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The annual competition for the Boylston Prizes for Elocution will be held in Emerson D. tomorrow at 8 o'clock, and will be open to the public. Robert S. Hillyer Jr., Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory will preside, and the judges will be the Reverend Mr. Palfrey Perkins, '05, John M. Maguire, III, professor of Law, and Frederick G. Packard, Jr., associate professor of Public Speaking. Charles Townsend Copeland '82, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Orator, emeritus, will act as honorary judge.
Grodberg to Read
The first reading will be made by Haskell Grodberg '44, who will give Thucydides recording of excerpts from the Funeral Speech of Pericles. Following this, Nathaniel Lauriat '43, will read excerpts from the "Areopagiticus" of John Milton. Jules C. Ladeheim '44, will give Abraham Lincoin's Second Inaugural Address, and Ralph J. Wedgwood, '46 is to read the Christmas Sermon from T.S. Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral."
Scott to Follow
After a five minute intermission, the competition will continue with Joseph C. Scott '43 reading excerpts from a "Sermon on Sleeping in Church", by Jonathan Swift. Woodrew Wilson's Letter to be read at the Washington-Jackson Dinuer, January 8, 1920, will be read by Sheldon K. Beren '44, excerpts from the May 6, 1942 speech by Henry A. Wallace and will be given by John E. Corrigan '44, winner of the Coolidge prize earlier in the week.
The program will close with a reading by Michael D. Dawson '46 of excerpts from the Book of Revelation.
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