The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-10
In Result of Spaulding High
Schools Annual Prize
Speaking
EDITH WATSON AND
RALPH ROGERS FIRST
Ruth Humphrey and Clar-
ence Bisbee Second
Last Evening

The 2lst commencement of Spaulding
high school was opened last evening in
the opera house, when upwards of 800
people listened with intense interest to
the annual prize speaking contest, an
affair which has had prominent place
at commencement ever since the first
classes were graduated from the school.
Last evenings contest was without
doubt up to the usual high standard and
showed good training. The judges an
nounced after the last speaker had com
pleted his part that for the young la
dies they had chosen Miss Edith Watson
as the winner of the first prize and Miss
Ruth Humphrey of the second, while
for the young men Ralph Rogers was
awarded the first prize and Clarence Bis
bee the second.
There were ten contestants on the
program and their parts were inter
spersed with violin solos by Miss Ida
Carusi, whose execution with the bow
won for her the appreciation of the au
dienee. Selections by the girls and boys
ehoruses of the glee club were also re-
ceived with much commendation. Miss
Blanche Russell accompanied the musi
clans, and Miss Josephine Hovey, super
visor OF music, had charge OF the chorus
work.
Miss Dorothy Katherine Inglis chose
for her piece, "A judith of 1864" an
exciting experience of young girl dur
ing a period of the war. She won the
with the distinguished manner in which
she told her story. "The Unknown
Speaker an oration, which was given
with no little expression by Neale Al
bert Cheney, brought to bear on the
mind of the listener the grave moments
during the signing of the Declaration of
Independence.
As winner of the first prize, Miss
Edith f. Watson recited with telling
effect "The Kings Pardon" Miss Wat |
son brought out the characteristics of |
the important figures and her portrayal !
was of worthy manner. John Lehsne
Jordan gave good recital of "A Soldier |
of the Empire" The manner in which
Mr.. Jordan impersonated the venerable
and loyal lieutenant won for him much
srs. Miss Elizabeth Skinner excelled in
reciting Cigarettes Ride" She ex-
pressed very forcibly the fateful expert
ence of a young maiden, whose love
Tor condemned soldier dared her to
make terrible journey. "A Second
Trial" piece the presentation of which
great deal of applause,
vas given by Lawrence William Brown.
Miss Ruth Evelyn Humphrey was
awarded second prize on the merits of
Ter descriptive narrative, "The Massa.
re of Zoroaster." Clarence Arthur Bis.
zee received loud applause after his inn
,ersonation in THE Reconsidered Yer ]
lict" His manner and composure, be-
ides his gift of relating the stories of
lis characters, won for him the second
,rize offered to the boys. Miss Erma
falentine Hedges deserves great con t
liberation for the efforts she manifested {
n reeiting "The Little Maid at the
)oor." 1t was a difficult and lengthy
iece. j
Ralph Rogers initiated the characters Q
a one of Uncle Lisha's" shoe-shop sto- '
les to the delight of his audience. Mr.. I
'ogers selected for his oration, "Potted
'ictuals." He had distinctive way in
elling the actions of the quaint old =
lncle Lisha, Joseph, and the Canadian
renchman, Antoine. He was easily the !,
inner of the first prize,
While the judges had retired to select
he winners, Miss Carusi gave a selec-
ION on the violin. Mr.. Scager ap-
cared and announced the winners as :"
bove given. Applause followed Mr..
eager's announcement, and the contest
as over. The judges selected for the
,casion were: Supt. G. J. Seager of s
outh Barre, Principal L. S. Abbott and :.
A. Rowland of Montpelier. q
Spaulding's Program ri
Wednesday evening, Howland hall, v
umni concert and ball. N
Thursday afternoon, at opera house, t,
ass day. &C
Thursday evening, at Rowland hall, OF
umni banquet.
Friday evening, at opera house, grad
,ting exercises.