Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-05-05
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Enlivened by Oratorical Contest
and Track Meet.
VICTORIES FOR
MINERAL POINT
Result of the Contest at Monroe,
by Groups.
Last Saturday a Great Day for
Athletics in Mineral Point.
THE CONTEST.

THE CONTEST.
Well, at last the great League contest
is a thing of the past.
Miss Inez Piquet of Platteville, and
Frank Denniger of Darlington, will
represent the league in the District
contest at Platteville, Friday evening,
May 10.
Blanche and Osmon Fox tied for the
position of alternate, or the privilege of
representing the League if either of the
representatives is unable to go to Platte
vile on May 10.
There sesms to be considerable mis-
understanding as to what we did at
Monroe. Many cannot see why we are
able to say that Blanche and Osmon
took third place, and yet we are unable
to say which of the others took first
place and which took second.
We are confronted with rather
difficult problem as there were sixteen
speakers. We feared that to have the
judges attempt to decide as to the
merit of so many at one time might
result in great injustice to some of the
speakers as the program would continue
almost four hours.
We first tried to divide into two con-
tests, one for boys and one for girls, but
could not because of the fact that one
school was represented by two girls.
We then divided the contestants into
two groups Gone speaker from each
schooD and decided to have the judges
decide on the first, second, and third
places in each group separately, with the
understanding that the one who took
first place in each group should repre-
sent the league at Platteville, and in
case the one receiving first place in
either group could not go to Platteville,
the one receiving second place in that
group should go.
There are many objections to such
plan, but after more than an hour of
debate the eight Principals decided that
it was the best we could do,
The first group was as follows:
The Death of Lafayette,
Harry Staffacher, Monroe
The Mount of Laws, First Place
Frank Denniger, Darlington
The Prisoners Plea,
Arthur Wichmann, Belmont
The Convicts Violin,
Mabel Stringer, Cuba City
The Revolt of Mother, Third Place
Fern Lawyer, Hazel Green
Her First Appearance,
Frances Whaley, Benton
The Union Soldier
Harry Forehand, Platteville
The Little Stowaway, Second Place
Blanche Fox, Mineral Point
The second group was as follows:
Heart of Old Hickory,
Vincent Byrne, Hazel Green
College Oil Cans,
VERNE Hughes, Belmont
The Night Run of the Overland,
Aleta Welley, Cuba City
Her First Appearance Third Place
Mona Hoskin, Darlington
The Slow Man. Second Place
OSmon Fox Mineral Point
Connor's Son,
Mabel Ward, Monroe
Bobbie Shaftoe, First Place
Inez Piquett, Platteville
The Bishop,
John Sheel Benton
The last speaker did not leave the
platform until after twelve.
We have every reason to feel proud
of the showing made by these two
young people who put up such a noble
fight for the school.
While we are anxious that nothing
should keep either of the representatives
from going to Platteville, we should be
proud to see either Blanche or Osmon
among the speakers at Platteville We
shall keep them both in training.
The league will need to be divided
before another year, as so many schools