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shops is highly interesting. Miniature bridges, center
tables, all kinds of turned work, etc., were among the
samples in wood.
The joint celebration of the Austin and Calliopean
literary societies took place this morning at 10:30. The
program was interspersed with music by the college band.
President C. P. Rogers of the Calliopean society delivered
the address of welcome. John S. Randford was the orator
of the occasion, his subject being “Are Republics
Doomed?” Mr. Randford took of the history of the re
publics of the world from their origin, reviewing the rise
and fall of those in the past; discussed expansion, imperial
ism, capital and labor, trusts, etc. The speaker, in con
clusion of the address, while fearful that the question
forming his subject might be answered by time in the af
firmative, expressed the hope that some Moses of Ameri
can statesmanship will solve the problem of American des
tiny and good government
An essay on “Patriotism” by F. H. Lerblanche fol
lowed the address.
Debate—“Resolved, that the United States should
adopt the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1.” Affirmative, J. L. Spiller of the Calliopean
society; negative, J. D. Carter of the Austin society. The
judges were General Waties of Houston, E. J. Smith of
Denison and Rev. Dr. Wilson of Baylor female college.
The decision was unanimously in favor of the negative.
The light shower of the morning was followed about
noon by a gracious downpour of rain, which quenched the
thirst of nature and relieved the air of the stress of heat.