Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-09
Eight Pupils Try For The
Much Sought Prize.
SOME NICE PRODUCTIONS
Contest Won by Herbert VanDusen.
Lila Wendall Second Place.
All Were Good.

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high school pupils for the Judge
Mills purse of $15, and sup
Elementary second prize of $3.50
put up by the school board, took
place at Reeds opera house on
Friday evening.
The opera house was fairly we'll
filled with good audience
mostly interested people. The
stage was decorated with the class
colors, and large picture of the
genial and benevolent countenance
of Judge Mills was noticeable. The
program was interpreted with
several choice selections by the
high school orchestra. Also,
there was a song by dozen pu pills,
under direction of Miss Nichols
baton
The first grafton of the evening
was Clarence Howe's talk on
yellow Journalism. He
described the circumstances lead
ing up to the adoption of the
expression, and then dwelt
particularly upon the pernicious in
fuence of that sensational and
untruthful style Of journalism
and literature upon the youth OF
the country. Clarence is an easy,
pleasing speaker, to, whom one
listens with comfort and pleasure
Miss Valentine Ralph spoke of
1.-The Progress and Destiny of the
Anglo-Saxon Race" Her ora ton
was worthy a full-grown man.
but the schoolgirl did herself
proud in handling it creiita bly,.
She spoke Of the rapid growth
and expansion of Anglo-Saxon
civilization, due to tireless energy
and a love for law and order,
freedom of conscience, the protec
ton of property, and the elevation
of the savage and barbarous peoples
over which they have dominion
to their own exalted plane.
Miss Telah Calvin had a very
thoughtful and scholarly ration
on an interesting subject, Helen
Kellar' Her discussion reviewed
the apparently insurmountable
obstacles overcome by a girl, who
is blind and entirely deaf, in
acquiring q fine education. The
process of creating a foundation
upon which the imagination could
find Judgment was very difficult
for those who sought to feed a
mind enveloped in darkness. Miss
Keller is now a highly educated
young lady, possessing a wonderful
Imagination, which has been
partially revealed to the public
in fine literary productions. The
process obtained by the patient
teachers have been revelation to
those interested in mind develop
ment.
Ralph Ray spoke of the immense
advantages, to commerce and also to
the development of South America
and the Philippines, which will
be obtained in the construction of
the Panama canal This greatest
engineering feat in the worlds
history will be promptly ac-
complished by the greatest nation,
who will realize immense profit
in the enterprise, and give to the
world an object lesson in tireless
American energy and unrivaled
American skill.
Miss Mamie Calvert's grafton
on the subject, "The Power of
Wealth, was timely review Of
the question in several phases.
Miss Calvert told of the immense
iiatineGco Of wealth wealth III, developing
the resources of this country, and
III the spread of the American name
TO the remotest parts of the earth.
Wealth is Power" and has been
in all ages. If used as an influence
for good, it is a blessing to man.
kind; but when it becomes an agent
for evil purposes tits a curse.
Herbert Van Dusen made an
eloquent appeal for the -Ameri-
can. Herbert has fine voice and
an enthusiastic, earnest manner,
which qualities probably gave him
first place in the award of prizes. He
spoke of the cause of the Negroes
presence here, and of the impracti-
cability of transporting the entire
race to some foreign country. In
his opinion education is the prob