The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-20
CHURCHS FERRY IS
winner IN
FINALS
, Contestants From This Civ
Capture Annual Decla-
nation Contests.

The girls and boys state declama.
ton contests, which were held in, the
university gymnasium last Saturday
evening. were both won by the repre-.
sentatives from Churchs Ferry. Agnes
Moe and Herbert Hanson were the
contestants who took the first places.
Miss Moe gave the defamation IF
~ Were King" David Harms
Horse Trade" was the subject ham
died by Mr.. Hanson who won the
boys contest. Louise Duggan of
Grand Forks won second place in the
girls contest, with the defamation.
Ben Hur and Iris" while Ethel Cam
niff Of Fargo took third place.. Miss
Cannif's subject was IF 1 Were
King
Melvin johnson of Minot carried
on second honors in the other con
test. He gave as his selection The
ence Grandson of St. Thomas was
given third place. His selection was
The Soul of the VIOLIN"
The winner of the two firsts each
received a gold medal and a check
for $40. The second prizes were two
silver medals and checks for 81. The
winners Of the third places each re-
for 81. ~ CIV" 't'eeA
The prizes for these contests were
given by the state university. The
money Is to be used by the winning
schools for buying books or pictures,
while the medals are for the contest.
ants themselves.
President F. L. McVey of the uni
Versity presided at the contest and
n judges were Miss Claa NJ. Dunlop
OF Mayville. Superintendent H. A.
johnson of East Grand Forks and
Superintendent P. S. Berg of Dickin-
SON..
The music furnished at the contest
was a splendid feature of the even
ing's program. w. w. Norton, di-
rector of music at the university, sang
Little Jim" by Bennett. The mems
glee club sang "Breezes of the Night
while Miss Genevieve Meacham sang
"A Song of Sunshine"
Following the contest the athletic
prizes We're presented. A reception
II dance was followed.
Rev. George B. Newcomb. former
ly chaplain of the state p%enitentiary
at Bismarck. spoke to big audiences
In two of the city churches yesterday.
the Congregational in the morning
and the Methodist in the evening, the
subject of both addresses being THE
Branded Boy"
The speaker declared that great
emphasis was placed by the Society
for the Friendless. on the prevention
Of crime. INT the attention of his
audiences al caught at the start, by
his quotations:
Chaplain. I never had any train
ing when I was a hoy. If my folks
had made me mind when I was a boy,
I would not be boarding on the state
today"
That crime often has it's beginning
IN the home was attested by the
speaker. who declared that many re-
spectacle and highly intelligent peo-
pie carelessly bring up their children,
and pay less heed than they should
to the early childhood and the habits
that r formed. In consequence
there are many young men in the
~penitentiary who came from good
homes.
Mr.. Newcomb will be in the city
all of this week and will deliver adj
dresses in the city schools and other
educational institutions. Tuesday
evening in the city hall his chief lee
ture. entitled THE Branded Man.
will be given at a mass meeting for
men and women.
In this lecture the general work of
the Society for the Friendless will be
Interestingly told as interpreted by
the man who passes behind the bars
and out again to liberty. At this
meeting. Mayor NJ. F. Murphy, who
Is a member of the board Of reference
of the society, will officiate.
1t has been said by those in posi-.
ton to know that no other single
agency in the state is accomplishing
mor to check the stream of growing
criminals toward the state prison
than the society which Mr.. Newcomb
represents. 1t is a splendid phil
anthropy and citizens of Grand Forks
can we'll afford to contribute toward
maintaining the Society for the
Eriandleaa