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THE SENIOR ANNUAL 25 son's sketch of Abraham Lincoln. In a masterly manner the speaker told of the death of mother, the boy’s struggle for educa- Abraham Lincoln’s tion, tracing his history as given by the writer step by step till Lincoln became a potent and preferred leader. The world has had its soldiers but its inspired men were few. Lincoln was inspired of God. Such men come, do their office, and pass away, but their When a party leader was wanted the acknowl- memories live on forever. edged men of the day were passed by and left behind and the fan- tastic figure of Lincoln was brought forth to become the leader of the na- tion, A years from no epic poem, no drama will be read great thousand now or witnessed with more reverence and respect than the life history of Abra- ham Mr. Riley’s delivery was excellent and his tone convincing. The audience was very enthusiastic. Lincoln. Oscar Peter Stooks gave Howell’s ‘The Man with his Hat in his Hand,” telling the story of the assembling on dress parade of the 29th Regiment, U. S. Volunte rs, at Atlanta, Ga., just prior to their start on a long march, Friends and relatives of the men were there in tears. Beside a tree at some distance away stood an old man. At last the band began to play The Star Spangled Banner and the flag was slowly lowered, for it was eventide. As the soldiers stood at attention the old man reverently uncovered his head and stood in attitude of attention while tears rolled down his cheeks. Too-old to be allowed to enter the ranks he had done the best he could and given his son, whom he had come to see for perhaps the last time. Mr. Stooks received hearty applause at the close of his declamation. After a selection by the orchestra the last half of the program opened, Miss Anita Lillibridge giving Whitta- ker's Laddie. It tells the story of a country boy who has won success as a London physician and also won a beautiful girl as his promised wife. His old mother comes to visit him. unexpectedly His first sensations are feelings of shame and he intimates to her that better go home again. morning his better feelings gain the ascendancy and he determines to keep his mother with him even if he loses social position and bride. But morning finds the old woman gone and 18 months’ finally reveals her in hospital where her son she had 3efore search delirium in a attends. He tells his fiancee and she at once goes with him to see her but the mother passes away after blessing them both. It is a pathetic story and was simply told by Miss Lillibridge, whose natu- ralness du ring the rendition won for her rounds of applause. Miss Eva Malinda Bowman gave The Lost Word (Van Dyke) in very good style. It tells of a Grecian pledging himself to give up calling upon God provided wealth,| pleasure and honor are given him. He secures A beau- tiful son is born and when in a char- iot race the father wins he takes his young son into the chariot while he drives around the arena to receive the applause of the multitude, The horses take fright and a wheel is dashed from the chariot in collision with the stone wall The boy is injured and although the father starts tocall upon the god whom he renounced he finds that he can not. A struggle ensued but final- ly the father is brought to know God. Miss Bowman made the most of her these and a handsome wife.
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THE SENIOR PRIZE SPEAKING CONTEST The Slingerland Prize Awarded to Miss Lillibridge; Prize, Orson George Riley; John Donnelly Second Third Flanagan. Anita Prize, The fourth annual Slingerland prize speaking contest was held in the assembly room of the Rome Free Acad- emy on Friday evening, February 16. Like its predecessors, it attracted an audience that required the placing of chairs to accommodate the number that more than filled the regular seats. For nearly half an hour before the opening of the contest Yordon’s Elite Orchestra with Mrs. M. D. the piano rendered several numbers. Vorce at pleasing Prof. H. W. Harris occupied a seat on the platform, and announced the speakers. The first speaker of the eve- ning was Albert William Orton Jr. His subject was Benedict Arnold, Pat- riot and Hero (Bachman.) The decla- mation is a strong one, detailing the events of 1775 leading up to the battles of Ticonderoga and Saratoga, in both of which Arnold played an important part. But it was at Saratoga, with Arnold leading the last terrific on- slaught, that defeat was turned into victory, and the men cheered him as the victor. The commanding officer, General Gates, sent a message to con- gress and never mentioned Arnold’s name in connection with the great vic- tory. Burgoyne made a final stand at Bemis Hights. While Gates stood there purposeless his men broke and were about to retreat when Arnold, an officer without a command, came to the front on a coal black charger, and calling: ‘‘Men of Quebec, face the other way and follow me,” led the encouraged men to one of the greatest ANNUAL victories ever seen. Arnold was seri- ously wounded there. From this scene the tale went toa very brief allusion of Arnold’s treachery. Mr. Orton told the story in a very pleasing manuer and was loudly applauded. The Union was the subject of the declamation given by Wesley Hochkiss Bronson. It was written by Webster and constitutes his plea for the preser- vation of the union and the restoration of the liberty for which our forefathers had fought and died. It was a strong arraignment of the falsity and impos- sibility of there being such a thing as a peaceable secession of the states from the union. miracle that could not come to pass. It was an im- That was a possibility, said Webster, for a person to sit down and draw up a line of sep- aration that would suit any five men. Mr. Bronson handled the declamation in a deliberate manner and was heart- ily applauded for his effort. Miss Helen Eugenia Sturdevant was the first lady speaker and had as her subject Scoville’s A Boy of Galatia. It told the story of a court day in Ga- latia when the family of a dead cap- tain of the troops, Milo, were haled into court for the non-payment of a debt of a half talent. The court gave them a year to pay the debt. One of the children, a boy of tender years, said he would pay it. He would enter the Olympic games and win the prize. If the debt were not paid the family was to be separated and sold as slaves. A slave, the son of a professional run- ner, volunteered to train the youth. The story told of the race and how it was won, and what honor came to the youth. It was very clearly and dis- tinctly given by Miss Sturdevant, who received hearty applause, Orson George Riley gave Watter-
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