28 THE CADET. *
 5 State College at the Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest .
  at the Opera House April 2. The Union was unsuccess-
  ful. It would be unfair to say she was defeated, or that .
  it shows the Patterson to be the better society. The
  Union prides herself with being one of the very best
  societies in the State, and we believe the result might ·
  have been different. It takes more than one event to
  decide the good work of the two societies. Let us see -
I; I who represents State College at Chautauqua!
  Mr. I. C. Welty, of Iowa, is President of our society '
 _   at present. His knowledge of society work and parlia-
  mentary usage makes him worthy of the praise he is `
  receiving from tl1e members. Much depends upon the
  president of a society, especially when he is vested with 5
  . the authority conferred upon him by the constitution and 5
  by-laws of the Union Literary. When a society dies-
  with a good roll of members, it may invariably be traced
  to inefficient presiding officers. The oflice of president `
  should be too good for any but the best. Not one
  member in ten makes a good presiding officer, and when- .
  ever a society "compliments" one of its members with
 . Fl the exalted honor, the act is criminal unless he is com- 9
 _} l petent. Give us none but competent officers.
  Mr. W. H. Sugg was a warm contestant with Mr. . __
  \Vrenn J. Grinstead. the successful man to represent us i 
 {iii in the contest with the Patterson Society. Mr. Sugg has
  proved himself capable of winning, having won second
  prize at Chautauqua last yea1·. Mr. Grinstead is not A
i`   without honor. He won in the Oratorical Contest of the I
  Union contest last year, when there was a full p1·ogram of y
  able speakers. Mr. Grinstead excels in excellency of I
  composition and thought. Had he represented State
  College we should have been well represented. But we
  are for Mr. Haley, of the Patterson. Why should we I
  not be? There is no bitter animosity existing between
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