The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-02-13
LITERARY YsEcT1oN-E1EvEN REGULATIONS.

LITERARY sECTIoN.-ELEvEN REGULATIONS.
concert recitation from each township !;
the competition limited to children under IA
years of age, and classes of not less than 6
voices, to compete with one another from the
same township. bloomfield township TO take
Hamilton the 5th and 9Th and Jackson the 7tt
and Sth, of "Lochinvar;" ;" found in McGuffey's
New 9Th Reader, page IA. Jefferson township
Madison the 4th, Milton the 5th, Scioto the 6th
and Washington the 7th, of 1.-the Downfall of
page III. A prize of S. to be given to the best
class in each township.
HI TWO READINGS.
The Village Schoolmaster; extract from Go Id
smiths Deserted Village. Prize IS.
The Closing Year-1st and I'd Stanzas-Mc
Guffey's New 9th Reader, page 300. Prize IS.
ONE COMPOSITION.
Bread and Water-not less than 100 lines
foolscap. Prize S..
TWO ORIGINAL oRATIoNS.
The Triumphs OF Truth. Prize $40.
Temptations Prize SIS.
Each Grafton to be not less than 1C0 lines
foolscap.
CHARACTERISTIC of the people of the United
States. Prize $40.
The Ideal and the Real. Prize $40.
Each Essay TO be not less than 500 lines
foolscap.
TWO POEMS IN RHYME.
:. The Ministry of sufering-not less than so
Gossiping-not less than 40 lines. Prize S..
TWO DECLARATIONS.
Gods First TEN pIes-11th and 18th stanzas-
McGufeys New 9Th Reader, page 247. Prize So.
Apostrophe to the Ocean I'd and 5th stanzas
-McGufeys New 5th Reader, page 29S. Prize.
ONE ADDRESS.
Address by the bards. Prize SIS.
ONE DEBATE.
Resolved, That the Tongue has contributed
more to the elevation of mankind then the
Pen. Not more than minutes allowed to each
speaker. Each debate shall consist of one
speaker on each side of the question. Prize
for the best debate, $40.
MUSICAL SECTION.
A class song from each township; classes to
compete with one another from the same town.
No. l. franklin township to take No. HSafe
in the arms of Jesus; Hamilton, No. I've
the Bells of Heaven !; Liberty, No. sl-More to
Follow; Milton, No. 49-.The Wondrous Gift;
sciotS, No; e2aCeme a to the Savior; Washng:
Bloomfield, No. 72-The Precious Name Jeffer-
son, No. 79-What shall the Harvest be; Madi-
92-The Home over there; the corporation of
Jackson excluded. A prize of $5 to be given to
the best class in each township.
PIECES OPEN TO THE COUNTY.
No. l. Soprano Solo-Sound an Alarm Mac
No. 2. Alto o-Embarrassment-Abt Prize
No. 8. Duett-Master and Pupil-Hewitt.-
Prize 81.
Prize 81.
No. 5. Sixtette-M -Miserera-n Trovatora Prize
IS.
No. 6. Double Quartette-Come Rise with the
Lark (mixed voices) White. Prize $40.
NO.7. Male Chorus, l6 or more voiceS-Legend
of the Rhine-Smart. Prize SIS.
No. 8. Chorus, 81 or more voices--Be not afraid
Elijah. Prize $50.
No. 8. Chorus, not more than Is childrens
voices-Waiting and Watching for memo. 95
Gospel Hymns No.2. Prize $40.
No. 10. Chorus, not over 20 voiceS--Let the
Hills and Wales Resound-Richards. Prize $25.
No. IL. Chorus-To the Work--No. IL Gospel
Hymns No. 2. Prize $10
No. y. Instrumental -Piano-Best perform
ance OF the greatest number of Octave scales.
Prize S5
No. 13. Instrumental Piano-Robin Adair-
children IL years old and under-Mack. Prize
No. IA. instrumental, Organ--children u yrs.
old and under-March Romain - Rimbault.
Prize IS.
No. 15. Reading Vocal Music at Sight, Prize
No. 16. Best Catch. Prize S4.
No. II. Brass Band--Red Ribbon @. S. Jas. H.
Fuhner. Prize $25.
All persons or classes competing for any
prize on the programme, shall, on or before
May lst, send to J. M. Tripp Secretary of the
the exercise in which they propose to partici-
pate; and all written productions must be de-
I1vered to the Secretary, before the day
last named.
By order of the Executive Committee.
T. M TRlPP- Spn'v.