The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-01-21
INSTITUTE CONTESTS.
The Penn College Scholarships Were
in Part Divided.

The Penn College Scholarships Were
in Part Divided.
The Penn College scholarship con-
test was held at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing in the court room at the court
house. The opera house was I'M
available for use because the storm
shatteringthe electrio.light wires and
the house is dark today. OF course
the court room was packed and the
conte ct was full of interest There
was the scholarship contest and be.
cause of there being but one in the
orsto rical class general class was
formed and the prizes to lbe given
will be decided on after meeting of
the board. The judges were: Miss
Ella Stoke, Frank Mash and Art
Oppenheimer.
There were so many. contestants
that the contest ran far beyond the
noon hour. 1t was put to standing
vote whether the meeting should be
adjourned until after dinner. The
interest was so great that the vote to
continue was unanimous.
The program was as follows:
Program.
sic--Penn College Club.
Invocstion-Rev. Frost
| Music.
General class.
Opal Pettitt-"T Day OF Judg-
ment," Lincoln township.
Helen stevens-'A Little Girls
Speech" Garfield township.
David Bryson -"Not Guilty."
Spring Creek township.
| Harold Maxwell Bland--"The Way
to Do It." Garfield township.
Music-alee Club
Scholarship Glass.
Fay Briney-"B Buying "a Feller,"
Adams township.
Earl Dusenberry Matinee on r..
r. Train" Garfield township.
Maggie Schultz -" Biddy's Trou-
bles,n Garfield township.
Edith Smith" Canvasser,"
Garfield township.
Estle Roberts -"Peter Sorghum in
Loye,p Lincoln township,
Lurana silcox-'A Lecture by One
OF the Sex Spring Greek township.
Bessie Franklin Lay OF F.
IR. d. II Madison township.
| John KlaRren-"Uncle Daniels
Pray er, 'iMadison township.
Music.
| Decision of Judges.
Prizes in Penn college scholarship
| contest:-
L. Two terms tuition. .S28 90
IL One term tuition. ............---...---- IA 90
Judges Decision.
The prize winners in the general
class we're: David Bryson, let; Opal
Pettitt, I'd Helen Stevens, Sd.
In the scholarship contest: Earl
Dusenberry and Este Roberts tic d
for first place. .....
The Other Contests.
The declamatory contest of classes
A and B of the Farmers Institute
was held in the Masonic opera house
Tuesday afternoon at 1870 O'Clock.
The entire house was pP ny
sitting on the stage ns
standing about the audiene O.
There was greater enthusiasm Sn
this year than ever before al the
speaking was about on an average
with last year. All the classes were
well filed but the oratorical, in which
there was but one contestant. Un-
usual interest WIS displayed through
out the entire program, the great
audience sitting and standing through
the afternoon until the decision of
the judges was announced. The
judges were Miss Mary Lewis, Miss
Alice Starbuck and Ere d White.
The program end rank of marking
was as follows:
Mu sic -Hawkeye Orchestra.
Invocation.
Music.
3 Glass.
Helen Hanna" WhatsShe Said"
Adams township. 2.
Edgar Smith-"A Sermon on Ma
ture," Garfield township. 8.
Mabel Picken-" Speakin' Day."
Harrison township. 4.
Cornie Dykstr a." AndIJtte Wind
Blew" Lincoln township. 5.
Ruth Samuels-" Evening at the
Farm" Prairie township. 2.
JAAnnie Kramer--"A "Reminiscences
of Ex1ahition Day." Scott township.
8.
Elizabeth Carr--"The Crippled
Mans Story" Spring Greek town
ship. 8.
Ethel Chew "Nobody's Child"
Union township. 1.