19 Oratorical Association 17 ONE of the greatest benefits to be derived from a college education is that obtained in public speaking. In Cedarville College the Oratorical Association has done much to fit the young men and women who have been enrolled in its membership to speak in public. Cedarville College is a member of the Ohio Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Association, which, in turn, is a division of the Interstate Association, including ten of the leading states of the Middle West. A preliminary oratorical contest is held during the first semester of each year, the winner representing the College in the State Contest. l'he winner of the latter represents the State of Ohio in the Interstate Contest. This Association with which the College is connected is the oldest and largest oratorical association in the United States, many of the eminent statesmen of the day having received their early training in its contests. 87
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