The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-18
Student of Auburn InSti- tute the Winner. He Spoke Against Representatives of Howard and Southern Univer- sity and Will Represent
 State at Monteagle-
 Tennessee

John Rice Searcy of Eversreeh' seu dent at the Alabama Polytechnic lnsu- tute. was declared the winner Of the COX medal at he contest of the intercoiiegi- ate Oratorical Association or Alapama at the Montgomery Theatre last night.
 He is also afforded the distinction or representing the Alabama Association at the contest to take place this summer at Monteagle, Tenn, at which representa- lives from associations of nearly every State in the South will participate
 MT. Searcy's subject was our Heuii''e" Country and it's World Mission.
 IT. was the first contest in the history of the fntercollegiate Oratorical Associa- tion of Alabama and was attended by an audience of about 800 persons aoou' .oo of whom came to Montgomery rom 'A' different college towns of the state !, The association is composed oi Fo"aiu College at East Lake, Ala; the foiy.eon- nic Institute at Auburn, and the Sou'neih University at Greensboro. These iisli'u lions were represented by F. c. BarKiey' I. R, Searcy and A. B. Dunlap respective ly. Reduced rates were allowed by all raii- roads and at least 200 persons from Au- burn. Greensboro and East Lake came to attend the contest. College Tells Permanent. At S:30 o'clock the speakers ana oe,e- gates from each college appeared on lhe stage. which brought cheers anu cohes wells from adherents of the respectNe school aggregations, the
 "Rac-a-de-rac," yelled the Auburn con. l tingent ''rah, rah." screamed Howard ahe | Greensboro yelled yah
 Each aggregation cheered and applaud ed it's representative and each represen | tatiye manifested in his speech ms ap preciation of the loyalty of his teiio"s'
 The exercises at the Theatre were open ed at S:30 o'clock by Professor w. Cox of the Southern Female College College Park, Ga, who IS me cnie promoter of the Association.
 Professor Cox announced the absenc of Hon. John Temple Graves Of Atiantd Ga, who was expected to De present Mi !, Graves was detained in Atlanta, ne saio on account of illness .
 Continuing Professor Cox said that he were called upon to point out tn | charms of the universe he wouio pom to the colleges of the different states n n
 spoke of the value O. oratory to LII
 students, saying that 1t was esseh'iai | education. ,,. .ho So,,
 He said he had recently visited the iou ou leading colleges of Alabama and that n had heen impressed by the zeal an earnestness of the student bodies ] without enthusiasts and entnuslasi
 the country would perish" said Pro1es sor Cox, and he spoke of the enthusiasI | of the Alabama college students III LII , | movement he had started. - l He said the first contest ot the 1ntei
 Collegiate Oratoricai Associauon or He'' eia. which is now fiourishing. started UT der much less favorable auspices Una | AIabama's first and he urged that tn Alabama Association keep pace With Una of her sister State.
 | Professor Cox paid tribute to the pee
 ple and press of Montgomery. lie als | announced that the next contest Woui
 be held at Birmingham.
 First Speaker.
 At the conclusion of Professor Coxs re | marks J. F.. D. Yonge of Auburn, Fres
 dent of the Association. introduced A
 R. Dunlap O the Southern University.
 MT. Dunlap's topic was The South a n Formative Factor in Our Government, ana the speech was remarkably effective made more 50 by the delivery or th
 ThrouChout the oration was one ( l beautiful tribute to the South, aliudlng the adversities of the South Tn the oay
 of reconstruction and US reiiar Aao l progress to the present day; !,
 At the close of MT. Dunlap's address
 was tremendously applauded by the au dience and received the applause ot Ill
 J.R. Searcy of the Polytechnic Inst | tuta was the second speaker introduced and 1t was he who carried on the honor , of the occasion.