Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-12-28
intellectual Progression" Morris
Bramlett, of Portales.

Bramlett, OF Portales.
In the higher institution division on
ly two competed for the championship
honors, although more had been enter
ed but were forced to withdraw for
various reasons. Frank G. Light,
student at the University of New
Mexico in Albuquerque, was declared
the winner of the first prize with his
grafton on "Individualism, and the
second prize of course went to Will
liam G. Fugate, a student of the New
Mexico Normal university at East Las
Vegas, whose subject was "Transpor-
tation and Civilization"
Judges Have No Easy Task.
The judges on thought and compost
tion who graded the written manu-
script were N. R. Crozier, of Ell Paso;
H. E. Woodbridge, of Colorado Springs,
and r. P. Noble, of Socorro. Those Sc
lected as critics on delivery were Hon.
l.. Bradford Prince and Rev. ]. W.
Purcell, of Santa Fe; G. M. Light, of
Silver City; P. E. McClenahan, Of
Las Cruces; G. E. Grover, of Ration;
and o. f. Munson, of Clayton. Messrs.
Light, Munson and McClenahan acted
as judges in the first contest and
Messrs. Purcell, Prince and Grover In
the second. In picking the winners es-
Ipecially in the first contest the judges
on delivery we're. confronted with q
rather difficult task, as all of the par
|ticipants exhibited marked oratorical
ability coupled with perfect enuncia-
ton and self-possession. In fact so we'll
Ibid all acquit themselves that many in
the audience had singled out as prob
able prize winners of those who
must be content with honorable
mention. Ex-Governor L. Bradford
Prince who was selected to make
the presentation speeches said he on
lily regretted that there were not
enough medals to go around as he felt
even the losers were deserving of a
decoration of this kind.
Several delightful musical numbers
were rendered during the evening be
tween the flights of oratory, including
Vocal selections by the girls glee club
of Albuquerquet, vocal Duets by Miss
es Viola Blueher and Lola Neher,
members Of the same organization,
and violin solos by Miss Vir-
Iginia Bean. The music was q
pheasant feature and every num-
ber was encored. Miss Bean, who is a
born musician and prodigy on the vio-
lin, has appeared in public here sever.
|al times, but was never heard to
Igreater advantage or played before a
more sympathetic audience.
Gee Club From albuquerque.
i The Albuquerque glee club is COM
lposed of over twenty girls and young
women who have we'll trained voices,
distinctive among which are those of
Misses Blueher and Neher, who fav-
lored the audience with two beautiful
vocal duets. Comprising the glee clubs
are Misses Elsie Myers, Evelyn Ever.
|ett, Carrie McClurken, Laura Mccall
|lum, Lena Sterling, Hazel Maloy,
lCharange Roberts, Helen Heacock,
Agnes English, Mary David, Marian
Bradley, Bessie Mize, Grace Grimmer,
Irma Triplett, Mary Ramsay, Helen
Teller, Alice Scheiber, Elizabeth Gill
bert, Caroline Strong, Viola Blueher,
Lola Neher and Helen Anderson. Miss
lAnderson is the pianist.
After the oratorical contest meet
ling of the New Mexico Oratorical as
sociation was held in the city school
Isuperintendent's Office at which Of
fcers were elected for the ensuing
Iyear. Professor A. D. Mcdonald, of
Ration, superintendent Of public schools
Iof the Gate City, was selected as pres.
Iident and Professor C. M. Light, pres.
/. |ident of the Normal school at Silver
City, was chosen as vice-president
: Professor R. F., Asplund, Of Albuquer-
Ique, member of the faculty of the
} University Of New Mexico, continues
as secretary which position Is for a
term of three years.
Cash For Best Essays.
Cash prizes were also awarded last
might during the oratorical contest for
the two best essays by high school pu-
|pils Of the territory having for their
subject, "The March Of Coronado .
The first prize, which was purse of
SIS was won by John Sena, of the Ra-
ton high school, and the second prize,
$40 in cash, was given to Miss Mary
Ramsay Of the Albuquerque high
school. Students entered in this COM
petition represented the high schools
of Albuquerque, East Las Vegas, Ra,
ton, Alamogordo and Pennington.
The money offered as prizes was do.
mated by Ralph e. Twitchell, of East
Las Vegas, who is president of the
Coronado Memorial association, which
will have monument erected to the
memory Of the great Spanish explorer
in East Las Vegas. The judges in the
!, contest were w. O. Evans, superinten
dent of public schools Of Las Cruces;
w. F. Osborne, superintendent Of pub
lic schools Of Portales and Marx
Howell, superintendent Of schools o
Chaves county.
Mr.. Twitchell sent telegram yes
terday in which he regretted that he