Author Archive: ingersollcontest
Videos of 2009 contest now available on YouTube
Videos of the 2009 Ingersoll Oratory Contest have been uploaded to YouTube. There were two videographers so there are two versions or sets of videos. One is by Michael McCamman of AHA who edited his video into a one hour subset of the contest and includes the introduction, the five winners and four other contestants …
2009 Contestants and Winners
Winner place Order of appearance Name Read an excerpt from: 4th Place 1 Saul Penn “What would you substitute for the Bible as a moral guide?”; “The Liberty of Man, Woman, and Child” 2 Jim Hebblethwaite “Optimism” from Philosophy selections 3 Steven Jones “Thomas Paine” 4 Bill Creasy “Humboldt” – 1869 3rd Place 5 Stuart …