The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-19
FRESHMEN
WON HONORS
IN CON TEST
AN EVENING OF MUSIC AND
SCHOOL ORATORY DELIGHTS
HUNDREDS OF ARDMoRE PEo-
PIE LAST NIGHT.
The winners:
John Thompson
Emma Lloyd Smith.

| The February oratorical contest,
| which has been fixture in the Ard
more High school for number OF
years. was celebrated last night at
the auditorium. The attendance was
very large, and the interest was in
tense.
An Hour with Verdi" was spent
from 7:3O to $50 and the program
of music was a very enjoyable fea-
ture The High school orchestra,
with Sol Lowenstein as director, and
Miss Joy Moore as pianist, and the
High school chorus, the High school
Choral club, the Boys Glee club, and
the Girls Glee club, with Mrs. Nc
Clintock as dlrectress and Misses
Annie Thompson and Lucille Butler as
pianists, took part in the rendition
OF the program Of music.
Following the music, the orations
by the different class representatives
were heard Roy Redmond repre-
sented the Juniors, and had for his
subject Universal Peace" The
Senior class was represented by Miss
JOY Moore, whose subject was The
House of Dreams" and Joe VI. Lon
don, who talked on "'The New Am
erica" The Freshman class had as
It's representative John Thompson,
whose subject was The Twentieth
Century Giant" The Sophomores
were represented by Miss Emma
Lloyd Smith.
Each class, with its yell leader,
was represented, and the college
spirit was rife. There was an in
terest manifested by the classes ana
the interest was manifested through
out the audience by friends of each
class.
The judges selected for the occas-
ion were ]. H. Johnston of Tisho-
mingo, superintendent of the city
schools; Byron Norrell of Ada, ed
itor of The Daily News, and J. G.
Chapman, superintendent of the city
schools of Marietta. The medals
were presented in a clever manner
by Prof Chapman.
The contest, taken as whole, was
creditable to the schools and the
representatives would be credit to
any school u the state, Roy Red
mond of the Juniors had fine sub
iect, and handled it in a masterful
manner His voice was clear and
under perfect control.
The grafton of Miss Moore was
very pleasing. Her poise and man
ner and expression and enunciation
seemed to be perfect.
John Thompson. of the Freshmen,
the "oratCr in knee pants" exercised
perfect self-control. There was
never time when he hesitated |
there was not an error in enuncia- |
ton or gesture, and the boy touched
the crowd as well as made his i'm
preston upon the judges.
Miss Smith was a credit to her
class. She gave evidence of perfect
training in voice modulation, and
her manner of delivery was very de
lightful.
There never was a London who
did not look the part of a states
man. and Joe NJ London did full
credit to his class.
In the Freshman class there are
III members,-and they were all
there Each one had two sets of
lungs, and both sets were in perfect
order for noise making. When the
hoy in knee pants. representing the
first-year class in High school, won
the first medal. there was rejoicing
| beyond measure. Howard McNeese
was yell leader with that bunch, but
some minutes of general rejoicing
passed before he could get the at
tention of the class.
The second year class won the
second prize and there was equal
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