Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-04-19
rIRsT PLACE no NHwBERrrAN.
ELLISON Smith, of WaliialIa, Among
tho Ten Contestants.

Clinton, April 14.-The fourth an
nual high school defamation contest
was held here In the auditorium OF
the Presbyterian College tonight be-
fore large audience. and the follow
ing young mon from their respective
schools delivered declamations:
Charles Barlow, Dillon; james
Fleming. Laurens; J. G.. Floyd, New
berry; Hal V. Gaffney, Ganney; ia
cob Jacobs, Spartaurburg; Olin Long.
Little Mountain; Adrian McManus,
Greenville; Gary Newton, Furman
Ffttimg School; Ellison Smith. Wal
halla: Winifred Goodwin, Rome.
The medal winners were announc-
Floyd, Newberry, subject. "Lasca:"
second modal, Winifred Goodwin,
Rome, subject, America, World
| Power third medal, Olin Long,
One"
The contest was instituted in April,
1913, upon the request of the presl-
dent of the Presbyterian Col!age. The
object OF the contest Is to bring to-
gether representatives of the high
schools OF the State in order to en-
courage anld develop oratory.
Through this contest young mon are
! given an opportunity for valuable
training IN public speaking.
Due to the fact that there were 20
| speakers. II was necessary, as 1t has
been since the contest has been lnsti-
tuted, to hold q preliminary contest
IN which all contestants enter and
from which the ten best speakers
were selected. The preliminary con-
tests were held last night and this
morning. rtH
All Of the speakers did we'll and
all OF the schools deserve credit for
the training shown by their represen-
tatives. Three medals are awarded
to the three best speake and the
FOLLOWING young men have won I'm
the preceding years
1913-Lorrimer Gaffney, Gaffney;
Wilkes Dendy, Seneca; John 'Hol-
land Hunter. Clinton.
1914-Browm Mahon, Greenvllle;
Fl. b. Evans, Woodruff; Fl. Braxton
Weaver, Dillon.
| la15-Stokes King, Conway; Will
liam Blackburn, Greer; Jacob Jacobs,
Spartanburg.
The Pietlmonts ut GrecnyiIIe.
| Greenville, April 16.-Twelve high
schools or the Piedmont section OF
South Carolina will compete for hon
ors IN oratory and athletics here next
Friday and Saturday at The annual
contests Of the Piedmont Athletic and
Oratorical Association.
| There will be twelve, speakers in
the oratcrical contests I'm the audito-
rum OF the Greenville Woman's Col
lege. About 70 athletes from the 12
schools will take part in the athletic
contests, at tho Augusta Street Park
OF Furman University Saturday morn
ing, beginning at 9 o'clock.
Two medals are offered for frst
and second places in the oratorical
events, the first place medal given by
II. Endel, and the second place medal
by Furman alumni. A silver trophy
cup Is awarded to the school winning
the greatest m,mber OF points i'm the
athletic contests. The cup is now
held by Central school of this city.
Thc speakers IN the oratorical con-
tests and the schools they represent
will be as follows.
American Ideals"-Jefferson Nc
Mahan, Richland.
| Trial of Reuben Dunbar"-Thos.
Lewis, Greenvtlle High School.
Happiness and Liberty"--Roy
Wood, Fountain Inn.
preservation Of America"-Jim
| Sullivan, Westminster.
'"rhe Forces that Fall"--Jeff Rich
ards0n, Sinpsonville
| Famine in lreland''-Vaughn In
abinet, Pickens.
Soul Of the ViOlin"-Joe Nor
| wood, Fmlman Fitting School.
"OId Glory" Quincy A. Kenne-
| dy, Hastoc, Spartanburg.
American er"-Jol,n Stew
art, Easley.
"The Grandeur Of the Nation"--
Charles Dalton, Seneca.
The New th"-Henry Gaines,
Central.
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