The Fremont County record., 1883-06-16
PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
High School Prize Contest-POsitions
Determined by Lot.

The exercises of the Cation City Public
Schools will close on Friday evening next,
June %, with Public Prize Contest, at
Blake's hall, in defamation, debate and es-
say writing, when the following programme
will be presented:
Music" Let the Hills and Wales Resound y
Northumberland the Battle wv. Vaughn
Declamation-"T The Famine " "......S Sadie Mack
DecIamation@%C CHRISTMAS at the onarters'
Musc-&The Flower Girl MINNIE IMAGE Maee
Declamation-"L Last Hymn ~. .Ussie Ferrier
Horaius Hddie PIeatss ReRara
Deciamation-."E European Guide" Fred AIiing
Music :" Hamiet n-S:..::;;. Glee Club Quintette
Observation-Disclosures ISTdan Ian
Decismation-A sil smack Georse s Maes
..."-..-."-.....-.. Club Quartette
DEBATE.
Resolved, That Canon City should be the
capital of the state. Afirmative-J. l.. Cooper
and b. e. Topping. Negative-G. P. Brewster
Music" Christmas Bells March n..............
.Maud Canfleld
Edils
CoNFERRING PRIZES.
Music" Shool ".....-....-. Glee Club Quintette
Following are the rules to govern the
DECLARATION AND DEBATE:
Five judges, chosen by the speakers from
shall choose three, and each side of the
debate, one. Judges to occupy separated
seats, and vote by ballot as to first and sec
ond prizes, separately, in the defamation
and debate. The judges shall consider the
following points:
IN DECLARATION.
!. Naturalness and Ease.
2. Attitude and Gesture
3. Infection and Compass of Voice.
DEBATE.
1. Logical Order.
2. Force of Arguments.
3. Most Points of Proof.
ESSAY WRITING.
The contestants shall sign their essays
with fictitious names, and place this name
on sealed envelope inside of which shall
be slip of paper with the real name writ
ten upon it. The board of judges chosen
by the contestants shall meet and consider
the merits of the essays during the after
noon of Friday, June %, and shall land
their written decision as to the first and
second prizes to Professor Baker, who shall
announce this decision to the audience in
the evening, ascertaining the true names of
the successful authors by breaking the en-
velopes in the presence of the audience.
The judges shall consider the following
points:
1. Originality of Treatment.
q Rhetorical Style.
3. Force, Conciseness and Freshness.
The prizes are to be awarded as follows +:
A first and second prize shall be given
in each department of the contest. The
first prizes shall each be 81; the second,
each SO.
The prize money is given by Mrs NJ S.
Reynolds, and the prizes are known as the
Reynolds Prizes"
The proceeds OF the entertainment are to
be devoted toward paying the balance due
upon the philosophical and chemical appa-
ratus recently obtained, and to the pur-
chase of a skeleton for the physiology class.
The pupils of the high school room are
canvassing the town for the sale of tickets.
Admission, Adults..... s..........................$ so
Children en....................... .25
Reserved seats may be obtained at Beech
er's by the payment of twenty-five cents
additional, for adults, and fifty cents for
children.
1t is hoped that the attendance will be
large, as the programme will be interesting.