Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-16
DISTRICT CONTEST.
Wausau Wins First and Second
Places.-Plainfield Third

Mary Mcneil and Elsie Dupre, of the
Wausau high school, won first and
second places in the Stevens Point dis
trict declamatory contest, held in Wau-
sau in the assembly room of the high
school, last Friday evening They de-
livered respectively "ConnOr" and The
Gypsy Flower Girl" Nellie Eastling.
of Plaintield, captured third place, her
selection was Aunt Sarah on BIZ
cycles"
At about fifteen minutes past eight
the assembly room was very comfort
ably filled. There was some delay be-
fore the program started, during which
time the Wausau high school orchestra
entertained the crowd. Mr. Parlin,
who presided, came out up on the ros-
trum at $50 and the program rendered
was as follows:
Music. Wausau High School Orchestra
Aunt Sarah on Bicycles ...............
"a Gypsy Flower Giri'' 49,. Elsie Dupre Wausau
Music. c............ Merrill High school Orchestra
John Randolf, OF Roanoke. ..........,..
$500. Dew ltt LANG, sparta
Connor ........... Mary Mcneil, Wausau
Vocal solo. ........... ............ Mr. Andrews
Engineer Connor's SON.. Hattie Rhea. Thorpe
Patsy" .......... Alice Blanchard, New Lisbon
Music. ............ Merrill High school Orchestra
The judges, Principal r. w. Pringle,
OF Appleton; Supt. H. G.. Buell., of
GAINESVILLE, and Supt. j. T. Hooper of
Ashland, were kept in ignorance as to
who the declaimers were and VIII place
they represented. In order to do this
the audience was requested not to
applause until after the decision of the
judges was read. Mr.. Parlin had to re-
mind the audience of this request, by
ringing bell, several times during the
evening, for the audience forgot them
selves and burst into an applause
after each defamation
Mr.. Parlin said, before giving the
decision of the judges, that these three
men wish to have it announced that
they were unanimously in favor of the
results. The decision was greeted with
rounds applauses and E-gad-zooks-
zowie- Wausau."
The defamation that won is an Irish
selection which Mary Mcneil, handled
in very clever way and clearly earned
first place. "Connor" is a very beauti-
full little Irish story, in which pathos
and humor are intermingled There is
only one fault to find with this selection
and that is that Mora and Jamesie"
died without seeing "Connor."
Elsie Dupre, who took second place
delivered The Gypsy Flower Girl"
This is very dramatic defamation
and was delivered in a style that
showed Miss Dupre has great deal
of ability along that line. Miss Nellie
Eastling's powers of imitation were a
marvel to all who heard her.
After the program a reception was
held in the gymnasium to which all the
high school pupils were invited to meet
the declaimers. Light refreshments
were served in the domestic science
Mary Mcneil, as winner of this con-
test, will represent this district in the
state contest to be held in Madison
June H. (For the vote of judges see
high school notes)
The following people from out of
town were here to attend the contest:
New Lisbon-Fred Burroughs, Miss
Morse, Alice Blanchard, Carl Dunn,
Prof. Thomson, Miss Gibbons.
Sparta-DeWitt Laing.
Plainfield-G. E. Dafore, Nellie East
ling.
Thorp-Hattie Rhea.