Evening star., 1933-05-21
KANSAS CITY YOUTH
lis ORATORY winner
John Milton Phillips, II,
Barely Defeats D. c. Girl
for Title.
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ephemeral public opinion" Sometimes
the opinions Of youth, the bishop de-
clared, may startle their elders, but
suppress them and refuse to give them
place and we halt the onward march
OF progress and take from life its
charm and color"
Hence. we hail them with delight, I"
the prelate said Of the orators who
were about to speak, "and with profit,
as they bring their vivid imaginations to
bear upon questions that, because they
are not as frequently In cur thought
as they should be, are nevertheless es-
sential to our continuing happiness and
prosperity"
Following Bishop Freeman's intro
ductory remarks, Perry Dornaus of
Bloomington, H., champion of the
North Central zone, began the contest.
Presented by Mr.. Leigh. young Dornaus
took the stage with poise that belied
the reputed strain of opening position
on the program. Speaking on Lincoln,
the Lberator," Dornaus reviewed the
incidents leading UP to the Civil War,
which, he said, was the final end to
to preserve the Union. The humani-
tarianism of Lincoln, he said, was illus
trated not only by his emancipation Of
the slaves, but by the generous terms
he offered the vanquished South. Dor
naus completed his Grafton within the
allowed six minutes, bowed slightly,
accepted from Mr.. Leigh q slip of pa
per bearing his extemporaneous topic,
and walked from the stage to prepare
himself for his second speech.
HAWAIIAN Smaller Second-
Samuel King, the Hawaiian boy, was
second. Opening his speech with a
statement that he had travelled 5000
miles from the sun-kissed and trade
wind swept group of islands in the
mid-Pacific," young King captured the
acute interest Of his audience. His
grafton ON Hawaii, an Integral Part
of the United States" was a review
Of the history of Hawaii's national life.
He showed how the islands became
American territory neither by conquest,
purchase nor discovery, but through
volition Of the Hawaiians themselves.
who placed their trust in the United
States Government. He pleaded for
the continuation Of Hawaii's present
territorial form Of government, because,
he said, although Hawaiians themselves
hilOW LllC ICdl ldCbo VI bklClI xldtlOllh4 l1C
and their governments success, re
cent intimations have indicated that
the people here ON the mainland do
not appreciate them" He expressed the
hope that recently introduced bills pro-
viding for change of the Hawaiian
form Of government would not be
enacted.
Miss Collihower, the second place
winner In the contest, was the third
speaker. Costumed in q long white
gown Of simple design. brillianted only
by small shoulder bouquet Of scar
let flowers, the st. Cecilia's Academy
girl presented interesting contrast to
her formal-black attired boy fellow
contestants. Her Grafton appears in
full elsewhere In today's Star.
George Oliver, the third place winner,
was next. He spoke on "The Expansion
Of the Constitution in the Regulation
Of Business" to show that while the
Constitution was q fairly fixed instru-
ment Of government, It has proven it
eminent under It to undertake to cope
with all economic emergencies that
have arisen.
Champion b Last.
John Phillips, the champion, was the
last speaker TO take the stage. His
style Of oratory was intensive and dra-
matte, and as he spoke the boy seemed
to possess the attitude Of q man twice
his age. His grafton appears elsewhere
in full
At s:45 O'Clock the first phase Of
the finals was completed. AL the
orators were In individual seclusion of
stage preparing, without notes or ref
erences Of any kind, for the extem-
poraneous speeches. The Tech SYM
phony Orchestra played under the di-
rection Of Dore Walten and the Inter
High School Male Chorus sang under
the direction Of DR.. e. N. c. Barnes
and the piano accompaniment Of Mrs.
Mary Garrett Lewis.
Then Dornaus returned and his ex-
temporaneous topic was announced as
Compare the Leadership of Lincoln
with that Of President Roosevelt" Dor
naus said that q wartime President
usually has broadest powers, but that
President Roosevelt had been granted
powers that far transcribed any which
Lincoln or any other Chief Executive
ever had. Lincoln's problems, he said,
were those Of war, while those Of Roose-
velt-national economic depre8Sion-.
are probably more dificuk than any Of
his predecessors had to face.
King returned to discuss sVha SsHy
System In Hawaii"
"I hope don't disappotpo yosI but
the jury system In Hawaii Is tdA same
as 1t Is In the United 6tateSS The Ha-
waiian speaker began, much 10 the de-