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the eagles plQ1On6 as lar as perml6SaDle.
Where could The Scape.Goat come in? The
Scape. Goat the speaker had In mind was the
goat that the high priest OF the Jews took into
the temple and laying all the sins OF the !s'
ralites upon him, drove 1t out into the will
derness. The Spanish.American war, we sup
pose, was meant by the speaker, where the
heroes Of the South and the heroes Of the
North fought together, should be our Escape
forgotten and forgiven; there should be no
sectional feeling, no South, no North.
"For What Does Our Nation Thirst e''
PC. GARRIs, woFFoRD COLLEGE.
OF course nothing but a Prohibition speech
could be made out of this subject. Our ma
tion thirsts for something stronger than
water, therefore, 1t also thirsts for men who
will enforce Prohibition. Secondly, In or
der TO avoid q race war, we must educate
the negro, Southern College men must do
this work. These were our Impressions.
"Our Reunited Country.''
"A. PREssLY, ERsK1NE COLLEGE.
AS all subjects, as stated above, were In the
same line, many things that Mr.. Pressly had
to say we're already dwelt upon by the first
the late war were mentioned. He compared
Virginia, where the war ragged to q fair maiden
torn and bleeding, and showed. that though
some men who fought in Jackets OF Gray and
together, and to show that we are now again
q united nation he quoted part Of President
McKlnley's speech In Atlanta where he said.
"that 1t is the duty Of the government TO care
for the graves Of the Confederates."
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
The judges, after due deliberation, decided
that the first prize was earned by Mr.. w. L.
Noise, Of Clemson College, and the second by
Mr. r. F. Watson, Of Furman University.
AWARDING OF MEDALS.
Secretary James Wilson, In q few words. de-
livered the medal to Mr.. Noise, telling him
he hoped that he would always have the feel
ings towards the North as he expressed this
evening.
DR.. Grier, in delivering the second prize
medal, said this first decision Of the judges
of the Association will 60 down to history as
remarks presented the medal to Mr.. Watson.
Mr.. Noise made 93 l3 and Mr.. Watson SO 1-2
points out OF a possiblble one hundred.
ANGLo-sAxoNs DEFEATED.
The word Anglo.Saxons, we believe. were
upon the lips of nearly all the speak ers. We
are sorry that they should have been defeated
after glorying In the fact that the Anglo.Saxon
WEE 6e that
their ancestors, the Picts and the SCOTS and
the Angles and the Saxons were savages,
in a bowling wilderness, the successful
of the Caldees into Egypt. and later at
tended the schools OF the prophets. We be-
lieve Anglo-Israelism, OF which the Abbeville
people have heard so much lately, will make
Itself felt some Of these days, but we are sure
1t will be different kind than we have heard
about.
SECRETARY JAMES WILSON.
Secretary Wilson was called on to make q
speech, and though the hour was late, he
made q few timely remarks about the work
that his department is doing. He stated he
this part OF the State and the several millions
of dollars spent abroad could be earned here
by our labor, and that the department was
now making efforts TO Introduce 1t here. He
Is also pleased that our Southern cotton fac
tories build school houses and churches for
their operatives and pay the teachers. Such
thing is not known In his part OF the coun.
try. Mr.: Wilson seems to be a pleasant; un.
ident McKiney's Cabinet is composed OF
members OF the type of Mr.. Wilson, we are
sure this governments affairs are we'll cared
for.
REFRESHMENTS.
take of refresh ments, and though the press
reporters were invited, we had had late sup
per and q long ride home, we did not remain,
but left for home, after having spent very
pleasant evening.
WELL MANAGED AFFAIR.
It must be understood that the South Caro-
lima Oratorial Association is not as we under
stand, managed by the presidents of the DIFF.
ferent colleges, but by the students them
selves, ahd they certainly deserve a great
deal OF credit and praise for this we'll arrang-
ed and excellent con test. The speeches were
all fine, we'll delivered and very entertaining.
The writer has heard many pay lecture by
so-called celebrities. but we believe some II
not all, the speeches delivered were equal to
a great many stereotyped lectures delivered
in this country in originality, rhetoric and
delivery. We understand that the next con-
test will be held in place where there Is no
local IN f1uence We feel sure this is q mis-
take. however, as the interest manifested
could not be 80 great and the affair will be
much harder to manage. The places where
the di ifferept colleges are located would, in our
opinion, be the best place for these contests,
and II held in rotation. this influence would
be equalized.
PROGRAMME.
w. G.. .Allen-Furman-Presd
Clin nton-W. w. Edge-Subject, "a Tribute
of Praise to Our Nation"
Furman-R. F. Watson-Subject, "Shall the
old Rebel be Pensioned9 ?"
Clemson-W. l.. .Moise-Subject, 1.-THE Scape-
Goat"
Wofford-P. c. GarrIs-subject, "For What
Does Our Nation Thirst"
Erskine-P. A: Pressley-Subject, "Our Re.
united Country"
Who the Contestants Are.
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