The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23


pertoire with a perfected team work
that won them the right OF way.
Then for change they sang a song
to the air OF John Browns body
which said something about chasing
Sam Carr up sour apple tree" and
wound up by saying, ooh, Clarendon,
aren't you sorry, for We are going
to win"
That was the spirit OF the whole
contest and they all did win. They
couldn't lose.
Order During Contest.
Shortly after 500, President VIII
NJ. Joslin, OF the association, from
the stage called a halt on the cheer
ing OF the delegations and asked the
audience to rise for the invocation
by Rev. Kirkes. Following this, he
clearly and briefly recounted the
movement that has made the con-
test possible and stated that It was
the intention Of the schools to make
the contest an annual affair. Con-
tinuing he quoted from the consti-
tuition of the association 10 the ef-
feet that during the rendering of
the orations cheers by the delega-
lions be strictly withheld. Follow
ing the presidents remarks the sec
rotary, A. F. Chalk, called several
MUSICAL numbers. A young lady
from Canadian first sang Dream
ing: Miss Talley. of Clarendon, fol-
lowed with a piano solo and Miss
Louise Marshall OF Goodnight, gave
"The Palms" as a piano solo. All
three Of the young musicians showed
genuine merit in their performances,
The Doctrine OF Peace.
w. c. Johnson, substantial look
ling young fellow from Goodnight
came first with his Grafton Peace. "
Johnson had an easy stage presence,
spoke clearly, in an excellent voice
and without mannerlsm. He forgot
once and the halt caused by this
undoubtedly worked against him in
the decision.
A command OF language which
gave his grafton a fluent quality
which his predecessor had to a GER
tain extent lacked, enabled G.. T
Palmer to cover in his Grafton REV
olution in the orient" breadth OF
subject which made his the most
complete address OF the evening. Eu-
logging high ideals of Christian civ
illzation az expressed by the growth
and prosperity OF the United States
Mr.. Palmer surveyed the situation
in China and pointed out Christian
Americas opportunity in the move
ment that is now working toward
making a power Of the great eastern
empire. Palmer spoke rapidly ant
with a complete command OF his
GRAFTON from beginning to end.
A speaker OF an entirely differen
type was S. B. Carr who came last
GLITTER of World Power" Carr
spoke with a fire and force greater
than both the other speakers, but hi
frequent gestures and his voice Of 1
clear but unusual quality were no
so successful He had built up
good grafton on the evils of too
great regard for world power in thu
affairs of nations and he spoke will
convincing earnestness
Graded on Thought and Delivery.
Following the last speaker, tn,
president called for the COMMITTEES
on grades, and the young men o
this committee took the stage. HI
then explained that the orations hat
been graded by three judges OF
thought and that the rankings o
these Judges would be combined will
the rankings by the judges on dc
livery, While the judges here, San
r. Merrill, A. A. Lumpkin and J
r. Bowman, were rendering their de
cisions and the committee was can
wasting the results, a quartette o
, young ladies', Misses Smith, Dodsor
ONeil and Sullivan, from Clarendon
sang "The Old oaken Bucket" in
way that left no doubt about the en-
} core in spite Of the presidents ei
forts to get the hall quiet, so tn
quartette told In very effective son
, Of the wickedness OF Little john
Green" in throwing poor pussy ca
J down the we'll.
I In the tense expectancy which 10
! lowed the completion OF the work q
, the canvassing committee. the pref