Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-07 | Page 7 | Oratory Contest on World Peace Planned in S. L.

Oratory Contest On World Peace Planned in S S. L. L Will Be Open to Students I Not Over 19 Years of i Age Medals I Offe Offered ed Steps toward promotion of an oratorical con contest est or a a. series of them In Salt Lake and Utah open to school pupils not over 19 years rears of ot age on the subject of ot perm permanent nent world have hav been taken by members of ot the Utah Council for forthe forthe forthe the Prevention of War Yare Dr Frank r. r L. L Hunt pastor of ot the First Unitarian society has been appointed by a committee e of ot the society to initiate te the movement and has already su succeeded In en enlisting enlisting en- en listing the Interest of the East and W West zt st high schools tho the L. L D. D S. S college col cot lege and Westminster college in Salt Lake and the tho Wasatch academy academy acad acad- emy eniy at Mt Pleasant These schools it is understood will sponsor contests to be held be before before before be- be fore World Goodwill day May lay IS 18 Prizes for the contest consisting of bronze silver sUver and gold medals Inthe in inthe inthe the division of ot delivered speeches and cash prizes for written speeches are being offered by Clement M. M Biddle BIddie of New York The bronze medals will be awarded In local contests the silver medals In distrIct district district dis dis- dis- dis contests and the gold medals for the best original speeches In Instate Instate instate state contests It is the plan of Dr Hunt and his associates to hold lo local local local lo- lo cal and state contests eliminating district events A permanent committee to have charge of or the contests contest in this state will vill be appointed within a 1 few days The Utah Council for the Prevention Prevention tion of War Var heading the movement mo lucre here Is presided over by Dr E. E E. E ErIckson and James H. H Wolfe Is chairman of ot the tIme oratory contest st committee According to a prospectus of ot the national committee the contest idea was vas developed following the proposal proposal proposal pro pro- ma made e April 6 1927 by Aristide Briand minister of ot France that the United States and France conclude a permanent treaty out- out hawing awing war between the two na- na ions The object of the contest ItIs it itIs its Is s stated Is in to arouse interest In Inthe Inthe inthe the proposal looking to the tho conclusion conclusion conclusion sion of a treaty before beCore the su summer mer adjournment of congress