The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
Miss kinsinger Wins
OratoriCal Contest

In the victory of Miss Grace Kin
inger. of the 1904 class of the local
High School, who won first honors in
he Interurban High School Oratoricsl
Contest at Troy. Friday night, this city
secures the honor of entertaining the
contest for third time. and also
the honor of having a contestant who
secured one of, IL not the highest,
grade ever secured by the representa-
tive of any of the High Schools of the
district in the annual contests that |
have taken place during the past ten
years. Miss Kinsinger was given a
grade of s66 points out of a possible
900. q record which both abe and all
interested can feel justly proud over.
In this contest six schools. those of
Xenis, Urbsna, Piqua, Greenville.
Sidney and Bellefontaine, were repre-
sented. The orations were given in Ed
wards Hall. Mics Mary Msrtz repre-
sented Gresnville, and the topic of the
address was Arbitration. She won
fourth honors with a grade of S21. The
contestant of Urbsna, John Leaning.
won second place honors with a grade
of S61. 1.-THE Fourth Estate was the
topic of his oration Ray W. Irwin. of
Piqua. winner Of the third honors, SO
cured q grade OF $50, and spoke on the
subject 1.-THE Mission of the United
States" Xenia was represented by
Charles Il. McVay, who won the fifth
place. his grade being 794. The subject
Of his oration was "Americs, the Heir
Of the Agee, the Hope of the Race. -
Last honors were captured by Clifford
Higgins, of Sidney. His grade was 722,
and he talked of the sPolitical Power
of the Individual Mics Kinsinger
was the last OF the contestants to
speak and she literally took the house
by storm with the first words of her
Grafton. At the finish Of her address
the applause was deafening, indicating
feeling of general appreciation of the
audience and with the announcement
that Miss Kinsinger was the victor the
scene was a most enlivening one, the
Troy people who had hoped for her
success being Joined In hearty ap-
plause by those who we're present with
the contestants of the other schools.
The prize won consists of what il
known as Little Nature library and
a years subscription to Country Life.
Il all kAA
ception in the High School buildine
and a dance.
The orations Of all the contestant:
save Mics Kinsipger had to do with
Questions of a patriotic and politica
nature, while the winners subject. "A
Boundlees Empire, was quite origina
and one giving no intimstion of whsi
the speaker might have to say. Be-
Ioration dealt with the sphere of woman
in the world and she told In charming
and effective manner of the good worl
she is doing aud of the tasks that Ii,
before her. That her produ ction wa
one Of merit and her delivery all tha
might be asked for is evidenced in tn,
fact that Rev. W E Gwatkin, Hon
George Long and Miss Olive Williams
judges on composition and thought
gave her a grade Of 573 out of a poss
ible 900, and Hon. T. b. Kyle, A. F
Broomhall and Rev. w. 81. Dennisop
Judges of delivery. a grade Of 293 on
of q possible 500.
To Miss Anna Price, principal of tn
High School. who it was labcred earn
estly in drilling Miss Kinsinger for tn
contest, much credit is due.
When Miss Kinsinger returned +
this city Saturday morning che wa
greeted by large number of mem
bers of the classes of the High School
A cab was in waiting. When the win
ner, together with Superintendent
John W. MacKinnon, Miss Price an,
Mr.. Ira VanHise. president Of the sen
!. ior class, entered the vehicle, the
, were driven about the city and theme
to their ..homes- In the drive abou
the central portion OF the city cl-s
, colors and class yells were much il
evidence. The psople Of Bellefon
! taine will be given a chance to hea
Miss Kinsinger's Grafton on commence
ment evening, she 20 deliver it at ths
time.
With this victory at Troy, the con
test as stated above, comes to Bellefon
taine for the third time. Miss Grac
, Blessing having won in that city sew
, eral years ago, while some three yesr
since Miss Marie Simpson won firs
honors at Urbana. The schools rep
resented at Troy by large delegation
= were those of Urbana and Sidney, th
conte slant of each of these cities bein
: accompanied by over one hundre
friends. Those with Miss Kinsingt
Il There is q good deal Of misinforms
a ton in circulation regarding the Obi
, tuberculosis hospital project, and c
|. the basis of 1t some criticism of th
|, governor has been indulged in. Th
, fact Is that, while it was not possibl
to appropriate all the money that wa
asked for, an appropriation was made
$35, 900 for this year and $35, 600 fc
, next. The governor approved the fir:
, appropriation. but vetoed the second
with many other items. on account c
, the large excess of appropriations owe
the states revenue.
The appropriation Is meager, bu
there is something to start with, and
! most important of all-the state ba
bean committed In this kind of WORK