Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-06
PERSONALS SOCIAL
JUNIOR GIRLS IN
PRELIMINARIES
Eight Contestants Chosen For
the Final Oratorical Program
in Central High

The preliminary rehearsal of the
annual Junior Girls contest was held
last evening in the auditorium of the
Central high school. The final con-
test will be held Wednesday. May 10,
when prizes will be given to three of
the nine best speakers. The nine
contestants chosen for the finals at
the preliminaries last evening were
taken from twenty-one contestants,
larger number than in previous years.
Miss Annabelle Swartz, the declama-
ton teacher at the high school de-
serves credit for the excellent drill
and careful training which the girls
manifested in their readings. The
judges of the contest are-Attorneys
George l.. Reed, James G. Hatz, chair
man of the committee and Attorney
The contestants this year and their
selections were:
Miss Margaret Wingard who gave
in highly commendable manner
scene from Ben Hur, impersonating
the character of Ben Hur and Iras;
Miss Nora Lippi who gave a scene
from Les Miserables," impersonating
the characters of the Bishop, Madame
Magloire and Jean Val Jean in dra-
matte and talented manner; Miss Ger
trude Rimer who gave dramatic and
exciting story from Fourgee's "A
Story of the Ku Klux Klan" in a fine
manner; Miss Katherine Dubbs, took
for her selection a scene from The
Last Days of Pompeii impersonating
the blind girl "Nydia" in a dramatic
and impressive manner1 Katherine
keene in scene from "lngomar' i'm
personated in an intensely we'll and
interesting manner "Parthenia,
Hostage and Ingomar;" Miss Rachael
Lightner in the humorous selection
II g-a u V,rf
gave in an inimitable manner the
amusing character Jimmy" Miss
Martha Cresswell was unusually fine
in her clever and humorous imper-
sonation of His First Dancing Les
SOM" Miss Mary Allen gave as her
selection "A Voice From a Far Coun-
try in a pleasing and creditable man.
ner; Miss Bessie Hall, in The Night
Run of the Overland" made a cred
table showing in the dramatic and
forceful manner in which she gave
the intense story; Miss Helen Smith
showed excellent training in the Civ
ing of her story, The Kings Pardon
The scene from The Lion and the
Mouse" given by Miss Ruth Beatty,
was wonderfully enacted and given
the characters of Mr.. Ryder, the
Lion" Jefferson. his son. and Shirley
Rossmar were well taken; Miss Esther
Coates deserves credit for her inimit-
able presentation of Longfellow's
King Robert of Sicily" Miss Jennie
Horting gave in humorously child
ish and fine manner The Pettisow
Turns at Kindergarten" Miss Sabra
Clark in Kipling's story. How the
Elephant Got His Trunk" was unusu-
ally good; Miss Miriam Blair in the
Potion scene from Romeo and Juliet
scored special merit for her fine rem
dition of and impersonation of the
characters and scene; Boots" the
story of an exciting adventure of
small boy of an exciting adventure of
small bor was cleverly and we'll told
by Miss lydia Weigle: Miss Margaret
Myers made an exceptionally fine
showing in the dramatic and fine man
ner in which she gave The Swan
Song" Miss Evelyn Speakman in the
keen. intense and dramatic scene in
The Fight With the Aurochs," taken
from QUO Vadis," merited unsurpass-
able commentator in her marvellous
The Hazing of Vanant From Prince
ton Stories" a characteristic college
episode was we'll and cleverly given
by Miss Helen Yocum; Cherokee
Roses" given by Miss Edith Bentley
scored special merit: a monologue,
Buying Shoes" was given in a
splenddly humorous and fine man
ner, bv Miss Margaret Roster and the
scene from Hamlet" with the char
acters Hamlet" THE Queen" and
The Ghost" impersonated was enact
ed in a highly commendable manner
by. Miss Esther Johns.
The nine contestants chosen for the
finals were the Misses Katherine
Dubb, Katherine Keene, Helen Smith,
Ruth Beatty, Jennie Horting, Miriam
Blair, Helen Yocum, Edith Bentley
Margaret Roster.
These girls will contest Wednesday
for the three prizes offered to the best
speakers.