The Delta independent., 1904-04-08
DELTA Wins!
WESTERN SLOPE INTER.
mCn SCHOOL CONTEST.
- 1s6 os1ss1s ~ . esA Ne1i--nis
Sassst ssssa1is Ds1vsy 4 ess6sa.

10 b rensmbered 10 the history oe The
Dslts high school. II was the svsnt 10.
vsrd which the school and DsIta citissoa
hsvs bsso Iookiog sincs the hsst oe the
local contests 10 dsclsmatioo. DsIts
high school sntsred this contest With
the very spirit of winner. yst knowing
that bss rivals. Ouray. Tel uride and
Aontross we're just - detsrmiosd 10
capture the prisss- II vss case Of
-0rssk meeting Creek" A high ambi
ton to sin hunors for ber own town
characterised svsry contestant. But
Oslts did not leavs her fair dsuGbtsrs
to 20 sIoos for the prize. About LIS
pup b Of the schools and citizens &C.
oowpaoied BY hes ezeelisot bsud
boafdsd the special train at $50 sod
started TOR Aootrose where il had been
agreed to hold its contest. At Olsths
the boys stepped o6 aod pisysd ane
selectioa and the high. school relieved
themselves Il ssv Of their chosce yeils.
Then the gay crowd moved on and
reached Aontrose just at dusk. Dsits
baod music aod Delta coioss leading.
They marched to the main squsrs whore
aftss 'saothsr selection of music the
Dsltaitss vent 70 the K. Of p ball ubii b
Aontross hospitality bad provided fos
, ur bssdqusrters.
b. $50 O'Clock the opera bouss vas
a.isd to ovsrnoving sod the p,ossaa
b gao. the opening nuubsr being uusic
BY the HontRoss orchestra. The oestoss
spoks iu the following Greer:
Aiss Nellie Holiday. of Oursy. -Ioui-
srats,o." Aias Eisis vasdssrift. Il Moot
ross. Advantage oe Di0 suitiss-" Mos
Alta Stewart. Of DsIts, -Aorsis IL Poll
tioA" Thsn came . Zoe sslsc.ioo b.
he Asodoiin club. piaoo solo BY Mics
Lso Peltoo and . vocal solo BY Rsv
Harper. Ths declsma,ion pact Of the
progrso cane next. Aiss Edith Heath
os' s'Aootross. "Brier Ross.- Miss Ethel
Bass. of Delta. -Whsa Greek Assss
0rssk.- Aiss Ada smith, of Oursy.
I-Ways and Msaos." r.
The 6ssssiisg Sin"
Tbs 0srkinss ot ths jadess vsss thsa
averaged BY The rsssses eoooit,es ssd
6spI z C. Saith. ot Ossay n vssy
|CDqfaoAnn,n q1aA lAAan1nans
n Ms Eihsl BaAs. q Ds(ts. I geld
medal - nrse prize 10 dseismsiioe: 10
Aiss Elsie vsndergift, Of Montsoss. .
gold medal - nrst prize 10 oraiion. Mis-
Nellie Holiday received . silver msd.i
- ssnood prize 10 grafton and Mo-
Edith Heath second prise 90 dsclsna.
ton.
On delivery Aiss Baer easily out
Chased her competitors aod Mo Stow
art was close secood to the winner oe
trst prize In oratioo. The oratioss were
graded 90 thought aud ooaposieioa BY
State Sups. Aelen Greofsli. Prot. Clark.
oe Central City. aud Miss Rics. special
teacher Of Enyiish in the Rico high
school. Thsss grsdss we're averaged
With the grades Of the sst of judges on
delivery at the cootsst Saturday night
The judges wsre: Jades Gsores Hsther
ssABsSus ~ Su1u0Asus -. ~ ny - 4Vul0-
ride. and Prot. ". II. MilIsr Of Grand
Junction. Mrs. Grenfeil had written .
letter speaking very highly oe the work
oe the cooiestnnts - shown BY the
orations which she graded.
The contest vas on the whole great
success and Dclt may we'll fesl proud
oe the support which her citisens gave
the eoterpriss. The rousing support Of
two local coatests aud the enthusiastic
delegation which accompanied our repre-
ssotstives to the anal CONTEST are svi.
dsncs enough that Delta has tho right
public spirit to make her strong CON-
petitor 10 future contests.