The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
PLYMOUTH WINS
ORATORICAL
MILES PRICE GETS GOLD
MEDAL IN MARSHALL
COUNTY CONTEST
ARGOS is SEC
OND & LAPAZ
THIRD.

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contest of the Marshall county
Oratorical Association, was held
in the Webster school auditorium
Friday night, before a crowd of
500 people. The room was taxed
to its utmost capacity and over
one hundred were turned away
for lack of room.
There were FIVE contestants rep
resenting the high schools of Bre-
men. Culver, LaPaz, Argos and
Plymouth, three young men and
two young women, none of
whom but can be better citizens
as the result of their efforts in
this contest, which, though it did
not bring a gold medal to each,
nevertheless brought to each a
victory which, though it repre-
sented the contestants best en-
deavor. will lead to even better
efforts in the future and per-
chance to greater rewards.
The orations were all splendid
and showed that they were the
result of careful thought. prepar-
alton and training. The members
of the various high school facul-
ties-who are making ah effort
to improve our standard of pub
lie speaking by endeavoring to
equip the high school student,
and hence the men and women OF
the future in this particular,
which should be considered an i'm
portant part OF every mans edu-
cation-are to be congratulated
upon the success attendant SO far
upon their efforts in the improve
ment shown and the great inter
est being taken in the forensic art
by our young men and women
Three judges. Prof. H. b
Brown of Valparaiso university
Supt. Early of Warsaw, and
MIR. Rodgers, were stationed in
different parts of the room, and
graded the various speakers
These grades were averaged by
an auditing committee, and were
read by Prof. Brown, who con-
ferred the medals to the winners
Three medals were provided, and
were awarded as follows First
prize, gold medal, Miles Price oil
Plymouth; second prize, silver
medal, Gladys Pickerel of Argos
third prize bronze medal. to En-
ory Miller of LaPaz. The per
centage OF the three winners were
"a 2-3 per cent, "a per cent, an,
81 1-2 per cent respectively.
Along with the FIVE orations
an excellent musical program
was executed. by high school tai
ent The Kuhn trio, the girls
double quartette, vocal solo by
Miss Tomlinson and boys quar-
tette. all evoked enthusiastic ap
plause.
The program rendered was a.
follows:
: Opening remarks .............
..... .Supt. r. A. Randall
Instrumental Trio
uduio Andr,
Kuhn Trio
Invocation -. Rev. Geo. Phu.
Vocal Solo, Sunlight Land
Helen Tomlinson
Grafton. Philosophy of the Dec
laration of independence. :.
49,. Budd Yockey, BYeme,
Grafton, Maxinkuckee
Vera Baker, Culve
Double Quartette, Violets. -.
Wright ....
Grace Bussard, Helen Tomlinsor
Irene Kuhn Ferrell Shafer
Vera Suseland Cecile Burket
Florence Foltz Lenora Vinall
Grafton, Shodld United State
Senators be ELECTED by Direc
Vote of the People
-. Gladys Pickerel. Argo
Grafton, Patriotism .....
49,. Emory Miller, LaPa
Grafton. immigration and Its Re
striction. -. Miles Price, Ply
mouth
Ouartette, Soldiers Chorus -.
Faust ... ....
Lester Zumbaugh Ralph Rinar
Harry Alexander Arthur Palme
Instrumental Trio, The Brida
Rose
Kuhn Trio
Decision of judges
A large delegation of student
was present from each hig
school in the county, great Ell
thusiasm was displayed, and tn
air was filled with the din of hig
school yells, and pennants wave
on high.
Social Union Is Entertained.