The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-08
|STRELITz IS
| 4. !. THE WINNER
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In the Local High School
Oratorical Contest
Defamation CONTEST
Won in Handy Style by
Miss Hazel Styer
Mandred Monnett and Miss Ethel
Chase Carried off Second Honor
In the Contest.

The contest for Oratorical honOrs
among high school students held in
the high school auditorium last
might proved one of the best ever
held in Marion, and o capacity aud
fence assembled to enjoy the spicy
and well delivered ofations of
half-dozen brilliant young orators.
Every number on the program was
Iof the highest literary consequence
and the talent of the orators could
not be spoken Of too highly.
Malcolm Strelitz, senior student,
and one of the most popular and
brilliant of his class, captured first
honors in the contest for the best
Grafton. His oration was complete
In almost every detail that truly
a subject that would inspire the
most arrant scoffer Of oratorical gen.
ius, was the one chosen by the
young orator. He spoke OF Burr
as the most remarkable OF Amer
lean statesmen. He said: with no
father, no mother to guide his erring
footsteps. fragile weakly physical
being, Burr struggled Into man
hood and climbed the ladder Of
fame" He referred to the we'll
known biography of the man, his
quarrel with HamiltorI the duel
and then his fall from fame to pow
erty and disgrace, leading to an
early grave.
The young orator derendeu the
much abused character Of his sub
ject in clear and able manner.
He pictured Burr defeated for pres
ident through a rotten "steal" in
politics. Mr. Str"litz declared that
in the duel Burr simply decided bat
tie in the manner OF his forefath-
ers, custom not dead at that time.
IL; conclusion, the speaker referred
to Burr's service In the revolution
airy strife, his bravery and loyalty
to the country, and then the scene
ot his death bed alone, without a
single hand to wipe the cold death
sweat from his brow"
Mr.. Strelitz spoke in a clear aud
ible voice and held the rapt atten-
tion Of his audience.
The second honors flor the best
|oration was won by Mandred Mon
nette. The subject of his Grafton
Mans Triumph Over Nature" He
spoke of mans progress, his every
day accomplishments truly won
derful being. He said, mot far dis
tant has 1t been when the sound of
the woodman's ak was heard In this
section, but now every brook, ev-
cry river, every building proclalms
mans triumph over nature. In con-
clusion. the orator spoke OF things
that have tendency to hinder his
prosperity. Among the things named
nc declared that the craze OF get
ting an spending. Or the money
EVIL, is the greatest hindrance to
mans aggressiveness of the present
day He declared that the secret of
progress is seeking 1t not for the
glory of man but for God.
Preceding the contest for best ora
tion was contest for best decla-
nation. The first honors in this
class was won by Hazel Styre,
while the second was captured by
Ethel Chase.
Miss Styre's reading was one of
extraordinary nature. 1t was seIec.
ton by Murray entitled 1.-THE Honor
|Os the Woods"
Miss Chase cleverly recited "The
Poets Tale" from Longfellow.
Other contestants delivered excel
lent readings as follows: Miss
Bessie Parks. Mary Queen of
Scots" and Lepore Pennell, "A Mes
sage from Galilee.
The participants In the contest
for best oration, aside from the two
winning the honqrs. were Bert
Paschalli MhQ dNS an Inspiring
thought Sfrpnsthe fSidgfaphy and &C.
complishments of "Wendell Phil
'ips." George Frye delivered In
an able manner an oration on so
|cialism" while Karl Howser talked
on pillars of Our Nation" An ora.
tion of great literary construction
and carrying fine thread OF inspir-
ling thought was one on Robert n.
Lee" by Miss Florence Schnsen,-
ilch. The program was 1ntersperaed
with muaicaI aalootiona nv the hirh