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May 6, 1904
Lewiston Evening Teller
Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho
What is this article about?
Students from state normal schools in Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas gather in Cedar Falls, Iowa, for an annual oratorical contest on May 6, featuring speeches on historical figures and events by representatives from each school.
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SCHOOLS TO
COMPETE
Oratorical Contest Between State
Normal Schools of the
Middle West
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
CEDAR FALLS, Ia., May 6.-Arriving trains today brought a large number of normal school students from several states. Their presence is an indication of the widespread interest manifested in the annual oratorical contest between the state normal schools of Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Kansas, which takes place this evening at the Iowa state normal in this city. The orators who are to take part in the contest and the subjects of their orations are as follows:
"Benjamin Franklin" Mary Campbell, Iowa state normal, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
"The Lincoln-Douglas Debate" Edward McMahon, Wisconsin normal school, Milwaukee.
"The Western Pioneer," Miss Ethel E. Bryant, Illinois normal school, DeKalb, Ill.
"The Heroine of History," Robert Coughlin, Kansas Normal school, Emporia, Kan.
"Daniel Webster," T. B. Smith, Missouri normal school, Warrensburg, Mo.
COMPETE
Oratorical Contest Between State
Normal Schools of the
Middle West
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
CEDAR FALLS, Ia., May 6.-Arriving trains today brought a large number of normal school students from several states. Their presence is an indication of the widespread interest manifested in the annual oratorical contest between the state normal schools of Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Kansas, which takes place this evening at the Iowa state normal in this city. The orators who are to take part in the contest and the subjects of their orations are as follows:
"Benjamin Franklin" Mary Campbell, Iowa state normal, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
"The Lincoln-Douglas Debate" Edward McMahon, Wisconsin normal school, Milwaukee.
"The Western Pioneer," Miss Ethel E. Bryant, Illinois normal school, DeKalb, Ill.
"The Heroine of History," Robert Coughlin, Kansas Normal school, Emporia, Kan.
"Daniel Webster," T. B. Smith, Missouri normal school, Warrensburg, Mo.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What keywords are associated?
Oratorical Contest
Normal Schools
Middle West
Benjamin Franklin
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Daniel Webster
What entities or persons were involved?
Mary Campbell
Edward Mcmahon
Miss Ethel E. Bryant
Robert Coughlin
T. B. Smith
Where did it happen?
Cedar Falls, Ia., Iowa State Normal
Story Details
Key Persons
Mary Campbell
Edward Mcmahon
Miss Ethel E. Bryant
Robert Coughlin
T. B. Smith
Location
Cedar Falls, Ia., Iowa State Normal
Event Date
May 6
Story Details
Annual oratorical contest between state normal schools of Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas held at Iowa State Normal in Cedar Falls, with participants delivering orations on Benjamin Franklin, The Lincoln-Douglas Debate, The Western Pioneer, The Heroine of History, and Daniel Webster.