Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-02
HONORS FALL TO
GARFIELD SOCIETY

The Lincoln Garfield literary contest
took place Tuesday afternoon. Will
the single exception of High School
commencement there is no event that
occurs annually in connection with
our public schools that excites more
interest than the literary contest. The
High School room as usual yesterday
was filled.
most elaborate and were never sur
passed. Graceful folds of bunting
orange and purple in color, represent
ing the High School were entwined
around the large central pillar Over
head, diagonally, and crossing each
other at right angles were other
folds of rich bunting, each hanging in
a depending curve from the center of
the ceiling to the corners. One of
these was pink and white representing
the Lincoln Society and the other,
crimson and gold, the colors of the
Garfield Society. The platform looked
very pretty under its decorations of
orange and purple embodied in bunt-
ing and the High School pennants. The
effect was enhanced by profusion of
palms and ferns arranged upon the
floor with the stars and stripes grace
fully spread upon the wall above the
blackboard.
The class of '05 was represented
among the decorations by a beautiful
fern bed at the rear of the room op-
posite the platform. Among the fern
were many palms, carnations and 9TH
er flowers, while upon the wall above
was spread the fine class pennant fif-
teen feet in length, crimson and steel
in color.
Never was literary program on the
whole rendered with better effect. The
contestants in carrying through their
parts showed that they had studied
their subjects deeply and they acquit-
ted themselves in way to correspond.
The program of recitations, solos and
declamatious ran as follows:
Piano Solo. ~ Torchlight Dance"
May Books. '04
Defamation "The Yellow Peril, "
John Bowyer, '0e, L.)
Defamation Equal Rights for
American Citizens at Home
and Abroad Irrespective of Greed, "
Clyde Davis. '07. Co.
Violin Solo ..... Frank Kemmer, O5
Recitation ............" Brier-Rose,
Isabel Blue. 'O6, N.)
Recitation Tim Went Straight
Observation-Disclosures. Home"
Jessie Kimerer, 'O5, 60
Piano Solo o........... Fra Diavalo,"
Stella Doster. '07.
The subject discussed was: Re
solved, That the English government
represents more truly the wishes of
tho people than the sovOrnment of til -
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side were: Maurice Dreifuss (06),
Lucretia Rhodes C05), and Harry
Schoch C06), representing the Lincoln
Society. On the negative side were
Harry Bedea C05), Dewitt Jobborn
COZ and Verna Reed C05) belonging
to the Garfield Society.
The subject was exceptionally well
debated and it was surprising how
many strong points the youthful de-
bators were able to advance in favor
of their respective sides. The judges
selected were Hon. II. NJ. Hinckley,
Rev. J. +. Hutchison and Rev. N. L
Cleaver The judges retired to their
while the High School
BOYS Quartette rendered a song, :" A
Continuous Performance. The quart
ette made quite hit and was encor-
ed.
In the judges decision all the honors
fell to the Garfield Society, the mega
tive side winning in the debate; in
defamation. Clyde Davis. and in rec
itation. Jessie Kimerer.
The exercises closed with a violin
duet by Madge Sanders cos, and Will
lam Woll COZ.