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Tournament jn
wards Are Presented
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Ud K. Pritchett. Doan of Men. coach of the Appalachian
team, ha» announced the preaentation of nwarda far the
aoventeenUi annual Mountain VorcnaM
untax. HenaeU from DUn, I* a
acelai. atudiea major. wkoar pri
mary tatorMU art poiitlaa aad
Bat In* Other individual tpnkrri
ia Um women'* dirtaioa Top ho»
ore la problem aoirlag went to
Ralph Karoegay and Mary Cully
M Lenoir Rhyne First plum k»
oratory weal to Brvco Morgan
front Canon-Newman and Judy
Bittinfer of Lenoir Rhyne. Award*
were Mad* to Dcaa Bridge. of
Gardner Webb tad Pat Ctheoa
from Carson-Mr wmaa for eut
ttaadind ntenporaneous t peak
in*
Kay Gobi*, Lenoir Rhyne. and
Dale Young front Maryvill* were
voted heat after-dinner speaker*—
Sybil McDewld. of Appalachian,
placed third in the after-dinner
apeaking eveaL Tw* student* from
Lenoir Rhyne, Richard Graf and
Sybil Sharpe, won top honor* in
poetry reading.
The tournament, tponaored by
Chapter Sit, North Carolina' Epal
lon, PI Kappa Delta, of Appala
chian, wai the leveoteenth An
nual Mountain Forenaic Tourna
ment. School* which took part in
the tournament were Univeraity of
South Carolina, Lenoir Rhyne,
Gradnor Webb Junior College,
Mara Hill, Eait Tennaaaee, Car
aon Newman, and Maryville Col
ic** .
Top honor* went to the Mary
ville team In the men'* division,
and Canon-Newman in tho wo
men'* diviaiou. Maryville received
fint place la men'* and women'a
divlaion of the negative propoeal.
while they aplit with Canon-New
man on the affirmative tame.
Delaware
Yule la Cited
The time waa Chrlatmaa night.
The year wa* 1T78 The place wai
near the Delaware River. Some
2,400 tattered and bleeding men
■tood (llently about, uncomplain
Ing.
This Chriitma* night wa* a cru
cial moment for a new republic
which had yet to gain its freedom.
But the course wa* charted by a
great leader and a great American
preiident, George Washington. Hi*
word* of inspiration remain to thi*
day: "This ia it, gentlemen—victory
or death. That I* our only watch
word."
And victory It was. Fired by the
courage aad inspiration of the man
who became known aa "the father
of his country," a tattered band
pf patriots crossed the dangerous
river of ice and marched to Tren
ton where they surprised and hum
bled the Hessian piercenaries and
recorded a great Christmaa story
in the page* of American hiitory.
namedIn County
March of Dimes cimjuign is the
various sections of the county
have been announced by <Ur»
Carl Fldler, chairman of the Dime*
campaign ill Watauga county
They are:
Blowing Hock Mrs. Arnold Bo
lick
Deep Gip: Mrs. Claud Wataon.
Valla Crucia: Mrs. Frank Mart.
Vilas Jerry Adorns
|# Boone: Mrs Cart PMktr. P
The foilowiag have bee* named
chairmen for the three "special
days" campaign to he conducted
In January:
Blue Crutfh Day, January 4,
Mrs. Dean Cook.
Teens Against Polio, January
»n. M» Jm Br»dy. Mr. htm
CanfieU.
Hr» M> Rivera was iwni
chairman (or m-»spa|K-r publicity
•id Mr. * Ralph Tapun radio
ctiainaun
Mother'! Murk Acainat Polio.
January 30, Mr* Hadlry U. Wil
fjp
"1 know we can depend on the»e
to maka mar January Mirk at
Dimes te the county »*•<•« «hr
moat >ucee*afuJ is rcnnl jrMrt,
"Mrs. PMDnr Mid.
M which th« fine TueMkty tar
Ull
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