Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-05-04

, Piano solo. ....... .Winifred Flanagan
| Solo and Chorus" Betty and the
Baby" -. By members of the Y'f
Recitation - IAN Old Woman's
Complaint" Emma Longhridge
, Recitation" Result of Treating
Recitation -" The Spanish Moth
err '............ LaCoSta Mangum
Solo--'Just for Today" Nina Paddock
Recitation-'The Last Hymn" -.
..........:..............Zo .Zora Perry
Recitation" College Oil Cans.
, Vocal solo-"If the Waters Gould
Speak as they Flow" Mrs. Cowdray
Reoitation-"A Warning. ........
.......... ........ GLADYS Archer
} Instrumental solo. .Bernice Fallin
Recitation" Rescued" . Helen Hall
Instrumental duet Leila Caldwell
Solo and Chorus looming Right
Along. BY the Y's
Vocal dnat-) ........ wilma Gilkey
....... Ella Savage
Awarding Of medal.
Nothing is more beautiful than a
pure young girl whose face is lit up
with intelligence assisting in right
eous cause. The seven contestants
were girls from the eighth grade. Each
one did grandly and the recitations
contained fine temperance sentiments
both in regard to the use of tobacco
and alcoholics. 1t must have been hard
for the judges to decide to whom the
medal rightfully belonged, but it was
awarded to Miss Gladys Archer who
recited ga Warning. Miss Archer
showed elocutionary talent in a marked
degree. Rev. Clark Bower, one of the
judges, presented the medal with a few
well chosen remarks and also gave a
pin with the monogram "M. c." to
each of the three girls as memento
from the union. Though but one can
win the prize the practice and knowl-
edge gained is beneficial enough to pay
for all the work of lear ling the recita-
tions. Much credit is due Mrs. Glenn
ents for the careful training given the
girls for this event. 1t is but the be-
ginning of the work in this line by our
local union, hut we hope much may be
accomplished in future contests, an
other of which we expect to have be-
fore very long. Anyone wishing to
enter should confer with Mrs. Sum-
mers, superintendent of this depart
ment, or with Mrs. Clements. We now
look forward with pleasant anticipa-
tion to the one to be given by the Y's
in few weeks and hope for large at
tendance.
The Medal contest work is urged by
the National W. q. T. U. as q means
of educating public sentiment in favor
of temperance and against the liquor
traffic. Mrs Aoelis E. Carman is the
national superintendent. 1t is now
recommended that Scriptural subjects
may be used with profit. And why
not? 1t would not hurt any of us to
know more of Biblical literature. The
Union Signal of April 10 has an ar
ticle on "The Value of Medal Con-
tests. 1t says, Great reform is
sues are won ON the paltform of pub
lie utterance. There public senti.
ment 10 moulded and from that place,
ia turn, public sentiment voices 1t.
self. When the contest work is sys.
tematically begun and continu I'D,
there are usually-five series Of con.
tests, each competing class consist
ing OF not less than six or more than
eight competitors; FIRST silver
medal Is competed for; then six win.
ners OF silver medals compete for the
gold medal; six OF these for the grand
gold and six grand gold medalists for
the diamond award. Mise Ellen d.
Morris, supt. Of this work in Missouri
in which state more than 1000 medals
have been awarded writes, The medal
contests have developed many young
people into first class speakers, who
were before ignorant of their own
latent talent Numbers of young men
who cast their first vote for prohibi-
tion were made converts through this
influence. Miss Coggeshall of In.
diana says i know of nothing that
has been more beneficial to me men.
tally. morally and physically than
the contest work.
Another worker from Illinois says,
The influence on growth Of charac.
ter is of unreasonable value. II
develops unselfsbness and maguanim-
ity Of character every time you take
competitor by the hand and,congratu-
late him on his success. More could
not be asked Of any department than
the medal contest record shows;
talent inspirer. sentiment purifier,
vote-maker.
Now that we have taken up the work
let Us dc our b.st. ,e:yi-g :e.u,.s With