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ANNUAL EXERCISES.

FOURTH ANNUAL
CHASE AND WHEELER CONTEST IN ORATORY.
UNIVERSITY CHAPEL, JANUARY 29, 1887.

PROGRAMME.
Overture—"Merry Wives of Windsor,"		Nicholai.
	Misses Aughey and Pershing.
J. A. Barrett		"The Battle of Chalons."
Orien Fifer		"John Marshal."
Duet—Violin and Piano—"Traumerei"		Schumann.
	Messrs. Fox and Saxby.
F. A. Manley		"Land Nationalization."
Miss Minnie Boyer		"A Plea for Charity."
F. A. Stuff		"Robert Burns."
Tenor Solo—"The Message"		Blumenthal.
	H. J. W. Seamark.
Frank Taylor		"Popular License."
W. H. Wagner		"Michael Angelo."
Instrumental Duet—Clarionet and Trombone
	Messrs. Inglis and Schofield.
JUDGES.
Prof. G. E. Barber.		Prof. G. E. Howard.
	Prof. L. A. Sherman.
AWARDS.
Chase and Wheeler prize ($10.00)		J. A. Barrett.
Palladian second prize ($5.00)		W. H. Wagner.

After their graduation Messers. Clement Chase and Daniel H. Wheeler, Jr., of Omaha, believing that a contest in oratory could bring only good results, offered a prize of ten dollars for the best oration, to which was added a second prize of five dollars by the society. This was the first contest of the kind in the University, and the results have been very gratifying both to the society and to the authors and patrons of the movement.

AWARDS.
1884.
First		A. G. Warner.
Second		R. L. Marsh.
1885.
First		C. S. Lobingier.
Second		W. S. Perrin.
1886.
First		H. P. Barrett.
Second		C. S. Polk.

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