Evening journal., 1917-02-03
PICK Contestants
FROM HIGH school
". T. Broughall. Miss An
derSon and F. c. Roemer
TO Enter 0ratorical.
Contest
WILL BE HELD AT
DOVER MARCH 8

IN Y II N AAAAANOAA -
Wilmington High School viii be we'll
represented at the oratorical contest to
be held between contestants from each
county in the State at Dover, March s.
following the selection last night of
William T. Broughall, Miss lola Vir.
ginia Anderson and Fred @. Roemer at
the High School contest here last night.
The contest was held in the auditorium
of the High School Upon the invita-
ton of Principal A. IL Berlin, George
Carter editor of THE EVENING JOUR
NAL, presided at the meeting. Judgcs
OF the contestants were Professor c. A.
Short, of Delaware Collge; w. * Ncr-
ger, principal Of the DUPONT School and
p. J.. Or 50, superintendent of schools
Of New Castle county.
On the platform were seated DR..
3. Clifford J. Scott, Nathan Miller donor
Of the first State trophy: David Smell
lenburg. also a donor of one of the
trophies, and others. Mayor Price
was among those present.
The speakers, e ght IN number,
four boys and four girls. had been
selected at q previous preliminary
b contest Professor Berlin announc-
ing there had originally been thirteen
contestants, but Il had been found
necessary to eliminate FIVE Of these
IN order to shorten the program. The
contestants were:
Robert Betty. Jr Fred c. Roemer.
Charles r. Gooding, William r.
Broughau. Lola Virginia Anderson,
= Claribel Ginns, Mary T. Mccall and
Z Mary 9 Heisler.
The judges were selected by Judge
Herbert L. Rice. one OF the conditions
being that they should come from
b outside the educational district Of the
contestants
/ The cups. twelve I'm number. occu-
pied prominent place on n table on
! the platform making a handsome dis
play and attracting a good deal OF
attention. All were supplied by NIL
= lard F. Davis, sllversmith as follows:
First state sweepstakes trophy, do
mated by Nathan Miller.
{ Second State sweepstakes trophy.
donated by the Consumers League Of
! Delaware
First prize trophy for the Whining
J ton High School, donated by David
Snellenburg.
Second prize trophy for Whining
ton High School donated as the Ed
p ]
First Grammar School trophy. do.
mated by William b. Mepear. presi.
dent Of the Wilmington Chamber Of
Commerce.
Second Grammar School trophy. do
mated by Colonel J. Ernest Sm'fh.
, First prize trophy for rural New
. Castle schools. donated by Mrs. Sci
den S. Deemer.
B, Second trophy for rural New Ccstl,
schools, donated by Henry p. Scott.
II First prize trophy for Kent county
donated by General A. r. Benson; sec.
!, ond prize trophy for Kent county. do.
mated by Mrs. Priscilla W Richard.
- son, wife OF former United States Sen.
. ator Henry A. Richardson.
First prize trophy for Sussex coun-
~, donated by former Governor Sim
con S. Pennewiu.
Second prize trophy for Sussex
county, donated by Governor John g.
q Townsend. Jr.
Only the two High School cups.
4 that donated by Mr. Snellenburg and
that donated as the Hopes memorial,
were competed for last night. winners
OF first and second prizes being con-
= sidcred. the contestants who would
represent the High School OF VIII
( mington at the State contest In Do
yer, the third prize being awarded
for the purpose OF providing an al
ternate II required TO take part IN the
!, contest. II was explained the cups
4 are not held by the winners, but by
the school 20 which the winners be-
K long the idea being that there shall
be contests between different schools
, Mr.. Carter suggested that as there
was only one High School in Will
n mington. It might be an excellent
- al 60 I'll
u the place OF those beween the inter-
school contests rs had been Dalnned
The contestants were coached IN
= speaking by Mrs. Charles It. Wentz, a
member of the High School faculty.
who was congratulated on the excel
lent results shown by the contestants.
d, It was declared much Of the success of
the affair was due 20 her efforts.
Following the announcement OF the
awarding Of prizes, both DR.. Scott and
Professor Berlin called attention to
the excellence Of the speeches and
\ Professor Berlin went on record as
= favoring the employment Of a trained
!, elucutionist to train students of the
q High School in public speaking.
After the contestants had sp.Nen MIS-
i, Sybil Brand entertained with a piano
solo. which was greatly enjoyed. All tn,
Contestants were heartily applaude,
: both on going to the platform and afte
r they had finished speaking The Judge
were out only a few minutes. and OF
e their return announced they had founl
n difficulty in making the selection on &C
/ count of the excellence of the contest
d ants and regretted they could not pre-
L sent a prize 70 each one.
d The program follows;
E The March Of the Constitution, An
e drew S. Draper. Robert Betty, Jr.; Ho'
d the Iarue Stakes Were lost, Newto
ID Hood, Lola V. Anderson; The Prisoner
10 Plea. Richard Harding Davis, Fred
1, Roemer; The lie, Annie Hamilton Dor
e nell Claribel Girns; The Spirit Of Llr
= coin, Woodrow Wilson delivered
Ie Iincoln't birthplace). Charles F. Good
Al ing; BOOTS" adapted, Mary IT, Mccall
n The Soul Of the Violin. Margaret Me-
10 rill, William T. Broughall; cole Aristis
! John Trotwood Moore, Mary Q. Heisler
piano solo. Sybil Brand.