The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-09

public instruction. AS Eugene bTauy'
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 hail up
on their shoulders.
When the judges turned in their
figures showing the grades made by
the young women who participated IN
the state girls recitation contest Fri
day night, and chairman ]. ]. Doyne
representing the Little Rock Hisa
School, had been awarded the first
prize, making the second first prize
carried off by the Little Rock school
during the day, pandemonium broke
loose, and for five minutes the cheers
of her schoolmates presented the fur
Their 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 mastery man
ner. Her efforts last night showed
natural ability, supplemented by much
careful training and a determination
to 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 member of the SEN
ior class. and a student of excep-
tional ability. He is a son Of Mr.. and
Mrs w. D. Brady. and lives at TIA
West Tenth street.
Miss Morton, who carried of the
first honors in the girls contest, Is
a daughter of Mrs. S. c. Morton, who
lives at 1906 Broadway. She is also
a member of the senior class Of the
High School, and has shown decided
talents as an elocutionist.
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, Sloan
Spring; Miss Lillian Fortune, Clary
Training School, Fordyce, and Miss
Virginia Buxton. Nashville High
School.
The prizes awarded Friday night
consisted of silver loving cup, valued
at $40, to go to the school from which
the frst-prize winner was registered,
and a first prize to the contestant Of
$25 in gold. Second prize was $40
in gold, third prize was IS in gold
and the fourth prize was a $40 artists
proof photograph donated by Harris
An additional prize of pair of shoes
was donated by the winner by STRAIT
man & Son.
The program Friday evening was
supplemented by solo by Mrs. D.
R. Zones and selection by the chorus
of 40 voices from the Ladies' Musical
Coterie
In deciding the contests. three
judges were selected, whose names
are to be kept secret Each was pro-
vided with score card. upon which
he gave each candidate three ratings.
Sixty-five per cent might be awarded
for effectiveness Of delivery, twenty
five per cent for the difficulty Of selec-
ton chosen by the contestants, and
ten per cent for stage presence or APP
pearance of the candidate. The to-
tai that could be scored by any one
candidate was 100 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 collision or unfairness. In fact,
the universal sentiment seems to be
that the judges were very fair in their
grades.