The Delta independent., 1904-02-26
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Mesdsy. February y.

Tho nrst preliminary oratoricaI contest.
In preparation for the final At Montrose,
was held on Tuesday afternoon in the
pleasant sssembly room OF the high
school.
A nun,bes of distinguished guests,
among whom were Judges King and
Burnett and Surveyor Curtis Of the
school board did honor to the occasion.
Mrs. Lamb. DR.. Stockhsm and Mr..
Curtis kindly lent their aid Is judges in
the orations delivered. the points con-
sidered being: Thought. and compost
tion. memory, enunciation. vocal express
sion. bodily expression and persu aston.
The first speaker OF the Afternoon. Miss
Grace Cunningham chose for her SUBJ
ject Tho Advanced Education OF the
Farmers Children . subject upon
which It was sevideut that she feels deeply.
1t 10 to be regretted that tho railroad
men of tho vicinity vere unable to hear
Guy C. ClarkIs snconium Of Tho Rail
road Mau - Hero" In telling the
the story of the Injured engineer Mr..
Clark touched deeper note Of feeling
than any other speaker oe the afterooon.
The third NO mber on the program vas
the Grafton. "American Supremacy"
which received the highest marking Of
the judges. The writer. Mis- Nina
Merrill. by her eothssiasm, her e.ruest-
mess and her logical reasoning gave US .
forecast OF what ue may expect In June
from the class Of 1904 oe which she l. .
member.
From senior to FreshDan b 4 long
leap. yet Rllph Miller OF 1907. in hn
oeation on Colorado" IN the judgment
Of some Of his hearers. almost bridsed
the chasm. What Mr.. Miller may &C.
complish when the four years Of high
school work lie behind instesd OF almost
entirely before him, y worth looking
forward to.
Charles Parksr's choice oe Theodore
Roosevelt - subject for o,atory vas Z
happy one and BY the energy oe his pre-
ssutatiou of il Mr.. Parker voa secood 90
the ,udGs's list.
In marked cootrast 10 the bsisf direct
nsss oe Mr.. Psrtsr's styis. vss ths sasy
lgrnea snd aseaey uish 4hteA hip Alta
Stewart spoke upon Morals h Po,itics- !"
Owing 10 ilIoess, John johnson with
his Grafton on Tobacco and the Boy"
Will Stsphsns on Cur Greatest Need"
and Oliver Cook on "The Cowboy" wers
unable to appear on the program to
make up the appointed speakera
Robert whitelav'6 oratsou on The
Gunnisoo Tunnel vas therefore the
last on the program. Mr.. Whitslaws
vsice and manner give promise oe in
cressiug ability in percussion.
During the intsrmissiou of waiting for
the judges Mis- Letitia Crabill and Aiss
Ula King delighted the spdisecs with
music.
The judges decision resulted in the
choice Of ave speakers, Misses Nina
Merrill, Alta Stewart Grace Cunning.
ham and Aessrs. Charles PARKER aud
Robert wh;telaw. Who will appear at the
dnal home contest in the opera house on
Moodsy evening. February .. At that
time there will also appear ave other
speaker Who will be chosen from the
ten spsakess at the declsmatosy contest
to b held this afternooo in the Assem-
bly, room.
The object oe the 6sal contest in the
oper. houss on Monday evening is the
choice oe one speaker froO esch group
Of fvs TO represent Delta 10 the contest
Of the western slope to bs held April l..
in Mootruss.
TIE high schools represented in the
League arc those Of Telluride, Oaray.
Montruss and Delta; and Delta goes in
to win!
Admission to the contest 90 Monday
evening 10 put at Is and Is cents. the
proceeds to Be used in sending our rep
resentatives to Mootrose aud 10 defray-
ing other necessary expenses
Lot everybody 20 and give our
young people the encouragement they
deserve.