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WOFFORD WINS CONTEST. Erskine Second in State Inter-Colle giate Oratorical Contest at Greenwood. Wofford took first medal and Ers kine second in the State inter-colle giate oratorical contest held at Greenwood on last Friday night. 11r. C. H. Kreps, the representative of Newberry college, acquitted himself with a great deal of credit to him sell'and to the college which he rep resented. Following is the report of the con test as sent out from Greenwood by the representatives of the press: The 12th annual oratorical contest of the South Carolina Intercollegiate Oratorical association at Lander col lege, Greenwood, was won on Friday night by H. Grady Hardin of Wofford college with his oration "The Jury and its Future." It is a striking co incidence that for three successive years, three Hardin brothers, all of Wofford, have won the contest. Sec ond place was taken by M. G. Mc Donald of Erskine, who spoke on "A Crusade Against Christianity." Hand some medals' were awarded to each of these two young oratrs by the as sociation. The relative standing given the nine colleges in the contest by the combined grades of the committee on composition and delivery, was as fol lows: Del'v'y Comp. Total. Wofford .. ....156% 108 264% Erskine . . ....152 107 259 Furman .. ....155 102% 257% Carolina ., .153% 96% 250 Clinton ... .146 103% 249% Newberry .....153 94 247 Citadel .. .. ...149% 95 244 Charleston .. ...152 91 243 Clemson .. .. ..150 90 240 The committee on delivery was composed of the following: Senator Ben. F. Townsend of Union, Rev. 0. T. Porcher and Rev. J. B. Green of Greenwood. Dr. P. L. Duffie and Dr. 'Howard Lee Jones, who were to have served on this committee, did not ar rive until after the contest had begun on account of a delayed train. The committee on composition had the following personnel: Dr. F. Y. N. Painter, Roanoke college; Prof.. J. T. Brown, Jr., University of Tennes see, and John M. Mcpryde, Jr., Uni versity of the South. The committee on delivery graded on the 'basis of 60, while the committee on ceinposi tion used 40 as a perfect grade. The speakers and th.eir subjects re as follows: rdon Poteat, "Cosmopolitanism," ;T. 'W. Simpson, "Sorrows ustice," Climiton; C. P. Cornwell, Jury, or the Judge," Citadel; I. elser, "The South Must be Re red," Carolina; H. W. Cromer, "A orious Ancestry," Clemson; H. G. din, "The Jury and Its Future," offord; J. R. Paip1, "The Need of a More Enlightened Lawfulness in America," ,Charleston; C. H. Kreps, "Keeping lthe Trail," Newberry; M. G. McDonald, "A Crusade Against Christianity," Erskine. CHitoD E~ Kreps. Clifton H. Kreps, representative from Newberry college at the annual contest of the South Carolina Inter collegiate Oratorical association, was born February 18, 1891, at Newport, Va. He is'4he son the the Rev, and Mrs. M. 0. J. Kreps, of Prosperity, S. C., both of whom have been inti mately connected with the work of the Lutheran church. Mr. Kreps entered the freshman class of Newberry college in the year 1907, and is now the president of the junior class. He has been ac tively engaged in the various phases of college work ever since. Posses sing oratorical ability and a fondness for declamation arl literary society ork, he soon bee Ame a promifient er of the Excelsior Literary so y his high standard of ex as a writer he has won a the board of .editors of the Stylus. Th st appearance of Mr. Kreps as a pu lic speaker was during the commencement exercises of the ses sion 1908-0~9. He then appeared as a contestant in the sophomore3 declaim er"s' contest. On that occasion his ability as an o?. 'or was recognized, and he was afterwards appointed as a speaker in the preliminary contest for representation at Greenwood. Surpassing the five speakers who were his fellow contestants, both in the composition and delivery of his address, he was selected by the judges as the representative of New b.erry college. "eeping the Trail.." The speech of Clifton H. Kreps was a plea for righteousness and altruism in America; not only in the lives of individual citizens, but also in our national life. The trail referred to in subject he defined to be th. sacrificial service, which was edby God in the Garder. of ThronnghOUt her history the world has been following this trail more or less steadily. Countless mil lians of men have kept the trail while countless other millions have deviat ed from it. The Jewish nation fol lowed it with uncertain steps until the coming of the Son of Righteous ness, who marked anew and illumi nated "the straight and narrow path" by His sacrificial death. In the beginning of their history the American peopie were guided in to the trail by the Puritan Fathers. Vhen our nation was forn)-A it -.as founded upon the principles of iberty and mutual cooperation in rromo:ing tue welfare of all mankind. Ou iore fathers trod manfully onwari :n IT! often rough and thorny p':L of righteousness and servie they )roadened the trial and iiale .ts markings clearer than thteV hC-i eer been before. We Americans of the present day have set out upon the trail in the footsteps of our fathers. But there are by-paths in the form of commer cialism and the other "isms," which would lead us astray, and which we are in danger of following. If our nation will only keep the trail blaz ed by our forefathers, and will trust in God, who called it into being for a noble purpose, it will become the qavior of humanity. Its battle-cry should be: "America, a World-Pow er, not for America's sake, but 'Amer ica, a World-Power, for the World's sake.'" An Interesting Subject. The all-absorbing topic is the conet, so the following information of importance is here given from the Columbia State of a late date: "We are also asked. how long the coLiet will be with us. On May 18 and 19 wa shall be passing through its luminous appendage. and be near it for some little time. From May 10 to M1ay 16 the comet will be visible in the early morning, when it will be about 20 times as bright as it is now; after May 16 it passes between us and the sun, and we sha-11 afterward see it in the Western sky just after sunset. At that time the comet will be at its brightest, or about 35 times more brilliant than it now is. It will 'a so brilliant, in fact, and the luminosity of its tail: so far-reach ing that it will be a more brilliant spectacle to the naked eye ~than through the telescope. We shall con tinue seeing the comet until about July 1." "Within the last few years there has been a notable moral unrest among all classes of people and the resulting investigations in politics, railroad and insurance management and countless other fields of activity have shown that our most honorabW' and honest citizens have been guilty of acts that in their ultimate analy sis seem questionable, if not actually criminal. To a goodly proportion of these men an accusation of dishon esty would have been an insult. If they, as insurance presidents, main tained expensive lobbies ,and paid for legislative protection or immu nity, they were but serving their po licyholders, the widows and orphans. If as directors of railroads they gave rebates and protected themselves in divers ways against legislative bri gandage, they also were but safe guarding the interests of their stock holders. And so it went all down! the line. The people kept certain men in office because they 'made good' in serving their constituency, individually and collectively. The office holders traded their votes on railroad, insurance or other matters for patronage, a liberal portion out of the 'pork barrel,' or a few more pensions. The main consideration In looking at the proposition is that no one questioned these transactions. It 'was the custom; no one expected anything else. As a man who is re spected and admired by every one who knows him, recently said, 'No body thought these things dishonest until somebody said they were and then everybody knew it.' It was the manner of looking at these' various matters, in other words, purely a question of education. No reason able, fair-minded man can believe for a minute that many of those who were the most flagrant offenders rea lized that their acts were wrong and dishonest. Most of them were men who prized their honor, reputation and record of successi high above everything." HIonesty, the writer concludes, is largely a matter of education and training, but this does not mean that we are naturally dishonest. In a state of uneducated mentality, hu man beings are neither honest nor dishonest. A study of primitive peo ple and of children proves this. T3 quote again: "Honesty in its primary or preliminary stages is simply so cial reciprocity. As the social or gnism beonmes moe cnm\nlex hon SEver.Y de,Lpart4-ment coi +store are large and tempt *the aisles of t:his store ani e hand. We've 'gathered +point should pack this bis ATRAgc"TIM Every day finds something new in Sthe way of stylish shapes, pretty trimnmings., Pattern Hats in this de partment. Our efforts are always every season to produce hats that have no equal. At Mimnaugh's you can always secure your new hiat at much.less than you expect to pay, e*~~8*@@O* 6ikEatcBls2 et All Pure Silk E~ ~li tsifulin of c lr/'l c ,ne e t b c l s 5 Rajh inn oepnaltmen leain *sore aot large nd htemui : th forsleso thias st coie an 12 1-c. We'e gnath8e1-3c a ont shusld prcknl ths Everty dainds Whitea,oth ne in trmns Patyter ats in thi e parme. 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It's sim ~I view the new thing specials for this wee] Sstore. nfnsIoie, Stocing, blck,whit, pk an b1 and Cildrn's ancyTop ox,7 20.vlus o hsweka/ol fo dresesanwts, H20ie.au an$Cilre's50 Ox o p ox, 1.9 Make al, go is eekit. ouca 40ach ingrifher lesitan$25 y f m:ter patent and vici, brand Selby-41l. * A Waist Sale Dozens and dozens to select frol Dainty airy waibts, trimmed in quantiti of lace and~ embroidery, the workms ship perfect; the styles the newest, 'at 49c., 98c., $1.49, $1.98 and U Seamless Bleached Sheets 59 C 10 o -4 Seamless Bleached Sheets, toa and hemmed, the 75 cents value, fr oilly the sheet--- - - - --- /4ARKABE SHIR L, white and colored .Negligee ! and Percales in stripes, checks, special sale price -- NU school proper, the church. These have ches of more or less /.~ r in efficiency, so it Is many well-meaning y in their knowledge. honesty. the bright side of the __ day sees extensions of >f honesty. Education shonesty is decreasing not far distant when ut one standard which -- 1 know, and knowing.H rary Digest.j *, I )UT N _00 S0 SE! 7he stocks throughout the * ply a treat to stroll down which greet you on every * i and from a price stand SHAPES FOR:N EVERY FACE The best hats in the South and a. shape for every face. We have ad ded scores of pretty new pattern hats to our line the past week. Come and see for yourself the Pattern.. Hats we offer at $2.49, $2.98, $3.50, $4, $5 Special that will prove Big Money Savers 20 Cents Stockings 121-2 Cents Womens Fine Lisle Finish Summer weight Stockings, also beaatiful I, Cdrop stitch stocking, 20C. value LiI 36 In. Checked Nainsook 10 Cts. al 36 inch CI5dked Nainsook, medium weight, for pajam~as,-aists and 1 A ~Idresses, worth 15c , our price - IU* * Sandels and Oxfords . * L't The best in town'for the price. Full 8 Patent and Vici Sandels and Ox- $1 9 fords, $2 value, all sizes, choice .*1 2-Don't miss this Corset sale. 25-dozen New Styles, deep hip Corsets, four at Itached supporters, regular 75c.5c s pCorset for only - - - - - -150 ts. 50 Cents Sheets at Only 35 Cents en Twenty-five dozen Bleached Sheets, hayLinen Finish, the 5o cents3S kn ,at only - - - - - T SALE hbirts, an 85 cents value at 49 cents. A figures and plain, made to seU4 ,, G H'SI JUST ASK THE CARPENTER whose lumber he prefers to work with and if he is a good mechanic not a "soldier' '-he will mention our name- at once. Because our lumber works up into a quick, clean job such as the first class me 7 chanic delights to make. If you Swant good work give your men the ~'best lumber-and that is ours. NEWBERRY LI.WR GI,