The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-27
Garfield Cox Wins State
Contest Over Speakers
From Seven Colleges Rep
resented by Orators.
STUDENTS REJOICE
Winner Pleads for Closer Ap-
plicatiOn of Christian Prin-
ciples to Problems of Life
and War.

Earlham was again brought into the
winning column in the annual contest
Of the Indiana Oratorical association,
when Garfield Cox of Elizabethtown.
Ind, a sophomore at the college, was
awarded first place by the judges last
evening at Indianapolis. He won first
place over a field of seven speakers,
the other colleges represented and the
order in which the speakers were
placed in the final ranking, follows:
Notre Dame. DePauw, Butler, Wabash,
Franklin and Hanover.
my Brothers Keeper" was the
subject Of Coxs Grafton, which he de-
Uvered in a forcible manner and easily
won the decision of the judges. One
of the strongest points in his Grafton
was In it's composition, although he
won first place IN both manuscript and
delivery. Although Cox Is only soph-
omore at the college, he has had ex-
perience in public speaking. having
won the state peace contest last year
sented his subject in clear, logical
manner
Students Make Trip.
A special car of students accompan-
led Cox to Indianapolis and after the
decision was announced, the jubllant
Earlhamites jumped upon chairs,
shouting and hugging one another as
they gave the Earlham yells and songs.
Rushing upon the stage, they carried
their victorious orator about on their
shoulders. The contest was held IN
the German House, which is much bet
ter suited to contests of this kind than
Tomlinson hall, where the contest mas
boau hold in proyiNnc wears
The central theme Of Cox's Grafton
was a deeper application of Christian
principles to actual life problems. He
connected his subject with the Europ-
can war by declaring that Christianity
alone can solve the problems which
the European nations are now facing.
After 1900 years of Christ, the fore
most nations of the world have fallen
victims Of their own greed" he said.
THE international problems will re-
main unsolved until man has learned
to live not for himself alone but for
humanity"
War was the chief issue in four of
the seven orations The second honors
went to j. Clovis Smith of Notre
Dame speaking on THE War and
World Peace" Third place went to
William Stuckey, of DePauw univers-
ity, with the subject of THE Conserva-
ton of the Soil" Myron Hughel of
Butler, won fourth place with the
grafton, "The Master of Nations" and
Wabash college represented by Arthur
Clement was awarded fifth place on
the grafton, THE Mission of America. .
Donald Dunkin of Franklin, and
George Trotter Of Hanover, were given
sixth and seventh places respectively
on the orations, THE American Peril,
and Rural Life and Education
The judges of delivery were Evans
Wooler, Willitts A. Bastian, and J. II
r. Moore, all of Indianapolis. The
judges of manuscripts were Raymond
Alden of the University of California
f. D. Shurter of the University OF
Texas, and Hamilton Holt, editor OF
the "Independent."
Each of the colleges represented
sent large delegations to the contest
and the enthusiasm shown was greater
than at any previous contest