The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
The STATE CONTEST
A Crowded House Greets the
Different Contestants.
DENISON ENTERTAINS ADMIRABLY

DENIS0N ENTERTAINS ADMIRABLY y
Miss Mamie Bell Does Splendid Work.
and is to be Congratulated. A Mum
ber Of Visitors Present.
Oratorical class, Cora Fourre, Willis
ca, 1st; Fay Penquite, Colfax, 2nd.
Dramatic class: Mabel Neuse, Center.
vile. 1st.; Lous Roulette, Winterset,
End.
Humorous class Frank Hall. Walnut,
let: Vera Lillibridge, Grundy Center,
End.
The above we're winners of honors at
the state declamatory contest held at
the opera house last Friday evening.
The house vas crowded to its utmost
capacity and the program was success
in every particular. The building was
beautifully decorated in purple and old
gold, the colors of the high school, and
the south gallery, which had been re-
served for the pupils of the high school,
presented perfect cloud of pennants,
which looked very pretty as they were
faunted to the time of the songs and
.yells with which the students demon.
strated their enthusiasm. AS each of
the three different classes of declama-
lions was reached, the cities represent
ed in that division were greeted by the
students with very taking song.
The music for the occasion was of a
very high order and speaks we'll of the
work Miss Polster has accomplished
along that line since she has had
charge of that department of our pub
lie school work The first number of
the program was u selection by the
high school orchestra and was we'll re-
ceived,a ,as is every effort of that musical
organization. The efforts of the boys
chorus brought forth much appre-
ciative applause, and the song by the
boys quartet was also appreciated.
While the judges we're making their
decisions Miss Polster and Miss Sewell
delighted the audience with beauti-
full duet selection, which WAS greeted
with perfect storm of applause, to
which they gracefully responded. The
visiting teachers expressed themselves
as delighted with all the musical
numbers of the evening
The declamations of the evening were
all of them of a high order of eXcel)-
ence. AS one OF the visiting superin-
tendents put it, "The speakers are all
winners and have won in two preceding
contests, or they would't be here.
The first de clamation of the evening
by Miss Cora Fourre OF Vllisca was an
eulogy of that distinguished French
man. Lafayette, The speaker present.
ed a pleasing appearance and had IL
strong. rich voice which penetrated
every corner of the hal and held the
attention of the entire audience
s'The Battle of Gettysburg" by Clare
d. Horner of Spencer was graphic
description of the great decisive battle
of the Civil war. The speakers Soice
lacked richness. but he pictured the
bloody scenes of that famous battle SO
perfectly as to thrill the audience.
Clark Mangun OF Mt Vernon pre-
sented the selection "Sparticus to the
Gladiators'', which was rousing
address of Greek to his fellow gladia-
tors to free themselves from their
Roman captivity. The speaker showed
perfect ease on the platform and had a
good clear voice with many pleasing
qualities.
In the Supposed Speech of Regulus"
Miss Fay Penquite of Colfax displayed
grace and ease which was very pleas.
ing to the audience. and which no
doubt won Tor her second place in the
oratorical class.
The erst numter in the dramatic
class was by Miss Lillian Belknap OF
Anamosa. Her selection was entitled
s'As the Moon Rose" and was the
thrilling account of a girls wild ride
to save the life of her lover. The
piece furnished the speaker a wide
range of expression. which WAS her
4 strong point.
The next speaker was Denison's
representative, Mamie Bell, and oi
course was greeted with "a storm Of
of applause which the other contest
ants did not receive. People OF Denisor
knew what Mamie could do and were
counting on her, and when she hat
finished no one was disappointed in the
effort she had made. She presented {
erac and ease on the platform un
equaled by any of the other speakers o
the evening. Her selection was
difficult one, being mostly conver
satio VIII ere the scenes must necessar
lily be enacted and not described, ant
no one could have taken the piece an,
interpreted it any better than di,
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