souri State Normal, a young man of twenty, whose subject was "Religion-The Vital Factor in a Nation's Development." Ray Richardson, of Kansas, won second place, with Thought Triumphant.' The College of the City of New York and the University of West Virginia discussed the question, " Resolved, That the United States should annex Cuba." The negative, presented by the New York team, won. Iowa and Kansas Interstate Normal debate.-Question: "That labor disputes which affect the general public should be adjudicated by legally constituted tribunals, whose decisions shall be enforcible by law." Granted. "That associa tions of employers and employees may be required to incorporate if necessary." Decision for Kansas. Mr. Jesse P. Luton, of Vanderbilt University, won the Southern Intercollegiate oratorical contest at Columbia, S. C. His subject was "Our Heritage as Southerners." The citizens' contest of University of New Mexico, third annual oratorical contest, resulted in a victory for Roy A. Baldwin; second place, Frank C. Light. "Abraham Lincoln: The Man," William B. Wroth; "The Anguish of a Nation," Roy A. Baldwin; "The Press and Public Opinion," J. Frank Peavy; "Individualism," Frank C. Light; "The Menace of Immigration," Allan F. Keller. The twelfth annual tri-State intercollegiate oratorical contest was held in the Geneva College chapel. Six colleges in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia were represented. The judges of the contest awarded the first place to the Allegheny College representative. "An Urgent Need," Mr. C. H. Anderson, Muskingum College; "Robert Burns," Mr. Walter Dunlap, Waynesburg College; " Victory through Arbitration," Mr. B. T. Johnson, Bethany College; "The Failures of Darwinism," Mr. E. A. McGary, Geneva College; Japan, the New Nation," Mr. W. C. Cravner, Allegheny College; "The Visions of Youth," Mr. J. C. Smith, Westminster College. The Intercollegiate oratorical contest was held at Pomona College, Claremont, Cal. The first place was given to Mr. E. S. Minchin, of Whittier College, on the oration, " Wendell Phillips, the Agitator." "The Mind of the Man," Harold E. Thomas, Pomona College; "Wendell Phillips, the Agitator," E. S. Minchin, Whittier College; "Martin Luther and Indi vidual Responsibility," C. A. Spaulding, Occidental College; "Initiative, the Foundation of National Permanence," M. E. Cooper, University of Southern California. Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., and Albion College, Albion, Mich., recently debated the question, "Resolved, That the Federal Government should levy a progressive inheritance tax, constitutionality conceded." Albion, maintaining the affirmative, won the debate. A week later Allegheny won from Washington and Jefferson College with the affirmative of the same question, stated thus: "Resolved, That a graduated inheritance tax, uniform throughout the United States, is desirable." * The Northern Oratorical League is composed of Michigan, Wisconsin, Oberlin, Chicago, Minnesota and Northwestern Universities. The winner of this year's contest was Glenn P. Wishard, of Northwestern, whose subject was "The United States and Universal Peace." *** Northwestern University has inaugurated an interscholastic oratorical contest, held on the evening of the interscholastic athletic meet. The schools represented this year were Culver Military Academy, Morgan Park Academy, Lake Forest Academy, Grand Prairie Seminary, Elgin Academy and Evanston Academy. The judges gave the decision to A. W. Lemke, of Evanston Academy, the Preparatory School of Northwestern. 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