Orations

Act Your Age         $3.00 Carter Davidson, Pres. Union College. 10 min. 'Let us take over the responsibilities which adulthood demands.' ISBN 1-60045-224-8

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Almost Good         $3.00 Chester S. Johns. 7 min. 'Almost good-but not quite.' What a tragedy! What a price we pay for being afraid. Afraid to voice the conviction in our hearts. ISBN 1-60045-110-1

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Almost, Not Quite         $3.00 Hastie. 8 Min. 'We are no longer children, but neither are we adults.' 'Don't judge us by appearance for that might be only surface.' ISBN 1-60045-087-3

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America Tomorrow         $3.00 H.E. Prentice, Jr. 8 min. 'America's tomorrow will be sad indeed if the current 'I-demand-that-the-nation-give-me-something' spirit be not replaced by an attitude of 'what can I give to my country?'' Good. ISBN 1-60045-394-5

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American Dream, American Nightmare         $3.00 John W. Whitehead. 5 min. America began with a dream, a dream greatly shaped and informed by Christianity. This dream... is what made the rest of the world look to America in hope.' ISBN 1-60045-395-3

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And There Was An Emptiness         $3.00 Thoughts of Hazel L. Mosely following tragic death of Pres. Kennedy. 6 min. Miss Mosely has put in word, thoughts we all have had, but oh so much more eloquently. ISBN 1-60045-396-1

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Athlete's Duty, The         $3.00 R. D. Fahey. Emphasizes need for 'noted students' to realize their actions will influence their younger, local fans. For an athlete or young man who believes in the message set forth. Could be altered for presentation by a young woman. ISBN 1-60045-397-X

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Banner Of The Dawn         $3.00 Dr. J. Hill. 6 min. Tells meaning of flag. Beautiful! ISBN 1-60045-398-8

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Believe In The Future         $3.00 Judge Roger A. Pfaff. 8 min. 'Let us have pride in our glorious past, patience with the problems of the present and fearless faith in the future.' ISBN 1-60045-399-6

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Boy And His Country, A         $3.00 M. Gratz. A good oration for a boy. 5 min. Begins, 'I'm just a young fellow growing up,' and tells of new understanding he has of freedom and its privileges. ISBN 1-60045-400-3

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Can We Wave The Flag Too Much?         $2.50 Sidney DeLove. 4 min. Given on 'Know Your History Hour' in response to a listener's complaint: 'You are waving the flag too much.' 'The flag is a symbol of our national unity. It stands for the best that is in us...' ISBN 1-60045-401-1

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Catered Disease         $3.00 C. Hagee. 8 min. A well written, convincing speech. The best plea against alcoholism we know. ISBN 1-60045-402-X

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Confessions Af A Soft Drink         $2.50 Debbie Moody and Dr. Louise Jones. 5 min. Soft drinks fizz, sparkle and bubble all over the world. But are they of benefit to us? An oration with a 'change of pace' subject. ISBN 1-60045-403-8

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Control TV And Communicate Again         $3.00 Carolyn Triano. 8 min. Timely. Encourages the family to plan time spent watching television. ISBN 1-60045-404-6

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Creativity         $3.25 Gordon Smith. 10 min. 'Creativity is not a matter of earth, but a matter of worth-what you make of yourself.' A challenge to youth. ISBN 1-60045-405-4

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Crusade For Morality         $3.00 Martha Roundtree. 9 min. 'We have become so accustomed to reading about murder, rape, smut, pornography, dirty movies, and dirty books that we seem to have become immune to the danger... Back in the 30's a member of the Soviet hierarchy boasted that they would destroy the U.S. and its capitalistic system one day without a war.' 'It is all very simple. We will make you rotten.-Rotten to the core!' ISBN 1-60045-406-2

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Egotists And The Bottle         $3.00 R.D. Fahey. 6 min. A good oration that speaks out against driving while under the influence of alcohol. Dramatic and to the point. A winner! ISBN 1-60045-407-0

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Failure In Success         $3.00 Vaughn. 8 min. 'The central business of every human is to be a success of the person that he is.' Good. ISBN 1-60045-408-9

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Flag And Patriotism, The         $3.00 Lieut. Col. Putnam. 8 min. Thrilling. Beautiful. ISBN 1-60045-409-7

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For Better, For Worse         $3.00 Katherine Marin. 7 min. A most arresting speech for teenagers. 'I feel that no other vows should be more binding; none more sacred than those taken in marriage. Yet how lasting can these vows be when made by children who don't even understand the meaning of the pact they agree to?' ISBN 1-60045-410-0

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For The Freedom Of Man         $3.00 President Kennedy's Inaugural Address. Jan. 20, 1961. 9 min. 'Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country.' ISBN 1-60045-116-0

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For Whom The Bell Tolls         $3.00 Case. 8 min. He quotes from Donne's 'No Man Is an Island.' 'Any man's death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind.' ISBN 1-60045-134-9

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Forever A Stranger         $3.25 Diane Oaks. 10 min. A plea for friendliness. 'Tell them about loneliness. Tell them how people need each other.' Real human interest. ISBN 1-60045-411-9

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Forward March         $3.50 Jennifer Oakley. 7 min. A speech urging us to keep up with the changes in our world and to move forward into the future with conifence. ISBN 1-60045-202-7

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Friendship         $3.00 Cicero. 7 min. 'I urge you to prefer friendship to all human possession.' ISBN 1-60045-073-3

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General Macarthur Speech-Congressn         $3.25 From General's famous speech, upon his return from Korea. 10 min. ISBN 1-60045-412-7

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Highway Homicide         $3.00 Denholm. 10 min. 'One accident every three seconds-screeching brakes, shattered glass, crumbled steel, drunken drivers, screaming children-then sirens, officers, ambulances, doorbells, next of kin.' ISBN 1-60045-086-5

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Home, The         $3.25 Billy Graham. From a radio sermon. 10 min. 'The secret of America is not found in her whirling wheels of industry, nor in the towering skyscrapers of our cities. It is not found in the lush prairies laden with golden grain. The secret of America is found in the faith that abides in the hearts and homes of our fair land.' ISBN 1-60045-148-9

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I Can         $2.50 Rose E. Mudd. 4 min. Good patriotic speech for a young speaker. ISBN 1-60045-413-5

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I'm Glad I'm An American         $3.25 Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. 10 min. A plea that we never forget to be grateful for our freedoms and opportunities. ISBN 1-60045-097-0

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If You Could See Us Now         $3.00 Bob Welch. 8 min. From editorial in the July, 1996 issue of the 'Focus On The Family' magazine. Today people demand rights and ignore responsibilities. Today's 'political correctness' is compared to grandfather's time, the direction we are heading and the hope for the future. Thought provoking. ISBN 1-60045-414-3

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In Honored Glory         $3.00 R.D. Fahey. 5 min. During a trip to our nation's Capitol, the significance of our national monuments are brought into focus by a visit to the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier. Could also be used for a Dramatic monolog. ISBN 1-60045-415-1

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Killer Of Youth         $3.00 R.D. Fahey. 5 min. Anorexia has reached deeply into our society. We must be alert to the problem. 'If we can be even a small part of saving a friend's life we can well say, I did make a difference.' ISBN 1-60045-416-X

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Know, Be, Do Something         $3.25 Ed Lipscombe. 10 min. 'Knowledge cannot make us effective unless we are something-unless we stand for the things we believe in.' ISBN 1-60045-085-7

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Let's Bring Back Dad         $3.25 Jones. 10 min. For the children of past generations, Dad was counselor and disciplinarian, a respected head of the family. Today his children are saying, 'Look, Dad, you're irrelevant.' .'..for the sake of our nation and its coming generations, let's bring back Dad!' ISBN 1-60045-417-8

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Long Walk In New Shoes, A         $3.25 H. Jacobs. 10 min. 'To achieve an understanding of this complex world we must try to step into the shoes of other people.' ISBN 1-60045-418-6

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National Flag         $2.50 Beecher. 4 min. The finest oration on the flag that we know. ISBN 1-60045-419-4

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Reflection-Before Lincoln Memorial         $3.00 Hohlfeld. 7 min. One of the most beautiful tributes we have ever read. 'I will do the best I can always.' Those words, spoken by a humble God-fearing man, have become a living monument, a promise to all people everywhere.' ISBN 1-60045-149-7

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Stone, Blood And Steel         $2.50 McKenzie. Eulogy in honor of the veterans of our wars. 4 min. A beautiful tribute. ISBN 1-60045-203-5

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Take A Modest Step         $3.00 G. Gabetti. 9 min. An inspirational plea that we do all we can to help the unfortunate. 'We make a giant incredible leap to the moon, but we appear to have forgotten how to cross the street to a neighbor in need.' ISBN 1-60045-420-8

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Teach Them To Fish         $3.50 Jennifer Oakley. 7 min. A good oration that encourages us to give so that all involved are left with a sense of wellbeing. ISBN 1-60045-421-6

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They That Are Sheep         $3.00 Nancy Krider. 8 min. 'One of the most detrimental situations which faces America is that of conformity...Individuality of the mind and of the body is second to the will of the crowd.' ISBN 1-60045-422-4

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Today And Tomorrow         $3.00 Tonkel. 7 min. 'Youth needs more models, less critics.' ISBN 1-60045-051-2

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True Education         $3.00 Gardiner. 8 min. 'The marks of an educated man are open-mindedness, tolerance, fidelity..., and social responsibility. ' A good oration. ISBN 1-60045-423-2

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Two Magic Words         $3.00 Hon. James Farley. 7 min. Has a most important message for all. Two magic words-'thank you.' We hope you will use this speech, it is needed. ISBN 1-60045-052-0

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Untimely Death         $3.00 Antje Green. 6 min. 'I am apprehensive about a lot of things but most of all, I am afraid of dying young, of an untimely death. No, I do not mean that kind of death. I am afraid of dying mentally, spiritually inside before I die physically.' ISBN 1-60045-094-6

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Value Of An Ideal         $3.00 Wm. J. Bryan. 8 min. 'Give a man food, and he will hunger again... give him a high ideal, and that shall be with him through every waking hour.' Worthwhile, inspirational. ISBN 1-60045-033-4

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We, The Servants         $3.00 R.D.Fahey. 6 min. Students are encouraged to be leaders. But great leaders have qualities that make them stand above others. 'Few of us will be historical leaders but we will all lead. As parents, employers, professionals.' ISBN 1-60045-424-0

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Why Major In Speech?         $3.00 Dr. Allan Yeomans. 10 min. 'Never before in its history has the world offered such exciting opportunities to young men and women skilled in oral communications.' ISBN 1-60045-102-0

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