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...Conroy, who will open the debate for Harvard, is from Philadelphia, where he graduated from the Central High School as valedictorian of his class. He is studying Government and History and expects to enter the Law School. He was recently elected a member of the Forum. Conroy is a very earnest speaker and holds the attention of his audience remarkably well...
William Morse, the last speaker for Harvard, is from Philadelphia. He graduated from the Central High School in '94 as Valedictorian of his class and last year he attended the University of Pennsylvania. At Pennsylvania Morse was one of the editors of the "Ben Franklin" and a member of the Philomathean Society and the Franklin Debating Union, being one of the winning team of the former in annual debate with the Zelosophic Society. He is now a member of the Forum...
Latin salutatorian, Frederick William Loetscher, of Dubuque, lowa; English salutatorian, Albert Howe Lybyer, of Brazil, Ind.; valedictorian, Edward Strong Worcester, of Burlington, Vt.; the other commencement orators are William Arnot Mather, of New York city, John James Moment of Orono, Ontario, and John Moore Trout, of Bridgeton, Delaware...
Frederick W. Loetscher '96 was born at Dubuque, Iowa, and prepared for Princeton at the Dubuque High School from which institution he was graduated as valedictorian in a class of sixty-three. In his freshman year he won the freshman first honor prize. In his sophomore year besides leading his class he won the class of 1870 English Prize and was second man in the Biddle essay contest. In junior year he secured the Wood scholarship which is the first honor prize of the year; also the Wanamaker prize in English Literature, and the class of 1870 Anglo-Saxon prize...
...oratory disputation and poetry will be held in examination. This contest is open to some members of the senior class selected for ability in writing, and the main interest in it is due to the fact that the winner of the oratorical contest is usually appointed to be valedictorian on Commencement...