The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-17
oSKAL00SA AGAIN
WON THE H0NORs
TOOK FIRST PRIZE nv SOUTH
EASTERN IOWA MEETING
SAME HON0RS LAST YEAR
eAtbia's High School Singers Were
Second and Corydon Third Big
Field Meet of Association
This Afternoon.

Oskaloosa high schools harmonious
and talented double .quartette won first
place and the silk banner as the prize,
fol a second time, in the annual must
Ecal contest of the Southern Iowa High
School Oratorical and Track Assoeia-
ton held at the local high school build
ing, last evening. Oskaloosa was also
awarded first place in the contest last
| year.
Albert Thornbefg Of Fairfield, read
| ing "Sockery Setting Hen" was
awarded the first prize of the annual
dcclamatory contest Second place was
won by Miss Lois Rinchart of Knox
jville, who read a humorous sketch
from Anne of Green Gables" The
third position and prize war awarded
to Ross Donald of Washington, who
gave Uncle Bill at the Vaudeville"
Patronage of the contests last even
ing was poor, partly because of lack
OF publicity. Besides those taking part
4 in the program, the attendance would
/ hardly pass the hundred mark, far
short OF what the excellent program
merited. ......
The talent displayed in both compe,
titions was exceptional and the pro
gram was most attractive. Eight con
! testants were entered in the rhetorical
contest, and four schools had double
quartettes in the musical contest. ~. ,
Winning first place the Oskaloosa
sdouble quartette showed excellent
training, and favored their auditors
with a perfect blending of voices IN
the melodious and tuneful measures of
Lovely June" =,
&. Credit for developing the winning
group of singers, must be given Miss
| Sarah Williams, instructor of music
in the Oskaloosa public schools, who
has worked with the double quartette
luntil she has been successful in turn.
/ ing out a finished body The personnel
tof winning quarteette was: Guerdon
Parker, Otis Whitaker, Frederick Wall
smith, Ernest Goltry, Christina Me
Moran, Lucille Holmes, Mabel Bel
and Mary Barnett. g.. ......
| Abba, singing THE VIKINGS rol
licking song of the NorthIand, was ac
corded second place, and COrydon
whose representation did not arrive
funtil nine o'clock, was awarded third
place. No prizes were given the win
ncrs of second and third positions
Knoxville's singers rendered an excel
lent number in "Olav Prygvason," but
failed to draw placing.
The musical numbers were given in
tcrmittcntly throughout the dramatic
contest.
The evenings program follows:
The Vikings" quartette OF
Abba High School.
"Thc Coming Out of Miss Cum
mingG Miss Lois Drennen of Osce
ola.
Uncle Bill at the vaudeville"-Ross
/ Donald of Washington.
"The Seamstress"- Leda Thorn
as of Oskaloosa.
"Olav Prygyason" quartette
/ OF Knoxville high school.
my Angel Boy" Miss Jessie Lem
min of Eddyyille.
"Sockery Setting Hen - Albert
Thorhberg of Fairfield.
Our Guide in Genoa an Rome
Will Zinberg of Pella.
Lovely June'-Dohble quartette Of
| Oskaloosa high school.
an the Merry Month of May"-Miss
Helen Tromer of Stockport.
Anne of Green Gables "-Miss Lois
Rinehart Of Knoxville.
"Carmenia"-double quartette of the
Corydon high school
g. ?, .-4--=- - $3.50 - -