The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-22
The EXERCISES END TONIGHT
Win the Recital OF Music and Es.
pression-class Essay Contest
Held This Morning and
Medals Awarded.


the school competed in Grafton and |
defamation for metals.
The exercises were opened with a
piano quartet by Misses Eula Sims.
damie .ross. Louise Young and Miss
Cook.
ihree gentlemen In the audience,
}. G. GODDARD Of Muskogee I. X. Wal
Ter OF Madill and J. B. Mcdonald ol
Vinita, were selected as Judges.
The i6th STAR by VIII Hilton was
the first on the program. MIR. Hilton
had appropriately chosen his subject
and ..e brought out many things OF
interest cOnceJling the new state.
He paid a tribute TO Oklahoma and
the men who helped make her the 46th
star His Grafton showed originality
and study.
Louis Jones had CHOSEN for his sub.
iect. why Don't You Try?' Try to
win tAe battle Of lite. His speech was
full Of good quotations and advice.
Leroy Moses the third and last ora
tor of ,Ie evening. had chosen Tor
his subject THE Rattle Of Battles,
pcing a recital of the glory OF the
Child Of Destiny, his rise and fall.
Mr.. Moses had carefully prepared mis-
Grafton and handled his subject well.
The scenes which brought forth mis-
first words were laid during the reign
Of terror in France. From this point
he pictured the meteor-like as
cent of Napoleon to the throne OF
.rance and the subsequent fall at
Waterloo. He portrayed yividly t"e
maneuverings of the two opposing
armies al the famous battle where
Napoleon's star so disastrously set
forever. He showed familiarity with
the history which records the events
of the time Of Napoleon and Wei
| lington.
An intermission Of a few minutes
was had and members OF the music
class played several selections.
After the intermission Edgar Jones
opened the defamation contest, hav-
ing chosen AS his subject William
Mckinley Earl Welch followed. with
Ine Child Of Destiny" as a subject.
Fain Freeman declaimed "The Con
vict's Soliloquy." and vividly portray
convict sentenced TO death. Richard
Wilhlord, the fourth and last declaim.
er. had chosen as his subject "The
Future OF the South"
The judges retired and the intermis-
sion was filled with music by four
young ladies' and gentlemen
After comforting the judges return
ed. O. G. Goddard was selected 70
present the medals This lie did with
witty speech. The medal for "rG
tory given by ]. w. Banks was
presented TO Leroy Moses, AMI tho
one for defamation given bv the CIT,
National bank. was awarded to Fair
Freeman.
When the encore which followed M
| presentation OF meals had subsid5d d
President ]. NJ. Gross OF the colleg'
arose and stated that he desired 4
present a medal TO The young Il al
who had mad, the best IN - cmen
! In debating during the year. Dr. Gros
: stated that when the ,hool firF
y opened for the present tern a litasar
socicy was organized. This socict
J, honorrd him by assuming the nam
$ Of the Grosstonian Literary S)cietj
h and so long as he lived he w3lid ca
$ man who had made the most az
g vanc"mfnt in debating during tn
n wear Mr. Gross stated thaJ thre
y Judges, two teachers and one puui
n had been appointed at the bcsilni''
3 If school TO decide what '"up e"
g made the most Improvement. and
n gave him great pleasure to pr"'"'
r the medal 70 Elgar Jones, the sele
o tion Of the judges.
The evening session closed.
n The program OF Hargrove cor
o mencement this morning consisted
p the essay contest, in which thr'
d young ladies took part. The essay
IS we're OF a high class and it was wit
great difficulty that the judges agree
n upon the winner, who was Miss Sad
Ig Rybnrn Of Madill. The other conte'
T. ants for the honors were Miss Eth
)r Kelly and Miss Dorothy Carter.
IL Miss Willie Johnson gave an e
cellent reading.