Gilpin observer., 1908-04-30
PUBLIC SCHOOL
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and attention has been given to the
operetta. The cast of characters for
the ''Flower Nymphs" is as follows:
Aurora. ...........Queen of the Dawn
Apollo. The Sun King
Twenty-four Flower Nymphs. ......
............ Attendants upon Aurora
Twenty-four Imps or Princes. ..
............. Attendants upon Apollo
The stage setting of this production
is artistic and the music delightful
throughout. Admission is charged to
pay expenses, 25c and 35c, seats reserv-
ed at Couch's. This is the only time in
the year that grade program is held
in room large enough to accommodate
all who wish to hear it. Let everyone
take advantage of this.
THE CONTEST
Over two hundred people from Gilpin
county were on board the special train
from Central City to Idaho Springs Fri
day night to boost for our people in the
contest. 1t was jolly, enthusiastic
crowd out for a good time and for
good cause and it was a great credit
to the Little Kingdom that school af-
fair should arouse suchl widespread in
terest among our people. 1t was one
of many evidences of the fact that the
people of Gilpin county take livelier
and more helpful interest in the public
schools than do the people of any other
county in the state. The Colorado and
Southern through its officials and train
men showed the crowd every courtesy
possible, and provided train of four
cars in order to afford seats for every
one. Thirty boosters came down the
hill from Nevadaville with their "Hello
Mike, hello Bill, What's the matter
with Nevadaville. Secretary Chapple
and his corps of teachers went along to
chaperon the crowd. They all had good
right to be proud of Delmar Brown,
their representative. Black Hawk was
on hand with special car and an en-
thusiastic crowd. ''There never was
minute, when we were not in it, with
He and a Ha and Sis Boom Ba, Black
Hawk, Black Hawk, Rah, Rah, Rah."
Miss Laura Hill, Black Hawks repre-
sentative, did exceptionally well, and
her school is to be congratulated on her
effort, regardless of the decision of the
judges. Central City turned out in force
and enthusiasm ran high in the hope
that her contestants would take the first
place in both events, and they came so
near doing it that there was no fun in
it for the other folks. The contestants
in the grammar school division were
Laura Hill, of Black Hawk; Retta Tenn
pier, of Wheatridge; Mamie Cunning
ham, of Georgetown; Oswald Gedney,
of Silver Plume; Loretta Shearer, of
Arvada; Francis Keleher, of Central
City; Charles Ganson, of Idaho Springs;
Delmar Brown, Neyadaville. There
were eight contestants in this division.
First place was awarded to Loretta
Shearer of Arvada, and second place to
Francis Keleher of Central City. The
contestants in the high school division
were Hazel Gizen, Silver Plume; Dan
Murphy, Central City; Lulu Ransom,
Wheatridge; Sam Hill, Golden; Ruth
Edwards, Georgetown; Edith Noxon,
Idaho Springs. Six contestants in this
division. The , first place was
awarded to Miss Edith Noxon, Idaho
Springs, and second place to Dan Muir
ply of Central City high school. The
next contest will be held in Central City
in December and will consist of sight
reading for the grades and defamation
for the high school. Each high school
will be entitled to two representatives,
boy and girl. The sight reading will
probably be chosen from David Cop
perfeld," and the Central preliminary
should be held by the first day of No
vember. Let every prospective con-
testant choose his work now and get
busy. Make our song that came so
nearly being true more than ever ap-
propriate for the next contest. Don't
you hear the Little Kingdom Come All
join round and beat the boosters drum,
for the Gilpin county high and the Gil
pin county grades, will win the first
place in the contest-tonight. Dan
Murphy.