Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-02-21
ORATORICAL CONTEST FRIDAY.
Occasion at Westminster
VIII BE Eight Contestants.

Seneca, Feb. 19.-Editor keoWee
| Courier: The second annual contest
Of the Oconee County Oratorical AS
sociation will be held at Westminster
next Friday night, February 23d. The
whole county is invited to attend
! this contest and see what the young
orators can do.
There will be four schools repre-
| sented in the contest, and each school
will have two representatives, MAX
| ing eight speakers to contest FOR the
two n .dals offered by Superintend-
I ent NJ, q. Brockman, Of Seneca, and
DR.. G. M. Walker, OF Westminster.
Three of the speakers in the con-
| test this year we're representatives
| from their schools last year, namely,
Oscar Doyle, Seneca; Stiles Strib-
ling. Of Richland, who won second
place last year and will compete for
first this year, and Robert Davis,
Richland.
All Of the speakers have been we'll
trained and this will make the con-
test at Westminster very interesting
from the first speaker to the last.
There will be quite number Of
interested citizens from each town to
see and hear their speakers and
cheer them on to victory. It Is the
purpose Of the leaders of this move
ment to make it felt throughout the
entire county, and thus to draw the
schools closer together. Already we
can see the beneficial results In the
Piedmont Association there are nine
schools, and four of that number are
from Oconee. This shows how the
schools Of Oconee are taking hold of
such things.
The program, with the order Of
speakers, is as follows:
Invocation.
instrumental duet, "With Courage
and Strength by Misses Grace Beard
and Mary Ellen Wilson.
Announcements and instruction to
Judges by Superintendent II. w.
Gasqne, president of the association.
|. Stiles Stribling, Richland; sub
ject, Rebuilding Of the South"
2. Clyde Brown, Walhalla; sub
jcct. "The Unknown Rider"
instrumental trio, by Miss FlOride
Propst and Misses Nellie and Nancy
Hines.
.. Oscar Doyle, Seneca; subject,
The Centennial Address" ."
instrumental solo, Sunrise Ma
Zurka," Miss Hortense Cross.
4. Joe King, Westminster; sub
ject, "Spartacus to the Gladiators."
5. Robert Davis, Richland; sub
! ject, Against Capitalization"
| (Grady)
Chorus, Seniorita, by Girls of Sen
eca High School
| 6. Wilkes Dendy, Seneca; subject,
"The Death Of Benedict Arnold"
7. Marion Moss, Walhalla; sub
ject, "Surry's Dream" (Cooke)
Vocal trio, Morgenwandrung,
Misses Theo Hughs, Eunice Macau-
lay and Irene White.
s. G. L. Foster, Westminster; sub
.ject Supposed Speech Of John
Adams"
Instrumental trio, Gypsy Rundo
Misses Blanche White, Lullie Miller
and Ila Wilson.
| Rendering decision OF judges and
awarding Of medals.
! Adjournment.
General admission, 25 cents.
judges: Ex-Governor NJ. F.. Ansel
! Grcenville; Rev. T. V. McCaul, Glenn.
son College; S. NJ. Wolfe, Anderson
Those who want to buy tickets al
the Westminster school building Fri
day night for the oratorical contest
will find them on sale in the lobby
Of IT,: main building. After having
bough, your ticket return to the en-,
trance Of the auditorium Of the
school, where ushcrs will take youl
| ticket and show you the seat called
! for on the stub.
NJ. f.. Brockman