The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-09
lLlTTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL WINS
Takes Both Boys and Girls Decamatory Contests'tv
gene Brady and Alice Morton Winners OF Firsts
THE WINNIE RS.

THE WINNERS.
FIRST Prize, Boys Declaration
Eugene Brady, Little Rock High
School.
First Prize, Girls Recitation-Miss
Alice Morton. Little Rock High
School.
Second Prize, Boys Defamation
Christopher Otto, Hot Springs High
School.
Second Prize. Girls Recitation
Miss Florence Smith, Arkansas Con-
ference College, Preparatory, Sloan
Springs.
Ernest T. Hays, Amity High School.
Third Prize, Girls Recitation-Miss
Lillian Fortune, Clary Training School.
Fordyce.
Fourth Prize, Boys Defamation
Ellis Butcher, Prescott High School.
Fourth Prize, Girls Recitation
Virginia Buxton, Nashville High
School.
The Auditorium rink on West Mark
ham street, Little Rock, where the
contests were held, was deliberately
decorated. From every beam and
rafter in the huge building streamers
and festoons of bunting. lavish dis
plays of the national colors and gar
lands of colored crepe paper appeared.
In the center of the east side of the
building an elevated platform was
erected, and this was banked about
contested for were displayed on pedes-
tails.
The elimination contests held at
the Y. NJ. C. A. Auditorium Friday
morning resulted in the selection OF
ten young women who had part in the
final contest Friday night. These
girls, the schools which they repre-
sent and their subjects were:
Mary Louise Hammersley. Fort
Smith High School, Mark Anthony's
Grafton
Marie Bennett, Hope High School.
How the LaRue Stakes Were Lost"
Clare Curry, Texarkana High School.
"As the Moon Rose"
Violette Park, Pine Bluff High
School, THE Battle of Ivry."
Lillian Fortune, Clary Training
School, Fordyce, Come Here"
Virginia Buxton. Nashville High
School, "Zingarella."
Florence Smith, Arkansas Confer
ence College. "Hagar."
Hazel Davis, Stuttgart Training
School, THE Soul of the Violin"
Sallie Balm, Portland High School,
"a Mornings Mail
Alice Morton, Little Rock High
School, Chariot Race From Ben Hur. "
The program for the afternoon be-
gan promptly at 2:30, State Superin-
tendent j. j. Doyne presiding and in
PRODUCING the various speakers. The
Hendrix Conway male quartet were
first on the program. The first con-
testant to appear on the platform was
Ellis Butcher, representing the Pres
colt High School. and he was followed
by Woodlief Thomas of Ell Dorado.
Christopher Otto of Hot Springs,
Charlie Smith of Wynne, Will O'Shea
Of Fort Smith, Ernest T. Hays of Am
ity, Robert w. Freeland Of Malvern.
Edward McFadden of Hope, md Ben
Carter of Teaxrkana.
By winning first place Mr. Brady
secures for his school the silver loving
cup. valued at $40, which was donated
by the Bates Catering Company. For
himself he wins a prize OF $25 in gold.
The second prize. won by Christie
pher Otto, was $40 in gold; the bird
prize. awarded TO E. T. Hays. S. in
gold, and the fourth prize. awarded
to Ellis Butcher, consisted of ten vol
umes of Bryan's World Famous Ora
tions. All the young men were called
to the platform after the decision had
been announced and given their prizes
by j. J. Doyne, state superintendent of