion probable. Mr. Car- son, growing impatie-nt, rose to a question of personal privilege and inquired, Mr. President, are' we here to transact business or are we here to be bored by a lengthy speech ?', For the present we are to be bored, announced the President-but we were not. The discussion was led on one side by Messrs. Car- son, Brown, Powell, Bruton, Kelsey, McGinnis, and Wyantg on the other by Messrs- Ward, Mulliken, Brookins, I-fuffman, Hartsock and Durham.

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The Trip to Warrensburg. Next to Commencement, the great day of all this school year was May 10. This marks the date of one of the victories for the old gold banner. There have been other days just as great, but none so genuinely, hilariously, supremely successful as an all-around great day. When the time came to consider what musical delegation to send to the Interstate Oratorical Contest at Warrensburg this year, Prof. Butler's Mandolin Orchestra easily became the favorite of the School, and after two months steady labor in the way of preparation, the Orchestra reaped a reward in the cheers of a delighted audience at Warrensburg that greeted them after every number. The double quar- tette chosen from the Euridice and Orpheus Clubs, re- inforced by the delegates sent by the Association, won round after round of applause for the humor- eus and musical presentation of our side of the case in a number of topical and characteristic original songs. The Simpson Quartette, in company with the Orchestra, was also kindly received. The Emporia delegation of eighty-five, and our baseball team, left our city over the Ottawa Branch at seven o'clock on the morning of May 9. Pandemo- nium broke loose as soon as the car-wheels began to roll, and continued Iwith the exception of the hours between 1 and 4 o'clock on Saturday morning, the 11th.J till the arrival home on the afternoon of May 11. At Ottawa the ball team was left behind, confident of a victory over the Ottawa University team. The rest of the party went on to Warrensburg, arriving there at four in the afternoon. At Kansas City a car- load of Minnesingers from the Iowa Normal were coupled onto the rear of our car, and when the two delegations left the train at Warrensburg, the brass band that came to meet them was silenced by a'roar of college yells. The entertainment was in the main good, but it was not what the friends in Missouri had intended to give. They had planned a treat for the delegations in the way of entertainment by caring for them at the Pertle Springs hotels just south of the city of Warrensburg, but the persons responsible for getting the hotels ready failed to complete their Work. Friday morning all the delegations were invited to join the home school in their chapel for a. general ratiiication rally. Here Kansas shone. After the opening ,exercises one person from each school was called upon for a sho-rt talk. Miss Marsland's re- sponse for Kansas was the best talk of the morning,