The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-28
Made By Jas. c. Hardin, Represen.
tative of Vvofford College.
GIVEN FIRST HONOR.
j. w. Hicks, Of Furman College,
sIaks Second Best Speech, and Is
Given Second Honor. Nine Colleges
Were Represented by Nine Talent
ed Young Gentlemen in the Great
Oratorical Contest.
Oratorical Contest.

Oratorical Contest.
A dispatch from Greenwood to
The News and Courier says promptly
at eight o'clock Friday night the
doors of the Lander College auditor
lum were closed and the tenth annual
State oratorical contest was conlmeuc-
ed. After a song of welcome by the
Lander College chorus Club and
prayer by the Rev. Robert Adams,
president of the Presbyterian College
Of South Carolina, Mr.. Hardin, Of
Wotford Collge, being the first speak
er of the evening, spoke, the subject
of his oration being "The Battle
Against Ignorance. Then followed
the other speakers, the following pro-
gramme being carried out:
''The Handicaps of the South" R.
S. Owens.
"The Spirit Of the Age" T. c.
Hayward: No
"The Small College," j. B. Brown.
Christian Citizenship-The Hope
of Democracy, AB E. Petreay.
"In Defence of-the Flag" j. F.,
Nohrden. = r.,
'The American shibboleth," ]. w.
Hicks. ~
"The Menace of Mammom," G. N.
Mccormick
1.-The South and Her Heroes" R.
E Gonzales.
Z At intervale music was rendered by
the faculty of Lander College and the
7 ander College Chorus Club. Afte
the speeches,a wait Of few minutes
was made necessary for the judges,
who were the Hon. j. C. Otis, of
Gaffney; the Rev. j. B. Green, Of
Greenwood, and the Rev. J. Phillips
Werner, of Columbia. to make their
decision. These few moments were
moments Of suspense, and anxiety
was l.,ainly written in large letters
on the contestants faces.
But when the judges announced
that. Mr.. ]. c. Hardin, of Wofford
had won FIRST place, the welkin was
made to ing. l.. the "tudenti from
Wofford, and their presence was
made know by yells and the Haunting
and waving of their college rolors.
Mr.. J. w. Hicks, of Furman, was an
nounced winner Of second place, and
his supporters cheered him to the
ecEo.
The contest was battle royal so
far as thougt, oratory and elocution
was concerned. For gracefully and
we'll did the young orators endeavor
to hold up the reputation of the col
legcs they represented. Indeed as
the judges expressed it, 1t was hard
matter to pick the winner, but all are
agreed that the right man, MI !lar-
din, won. Mr.. Hardin's speertl was
one of the best ever delivered by a
college man in Greenwood, and he
deserves great credit for the master
ly thought and beautiful composition
of ideas he injected into his speech.
However, all the speeches were good,
anil taking them as whole they
have been excelled and many thought
never equalled, at any of the previous
contests held here.
Mr.. J. C. Hardin, the representative
OF V cfford College in the State ora
to:i.al contest, is 21 years old. is
fror Colver, S. C, and is 4 MEM
be- of the junior class nf Noford
CyllGge. Soon after entar.uS college
NJ. Hardin won a reDltati)n fer linz
self as a speaker and because OF his
thoroug literary work. He has serV-
ed as president Of his class during
his sophmore year. The same year
he was elected second censor, cores
popding secretary and monthly ora
tor in the Preston Society. During
the present year Mr.. Hardin is serv-
Ing as chief marshal, assistant eX-
change editor of the Journal stan
and vice president Of the Y. NJ. Z. A.
He was also elected to represent his
Society on the preliminary Emory
debate and the junior debate. Mr.
Hardin is brother Of the Rev. E'
K. Hardin, who won the State con-
test at Greenwood in 1904 for Wof-
ford College