The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-02
THE CONTEST HELD
Washburn, BAYFIELD, and Ashland
Contestants Meet.
THE WINNERS Go TO IRONWOOD
Where They VIII Contest With the Iron
wood and Superior Students
Severe Criticism for One of
Friday Nights Judges

day night, and was an entire sue
cess so far as the program was con-
cerned. The Mandolin Club, with
about twenty ms truments furnished,
excellent music. The Ladies' Quar-
tet, composed of Misses Peterson,
Lien, F'enton and Anderson rem
dered two very pretty pieces. Be-
sides, the vocal solos and duets were
commendable. But the contest,
more than the musical program was
the source of interest, and six young
people, representing the high
schools of Washburn, Bayfield, and
Ashland were the center of attrac-
ton. Ashland and Bayfield, were
we'll represented in the udience
and were Loyalty responsive in
the appreciation of the efforts of
the contestant from their towns.
There were three orations and
three declarations = one contest
ant from every school for each.
The subjects were:
Orations: Abraham Lincoln, )"
Adds Brigham, Bayfield,; ''The
Negro and the South" Frank
Smith, Washburn; "Trus is, Harry
Holman, Ashland.
Declarations: "Hagar, Rebecca
Knight, Ashland; THE Cannon
Monster, Nina Van Nest, Bayfield,;
''The Traitors Deathbed;" Ewing
McBeath, Washburn.
In the orations Mr.. Brigham was
good, and Frank Smith was ex-
cellent. Young holman stammered
and forgot his piece, and took his
seat without finishing The Judges
decisions in giving holman sec
ond place was roundly criticized
as he was not in the same class with
the other contestants. Brigham
was all right, and there was net
much complaint over awarding him
first place, but when Smith was left
out and Holman was given the sec
ond place there was a decided MUIR
muir of protest.
Miss Knight aud Mr.. McBeath
were both very fine, and most peo-
pie seemed to believe that Mr.. Nc
Beath should have been given
first place and Miss Knight second.
The markings of two of the Judges,
Mr. Walker, of Superior and Mr..
Wright, of .Ironwood, were very
much in favor of Mr.. McBeath, but
Miss Dean, of Iron River, marked
| him way down and this was re-
sponsible for his losing first place.
The low markings given Mr.. Smith
in the GRAFTON, by Miss Dean, also
lost him the honors of the evening,
as the other judges were favorable
to him.
A good many people have said
quite harsh things about Miss Dean,
and have not hesitated to charge
that she is prejudiced against Wash
burn, On one or two previous &C.
cassions she has decided adversely
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the cause may be it is safe to say
that she will not again have the op-
portunity of deciding contest in
which the Washburn schools are in
terested. But for her Mr.. McBeath
woul have had first honors for the
defamation, and Mr.. Smith would
have been given a share of the hon
ors for his Grafton. Her markings
we're SO low on the Washburn
scholars that they completely over
turned the balance which the
other judges had given in favor
of the contestants from this
city. Surely there must be some
grounds for the charges of preju
dice against Miss Dean, or her iudg-
ment. The TINES prefers to be
charitable and believe that the
latter cause was responsible for her
verdict.
On Friday evening the winners in
last week S contest will go to
Ironwood and meet in the general
competition with the Ironwood and
Superior students.
Mrs. Spears has returned from her
visit to Cadott.