The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-03
CLOSING HOURS OF THE
TEACHERS CONVENTION
Educators Given View OF silver
Springs and Other
Attractions

Attractions
Mr. r. C. Muncaster. secretary Of
the Board Of Trade, Mr.. 4. Q. Cham
bliss and others, interested themselves
Yesterday and secured the use Of all
the private cars they could. and the
Board Of Trade hired a number of the
public cars, and took all the teachers
out 10 Silver Springs. The Board OF
Trade had chartered the Silver Spri Is
Company's big pleasure yacht, City Of
OcaIa and the big glass bottom boat
and every one Of the teachers was Civ
en- a ride over the springs and down
to the beautiful Carmichael farm and
back, three and a half miles. The
teachers were delighted with the auto
ride to the springs and the boat ride
on its beautiful waters. Some Of the
cars made as many as four round
trips. carrying the teachers out and
back An even 200 were ridden on the
boats at the springs and there were a
few who did not care to 90 on the wa
tiers.
The High school OratoricaI Contests
Last night the Temple Theater was
well filled with an appreciative au-
dience TO hear and witness the ora
| toricaI contest that is held by the as
| sociation annually at the close Of the
exercises.
| When the curtain rose very
pleasing scene presented itself in the
persons Of five high school girls and
five boys from various parts of the
state. ready for the contest. They
with their selections for defamation
were as follows:
| The Telephone GirI'-Miss Lucy
Buckles. Kissimmee.
ben HIS Amnesty Speech'-Paul
Barnes, Plant City.
THE Soul of the ViOlin"-Miss Hazel
Grimm, Starke.
GIVE We Liberty or Give Me Death
Harold Buzza, Kissimmee.
Little Sister"-Miss Leannette
Mathews, Starke.
"Anthony's Speech over Caesars
Dead Body'-Markely Johns, Starke
sally AIMS Experience"-Miss Mary
Agnes Pope, Miami.
Death Bed Scene of Benedict Ar
nold'-CIyde Caswen, St. Petersburg.
LAS the Moon Rose"-Miss Lorene
Waiver, Plant City.
Mark Anthony's Oration"-Myrnice
Bell, Miami.
The judges were instructed to award
the medals and special mention upor
stage appearance, general effective
mess manner of delivery, interpreta-
ton of the spirit of the selection anC
Miss Elizabeth Mays and Professor:
Jones and Hollins had been secured a!
judges. The general plans for the
contest had been arranged by Prof
Lane, chairman of the executive com
mittee. superintendent Crimson pre-
sided and announced the speakers will
their subjects. 1t is impossible il
the space to enter into a discussion o
the merits of the several speakers
, When they had concluded the Judge
retired to consider the matter and re
port During this interval Mr.. Ian
made a statement of the expenses at
! tendant upon securing the medals am
collection wa staken up to pay 70
same and literally responded to. TIL
chairman called upon Supt. Buchhol
of Tampa for an address and he re
sponded in a short address of very dee
feeling and interest.
The audience was in good hume
and all joined in singing Auld Lant
Syne.
The Judges reported their awards a
follows:
For the girls medal Miss Loren
Waiver; with Miss Agnes Pope worth
of special mention.
For the boys medal, Mr.. Harol
Buzza; with Mr., Myrnice Bell worth
{ of special mention
The medals, which were gol
{ locket for the girls and a gold waite
fob for the boys, were then presente
= to the fortunate ones by the char
! man.
Several features were noticeable.
u splendid audience which filled tn
9 lower floor of the theater was pres
y ent and the order was absolutely pei
feet. The decIa:mers each acquitte
y themselves splendidIy and with niue
= credit to themselves and their teach
, ers and their schools. There was ne
= a single slip of the memory in the te
selections 1t was an evening OF 600
d cheer and fellow feeling and mo'
y acute interest. Thus ended the assC
! cation.