Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-31
HARLOW AKERS WINS ORATOR|CAL
CONTEST At UNION HIGH SCHOOL

Harlow Akers won The annual ora
4 torical contest at the high school
yesterday afternoon. Linley Orme
was second and Ida Mae Won Cole
third.
Mr. Akers spoke in a mastery
! manner. He is without doubt q re-
markable speaker for a high school
student. His command of words and
eloquent tongue won him the honor
of representing the school during the
/ university week in the state orator
ical contest of high schools which
will De held April 16
Mr.. Akers was also a contestant il
the competition held last month
under the auspices of the Sons of
the American Revolution. In that
contest he finished second, Linley'
/ Orne taking the first honor. Mr.,
Akers will receive a trip to Tucson
! university week at the schools eX-
perse.
The judges for delivery yesterday
were Dwight 3. Heard, Col. j. H.
! McClintock and Harold Baxter The
/ judges for composition were A. l..
/ Moore Mrs. Eugene Brady O'Neill
and Dean Scarlet. The judges were
requested 10 consider freedom of eX-
preston and conviction.
The speakers and their subjects
were as follows:
Jose Dudero-"The Future Out
look of the War
Ida Mae Won sIolze-"The Need o.
Music il Public Schools"
Linley Olme-"Awake and Prepare.
Columbia"
Edith HANDSOMELY Value of En-
preston in Public Schools
Leila Lowenstein-"The Value OF
Good Literature"
Harlow Akers-"America. League
to Promote World Peace
The winning GRAFTON was as fol-
lows:
! America, League to Promote World
Peace
The eyes of the whole civilized
world are today turned upon the
United States whose plans for peace
are being watched with deep and eX-
ceptional interest. Americas neu-
trality of q hundred years and mora
suggests no arch of triumph; it opens
/ to vision no pageant of victory; no
baTtle-cry Iesounds. 1t gives to the
master painter no war-perspective;
no inspiration sustained by scenes of
dead and dying, barren fields on
which once grew golden fruits, rOmpt
glad children strove good mothers
ard great fathers. Nay these pitt
ful scenes shall not glare upon his
canvas that he may say of them:
This is the composite form of men:
for see how pure the clear blood
color is; kow each ConIortion sug-
gests the parts Of hell and horror;
hov sorrow and sacrifice transcend
destruction; how faultiess is this, my
2sterpiecc-Mani"
trality-the proud possession of
mo loo act. Il
and implies dissimilar meaning.
And who can emulate or eXpound it,
were | to copy it, | should call it
Peace and take my inspiration from
Europe and my theme from Amer
lea. Then, ! should commence: The
red Of 4 perfect sunset fading into a
twilight in which the farm boy drives
the cattle slowly to the barn; the
White light streaming TIN ugh the
opened window shining on a Ia lie
cloth of blue on which the evening
meal is laid-and above this p:ctme
in unmistakable lines Should appear
the guardian of neutrality--the red,
white and blue
You now win ask. why is America
called the guardian of neutrality
And how can she help to bring about
Wcrld peace? First, by assuming an
attitude adverse to war, as seen BY
| her policy Watchful Waiting to
use the phrase CT those who hold il
! in contempt; and, secondly. for her
! promotion of all international laws
which touch upon the ea-going
rights OF humanity. There are Other
! reasons, but these answer the ques-
/ ton. They are clear to us VINO de-
mand peace and denounce war
| Neutrality, with infinite prosperity
! therefore. is a sane and successful
| precedent established by America
Attitude in the Past
You may ask what has been oul
attitude for the past century which
! gives oar country the name: The
| Mother of Neutrality" All through
the History of the United States We