The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-05-16
The College Orators Speak.
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anfmosity, that its repeal would re-
move forever the barriers between
the sections and infuse new life into
| the nation. He acknowledged the
negro problem was a time worn
theme, but believing that agitation
alone propagates reform, urged that
the South take the initiative in a
| problem growing graver every year.
| He tersely characterized the negro
evolution as savagery, slavery, polit-
ica1 equality, and the next step So
cial equality step to be considered
never. He REINFORCED his position
by telling sketch of the negro, who
had steadily retrograded, IN whom
were no latent possibilities, and
whose very training in the domestic
arts, for which alone he is fitted, has
been retarded by the restlessness fol-
lowing attempts at education. The
emigrant phase of the question, and
other dangers, were touched upon,
and the speaker closed with ring
ing appeal to the just North to join
with the South in the consummation
of Gods eternal purposes.
Last of the four speakers was Mr..
w. G. Roberts, of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College, who spoke
upon "a Movement Toward An Ideal
South" an ideal in which held the
promise of fulfil1ment in the tenden-
cy toward smaller farms, in small
holdings instead of large, half-work-
ed plantations, in scientific farming.
In this connection Mr.. Roberts gave
interesting statistics showing a mark
ed advance in the last fifty years to-
ward this new age, when he who tills
shall own. The Fuedal system, the
outgrowth of the times, picturesque
and giving charming pages to litera-
ture, has been outgrown; the ante
bellum plantations about which hov-
erS the aroma of the past, are being
sub-divided and sold to make way for
this new order, upon which prosper
ity will rest. He cited examples in
France, which controls the purse
strings of Europe, and whose
strength is due primarily to the fact
that it is a country of small farms;
in New Zealand, the land of the home
seekers, the land with mo trusts, no
money manias, no slums." In closing
he viewed the prosperity of the South
with its Independent homes for hon
est tillers, and declared that in the
final appraisement we must rely upon
the soil
At the conclusion of the last ad-
dress, the judges-Col. VIM Bald
win, Hon. Z. P. Landrum and Mr..
W. H. Carter-submitted their de-
cision to the president of the asso-
citation, who with the aid of the Sec
retary averaged the grades, and an
nounced the following result:
First prize-Fifty dollar gold med
al. J. D. Stone, Mississippi College.
Second prize-Ten dollars in gold.
A. F. Mecklenberger, University Of
Mississippi. -
The announcement was received
with rounds of applause, waving of
flags, yells, and other demonstrations
dear to a college boys heart. The
victors were fairly swept off their
feet and borne high above the heads
of the audience; were given a great
ovation. Nor were the vanquished
forgotten. They were cheered to the
echo, and rightly so, for every speak
er did we'll and reflected much credit
upon his college. All are congratu-
lated. The best wishes of the asso-
citation and of Columbus will follow
Mr.. Stone to Monteagle, where, as
the representative of the State, he
will seek to win laurels anew.