The Monticellonian., 1908-04-09
LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL WINS
Takes Both Boys and Girls DecIamatory ContestsEp
 gene Brady and Alice Morton Winners of firsts.

public instruction. As Eugene Brady, who carried of first honors for him self and Little Rock, descended from the stage bearing the silver loving cup he was seized By his classmates and carried in triumph from the hall up- on their shoulders.
 When the judges turned in their figures showing the grades made by the young women who participated il the state girls recitation contest Fri day night, and chairman J. J. Doyne announced that Miss Alice Morton, representing the Little Rock hig- School, had been awarded the first prize. making the second first prize carried of by the Little Rock school during the day, pandemonium broke loose, and for five minutes the cheers of her schoolmates presented the fur ther announcement of the awards. Miss Morton had chosen for her sub ject "The Chariot Race. from Ben Hur, and she presented this extreme ly difficult subject in pasterly man. nef Her efforts last night showed a natural ability, supplemented by much careful training and a determination 10 win, for the honor that might fall not only to her. but to the school she represented
 Eugene Brady. winner in the after noon contest, is a member of the sen- for class. and student of eXeep- tional ability. He is a son of MT. and Mrs W D. Brady. and lives at 7if West Tenth street.
 Miss Morton, who carried of the first honors in the girls contest. is daughter of Mrs. s. c. Morton, who q member of the senior class of the High School, and has shown decided talents as an eloeutionist.
 After announcing the winner of the first prize in Friday nights contest. the chairman proceeded to announce the winners of the second. third and fourth prizes, who were Miss Florence Smith of Arkansas Conference Col lege Preparatory School. Siloan. Spring; Miss Lillian Fortune, Clary Training School, Fordyce, and Miss Virginia Buxton, Nashville High School.
 The prizes awarded Friday night consisted of a silver loving cup. valued at $20, to go 10 the school from which the first-prize winner was registered, and a first prize 10 tho contestant of s25 in gold. Second prize was s10 in gold, third prize was g. in gold and the fourth prize was a BIO artists proof photograph donated by Harris. An additional prize of pair of shoes Was donated by the winner by Strat. man X Son.
 The program Friday evening was supplemented by a solo by Mrs. D. R. Fones and a selection by the chorus of 40 voices from the Ladies Musical Coterie
 In deciding the contests. three judges were selected, whose names are 10 be kept secret. Each was pro vided with a score card upon which he gave each candidate three ratings. Sixty-five per cent might be awarded for effectiveness of delivery, twenty uNt per cent IOE lHf uAiHCultS OI StltI- ton chosen by the contestants, and len per cent for stage presence or ap- pearance of the candidate. The to- tai that could be scored by any one candidate was loo per cent. After the contestants had finished their efforts. these three cards were turned over to an auditing committee, which footed the total of each contestant and then awarded the honors to the candidate having the highest grand average. In this way the utmost fairness prevailed The judges were seated at widely sep arated sections of the auditorium, and there was absolutely no chance of collusion or unfairness. In fact, the universal sentiment seems to be that the judges were very fair in their grades