The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
HAMMOND
HIGH SCHOOL
IS VICTORIOUS
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to celebrate the victory.
Hammond First In Oratory.
The spirit of Wendell Phillips once
more carried Miss Edith Carter the
silver tongued oratress of the Ham
mond high school, to the heights Of
oratory and lifted her head and Shout
ders above her six plucky rivals at the
Northern Indiana oratorica1 contest
which was held in Towle opera house
last Saturday night before moderate
sized crowd.
Miss Madge Woodward, the splendid
speaker of the South Bend high school
speaker, carried off second honors win
ming the silver medal while the gold
me dal went to the Hammond girl
The cheer that went up when 1t was
announced that Miss Carter was first,
echoed and reverberated through the
building in a manner that the opera
house had never known before. Ham
mond people knew no bounds to their
enthusiasm while Miss Carter took her
honors as gracefully as she had de-
livered her grafton and received the
medal with a look as her competitors
which said It wish you could have all
won a medal" Crown Point got the
of those who said she should have had
a better place in the county contest.
Miss Carter Against Worthy Field.
Miss Carter was pitted against field
that was worthy of her ability, and
had the South Benz damsel delivered
an grafton instead of a narration, the
gold medal might today be displayed
in the high school of South Bend.
dentaIly been taken to Michigan City and
the complete standing of the speakers
not having been public the speakers
cannot be placed in their regular order
according to the decisions made, but
It, is known that Miss Hazel Smith of
Crown Point, whose GRAFTON was More
regard for the Law" was adjudged
third.
Miss Woodward's grafton was Jeanne
dare" and while it was more in the
shape of a narration it was given in
such manner as to allow much range
for gestures, and range of voice. She
faltered somewhat in the beginning, her
voice failing to carry to the remote
parts of the building, but once she had
taken the measure of the building she
created a silence in theaudience that
was tense. Miss Carter was majestic
and dignifed in her poses and gestures
and her voice was clear and dramatic.
She was inspired by her subject and
delivered it as well and possibly better
than when she won the Lake county
oratorical contest. The thought and
composition of the other contestants
the big stumbling block for most of
them.
| Laporte Boy Was First.
| Ben F. Drollinger of Laporte, de-
livered the first grafton, his subject
being "A Remedy for Anarchy" The
subject gives room for much thought
and composition and was well handled
| by the aspirant and surrounded by RI
walls of lesser ability would have made
him winner The same might be said
OF Orlo Beahl of Goshen, who spoke
on THE Mission of Republic" Her
bert Lautman, a former Hammond boy
now of Michigan City, spoke on THE
New Patriotism" His thought and COM
position were better than his delivery
but all three were nevertheless good
considering that there were seven con-
testants and only two prizes.
Lafayette" the grafton by Earle
Reeder of Mishawaka was we'll handled
by the speaker, who however handi-
capped himself by mannerism and en-
barrassment in the beginning of his
subject. Toward the end, however, he
attained what he had ben striving for
animation. gestures, expressions, etc.
Hammond was drunk with antic-
lipated victory and the rooters of the
Hammond high school anticipating vic
tory rooted inceasantly from the time
that the judges retired until the de
cisions were made. "Skidoo" Murray
was the yell leader and showed con.
siderable originality.
The Baptist orchestra furnished the
music for the oratorical, and after The
fourth grafton the high school NAL,
chorus delivered one chorus song which
was cheered for an encore.
Summary of the Athletic Meet.
Discuss hurl-1st, Young, Crown
Point; End. Eckert, Plymouth; 3rd
Wablen, Elkhart. Distance, 1927 feet
100 yard dash-1st, Koenig. Soutl
Bend; End, Homer, South Bend; 3rd
Hanenstein. Elkhart. Time, 1914
Running broad jump-1st. Dick, co
shen; End, Rockwell, Crown Point; 3rd
Young. Crown Point. Distance. 1911
1 mile relay race-Hammond team
Time, 1855.
Hammer throw-1st, Young, Crow
Point; End, Ebert, Hammond; Bird, Pax
son, South Bend. Distance, 1861
$50 yard run-1st, Kennedy, Ham
mond; End, Kingley. South Bend; 3rd
McKindley, Mishawaka. Time, 2:I1 Ii
22O yard dash-1st, Frankenstein, Go
shen; End. Hunter, Hammond; 3r6
; Koenig. South Bend. Time, 2:111-5.
go yard low hurdle-1st, Elliott
Hammond; End. Veddar Hammond; 3rt
Homer. South Bend. Time. :27 As
Pole vault-1st, Iddings, Crown Point
End, Francis, Laporte; Bird, Root, Elk
hart. Height, SO feet.
12O-yard high hurdle-1st, Elliot
Hammond; End, Johnson; 3rd, Park.
Michigan City. Time, :17A.
Shot put, IL pounds-1st, Youns
Crown Point; End. Mahlen, Elkhart
: 3rd. Eckert, Plymouth. Distance, AZ.
feet.
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