The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-04-10
BROOK|NGS HIGH
WINS TWO PLACES
HUBERT MATHEWS AND MISS
LEILA LINN AWARDED PRIZES
IN SCHOOL CONTEST
NINE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE REPRESENTED
Decision of Judges is Unanimously in
Favor Of B%rookings Young People
Winners Awarded Gold Medals

places in the district oratorical contest
held at the opera house on Friday
evening. Hubert Mathews, son OF
Prof. H. B. Mathews, won first place in
the oratorical contest and Miss Leila
Linn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Linn, carried off the gold medal in the
defamation contest. The decision OF
the judges was unanimous for the
Brookings young people. The double
victory was naturally hoped for, but it
was hardly expected that u repre-
sentatives would carry away both the
medals, and the result is a source of
much satisfaction not only to the high
school students but to the people of the
city in general. Superintendent Brown
ing and the high school faculty are de.
serving of much credit for the part
they had in bringing about this much
to be desired result.
The judges awarded second prize in
the oratorical contest to Ralph Bond
of Watertown, and the second honors
in the defamation contest went to
Miss Olga Anderson Of Madison. The
judges were Prof. Cowles of Huron COL
lege, Superintendent Wetzel Of the
Elkton schools, and DR.. NJ. C. Bates of
the State College.
Nine schools were represented in
the contest and delegations were pres
ent from each city to cheer for their
representatives. The opera house was
we'll filled with an Interested and en-
thusiastic audience and each one of
the speakers was accorded generous
applause. When the decision of the
judges was announced the Brookings
high school students and some of the
older persons just naturally raised the
roof"
The two winners were presented
with gold medals, the gift of the
Brookings Commercial Club.
Hubert's Grafton was Lord Chat
hams Affairs in America" HUI
bert has a splendid voice and an easy
graceful and confident manner His
showing was all the more remarkable
when it is remembered that he is but
sixteen years old and was competing
with young men from two to -four
years his senior. Miss Linn has a
pleasing personality and an effective
delivery that won her the interested
attention and warm applause of the
audience. Hubert and Miss Leila repre-
sent this district at the state contest,
which will be held at Vermillion in
May, and we know that Brookings and
the entire district will have reason to
feel proud of them.
The visitors We're entertained at
private homes during their stay in the
city, and following the contest in the
evening the high school students gave
a reception for them at the opera
house.
Special mention should be made OF
the music of the evening, which was
rendered by high school students, and
which furnished a most pleasing ad-
dition to the program.
Following is the program of the
evening:
Piano Duet-Melody in F ........R ubinstein
Misses Hazel Skiff and Edith Irish
Original Oration-Success ..............
Mark Elliott. De Smet
Committed Orations
Affairs in America ..........Lord Chatham
Hubert Mathews, Bookings
webster's Bunker Hill Address ........
Louis Smith, Egan
The Intervention for Cuban independence
Evert Seeman, Lake Preston
Violin solo-A Madrigal .......... simonetti
Cecil Brown
Piano Accompanist, Harry Solberg
Patrick Henry's Speech. Ray Sleiber. Madison
Supposed Speech of John Adams ........
Esther Blum, Volga
A Plea for Cuba. . Ralph Bond, Watertown
High School Chorus
The Beautiful Blue Danube. Johann Strauss
Pitter Patter. ...... Edgar Stillman-Kelley
D~eclamatory
Mr.. Traverse's First Hunt ..............
........... Esther Holcomb, Arlington
Bobbie Shaftoe. ....... Leila Linn, Brookings
The Actors Story. Loyal Harmon, De Smet
Bobbie Shaftoe. ...... Edna Smith, Egan
Vocal Solo-If I But Knew. Wilson G.. Smith
Grace Bacon
II I Were to Die Tomorrow ..............
Mary Locke, Flandreau
The Prisoners Plea
Fern Lance, Lake Preston
Polly Of the Circus. Olga Anderson, Madison
The Rising .......... Nina Hammer, Volga
The Sign Of the Cross ................
.Evalyn Ingle. watertown
Piano Sofo-Mlnuet 'FdoereWskl