Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-07
STATE oRAroRIcAL CONTEST TO
De HELD IN REINsEcK FRI.
DAY EVENING.
TOWN MAKING PREPARATIONS
TO ENTERTAIN LARGE CROWD
state Superintendent Dsyee to Deliver
Address in Aftsrnoon-Two Orators,
Winners OF District Contests, to
Compete in Oratorioai, Dramatic and
Humorous Glasses.
Special to rfmes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Reinbeck, April 7-Preparations are
being made for the thirty-seventh an
nual state oratorical contest which
will be held here Friday evening, April
TO-. The schools and business men are
doing everything within their power
to make the contest a success. Owing
to the lack Of accommodations for the
large number Of people who are e1-
pected to attend the contest, the citi-
zens have thrown open their homes
and will provide Accommodations for
all who come. Plans have been form
ulated to make the occasion a banner
one. +shs city viii be overtPwins with
hospitality and good will to all the vis-
itors "A cordial invitation 10 extended
to all. The city is yonrs-Our homes
are yours-All Is yours-Come, eat,
drink and be merry-Meet US in good
fellowship and jovianty on this occa-
sion," is the Reinbeck slogan.
Entertainments have been provided
by a reception committee. There will
be a. general reception at the high
school office at $3.50 p. m. followed by
an address of welcome by Senator 5.
w. DeWolf, and short talk by State
Superintendent OF Schools A. NJ. Deyoe.
At o'clock in the evening the
declamatory contest will be held in
the. auditorium Of the First Congre-
satiouai church, which will be fol-
lowed by a reception in Whaylen's hall
until the trains depart.
Tho Contestants.
The schools and students taking part
in the contest will be as follows:
Oratorical - Grundy Center, Roy
Fricksn: Spencer, Roscoe Stewart:
Guthrie Center, Howard Walters; Belle
PLANE,
Dramatic - Dexter, Dean Cowen;
Moulton, Nellie Lowery; East Water
loo Carrie Mcfarland; Role, Matte
Wiley.
Humorous-Exira, Mary Basham;
Denison, Ethel Chamberlain; Pella, Ida
Don't; Waukon. Myrtle Gunderson.
Judges In the contest will be State
Superintendent Deyoe. Superintendent
d. NJ. Kelley, Webster City; and Prof.
G. w. Wassam, Iowa City.
The state executive contest commit
tee is Superintendent J. w. Fowler.
jefferson, president; Superintendent
Frank b. Greene Logan, treasurer;
Superintendent Thomas z. johnson,
Reinbeck, secretary.
Much Interest In Central lows.
Great interest is simrnsting in Rein
beck over the outcome of two Of the
contestants in the struggle. Roy
FriclSen, OF Grundy Center, and Carrie
II Mcfarland. Of East Waterloo. are the
subjects of much discussion in Rein.
beck on account Of the nearness of
Waterloo and Grundy Center to Rein
beck. Both have come thru the dis
rrict meets undefeated and have shown
great merit. Mr.. Fricken is q con-
testant in the oratorical contest, and
Miss Mcfarland is a contestant in the
dramatic class. The latter is a very
interesting speaker and uses an ex-
preston in her talking that captures
the sympathy Of her hearers immedi-
ately. 1t has been a great year In
/ declama ton work in Iowa. A conser-
vative estimate put it that fully 5000
high school people have this year done
work in the Iowa declamatory league
At this contest the survivors of 1900
other contests meet in great struggle
for supremacy in declamatory work il
Iowa.