The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-08
Declamatory Contest.

Declamatory Contest.
Twenty-nine contestants appeared
on the program of the Farmers In
stitute at the Masonic opera house
Tuesday afternoon. The auditorium
was filed to capacity and the enter
tainment attracted people from ev-
cry township in the county. Each
and every contestant on the program
had qualified by winning place in the
township contests earlier in the sea-
son, held under the direction of
the county superintendent, Miss Eliz-
abeth Sheahan. Hence, those ap-
pearing on the program were the
pick of the county.
BY reason of the number partici-
pating, the program was necessarily
somewhat extended but the audience
was well entertained and few left be-
fore the conclusion and the an
nouncement of the prize winners.
Order was called for soon after one
o'clock by w. |. Rice, president of
the Institute, and invocation was Of
fered by Rev. Meade A. Kelsey of
the Friends church. Special must
cal numbers of superior class were
furnished by a mixed chorus from
the Oskaloosa High school, by CoX's
chorus from Riverside, by the West
Des Moines Glee Club, and Boyd
Klinker played a piano solo.
Prize winners in Glass b, first on
the program, boys and girls under
eleven years of age, were:--
Sixth place. Charles Donley of Ce-
dar township.
Fifth place, Roy Steele of Harrison
township.
Fourth place, Oracle Worrick OF
White Oak township.
Third place. Harry James, of I'm,
ion ownship.
Second place, Irene Freeman, Of
Lincoln township.
First place, Lucille Ruby of Adams
township.
Other contestants Of Class B were
Iva Morris of Spring Creek; Avis
Van Howling, Roy Steinkamp, Leona
Davis Of Garfield, Merle Watts of
Pleasant Grove, Freda Hull of Prai-
RE, Maggie Yer Haaf of Monroe, Ma
Irie Morris of West Des Moines, and
Mildred Moore of Cedar.
Class A contestants were from
the head places were awarded as fol-
lows
Fifth place, Goldie Krizer Of Har.
risor township.
Fourth place, Katherine Ademite,
OF jefferson township.
Third place, Gladys Brown of Gar,
field township.
Second place, Elizabeth McLands
borough Of Adams township.
First place, Marion Johnson OF
Scott ownship.
Other contestants in Glass A
were: Leila Lowe of Pleasant Grove,
Clara Gerard of Prairie, Ruth Root
OF Cedar. Vera Nicholson, Agatha
Bartlett of Spring Creek, Esther
Moore of Monroe, Harry Price of
West Des Moines, Bernice Edwards,
Erma Hackley of White Oak, and
Nettie DeKock.
In addition to cash paid the prize
winners. all other contestants were
paid one dollar each by the Institute
association.
Each of the declarations was OF
special merit and some showed
marked ability and talent. When a
mere child holds an audience as
large as that of Tuesday afternoon
at close attention. he or she has
demonstrated more than common
ability. This occurred with more
than one of the speakers and ap
plause was frequent.
Miss Sheahan was present for the
contest and announced speakers and
prize winners. Much Of the sue
cess of the entertainment Is due tc
her personal effort in holding the
contests in the townships.
Judges We're: Frank W. Else, for
mer superintendent of Oskaloosa
schools; Mrs. Sara Crookham Davis
and Mrs. A. ]. Jones. The mark
Iings were close and not much diff
ference existed between the win
ners' percents. The entire enter
Itainment was most creditable.