The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18
INSTITUTE OPENS
AUSP|C|OUSLY
MAHAsKA COUNTY FARM FOLK
ENJOY BIG MEETING.
WINNERS IN THE CONTESTS
All Meetings Being Held in Masonic
Opera House - Program Con-
tnues Today and Tomorrow
Afternoon.

The Mahaska County Farmers
Institute was opened most auspi-
ciously Tuesday afternoon with the
excellent program of the Class A
school declamatory contest given in
the Masonic opera house before a
large audience. Attendance at the
opening session was remarkable and
exceeded that of previous years. The
talent displayed in the contest was
of the same high standard shown in
the former Institutes. Every num-
Der was we'll given and showed well
developed public speaking. The
themes, though mostly humorous,
were heavy, the delivery of high or
der and enunciation praiseworthy.
Picking winners could only be &C
complished after some difficulty, for
almost every number disclosed some
unusual talent among the young
sters.
"Speakin'" in the rural schools
has become an important factor and
is looked forward to. rather than
. Stunned. And no longer does the
city public school lead it's sister
country institution in declamatory
work. The annual contests of the
county institute, and the numerous
grange programs have increased the
interest of the rural parents in public
speaking, and as a result, hardly a
child of the country that does not
have some instruction in declaiming.
III The Prize Winners.
Mildred Campbell of Spring Creek
township, delivering THE Story of
Lincoln" won the first prize of eight
dollars; Verda Briney of Adams, who
gave "a Bandit Elopement" was
second and won six dollars; Wanda
Rice OF Prairie, presenting Billy
Brad and the Big Lie" was third,
and received four dollars; and Jes-
sic Patton of Union, giving Aunt
Melissy On Boys" won fourth prize
of two dollars. To all other con-
testants one dollar was given. Willis
Pettitt, chairman of the contest COM
mittee, and c. c. Caldwell, treasurer
CT the institute, presented the prizes.
FOllOM1uS 10 luC lCpOlI VI bAS
judges: 1st, Mildred Campbell; End,
Verda Briney; 3rd, Wanda Rice; 4th
Jessie Patton, Katherine Caldwell,
Elizabeth Davis, Iva Harvey, Mae
Brubaker, Anna Laeir, Helen Elliot,
Letha Cashier, Rozella Broerman
and Rex Jones.
Harry Hicks president of the
Mems Institute Board, in charge VI
the general program, and Miss Jessie
Duboc, county superintendent of
public schools, presided over the
contest.
The Program in Detail.
The program given Tuesday after
noon follows
Invication-Rev. C. D. Loehr.
Music-Little Quaker Quartette:
Messrs. Clifford Prime, Theron Cot
fin, Dwight Kitchener, Edwin Wright.
Adams-"A Bandit Elopementt"
Verda Briney.
Cdar-"Angela's Missionary Offer
ing" Katherine Caldwell.
East Des Moines--"What the Wind
Says" Elizabeth Davis.
Garfield-"The Clowns Baby" Iva
Harvey.
Harrison-"Toot Makes a Match"
Mae Brubaker.
JeffersonJ'The Death Disk" Anna
Laeir.
West Center-"The Mustard Plas-
ter" Helen Elliot.
Violin Solo-"Cavatina," by Raft
Howard Thompson. Marie Hanna,
accompanist.
Prairie-"Billy Brad and the Big
Lie" Wanda Rice.
Richland-"The First Old Settlers
Story" Letha Cashier.
Scott-"The Drunkard's Daugh-
ter" Rozella BroeIman.
Spring Creek-"The Story of Lin
coin" Mildred Campbell.
Union-"Aunt Melissy on Boys,
Jessie Patton.
White Oak-"That Old Thresher,
Rex Jones.
Special Numbers.
'The Golden Rule" Master Glen
Hull.
"The Trials of School Life,9 Les
lie Johnson.
TRosalind's Surrender Irene
Freeman.
Music-Lincoln Trio: Henry Prime
cornet Minor Eastburn, violin; Ray
mond Eastburn, violin. Miss Bernice
Eastburn, accompanist.
Following came the awarding o.
prizes to the winners of the contest
thursdays Program.
Thursday, January Is, the CLOSING
day will be the banner day OF the in