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Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest
Provided By: Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
Award Details
Max Amount:
3000
Deadline:
June 8, 2012
Application Availability:
Open to apply today
Number of Awards:
3
Award Type:
Contests
Application Overview:
* The contest will be held in preliminary round(s) by state societies and/or chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution to select one winner from each participating state. In districts where no state society sponsors an entrant, a district entry is permitted.
* The oration must be original of not less than five minutes or more than six minutes.
* The subject shall deal with an event, personality, or document pertaining to the Revolutionary War and show a relationship to America today. The oration must be essentially the same as the submitted manuscript. Notes and props (including military uniforms) may not be used in the presentation.
* Before the chapter winner competes in the state contest, a copy of the oration, a photograph and biographical sketch of the entrant, and the completed Form B should be mailed to the state chairman following the chapter contest. Form A (State) will be sent by the Chapter Chairman to the State Chairman.
* The oration must be original of not less than five minutes or more than six minutes.
* The subject shall deal with an event, personality, or document pertaining to the Revolutionary War and show a relationship to America today. The oration must be essentially the same as the submitted manuscript. Notes and props (including military uniforms) may not be used in the presentation.
* Before the chapter winner competes in the state contest, a copy of the oration, a photograph and biographical sketch of the entrant, and the completed Form B should be mailed to the state chairman following the chapter contest. Form A (State) will be sent by the Chapter Chairman to the State Chairman.
Eligibility:
The contest is open to all students of the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior classes (Grades 9 - 12) in the public, parochial, private and home schools within the jurisdiction of the sponsoring state society or district.
Purpose:
Purpose of The National Contest is to support historical research in our high schools by promoting oratorical presentations related to our Revolutionary War period 1750-1800. To emphasize American History to the high school student and focus on and intelligent relationship between the past and the present. To place a positive emphasis on the plans of our founding fathers.
Provider Organization
Name:
Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
Background:
The SAR is a historical, educational, and patriotic non-profit, United States 501(c)3, corporation that seeks to maintain and extend: the institutions of American freedom; an appreciation for true patriotism; a respect for our national symbols; the value of American citizenship; and the unifying force of e pluribus unum that has created, from the people of many nations, one nation and one people.
SAR can do this by perpetuating the stories of patriotism, courage, sacrifice, tragedy, and triumph of the men who achieved the independence of the American people in the belief that these stories are universal ones of man's eternal struggle against tyranny, relevant to all time, and will inspire and strengthen each succeeding generation as it too is called upon to defend the freedoms on the battlefield and in the public institutions.
SAR can do this by perpetuating the stories of patriotism, courage, sacrifice, tragedy, and triumph of the men who achieved the independence of the American people in the belief that these stories are universal ones of man's eternal struggle against tyranny, relevant to all time, and will inspire and strengthen each succeeding generation as it too is called upon to defend the freedoms on the battlefield and in the public institutions.
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