Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-28
WARREN THE ORATOR,
A University Boy Wins the
Prize.
The Southern California Oratorical
Associations Contest.
Result of the Annual Convention Yester-
day-The Contest Last Evening.
Orators and Their
Subjects.

ern California Inter- Collegiate Oratorical
association was held in the University
of Southern California, at University
place yesterday afternoon. Delegates
from Pomona college. Occidental college
and University were present.
A number of amendments were made
to the constitution.
1t was voted to hold the next annual
oratorical contest in Los Angeles on the
first Friday in May, 1898. Occidental
college was given the first place on the
programme for that time; Pomona col.
lege, second place, and the University OF
Southern California, third place.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President-D. @. Porter, University of
Southern California
Vice-President-H. P. Dilworth, Oc-
cidental college.
Secretary-D. P. Barrows, Pomona
college.
The members of the convention were:
Officers: President, Arthur Smith /;
secretary, A. E. Owen, Pomona college !;
vice-president, A. B. Embree, University
Southern California.
Delegates: Occidental college, Mr..
Parker and ID. M. Brookman; Pomona
college, Mr.. Brink and Miss Sanborn !;
University of Southern California, G. E.
Lloyd and F. N. Lapham.
ORAToRICAL CONTEST.
The first annual contest of the Inter-
Collegiate Oratorical Association of
Southern California took place last even
ing in Y. M. G. A. hall, before an appre-
ciative, if not large, audience. The
students from the three colleges repre-
sented, the Pomona college, Occidental
college and University of'Southern Cali
fornia, turned out in force to cheer their
representative contestants. They were
heralded by their colors.
At S:15 p. M, President Smith called
the meeting to order.
Professor Parker of Occidental college
offered the invocation.
Miss Maud Shook and Professor Bacon
rendered a vocal duet, Dews of the Sum-
mer Night, Dudley Buck.)
II. w. Cummings, the rising young
elocutionist from the university, rem
dered the defamation Cataline's Def
ance in strong, earnest style.
Miss Maude Roberts sang vocal solo,
My Lady's Bower.
The first contestant on the programme,
David P. Barrows, of Pomona college,
spoke from the topic Two Patriots. He
said that the history of Mexico is pre-
eminently sad one. He reviewed the
history proving this. But in the midst
of all the oppression of the tyrants Of
that country there was one who thought
of liberty and proceeded to action.
HidalgO was his name. Taking advan-
tage of his matchless oratory he brought
his countrymen to see what they might
realize in liberty. He raised an army
and going against the City of Mexico,
his unframed army was defeated. He
retreated. Defeat followed defeat, and
on this retreat he was betrayed and
shot, but he had planted the tree of lib
erty deep, and death did not wash it
away.
Liberty seemed to have been killed,
but only for time, for years later Be-
nito Vaurez, an Indian, came to the
front with the principle again. He
rose from humble origin, securing an
education as best he could. He rose
through many steps until he was made
president of the republic of Mexico, and
by his brilliant victories placed his ma
tive country before the world as an in
dependent country. He did not win
this distinction for himself, but, patriot
like, he bent all his energies for his
country.
T. R. Warren of the University of
Southern California was the second
speaker. His subject was One Man
Power and Democracy. He started out
by quoting Victor Hugo's prophetic re-
mark: "While America will say in the
twentieth century, What, had 1 slaves p
Europe will say, What, had I kings p"
He followed this with a review Of his
tory. showing the growth of freedom
from the time when oppression, or one
man power, ruled the world, up to the
present time, when all around the
world freedom, or democracy, is recog-
nized as the right thing. The source OF
power, in monarchy is the monarch;
in the democracy, the people. The civ
ilization of the nineteenth century is
due to the rule of democratic principles.
Woman is crowned where this princi-
pie reigns.
democracy promotes peace, the peo-
pie have no king to fight for.
Religious liberty is given to the peo-
pie. The chains of feudalism are broken.
With the continuation of the growth of
freedom it will truly be that from pole
to pole liberty will rule.
HI. Percy Dilworth of Occidental COL