The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-09
BIG CROWD ATTENDS CONTEST
Racine Girl Also Takes Second Place,
While Third Honors Of Evening Are
Awarded to Representative From
slteboygan- Contest Big Success.

| Racine high school girls made a
clean sweep of the honors in the Mil
waukee District Lyceum Declamatory
Contest held at the kKenosha high
school on Friday evening, Miss Vlasta
Jandl winning first place and Miss
| Virginia Rhodegon, her companion
from Racine, taking second honors,
while the third place were to Miss
Marion Maynord Of Sheboygan. It
was an easy victory for the Racine
young woman and she was rated far
above the other contestants by Prof.
Edgar Hoyt Burrill Of the Northwest
ern University, the Rev. E. W. Blake
man, student pastor of the University
LOT Wisconsin, and the Rev. Peter Stair,
pastor of the Park Avenue church in
Kenosha. Miss Rogegon and Miss
Maynord were tied in the sum of the
rank given them by the three judges,
but when the percentages were aver
aged the Racine young lady won by
two points. The victory of Miss
EJandl was a popular one for she read
a little story with a heart interest
which bore the title "Bobby Unwel-
come" and she read it SO cleverly
that when she had finished there, was
| little doubt among the big crowd pres
ent but that she would carry off the
honors of the contest.
The contest was the most successful
ever held among the young women Of
| the high schools il the southern part
of the state and large delegations of
students came from the various cities
represented in the lyceum.
The high school auditorium was well
filed for the OCCASION more than four
hundred people being present. Walter
M. Burke, president of the board Of
education, presided and instrumental
music was furnished by Paul Winde-
sheim on the violin accompanied by
Miss Carlotta Cooper at the piano.
There were nine young women APP
pearing on the program, Racine having
three entries for the contest. The
third entry from Racine, Miss Edith
Herrick, was barred from contesting
for the honors of the evening on ac-
count Of a technieality, she being a
member Of the sophomore class of the
high school and the contest is limited
to members of the senior and Junior
classes. Miss Herrick gave "a very
clever reading of a portion of Victor
Hugo's Clean Val Jean. Had Miss
Herrick been admitted as a regular
contestant the standing of some Of the
other girls would have been changed
materially.
The Kenosha high school was repre-
scented by Miss Lucille Daniels and
while she did not secure one Of the
first three places in the contest she
was given good rank by the judges.
The program for the contest was
as follows:
z Dolores Defes the King .....
Edith Clark. Manitowoc
e For Good Old Yale .....
.s Marion Maynord, Sheboygan
SeThe Little Colonel ''....,
....... Virginia Rodegon, Racine
Violin Solo, ........ Paul Windesheim
Miss Carlotta Cooper, accompanist.
Bobby UnWelcome ...........
......< ... Vlasta Jandl, Racine
ssThe Passing of the White Swan"
...... Myra Janisch, Milwaukee
."Lucky jim ...........
~ Jeanette Watt, Milwaukee
"zeppo" Lucille Daniels, Kenosha
seIn the Palace of the King.
....... Norma Ingold, West Allis
Jean Val Jean observation-disclosures.
......... Edith Herrick, Racine
With the announcement Of the de-
cision Of the judges the big delegation
of students coming from Racine held a
noisy jubilation over their victory.
The local students joined heartily in
congratulations Of the winning speak
ers.
Miss Jandl will represent the dis
trict in the state contest which is to
held in Madison later in the year.
Walter Kemmerlein, recently named
as manager for the Kenosha Electric
Railway Company, will also have
charge of the operation Of the lines in
Racine, he being named IS a division
superintendent It is stated that To-
cal superintendent for both cities will
be named later.
May 18th will be Mothers Day X
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