The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-23
MISS MAPLE NAEFUs
WINS HIGH HoNoRs
Takes Silver Medal in oratoricai uon.
test Of High Schools Of New
Mexico at Santa Fe
Last Week

Last Week
MI Iurumcnrl Will be- pleased To learn
thni Miss Maple Ncafu,. eldest daughter
."i "ur fcllowtowusmau, Henry Neafus.
Won high huuor- IN the orntorienl con
t"st uf the High Schools ~ New Mex.
lco ar santa Fc last week. Miss Maple
BE- very highly esteemed Young lady OF
ims city and has a future before her
inu will be- watched with great inter.
"-t bog 'hr propl' IT rucumcari. Her ora.
room wn. n, follows.
Famous Women.
FROM time 'mmrmarisl woman has
n0.-"n'hrd the worlds ideals. When
ihr decd, cot this world first began to
hr rhr'nIclrd woman wa, found 10 be
.n' rn",cu birdie of art FROM the br.
-innlng th" thing, that minisiered to
w"ukIud good have bv the general
Judgment been made feminine. The
ships ihni hear u- through the storm
'u-,r,i .ra to butbor: the seasuns that
bring variety ui climate: surccase of toll
aud renewed lir. even the earth itself.
which though ull time aud in all Ian
euHgr. hu, hrou the universal mother.
fh" urur"- were women. the muses. toe
\"'ir" thr sculptor, pf olden time.
iHrIr One purpose wa. to make every i'm.
mortal daughter u the gods. The
-uhlImr.t conceptions uf the human
Wnd hu'" hrru presented IN the form
"t woman: take liberty; take Justice:
'n.' 'hc holy aspirations; all the sacred
realities each glorious IDEAL has 20 the
common Thought been feminine. In liz
nniwr "f ull time woman has been
m"rrN- messenger. hand maid of ten.
drWr-,. creator aud prc.ervcr of human
happiness.
Io pronounce The name of Shakes.
uurr there immediately come, into
w wmd lm.pcnr. pr-drmona. Marinda.
E",nI,ud, r"rliia. Queen Catherine of
\r3gou, 'urdcliu, aud Portia. 80 we
600 'ht thruuph an time wnman has
ivp'h"d Ho 'rur the beautiful the good
of earth
~ rnc dawn of the Twentieth Cen.
imN America chose woman a. the IDEAL
ol thai commonwealth For the char.
arrcr rf frauci, 4. Willard j. woman 4
npotuv"~i- She was American; she
WINS thr child ut our American prairies:
dangter of an American home. Her
mission aud work was Ia make IN.
home, Of thc millions pure. To render
wrri and strong those human relations
whirh constitute the family. Hers was
$40 philosophers creed She got her in
-iHfaiinn from higher source than mn.
Hnu thiuking IN her life's work We
see rc,torcd 10 earth thar faith which.
whenever mHn has let II work ia
miracle, has wrought victory here and
Immortality hereafter Such was the
faith of Joan, the inspired mnid ~
France" who believing herself called bv
ihe saints 10 help her King. Charles VII.
went 20 his succor withoat further on.
treaty, hearuting her charger. clad IN
white arnT from head Co foot, with
the great white tanner waiving over
her, she led ten thousand mep 70 vie.
tory aud crowned her King AT Rheims.
Again franre was in the ihroes % I
revolution. Jean Paul Marat sat on fhs
throne e'ndemniuP thousands 10 death
while no citizei, or hody Of citizens. had
th" courage TO stop the tyrant. but 4
was born Ia the heart Of peasant ne
'harlotte 'orday, TO faee her eiassn
Charlotte corday 90 freu l,ss runa|lt'
When the climax was reeelea H Ae
persecuiiVn of the GisonAIl
formed the ereAl rfaolln N he ~
avenrer Of her party ~ AsA|af
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