The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-05
ClAUDET'H|0MIAS won
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The select ora ton contest NJ tho
Normal Saturday nlgh vas success
fplSl N every resi- II \ and althcisl, the
aldlenc was rather small Tie atten-
tioR$3 accorded {eacs speake was most
|tlatterlng =
The gram opened win q piano
solo by one 4 Of the Gil q charming
Young ptanists N Iss EnsIe Mason.
who rendered BBo iii Grace N d (
pleasing manner
35Alrs Oliver shnftlett was the frst !
orator on the pro gram, mud his ora:
ton, The Republic II 'rhai Never RE
treats by AsS ]! Beyerld ldges yas wen
received NE 8aiidienee Mr., shsiri.
|letfS@asS entEnseds syitt ihis subject and
his! delivery was very impress ssiye. no {.
was ,folloSe W. Emnet Hui who do.
Iityereds Grad Opportunities ef tho
Scholar IN q Smahner much ID NE
credit; ;ofs The structors.
r THE Spirit Sof the Age dyerAe 10
War Mas the sub Get 8of tile oratlon 4
delivered ~ Nh A. y. Harrison Mi,
Harrison has ans silent voice mud (
could Ne heard distlnctls throughout
\ |thesbu!ldlng,
Mr.. Guy Burnside delivered Jor
\ donIs y Lest veg Forge IN an impress
Isiyes manner and well merited the aIs
|plauses received
a1essrss James Thorn and Russell \
ginsgrave charmed their audiencGs
With the elr banjo music and were
hearth encored
gEss5ssT,hes obllg tons of eltlzansai aip. by \
i David Brewer was well delivered bys
II Mr. 10 Il C. N Kinney. and Mr. 9. Fl!
! sLaffers del liyered Henry Ward Beech
Eer,slAa our Heroes Shall Live in IN {
Impressive manner.
ME- Claude Thomas orntidn. .'rlos!
4 Age IN Which we Are Living rot
A only showed that A he yotIng man liet
IEmpch natiral ability as an ornsof. but
THAT he had done much hard work.
4 His soration was folIowed By Messfs
4 lThornS and Massraye, who again
apleased lhe aud By their well.
arendersd music q
H Frank Haymonds craticn. ,'The
I Flag was u received Is his. hear
4 ers, and his natural grace and ease
u was strong point IL his favor
Thomas gf1 Hess was Tie orat TOT, and
ibis Grafton Tie Evils of War was {
!tn q pleasing ,aaaner. y
\ @ Mr. Hugh SF'ortneys Who xas to haye
4 delivered Victor Hnsos eRone nnd
a Carthage was unable to do 50 on
account of illness. IA
sSTheI program was conclude viii, d
4 piano solo, t.The Palms, E rendered BY
4 Mrs. I. Hall! Mrs. Hall is new in
A Fairmonts musical world but BY her
4 effort saturday night has estabiished
j herself sasB d pianist 3of marked ability.
lRs she was Iorsea to sres POM g an en- ~
A eofe,
Il Inc %! Judges OF the contest were
4 II yhdge l9hns ~ i. Mason Res H.
Lucas sslg apd s5N Evans. IN present
Il ihg ne pr,zes = saage Masoli spoke q
4 the difficult stask the Judges had had
a 8ItoS perform and adfief] tfi,af the ,iecf
i ston5was by no means NOUS, The
n tirstS prize ten dollars In gold, was
q awarded a'lde Ihomps and sec
a ond prize ofS I'VE q ollars was awarded
g sls1 frafes Hay mond: Mss Rove the 81
eloccntion teacher drilled ell the cs'i,.
testants aitIl alld received many compll,
mehts; lsetls q ne excel lent training which
y was was app ~ tte delivery ol each
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