Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-23
wADDY DUNCAN WINS AGAIN.
Brought First Place i'm Contest to
Walhalla High School.
(Greenville Piedmont, 19th.)

(GreenVllle PIEDMONT, 18Th
Waddy 7. Duncan, Jr., Of Wal
halla, son of Rev. w. Il. Duncan,
OF that town, is champion in oratory
for 1913 in the Piedmont Inter-High
School Oratorical and Athletic Asso-
citation. Young Mr.. Duncan won out
over nine competitors last night in
the sixth annual oratorical contest
held under the auspices of this as
sociation, in the Greenville Female
College auditorium.
Secnd place was won by James
Poag, Of Greenville, representing the
Central High School. Third place
went to Philip Price, representing
the Fountain Inn High School. The
judges were Dr.. John o. Wilson,
president Of Lander College, Green
wood; Prof. H. T. Shockley, OF Has
took High School, Spartanburg, and
DR.. David Ramsay, president of the
Greenville Female College. The an
nouncements of each Of the first
three places last night brought forth
enthusiastic applause, school yells
and waving Of pennants, from the
students Of these schools, who had
cone to Greenville to attend the
contest.
Walhalla Wins Cup.
The Walhalla school, which Waddy
L. Duncan, Jr., represents, thus be-
comes the winner of the trophy cup
offered by the Jefferson Power Com
pany to the school whose represen-
| tative wins first prize in the oratori-
cal contest. Mr.. Duncan himself
wins the Endel medal, offered for
first place, and Mr.. Poag wins the
| medal offered for second place, Of
fered by Dr.. R. F. Smith, of Easley.
Another trophy is offered by the as
sociation to the school whose repre-
sentatives win highest place in the
| athletic track meet.
Speakers and Subjects.
The speakers, in their order Of ap-
pearance last night, and their sub
jects, are given as follows:
Richland High School (Bruce
Stribling-"Defense of an Ex-
Slave"
Laurens High School (Hugh K
Acknowledgement Prentis' First
| Plea"
Greenville City High School Gas.
| Poag l--,s Eulogy on the Life of Henry
Woodfin Grady" by WI. Stanley.
Easley High School (Ben HagoodJ
The Power of Conviction" by
John Henry Booth.
Seneca High School (Horace
Wood-"South Cardinals Defense,"
by Robt. Y. Hayne.
Furman Fitting School (Hugh
Black k)-"Webster's Bunker Hill
Grafton
Fountain Inn High School (Philip
Price, Three Words, Arnold the
Traitor"
Walhalla High School (Waddy
Duncan) THE Spirit of Conquest"
by Thos. Carwin
Central High School (Carl Nor.
, gam "Catiline's Dfiance."
Westminster High School (Jack
Iimmerman)-Wilson's Inaugural
| Address"
Has Won Three Medals.
This is not the only medal which
young Mr.. Duncan has won for ora
tory. He took off the medal for ora
| tory at the commencement exercises
at the Walhalla school last June,
| and won another medal only few
| weeks ago at the Oconee county ora
| torical contest. The one he got last
| night is the third within less than
year.
Successful Contest.
BY all who attended, the contest
| last night was considered one OF the
| best the association has ever con-
Quoted. 1t was well attended, not
only by Greenville people, but by
large numbers of visitors, including
| pupils from several of the out-of-
town schools. School spirit, as evil
denced by school yells and applause
of the most enthusiastic kind, was
in abundance.
Reception Given.
Preceding the contest last night,
| the students of the various high
| schools were the guests Of the stu
| dent body and faculty of the Green
Vile Female College, at that institu-
tion yesterday afternoon. This So
cial event of the meet was most
pleasant and successful in every