Gilpin observer., 1909-05-06
SCHOOL NOTES..

Base ball game, City park, Satur-
day afternoon, May 8, game begins at
/ p. M, Central City high school VS..
State Industrial school. Admission
25 cents Be booster. Help the
boys along. Good support for this
game means game every Saturday
during May.
The Contest.
crowded to the guards with Gilpin
county boosters, intent on taking all
the prizes to be won at the Idaho
contest in sight reading and declama-
ton. Everybody had jolly time on
the way over School yells and school
songs added to the general hilarity,
and when the train entered Idaho
Springs everyone in town who could
hear knew that the Gilpin county
special had arrived.
The contestants in the sight read
ing for girls were the Misses Rose
Ganson, Nellie Anger and Grace Tre-
coming. Miss Ganson was awarded
first prize for work in sight reading
that was simply without fault. The
Gilpin contestant acquitted herself
splendidly but the odds were against
anyone other than a professional rea-
der to win against Miss Ganson.
In the contest in sight reading for
boys, Everett Mccoy Of Central City
was pitted against Robert McClelland
of Idaho. Both contestants did well,
but Mccoy brought back the gold
medal and the Gilpin folks raised
hurrah that made the old ark trem-
BILE as IL she were on the sea again.
In the boys division of the grade
defamation contest the speakers were
Daniel Boyle of Black Hawk, Edwin
Reddin of Idaho Springs, and Fran
els Keleher OF Central. The contest
clearly was very close between the
Central and Black Hawk contestants,
and no one would have been greatly
disappointed to have had the judges
decide for either of the two. Fran
els was awarded 256 points and Dan
iel with 25S points won the second
Gilpin county victory. The other
contestant had 243 points.
The girls contesting in defamation
were Marguerite Mollett OF Arvada.
Theodosia Wall of Idaho. Myrtle Bow
an CT Central, and Amelia Gabardi
of Black Hawk, The recitation, THE
Boboiink," by Theodisa Wall of Idaho
was vell given, but again the contest
was all In favor of Gilpin. Myrtle
Bowden did exceptionally well, one
Judge according her first place. The
total of the percentages awarded first
lace to Amelia Gabardi with Myrtle
Bowden close second, Theodia
Wall, third, and Marguerite Mollett.
fourth Miss Gabardi gave an artis-
tic rendering of the recitation, "A
Prisoner of the Bastile," which was
entirely worthy the recognition she
received. The contest winners were
congratulated on all sides and those
who lost proved themselves good
losers. Gilpin county had reason to
he proud of every contestant,fo for each
ne, ainner or loser, was credit to
the county.
The special train pulled out at IL
o'clock with a hundred or more bois-
ferrous people shouting for Central
u,u Ct1pir
The engineer caught the inspiration
OF the joyfest and pulled the whistle
for hundred. twenty-five toots and
a half to the tune OF the Black Hawk
yell. That engineer deserves med
al himself for starting from Central
on time, arriving at Idaho Springs ON
time and for using a little Colorado
G. Southern coal and steam to boost
for Gilpin county. Three cheers for
the engineer.
The rext contest will be at Central
City in December and will probably
be a duplicate of the contest just
given at Idaho Springs.
Eighth Grade Day.
Eighth grade day will be celebrated
on Friday afternoon, May IA. Prac-
tically all the schools in the county
will close for the afternoon and teach
ers and seventh and eighth grade
students will attend the exercises.
School boards are showing the right
spirit by giving the day. The pro.
gram will begin at 1880 p. m.
Prosram-Eishth Grade Day, 1909.
Music-"The Kings Champion" -
----- ---- High School Chorus
NNolcoma Addrasa-Miss Annie CHM.