The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-22
THE HIGH SCHOOL DEBATING
S0CEETT.
WERE EIGHT CONTESTANTS.
MISS JESSIE AREY AND MISS CHAR
LOTTE EARHTFF WE'RE THE
SUCCESSFUL. ONES
AMONG THE YOUNG LADIES.
Archie Vernon md Lorenzo De Ceu
Respectively Winners of the
Boys Medals.

Last night. in the big assembly
room at the Central high school, in the
presence of a large number of admir-
ing friends and classmates, the eight
contestants for declamatory honors
met and tried conclusions. The big
room was filed, and the conditions for
successful contest were the best
First honors among the girls fell to
Miss Jessie Arey, while Archie Yer
non, president of the High School De-
batting society, captured the first medal
for the boys who were entered The
second medals were captured by Lo-
reno De Cou and Miss Charlotte Ear
huff. Of the eight aspirants for hon
ors, four each were girls and four fell
lows. With the president of the So
ciety competing, the chair was filed by
Vice President Henry Fairchild, at
whose side sat Miss Harriet Armstrong,
the secretary.
Archie Vernon chose that masterful
eulogy Of Napoleon Bonaparte. deliv-
cred by Sir Charles Phillips, an Irish
barrister, before the English bar in
1923, when he declared that the famous
French commander was Ibis own mys-
ferrous self-a man without a model
y,
which treated of Bonaparte as a gen
eral and as man, was delivered in a.
forceful manner by the high school
man, who had given much care to his
subject, the recital of the incidents
connected with his death being given
with especial strength and effect. The
grafton was easily the best of the lot,
Mr.. Vernon's victory being very pop
ular one.
Miss Arey. who outmatched the other
girls for the first medal, selected a
horse race story, written by a man
named Hood. Miss Arey is a petite
maiden, who gave little promise Of the
vigor and dramatic effect she injected
in the exciting sporting event which
trminated in such an unusual fashion.
The tale was like this: Little Billie is
faithful stable boy who is entrusted
with the task OF winning a big stake
race on the thoroughbred mare Settler,
her owners jockey having been suspect
ed of plotting to dump his employer by
pulling his mount. Billie follows in
structions, and is winning a heart
breaking finish when a small infant
tcddles out on the track, and is rescued
from death by the stable boy who in
| consequence loses the race. The little
d
tive. and made the contrast to the quiet
bit Of pathos at the end, quite effective.
Lorenzo De COu gave in a thoroughly
dignified way Websters' famous effort
in reply to Hayne. in which he utters
the strong plea for nationality De
Cou's Interpretation was very accept
able, there being no tendency to break
| from the strong reserve force in the
| wonderful eloquent speech
Miss Earhuff's selection was called
"a Monks Magnificent" and treated OF
| the beautiful rendition Of the Christ
mas eve number by a recent arrival at
| the menaStery-a monk who sang more
sweetly than his fellows, but alas, but
for earthly praise.
| Squires, who delivered Emmett's last
| speech. Miss Gertrude jacobson, who
selected Poe's '"The Raven" as her
effort Herman Johnson, who chose az
| the vehicle for his oratory Websters
response to the toast, washington. u
| and Katharine Bersee, who was heard
| in Atherton's 'The Last Days of Her
| culaneum." Without exception the pu-
| pills acquitted themselves with more
than ordinary credit, and the length OF
time required by the judges before a
| decision was reached went to show that
| they at least found the contest an eoual
one.
The judges were Mrs. J. E. Weirick
| Judge H. r. Brill, and J. w. L. Corn
ing. During the evening the High School
| orchestra gave several numbers. The
| contest was given under the auspices OF
| the schools debating society.