The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-10-16
INTERESTING PROGRAM BY
OATS PARK SCHOOL PUPILS
Youthful Orators Strive for Honors
In Four-Minute Talk Contest
Monday Night

Il Despite the inclement weather 9
large and interested audience gath
cred last Monday night in the as
sembly hall of Oats Park school to
participate in the exercises arranged
in accordance with the government
suggestions for the development OF
four-minute speakers among the
children of the lower grades.
The programs distributed to the
audience were rightly titled Patriot
ic Program as in every feature OF
the excellently prepared list was the
ring that instilled into the minds of
young and old love of country and
in witnessing the exhibition from the
interesting little tots to the older
ones, arose the feeling that the pres
ent generation was absorbing the
principles that make for the integri-
ty of the nation.
The hall was prettily decorated
with the colors that we are so famil-
lar with in these war days, and on
stand tastefully decorated with our
flag was bell conforming through
an ingenious plan to the famous
Liberty Bell
Professor L. e. McFadden after a
pleasant introduction of the purpos-
es of the gathering announced as
judges for the occasion, J. F. Rich
ardson, w. X. Davis and J. P. Fay,
who through the we'll prepared talks
of the contestants found their task
of decision in few instances a deli
cate one.
In the fifth grade the contestants
were Paul Osgood and Ernest Bing-
ham with the honors falling to the
latter.
In the sixth grade the list COM
prised Vera Casey, Charles Way,
Carleton Ferguson, Ruby Buerer,
Ruth Foster, Betty Cermiencke and
Betty Shaw. All of these pupils ac-
quilted themselves with credit par
ticularly Vera Casey. Charles Way
and Betty Shaw, but the judges de-
cided that on the points agreed upon
the decision should be in favor of
Betty Shaw.
The visitation of the germ from
the Spanish Main that greatly de-
pleted the numbers of the original
list favored Kenneth Sutton and
minimized the task of the judges as
he was the only applicant for honors
in the seventh grade and to him au-
tomatically fell the prize.
In the eighth grade appeared
Merle Smart, Wayne Buerer, Henry
osgood and Edwin Douglass and to
Henry Osgood was awarded the hon.
ors although Edwin Douglass had
such a knowledge of his subject as
to bring a complimentary notice
from the judges.
1nterspersed with the speeches
were a recitation. Tribute to Our
Flag splendidly rendered by Fay
Graves, a song by a group of boys In
Boy Scout garb, song Our Flag by
West End pupils, so we'll done by the
little tots with their accompanying
gestures as to win an encore, song
Liberty Bell and Liberty Bonds, by
the pupils and recitation, In Fland-
ers Fields well rendered by Betty
Mills, and a vocal solo, My Belgian
Rose by Evelyn Cirac with Drusa
Bingham as accompanist was we'll
received by the audience.
Two ideals of war in which two
lads were dressed as Kaiser Bill and
Uncle Sam afforded much amuse-
ment and lesson preceded the pre-
sentation of four minute certificates
to the successful aspirants by Pro-
fessor L. e. McFadden.
The evening closed with the sing
ing of America by the audience and
as proof of our growing familiarity
with our national anthem from the
spirited manner in which this was
rendered every member of the audi
ence was acquainted with the words.
Prior to the closing number pre-
sentations from the eighth grade
and B sixth grade of bonds for $50
each TO the Oats Park school, were
made the gifts being delivered to
Prof. L. E. McFadden in appropri-
ate speeches.
The entire program gave evidence
of intelligent preparation on the
part of the teachers who also must
feel just pride in its successful
outcome.