The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-20
STUDENTS SHOW
 APPRECIATION
 OF JACK TURNER
Age-Herald Oratorical Champ HOnored At
 Chapel Exercises

s. At the first chapel exercises follow ing ar unusual distinction accorded one of their number, the students and faculty of Phillips high school devoted their morning hour Monday to an ap- preciation and honoring of Jack Turn ! CT, chosen oratorical champion of the south from seven other state speakers in The Age-Herald contest at the First Baptist church Friday night.
 ss Prominent speakers eulogized the victory of the young Birmingham man and predicted greater ones in the fu- ture.
 Among those who spoke were |: Dr. c. B. Glenn, city superintendent of schools; Frederick I. Thompson, pub fisher of The Age-Herald; T. E. Good win, general manager of The Age Herald; Erskine Ramsay, president of the city board of education, and c. l.. Going, principal of the Phillips high school. Jack, himself, followed these more mature speakers with what Pro lessor Going, presiding, called the best talk on the program"
 Dr. Glenn was introduced by Pro- lessor Going, and he, in turn, intro duced the other speakers. Dr. Glenn spoke of the far-reaching influence of such a movement, dedicated to promot- ing a finer appreciation of the Con- stitution of the United States, and de- clared that The Age-Herald was under- taking an epoch-making lentEre. He said he had followed the contest from its beginning with keen interest |; nd that he had derived genuine personal pleasure from hearing the various ora tions. The effects, he said, could not hut hn -hNla n1 cfitY Vlafi fiYRnr AS, eitizenry everywhere. He added that Birmingham shared in the pride that rightly belonged to Jack Turner by req son of his having won such a singular distinction in such a worth while en- %terprise.
 Purpose Outlined
 a Dr. Glenn was followed by MT. Thompson, who outlined the purposes underlying the whole scheme of the contest. He pointed out that it was not the mere selection of prize win ners that was the goal of those who were fostering the idea, but a more widely dissiminated appreciation of the : Fundamental principles of American political life as embodied in its most .dgnificant and historic-and latterly ~too neglected-document, the Constitu- tion. He deprecated the fact that the OOnSlltutlOn mas come 10 De cOnSldered by a large number of people as an- tiquated, out of date, and not suited to the needs of present day America. To stimulate a new study of the docu- ment and a refreshed appreciation of its value, he said, was the idea of the whole contest.
 ytI Mfr. Thompson then reviewed the his- tory of the movement. He said it had { its inception in the minds of number of newspaper publishers who saw the need and the field for such a work, Other newspaper men over the coun- try were invited to participate in the projection of the idea, he said, until about 800 have now become interested.
 MT. Goodwin spoke briefly of The Age-Herald's part in the program and its pride that a Birmingham man had won the championship that would take him to the, nationwide finals in Wash- ington. He was followed by Mir. Rem say who, speaking for the school Ioard, expressed the appreciation of thet body for the work The Age Herald had un- dertaken. He declared a need existed for such activity, and predicted a grow ing appreciation of it.
 Victory 8 Lesson Mir. Going then took the floor again