The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-05-27
MISS DENTON WINS
THE W.C.T.U. PRIZE
FOR THE BEST ESSAY
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS WRITE ON
SUBJECT TOTAL
ABSTINENCE"
FIVE DOLLAR GOLD PRIZE GIVEN
President and Other Members ct
White Ribbon Band Attend the Ex-
ereises-Mrs. Cox Presents Portrait
Of Miss willard.

w. c. T. us to the pupil of the I4ig
School writing the best essay on tn
: subject Total Abstinence" at the col
test held Tuesday morning in tn
Study Hall of the Athenaeum built
ing.
The contestants were, Misses Lillial
Denton, Clara Freeman and Lei
Wiles, Messrs. George McFall ant
Henry Shelton. All of the papers wer,
splendidly written. The award wal
made by the following judges: Capt
R. G. Cox, Capt. A. A. Stone and Capt
Ragsdale, of the c. M. A. faculty.
In addition to the high school pupils
Mrs. T. N. Figuers, president of the
w. c. T. o., other officers and mem
bers Of this organization, were pres.
ent at the exercises, which were open
ed by the singing of America" by
the high school chorus.
A reading, Angel in the Saloon"
by Miss Mary Ellington followed, aft
err which Miss Gladys Dooley charm
ingly rendered an instrumental solo,
Flower Song" Clarence Harmon
next gave defamation, "The College
Oil Can," which was followed by a
reading by Miss Eunice Polk, Sketch
of Frances E. willard"
Upon behalf of the w. C. T. U. Mrs.
R. G. Cox then presented the 9:gh
School with a portrait of Miss Fran
ces E. Willard, a graceful speech of
acceptance being made by Gilbert Orr
upon behalf of the school.
Essays were then judged. Prof.
w. p. Morton, in happy speech, pre-
senting the medal to Miss Denton.
Miss Dentons essay follows:
'Alcohol Injuries almost all parts Of
the body. If taken in rarge doses, 1t
causes the muscles to work improper
" and out of their natural order This
is plainly shown in the actions of in
toxicated persons Alcohol also causes |
change in the skin, which often be-
comes redeemed, blotche1 and rough
ened. The belief that alcohol has the
power of preventing tuberculosis, is
not sustained. as many constant use~'
die of this disease. ,Alcohol does
great injury to the heart. 1t often be-
comes weakened or charged, which
causes S Cden death. Excessive
drinking causes diffe" eat effects N
different persons, some !'ccome noisy,
bcab1ul AMI quarre isome. otha"s.
cross. and ugly; others Icse self con
troll become violent, and actually in
sane. Persons in this condition often
commit violent deeds, and even muir
Ter Tor which they are very sorry aft
erwards.
alcohol blunts the mental facul- :
les, Injuries the nerves and causes J.;
;elirium tremens. 1t has been demon :
itrated, that as little as one third of
IN opnce of alcohol will depress sight,
fearing, feeling and all the mental fac
lilies in some way.
"A!l thoughtful men. whether they !.
re for temperance legislation or not, :,
gree thai intemperance is a curse.
is fer this reason that tempera ice
eopIe are fighting the salot ms. Men
annot get drunk without having
omething to get drunk on. Therefore Is
ct rid OF the saloons! There Is no
lterest of life that will necessarily u
lffer for the want of saloons. III
How many times has alcohol chang 81
] a man from law-abiding citizen, y
loving father and husband, into a sc
ging butte, throwing away his bus OF
ess qualities, honor. home AMI ue
e itself. President Taft, the lead al
of the American people, is total or
,stainer Emperor William, of the Ia
eat German nation, has set the same Ol
ample OF total abstinence before his
loved people. Remember that liq- In
# cost Scotland her greatest poet, do
rms; cost England her greatest all do
und man, Coleridge mt
"The greatest crime of society, is ye
owing the saloons to exist, spread arr
2 temptation everywhere. Drink tn;
uses highest ideals to perish, and
I only ruins the partaker's life, but loo
influence is cast upon others and sal
ssibly ruins generations. Statistics jus
tile arrests made In most Of our cal
ge cities, show more than half due the
drunkenness. DIRE
Temperance keeps the senses clear. the
res you command Of your head, Sc. DIRE
res your health, and preserves you ave
a condition for business. All forms flft
intemperance are evil, and grow of
Of q want OF self-control. The nee
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