Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-25
MISS SGANZINI
WINS MEDAL IN
STATE CONTEST
Albuquerque High School Girl
Carries Off First HOnOrS for
Declarations Miss Day Of
as Cruces Best Orator

Albuouerque high school carried off
eirs, 1,onors last evening in the de-
siamatorv contest of the New Mexico
lpterscholastic Oratorical ana De-
rlamatory association, Miss Ida
Sgarzini was awarded first place with
her defamation, "Hagar's Farewell, %
which she delivered with dramatic in
tepsity. Louise Joyner, OF the Ros-
ucu high school. was given second
Mace with her defamation, The Lost
Word,
If the number of entries increases IN
the future as it has in the past. pre-
liminary elimination contests will
have 10 be held. fer the event last ev-
enipg lasted almost four hours The
contest took place i'm the high school
auditorium and the contestants seated
unon the stage. made a most pleasing
picture. one of the deClaimers, Jua-
nita Schaff. of Tucumcari. wore a
gypsy costume, adding a splash of
color To the scene, II may be of in
terest TO know that it was Mrs. John
Strumqust who coached the winner,
Miss Sganzini. The judges were, a.
r. McMilen, of Albuquerque; II, II.
Erreu, of Clayton, and Miss Grace
Goebel, Of Deming
OTatOriCal Contest
In the oratoTical contest, there were
eleven entries. but only ten delivered
their orations. The first prize went
20 Hester Day, Of Las Cruces. with
her Grafton, The Goal of Life. The
second place was given to Edwin Ro-
seminal. of the Normal university,
with his grafton, "Americanlsm.' For
third place. Miss Alta Sanford, Of San
"a Fe with her Grafton. 'Tennysons
Message" of the santa Fe high school,
which had second place for thought
and composition, tied with Delap
Bedding, of the Roswell high school,
with his Grafton, Mothers" which
the Young man had delivered with
splendid effect. The oratorical con-
test was held in the Methodist church
and was but SHINY attended. The
judges on delivery were Bernard S.
Rodey, Of Albuquerque; Mrs. Maud L.
Blainey and Professor MeCurdy, of
Carrizozo. On thought and compost
ton; II. II. Errett, of Clayton; II. l..
Boon and Secretary of state Antonio
LucCro Of Santa Fe.
W. O. Hall, who presided over the
declamatory contest, announced that
the arithmetiCal contest, it had been
found should have been awarded to
Juan Romero, Of SandOval. Through
an error of the judges ii had been de-
cided In favor of another boy.
The glee club Of the Normal uni
versity Las Vegas, was again the
life Of both contests. The excellent
school spirit which prevails at the
normal was evidenced eloquently
throughout the singing andrcheering
both evidently enjoyed to the utmost
BY the audience Miss Leona Walton,
of Silver City, rendered most charm
ingly a violin solo in the hight school
auditorium
The DeclamatOry Contestants.
The deClamatoiy contestants were:
THE Gypsy Flower Girl" Juanita
shaft; Tucumcari high school.
Flight VI the Aurochs,' Mary Van
Der Wagon; Gallup high school.
'Papa's Letter, Ida Hal; Socorro
county high school
"Old SoapY' John NorViel: Las
Cruces high school
Birds Christmas Carol" Mamie
smith; Guadalupe county high school,
The Lost Word" Louise Joyner;
Roswell high school
The Doom of Claudius and Gym
thla,' Luis NJ Garcia: Menaul school
Lasca, Miles Frost; fabian high
school
Not Guilty" J. Gordon Hussey
New Mexico Military Institute.
"llagar's Farewell" Ida Sganzini
AIuuquerque high school.
Coach GLORY Fred Baxter, Sa-
cred Heart.
'Antony's Grafton over Caesar"
George Hite Las Vegas high school.
Archie Dean Mabel Laws; Santa
re high school
benefits Forgot" Max Ilfeld New
MEXICO Normal university.
Miss Minerva and William Green
mn Leota Merrill; Portales high
school.
OratOrical Contestants.
lue oratorcal contestants were:
a Message Of Yesterday" Thomas
oalHlns; albuquerque high school
war, Patriotism and Peace" Jack
Fuilen; Tueumcari high school.
Peace, Jack Danley: Otero coun-
ty high school
The Goal of Life" Hester Day;
Lac Cruces high school.
AZ School" Hermione Hoge; So
zorro county high school.
success Under Difficulties Ruth
lowing; Melrose high school
German Success. Carl owens;
Fortales high school.
Amercanism," Edwin Roeenthal.
Normal university.
high school.
Iennyson's Message" Alta Sand
lofd santa Fe high school.
Protest Entered.
AT J O'Clock this morning, formal
protest was entered before President
w. q. Hall and Secretary George
a'ougee' Of the oratorical section,
@ssa'hst the award Of second prize to
me contestant from the Normal uni
,aerSity. The protest is OF such a ma
eute and so affects the accuracy of the
salcuIatlons by the judges, that cog
n]ahce viii be taken Of it, If the
protest is sustained, second place will
~ a tie between the entrant from tho
santa re high school, Miss Alta SAN
torG' and the entrant from the Ros.
Wen high school