1917 Cedrus Yearbook

19 Oratorical Association 17 O NE of the greatest benefits to be derived from a college education is that obtained in public speaking. In Cedarville College the Oratorical Associ- ation has done much to fit the young men and women who have been en- rolled in its membership to speak in public. Cedarville College is a member of the Ohio Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Associ- ation, 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 Inter- state Contest. This Association with which the College is connected is the oldest and largest oratorical association in the United States, many of the eminent states- men of the day having received their early training in its contests. 87