The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-05-04
THE lNTEa.NoRMAL CONTESTS.
An Auspicious Educational Occasion
Some splendid orations Given.

All AuSplCIUuS Euu6uuVha' OSSoSS
Some splendid 0ratOns Given.
Clarksburg might well have been
termed the Athens OF West Virginia
Frldayafternoon and night. The oc-
casion was the inter-normal oratorical
contests, In which all the state nor
NAL schools participated Principals
from the various schools accompanied
by manyStudents, wereln attendance.
The largest and most conspicuous
showing In numbers was made by the
Falrmont normal, whichsent 100 stud
ents on special train, which return
cd at IL o'clock that night. Their ar
rival excited curiosity, interest and
enthusiasm. The presence of so many
intellectual and charming young visit
ors created desire on the part OF all
our citizens to gather at the appointed
hour and partakc Of brain feast, 1t
! has not been our pleasure to enjoy
since the commencement dates Of last
year, and never before In Il battle
royal among contestants for honors,
as well as the mcrccnary inspiration
OF prizes. That desire resulted in the
Grand's lncapacity to accommodate
the multitude and scores Of disappoint-
ed men and women failed of admit
lance.
These annual contests are the result
of Prof. Al. Wilkinsons interest in
and encouragement to education in
this state.
That interest is manifested by gift
OF s25 rs prize for the best Grafton
and WebSterss unabridged dictiona-
ry as the second prize. All normal
schools are admitted as contestants,
the procedure being to have prelimina-
ry contests in every school for candi-
date to the inter-normal contest. AS
"A result Of these preliminary contests,
the contestants in the nter-normal
were, ii. II. BrufTey, Huntingdon; ID.
w. Scott, Athens; Ray Brannan,
Chenille; Miss Katharyn Donley,
Shcpherdstown; S. S. Curtis, West
Liberty; and Marion d. Boland, Fair
mont; all Of whom rs the program dis
closes were present and participated.
The judges for the occasion were
Hon. c. w. Lynch and Prof. John G.
Cuttings on thought, fifty per cent be-
ing allowed for that in the grading
and DIR. S. L. Swartz, DIR. Fred w.
Truscott aud f. w. Trotteron gesture,
articulat4ah, memory, voice and man
ner, 10 per cent being the basis for
each OF these.
State Superintendent ]. r. Trotter
opened the contest and presided.
The program was as follows:
Normal Contestants for Wilkinson
Prize.
Music-0pera House Orchestra.
Plea for Liberty
II. II. BruIey ...... Huntington
Barriers Swept Away,
D. w. Scott. ..................A Athens
The New World Power,
Ray Brannan. ...............Glenville
Music-Opera House Orchestra.
The Degeneracy of the Senate.
Katharyn Donley. .. .Shepherstown
The Emblem of Liberty,
S. S. Curtis. -. West Liberty
America of To-day,
Marvin d, Bolaud ..........Fairmont
Music-opcr House Orchestra.
Following the contest for the Wiki
inson prizes was that for the SO Of
fered as prize by the Woman's Suf-
fragc Association of West Virginia for
the best Grafton on Woman Suffrage
and the program was as follows:
Music-Opcra House Orchestra.
Orations on Woman SuiInge,
Emma Potts -. Huntington
Charles II. Rinehart. ephcrdstown
Lena Ruttencutter. "Fairmont
Music Opera House Orchestra.