Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-05-28
FIRST Hoaons FOB CUSTER MAID.
Teresa Garlock q Prise Winner in the
Declamatory Contest at vsrmillion.

Declematofy Coutost NJ Verm1llion.
The annual State High School Ath-
letic and Declamatory Contest was held
at vermillion, May 1921. in which 35
high schools participated. Out of these
36, l6 Of the most representative high
schools held the Declamatory Contest
on the evening of Friday, May 20. In
this contest Miss Teresa, the second
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. v. Garlock,
won first prize. An event of which not
only the high school pupils but every
body in Custer feels justly proud.
The city hall at Vermillion which was
beautifully decorated for the occasion,
was packed with Q most enthusiastic
audience and the various schools We'd
with one another to see who could make
the most noise until the program began.
We have neither time nor space to
enumerate the good points of the yari
GUS contestants, suffice to say that it was
splendid program from start to finish,
aud although long. the audience at l:So
o'clock q. m. did not seem unusually
tired or restless.
Our main interest centered on the two
who took first and second place. The
contest lay between Custer and Mitch.
ell-Teresa Garlock and William L.
Kelley-with the odds in favor of Mitch
ell, as the boy had taken several medals
in various contests; 80 we felt all the
more elated when it was announced
that the Custer lady had won first prize,
by one point.
We were very proud of our mountain
maid, and justly too; and to say we
were jubilant would be putting it pretty
mildly. Custer high school could not
have a better advertisement in the
State, for it proved that although we are
a little town buried among the noun
tains, we took time, energy and money
to 60 after higher things and carried of
the rich plum Of the State contest at our
first entrance. Miss Teresa was at her
best in every respect of the word and
the fire and enthusiasm that failed her
at the Spearfish contest was given her
treble in this big opportunity. She
caught and held the audience from her
entrance and their tumultuous applause
signiied their entire approval of her
rendition of Gentlemen, the Kingp
Miss Garlock had the advantage of
good place on the program, being sew
enth, and also to come before the other
contestant with the same selection. One
Of the judges remarked that she was
one Of the most finished amateurs that
he had ever heard. The rewards of
merit for this victory are not the least
by any means-being a gold medal for
the contestant, and for her school an
SKA feet blue silk, hand-painted banner.
So here's to the State contestant,
She's winner and that We knew
She comes from town far distant
But they knew her, when she got
through.
Upon the young lady's return home
Monday night nearly the entire town
turned oat to do her honor. A delega-
ton of high school pupils went up to
Hill City to meet her. AT this station
the platform was crowded with people
who greeted her with music and dis
play of fireworks, the band playing sew
eral patriotic pieces. After that car
riage decorated in High School colors
and drawn by the Seniors and Juniors.
conveyed her to the intersection of Gus
ter avenue and Sixth street where
mammoth bonfire illuminated the scene
and they made merry for half an hour.
While the High School boys were Civ
ing the class yell the Rod and Gun Club
fred several salutes in her honor, add
ing to the enthusiasm and unchecked
antics displayed. Miss Garlock held an
impromptu reception at the residence
of her parents on Harney street, until a
late hour.