The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-22
VALLEY HIGH
WINS HONORS

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year there is held at the State Univer-
sity great meeting of the schools Of
the state, at which the superinten-
dents discuss their common problems
and stage wonderful series Of con-
tests among their high school stu
dents. This year the event occurred
last Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
and the city school was represented in
the conference by Supt. Hanna, Princi-
pal Brown and Miss label; and in the
contests by Lillian Ford and Clarence
Lyon in the declamations and by fif-
teen students in the music contests.
Miss Perry of the expression depart
ment and Miss Nelson of the music
department accompanied their teams
also.
In both these contests there are pre-
liminary trials, eliminating all but two
or three contestants in each event.
To get recognition in these prelimin-
aries is high honor, as the cream of
the talent of the state is here in large
numbers, trained to the minute by ex-
pert instructors. 1t is said that $50
students were entered in the music
contest. To lead in the finals, there
fore, is most coveted honor-is to
win from the winners.
Valley High literally ran away with
this contest. Clarence Lyon won a
place in the preliminaries, and later
won third prize for his school in the
finals. In their most sanguine mo-
ments the Valley City adherents had
thought we would do well to get by
the preliminaries with one or two but
instead of two we placed seven out Of
eleven competing numbers and re-
ceived two honorable mentions, while
the next highest position was won by
Grand Forks by placing three and re-
ceiving three honorable mentions. In
the finals Valley High received three
tirsts and four seconds, while the re-
naming eight first places were divid-
ed among eight schools and six Sec
onds were divided by five schools.
Mayville had the second best record,
with one first and two seconds. s.,,
1t will be pleasing information in
Valley City, also, to learn that Clair
Codding, principal of Mandan High
school, and himself graduate of Val
ley High, won two seconds for Man
dan High school, and the violin solo
through pupil Of his from Bismarck
High school. --
Valley City's winnings were as fol-
lows: Firsts- Orchestra, chorus and
baritone solo, the last being by JOS
eph Messer. Seconds Girls quar-
5tet, violin solo (Florence Larson), cor
net solo (Nathaniel Finney), and bar
itone solo tRonald Wright). Honor
able Mention-Piano solo (Octa N.Y.
ers) and soprano solo alexandria
Amundson). A want of competition
in their respective lines prevented the
rating Of Marie Wilds in her cello solo
and Ainsley Grady in his tenor solo,
but each of these added special lustre
to the records of their school in their
contribution to the strength of orches-
ira and chorus. In the composite
work team work; stage presence, etc.
had much to do with the success at
tained, and each member of these Or
ganizations contributed great part.
The school, too, is most highly hon
ored in the accompaniment work of
Miss Larson, the coaching of Miss
Perry, and the organizing, training,
and directing of Miss Nelson, whose
tireless devotion and discerning dis
elimination gave us victory