Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
tors.

The large asseu bly, room at the Roc.
Island High school contained a laro,
audience last evening on the occasion o
the literary contest between two societies
Minerva and Bellies Lettres. These So
cie'ies are composed as follows:
SOCIETY MINERVA:
President-Clsra Bernhard.
VICE President-Maycus W LYON.
Secretary-Pauline Woltmann.
Orator-Marcus W. Lyon.
Debator-Lizzie Gilbert.
Esssyist-Lillien Fitzpatrick
Editor-Nellie Dibbern.
Declaimer-Nellie Wilson.
BELLIES LETTREs:
President-Lura Luklns.
e>President-Ssm Kenworthy.
Secretary-Armin Harms.
Orator-Elbert Dart.
Debater-Stella Vandruff.
Essayist-Cisrs Peetz
Editor-Charlotte Bromley.
Declsimer-Bessie Lee.
The judges were: Rev. P. c Wolcott
principal Kemper hall, Davenport; B. c.
Caldwell, principal Moline High school,
and c. F.. Stratton. principal Davenpor t
High school,
The programme opened with an or
chestral selection, THE Fireman s
March, by the High fohool orchestra,
composed as follows First violns, Eta
Thompson, Fay Harper; second vi olins,
FULLY White, Sam Darrow; flutes, John
Noftsker, Christian Koch, Everett Sears,
Fred Green; comets, j. A. Bishop, Net
tie Coyne, Kinsley Mack, Frank Payne:
piano. Bessie George; double bass, Cyrus
Dart; trombone, Prof. G R. Housed The
selection was heartily appreciated, as il
well deserved 10 be. Rev. W. 8. Mar.
quis then offered prayer. and a piano
Duet "Triumphal March, by Misses NAV
BlandiDg and Bessie George was grace
fully performed.
Inc hrst contest was on ESSAYS. Miss
Lillian Kirkpatrick of the Minerals. first
reading one on "Unwritten History"
and Miss Clara Peetz representing the
Bellies Lettres, following with one on
Public Opinion" A vocal due t, "Too
Many Girls by Misses Blanche Warren
and Blanche Cleland received deserved
encore, and the contest on defamation
begun, Miss Bessie Lee, of the Bellies
Let.res' choosing for her effort The Last
hymn anu Miss Nellie Wilson, of the
Minervas, ''Lascs.' An admirable 9TH
ern solo by Armin Harms closed the frs
part.
fart TWO OF the programme open ed
with debate on the question, Resolved.
That the Territory Ct the United States
Should be extended" The affirmative
was sustained by Miss Stella Vandruff of
the Bellies Lettres. while Miss Lizzie Gill
bert, of the &inervas, took the negative.
A piano Duet Our Boys. was nicely ex-
ecutel by Will Totten aud Clara Deisen>
roth, and then came the contest on
journalism. Miss Nellie Dibbern
on the par, of the Mineryas
and Miss Charlotte Bromley for the Bellies
Lettres read carefully prepared papers,
each evincing much originality of thought
as well as proper conception, and humor.
Misses Clara Bernhardi and Pauline Wolf.
mann rendered beautiful vocal duet,
Bar carole," and the contest as to ora
tions took place. Ebert Dart, of the
Bllles Lettres. made a splendid effort on
the subject of The Chinese Question, -
while Marcus W. Lyon. of the Minervas
spoke eloauently on Immigration in the
United States
The High school orchestra played a
selection and this cIo:ed the exercises.
The judges had previously arranged q
scale with reference to thou yht compost
ton and delivery. and from these struck
ageneral average as each contestant con-
pleted his or her effort The general re
suits showed that the two societies had
shared the honors almost equally. The
MinerVas had won on essay. debate and
defamation. and the Bellies Lettres on
journal and grafton. The individual
averages were:
Essays-Miss Fitzpatrick, SO; Miss
Peetz, S23
Declamstions-Miss Wilson, 923; Miss
Lee, 923
Debste-Miss Gilbert, S22; Miss Van,
druff, 80 1-6
journals Bromley, 91s; Miss
Dibbern, 982
Oratory-Mr Dart, % 0: Mr.. Lyon
873.
This Mornings Fire.