Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-11
enArE CHAMPIONS PICKED IN
THREE CLASSES IN CON-
TEST At RElNeEck.
FRickEN, OF GRUMPY CENTER
FIRST IN oRAToRicAL CLASS
Roifs Girl First in Dramatic and
Wauken Mas. First in Humorous
cIasse.-State Association Elects
Officers and Chooses Belle Plaine as
Place For Next Annual Contest.
Special to Times-Republican

Reinbeck, April 1.-The thlrty-seventh
annual state high school oratorical
contest was held here last night and
was a success from all points Of view.
The attendance was limited only by
the size of the auditorium-rhe Con-
gregational Church-which was packed
to the limit-and then some. Over
seven hundred people were present and
all remained until the close of the
exercises, which lasted until after
midnight Reinbeck had no entTant in
the contest and the audience, aside
from the friends Of the contestants
who accompanied them from their
home towns, played no favorites but
gave each one an enthusiastic reeep-
ton.
In the oratortcaA class the contestants
were as follows. Kenneth Danskin. OF
Belle PLANE. Roy F'ricken, Of Grundy
Center; Roscoe Stewart, of Spencer,
and Howard Walters, OF Guthrie Cen
ter
The contestants in the dramatic
class were Dean Gowen. of Dexter;
Mia Lowry, of Moulton. Carrie Nc
Farland, OF East Waterloo, and Mat
tie Wiley, Of Rolfe.
The humorous class consisted of
Mary Eastman. of Extra Eliiei
Chamberlain, of Denison; Ida Donai,
OF PelIa, and Myrtle Gunderson Of
Waukon.
All the contestants were in fine form
and were a credit to the towns from
which they came. They represented
the final result OF a winnowing process
which began with about three thousand
contestants originally and finally mar
rowed down to twelve
The award of the Judges was as fol-
lows.
Roy Fricken. Of Grundy Center first,
and Roscoe Stewart, Of Spencer, second
in the oratortcal class.
In the dramatic class Matte Wiley,
Of Rolfe was given first, and Carrie
Mcfarland, of Waterloo. second
The winners IN the humorous class
we're Myrtle Gunderson, Of Waukon,
first, and Ethel Chamberlain. OF Deni-
son, second.
The judges were State superfntend-
ent Deyoe, superintendent D. NJ Kelly,
OF Webster CITY, and Prof. C. W. Was
sam, OF the State University Of Iowa
Next Year at Belle Piains.
AZ the business meeting OF the as
eOC1dilOQ, WHICH was NelC IN tllS aiNci
noon the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year, President
Superintendent 9. E. Green. Of Logan;
Secretary, superintendent Crane. o.
Belle PIaine; treasurer, Superintend-
ent, Thomas E. johnson, Of Reinbeck
The next state contest Will be held al
Belle PLANE.
Superint endent johnson, assisted by
hts teachers and the commercial clut
OF the city, had carefully worked out
all the details of the local program and
our visitors unanimously voted The
Re!nbeck people their enthusiastic
gratitude for the manner In which they
were entertained from first to last
The contestants and their subjects
were:
oratorieai Class.
Danskin Kenneth, Belle PLANE
rPower and Worth Of Character"
Fricken, Roy. Grundy Center-"Th'
Return Of Peguius."
Stewart. Roscoe, spencer-"A Ples
For Cuba"
Walters, Howard, Guthrie Center
1.-THE Philosophy Of the Race Problem.
Dramatic Class.
Gowen, Dean Dexter-"How Christ
mas came TO Crappy Shute.'
Lowery Mia, Moulton-"Ffne Feath
ers."
Mcfarland. Carrie. East Waterloo
''T-he Littlest Rebel
Wiley. Matte, Rolfe-~Arena Seen
From Quo vad1s.'
Humorous Class.
Basham, Mary, Extra - Jimmie
ITrwt Appearance in Society"
Chamberlain. Ethel. Denison -
Naughty ZelL"
Donai. Ida, Pe1la-"The Sweet Gin
Graduate"
Go1nderson. Myrtle, Waukon-"A,
Abandaned Eopement"