Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-05-26
Contest For Warner Medals.

The Town Hall at Rockville was the
arena of two spirited oratorical contest:
last Saturday, which were witnessed by g
large assemblage of persons from all parts
of the county, There were also read the
prize essays of the young ladies. to whom
the judges had previously made their
awards from among about two dozen con-
testants.
The morning session was devoted to the
district schools and the afternoon to the
Grammar and High Schools contestants.
The district school contest was between
Masters WILDER Burns, the best district
school speaker in the First district contest.
Lester Holler in the Third district, Elgar
H. Stanler in the Fifth district, Lawrence
Cecil in the Eleventh district. Claude Hill
ton in the Twelfth district, and Addison
Ourand in the Thirteenth district. The
first prize was awarded to Master Claude
Hilton, of Damascus, and the second prize
to Master Lawrence Cecil. of Comus.
Miss Maud L. Beall, of the Laytonsville
school, was awarded the first district school
prize for essays on Education" and Miss
Pearl Graeves. of Dwyer school. received the
second prize. Both of these essays were
excellent and well read by their respective
authors.
While the district school boys did well
and showed remarkable self-possession and
ease, the contest between the Grammar and
High Schools young men was more spirited.
These contestants we're:
Mr.. John T. Fletchall, of Poolesville.
"Rienzi to the Romans" Mr.. Frederick P.
Hays. of Montgomery County High School.
THE Meaning of the Tines" Mr.. Medford
Candy. of the Sherwood High School, Call
to Arms" by Patrick Henry; Mr.. Enroll
Kanode. of the Gaithersburg High School,
True Granduer of Nations; Mr.. Byron
Coe. of the Kensington Grammar School,
THE Character of Napoleon" and Mr..
Graham Getty, of the Woodside Grammar
School, "Horatius at the Bridge"
AS whole, the excellence of the after
equaled in these Warner contests Each
of these young men knew his speech per-
fectly and exhibited careful training and
decided ability. The High School boys
had the advantage of age and experience
and, therefore. carried off the prizes, but
the younger boys demonstrated that the
Grammar Schools will fill their places in
future contests. Mr. Hays won the first
and Mr. KanOde the second prize, but Mr..
Candy did credit to his High School by an
exhibition of like excellence of training and
ability which marks him also as one of the
most promising youths of the county.
No less meritorious were the prize essays
which were read by Miss Ruby Robertson,
of the Montgomery County High School,
winner of the first prize. and Miss Esther
Fowler. of the Kensington Grammar School,
the recipient of the second prize, their
subjects being universal Peace" Indeed.
both of these essays were remarkably good,
and the essay of Miss Robertson especially
indicates literary talent of high order.
The contests were conducted under the
auspices of the County School Board. whose
President. Mr.. George H. Lamar. presided.
The judges of the oratorical contests were
Mr.. John A. Garrett, of Glen Echo, DIR.
Warren Price, of Kensington. and Mr.. Ed
ward Chiswell, of DickersOn. The judges
of the essays were Mr.. William F. Pretty
man and Miss Sarah Farquhar.
Mr.. B. H. Warner. the principal donor OF
the prizes and the originator of the most
excellent plan for reviving an interest in
oratory. delivered the prizes and made an
appropriate address Mr.. Roger Farquhar
in well-chosen words, thanked Mr.. Warner
on behalf of the School Board and com.
mended his liberality School Commits
sioners Cooke, Hilton and Offutt and Assis-
tant-Superintenden Broome were also pre-
sent
The School Commissioners and their
guests, including Mr.. b. II. Warner, Miss
Warner. Judge f. C. Peter and Mr.. George
c. Rice, former President of the School
Board, were served with lunch at the Mont
gomery Country Club.