Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-30
An Edgefield Boy Won Great
Honor and Distinction.

The annual South Carolina inter
collegiate oratorical contest was
held in the auditorium Of Winthrop
college Friday. Nine institutions
were represented in the contest,
each one by the best talent in its
student body. For the first time in
number of years the South Caro-
lima University won, it's representa-
tive being Mr.. Marion A. Wright.
of Trenton, a brother of Mrs. w.
D. Holland, and son of the late
P. L. Wright, of Johnston. MIR.
Wright is a very brilliant young
man. He has been a hard student
from early boyhood and since enter
ing the university he has made a
splendid record. We have watched
his career with more than usual in
terest and confidently expect to see
him take high rank in whatever he
chooses for his life work. The
, correspondent Of the News and
Courier at Rock Hill had the fol-
lowing to say of Mr.. Wright's ora
tion in reporting the contest of Fri
day night:
Marion A. Wright, who repre-
sented the Universitysof South Car
[iolina, has lived at Trenton, S. c.,
for the past eleven years, before
which time he lived in Johnston.
He entered the University in 1910
after finishing at the Trenton High
School. He is a member of the
Junior class and of the Euphradian
Society.
Since his entrance into college
Mr.. Wright has affiliated himself
actively With literary interests, hav-
ing served as editor-in-chief of The
Gamecock, the University weekly,
and as assistant editor of The Caro-
linian, tbe monthly magazine. He
has been connected in reportorial
capacity with the Columbia Record
and the News and Courier. Mr..
Wright was member of the Caro-
lima debating team which met Dav-
idsvn college at Rock Hill some
months since.
America and Peace was the
subject of the Grafton by Mr..
Wright. 1t set forth in concise
form some of the reasons which
make this nation peculiarly fitted
for leading the Heace movement of
the world. Americas isolated po.
si:ion, her vast extent, peculiar
facts of her history and the varied
character of her citizenship were
cited by Mr.. Wright as placing the
United States under the moral re
sponsibility to take the lead in the
cause of peaceful settlement Of in
formation, disputes. THE most
effective step said Mr.. Wright,
and the only one about which there
can be no question as to its SINGER.
ity, is to declare for disarmament.
The cost of war, the expense Of
preparation for it and the terribl,
loss of human life were pointed on
in showing that war under modern
conditions means the wrecklng of
governments. We of the South
to-day said the speaker, are suff-
ering and will continue to suffer a-
result of the War Between the
Sections, and we have no right To-
impose such a burden upon poster
ity.'
But if wars settle moral liz
sues. said Mr.. Wright, if the rur
of might acted with wisdom and
Justice az the arbiIer of information
al affairs, then there might be rca-
son for war. But in ages past Nv.
arice and greed have oftener been
the cause of war than has deeply
rooted conviction of tho justice Of
it all.
America has taken the lead in
settling q number Of international
disputes. She is known among the
nations as nation Of peace. SIrt
should show to the world that sIl'
deserves the characterization and
will practice in all sincerely the
doctrine which she has 30 proud,
upheld. -"