Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-05-25
Commencement Week.
The Closing Exercises Attract Large
Crowds Of Interested Patrons
and Friends.

Crowds Of Interested Patrons
and Friends.
Packed like saFdine box was the
Grand last Friday evening To hear the
fourth annual high school contest between
tho orshoiogiesl and Philomashian societies.
The stage and boxes were psofusely and
handsomely decorated with the colors OF
~ two societies The boxes occupied by
he orthos were designated by green and
white. and those containing the Philos. red
and vhits. The beautiful forest scenery
Of the opsra house WAS utilized in . most
effective manner and harmoaissd finely
with the insssmingisd class eolors ~ dis
played in striking design In The center Of
the stage.
\ whiis The psop,s were assembling the
rival societies entertained the sadienes
with elass yslis galore. College and High
Sehso, ysiis are probably . nsesssaFy
psr Of sxhubsrans school life. We sup
poss thsy bear the same relation 70 the
higher school routine that measles. mumps
and chicken pox do 70 The yssrs Of child
hood. There 10 probably no cure but
tine.
Ths program opsssd with the sssays Of
Misses Esther ossvsis and Dora Howard
Ia the contest for the new Anderson gold
medal. Mise 0srvsis represented he
Orshos and her subjset was Literature -
IN Ethical Tssehsr.- Miss Howsrd's
suhjset wss The Winning Of an Empire"
Beth were excellent Ia thought and Ssad
With eisssnsss and sxpssssioa. u spses
would pasmit synoposis Of both ssssys
would b enjoyed By our readers.
he Dsclamssioo contest came next
Miss Lsns Meoss representing he oFthos
and Misc Ethel Wallace the Philos. Miss
Meoss's subjset was For The Honor Of
he woods.- and Miss Wsiises's The
Lance Of ksnana." Miss hsoss pro-
sssysd NE s1eitsmsat Of boat race Ia .
vivid manner. . well managed voice and
animated. graceful gesture making the
defamation a~martsd success Mics
Wsllaes's subjset called for deeper feel
ing. much Of the plot bsing Of tragic
character. Her impsrsonation Of ehasse-
tsss was done In manner highly credit.
able 70 her osstosieaI ability and was &C.
eompanisd bv effective ssssieulation.
Both young ladies deserved much credit
for their highly sueesssfui efforts.
rhs contestants for The Ksarby gold
Asnsdsl were Ralph Roth for the Orthos.
Nth the subjset- The Triumphant Nine
tssnth Century," and Kost Shelton. Of
The Philos. whose subiset was The Child
Tutor" Mr.. Roth's presentation Of the
great achievements Of the last century
was sxesllsntly rendered both In matter
and oratory. And Mr.. Shelton was equal
" strong and pleasing In his method Of
handling the historical events leading up
To the present power Of the United States.
The climax Of the program came with
the opening Of the contest for the Ebbsrt
silver tmsdal. The subject was: Re-
solved, That Nations Should Not Go 10
War" The Orthos. represented BY Miss
Glare Guthrie and Ernest Whitten-
burg, affirmed. while denial Of the pro-
position was made by Miss Fern Watson
and Gary Pollock on behalf Of the Phlos.
Miss Guthrie opened the debate with =
most able and well written paper in which
the horrors and iniquity Of war were por-
trayed in strong words presented with
effective earnsstnsss.
Gary .Polloek's defense Of war As
force auxiliary to the advance Of eiviliza-
t;sd was both able and bright Scripture
Mas handled skillfully. There was MOTH
ing in Mr.. Polloek's speech to remind the
audience Of Gen. Sherman's definition Of
war.
Ernest Whittsnburg argued that war
was a remnant Of paganism rather than
~ aid to Christianity. and gave startling
Natistics Of the destruction Of life by war.
War repealed the ten commandments.
His argument was on high plane and
forceful.
Miss Fern Watson entered into the de-
fense Of war with strength Of argument
and vgor and snap Of address which
won much commendation. The positions
taken were illustrated by historical in
cidents, making plea hard to oontrovert.
Miss Guthrie's brief and able reply to
some Of the arguments Of the war advo-
Gates closed the debate.
Judge Prebe made the report on be-
half of the judges of the various contests.
The Ebbert and kearby medals were
awarded the Orthos, and the Anderson
medal and superiority in defamation
awarded the Philos. As the debate
counted two points. as against one point
for each of the other contests, it was an
nounced that victory perched on the ban
ner of the Orthos. causing loud and long
continued cheers, on the north side Of the
opera house.
~ n
The day following the contest there
was most unpleasant echo in the air in
Rocky Fords educational circles. In the
hurried figuring, just previous to the an
nouncement of the awards. an error was
made. The correction Of the figures
changed the result on the debate, giving
the prize to the Phios. Of course there
was CONSERVATION in the ranks of the