Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-19
rHE HUMANE SOCIETY PRIZES.


mOeb Teun6u huule0ce Whb hb<emuieu
at Reeds opera house to hear the pub
lie school children deciaim and resd es-
says on the subject Of kindness 10 AMI
mails. The opera house would have
been crowded but for the Rose show
and that the people had been attending
school exercises for q week. On the
platform were Rev. Copeland, Of Unity
church, supt Downing, City Supt.
Grubbe, Secretary Miss Hall, Mrs.
J. L. Parrish, Mrs. Il. M. Waite,
Mrs. VIM. England, Mrs. ]. b.
Stump, and about q dozen school
children. Miss Weller played selec-
ton on the piano from Rafi, LA
T'raviats." 1t was loudly applauded.
Rev. Copeland spoke briefly on the or
gaDization of the American Humane
society by Henry Bergb, Of New York
and its work.
He showed great interest In this work
Of preventing cruelty to animals and
gave those present some exceedingly
good thoughts to ponder over.
Mrs. Leona Willis Piper, always a
popular and cultured vocalist at salem,
sang the "spring Song" from We'll.
She was accompanied by Mrs. w. Den
ton. After this City bupt. Grubbe de-
iivered brief address on the work In
the schools. She stated that every
pupil in every room In all the schools
Of the city had learned defamation
or written an essay on the subject of
kindness to apimals.
THE ESSAY PRIZES.
The essays were exceeding good.
Ralph Watson's original story Of dog
"Caieb," who has q monument erected
In honor Of his memory In Oregon, was
given tbs first prize of $500. The sec
ond prize Of $3.50 was given to an essay
reviewing the Humane society work
conducted by Mr.. Angel of Boston, the
author being Pearl Wickstrom of the
North school. 1t was read by Mr..
Copeland.
THE REGULATIONS.
Oscar Muellhaupt, OF East school,
Maud Griswold, of the Park, Dora Ma
son, Of the Lincoln, Robert McCarl, OF
the North, Nettie Beckner, Of the Cen.
tral, Grace Davis, of the Lincoln, Ber-
tha Clough, the North. Chas. Miller, the
Park. Jas. Mott, the Central, and Nina
Bushnell, of the East.
The little childeen were all marked
perfect by the judges in memorizine
and pronunciation of their pieces and
scored very high on five points Of i'm
portance in declaiming. This shows
that children lose the use of their voices
to great extent by our present method
Of education as they grow older, as few
mature young men and women can
make themselves perfectly understood.
While awaiting award OF the com.
mittee Supt. Downing made brief and
appropriate address on the subject OF
kindness to animals. He was intro
duced as the generous friend Of "Old
Calamity" he having taken that
starved animal of the hands Of the
Humane society and restored her vast
ed and maltreated form to the fullnesr
Of plenty In his pasture and barn with
free care and feed. Judge b. f. Bon
ham was detained ut home by CON-
pany.
THE SPEAKING PRIZES.
Tho snAnao nnpotosaA 81 Mro
Parrish, Rev. Copeland, of Unity
church, and e. Hofer. They fixed the
scoring Of each contestant on the mem.
orizing, pronunciation, gesture, express
sion, and appropriateness of selection,
the points running from one to ten.
The result Of their conclusions was that
IS, the first prize In defamation, was
due to Master James Mott, son Of DR..
w. 8. Mott, who recited, "Died In the
Harness." written by Jas. Boyle
O'Rielly. This beautiful poem was
first read by the Irish poet. who died
t-o years ago, at the annual meeting Of
the Boston Humane society in 1870,
Wendell Phillips presiding and James
Freeman Clarke making the address.
DIED IN THE HARNESS.
Only fallen horse stretched out there
on the road,
Stre,c ched In the broken shafts aud
crushed by the heavy load.
Only fallen horse and circle Of won.
dering eyes--
Watching the afrightened teamster
goading his beast 10 rise.
Hold, for his trial is over; no more la
bor for him.
See, the poor neck outstretched and the
patient eyes grow din.
After the weary journey how rsstful 1t
10 TO lie
With the broken shafts and the cruel
load, waiting only to die.
Watchers, he died In the harness, died
In the shafts and straps,
Fell, and the burden killed him, one Of
the days mishaps.
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