Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-12-30
'RAH FOR LITTLE FALLS.
Miss Grace Leddy Takes First Place
in the OratOrical Contest.
From Friday'S Daily.

from FRIDAY y DAILY.
Yesterday was considered pretty
cold day, but it was not half as chill
ly as the reception accorded the Lit
tie Falls delegation which went to
Brainerd to participate in, and at
tend the oratorical contest.
Despite the cold treatment and
the evident attempts to throw the
contest to one OF the Brainerd con-
testents, the first decision of the
judges showed that Miss Grace Led
dy had been awarded first place.
The delegation from here consisted
OF Prof. H. G. Klepper, Rev. William
Moore, Rev. j. S. White, Albert Bar
ton,. Henry Richard, Miss Covey,
Miss Grace Leddy and Miss Rose
Vasaly. -,..,
The party left here Thursday
afternoon arriving at Brainerd at
7:30 O'Clock. They were consider
ably surprised and disappointed at
finding the contest had been post
poned until Friday evening. This
had been done by Superintendent f.
K. Cheadle, of the Brainerd schools,
who had failed to notify Prof. klep-
per. There was nothing to do but
pass yesterday in the City OF Pines,
which was done. No effort what
ever was made to entertain them.
At the contest last evening Prof.
klepper presided. There were four
contestants as follows: Miss Rose
Vasaly, of Little Falls, who gave
"The First Settlers Story Miss;
Nellie Nelson. of Brainerd, followed
with ''The Gamblers Vision Miss
Grace Leddy, of this city, was third
on the program and rendered ''The
Black Horse and His Rider Herbert
Maughan, of Brainerd, was the last
on the program and gave the "Ad-
dress of Regulus tc the Carthagin-
: ians.
, All the contestants did we'll and
were heartily applauded by the
audience. The judges were Rev
). S. White and Rev. William Moore
p for Little Falls and A. ]. Holsted
p Rev. E. G. Sanderson, for Brainerd.
r. Prof. J. B. Wisely, OF st. Cloud was
referee. Their decision was awaited
s with interest and as Prof. Klepper;
8 advanced to make the announcement
; the utmost silence prevailed.
: The decision of the judges was as
4 follows: Miss Grace Leddy, first
Herbert Manghan, second, and Miss
Rosa Vasaly and Miss Nellie Nelson
d tied for third place.
e The moment the announcement
V was made an interesting incident
n took place. The Little Falls delega
Y tion with the exception OF the judge!
e and contestants occupied Il box
.r The boys of the High School class
5. arose and gave their class yell afte
i this style: '"Rah! 'Rah! 'Rah! Me
Z Me! Me! Little Falls! Little Falls! '93.
The Brainerd audience was dunn
founded, and sat speechless, noteyel
= smiling. Itwas their first experienc
= of college yell.
= Two hours after the contest wa
over, a curious thing occurred. SUP
erintendent Cheadle hunted up Pro
Keeper and cody informed him tha
a mistake had been made and tina
Little Falls was not entitled to firs
place, but that Miss Leddy an
Maug1an were tied. He showed tn
markings Of one Of the judges whel
the figures were changed, but Pro
Klepper refused to concede the poin
1t was quite evident from the mari
u ings that Miss Leddy had receive
N the highest score. 1t was rath'
:; queer that the error had not bee
!. discovered for two hours durin
a. which tiifie the papers were in Sup
mo- Cheadle's possession.
.es They say that the contest will
7s- referred to s. A. Farnsworth, seer
.et tary OF the State Education Associ
'ion.
~ Christmas Services.
,rk The services in the Swedish Missit
nd church on Christmas morning w
til r.,,.