Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-27
BOY AND TWO GIRLS
WIN HIGH CONTEST
DONALD MILNE, JESSIE ROGERS
AND EVELYN WILLIAMS GET
SPEAKING PRIZES. ~
WINNERS SECOND PLACE
GET HONORABLE MENTION
Thirteen Pupils Of High School Com
pete in Annual Discriminatory Con-
test Of Public Speaking Department.
of Hioh Sohool-Contestants Gam
Honors by Excellent Efforts.

In the annual declamatory contest
90 the high school held al Inc
! gymnasium Monday night, first
| places were awarded in the three
classes. serious, oratorical and num-
orous. to Jessie Rogers, who gave
For Dear old Yale by James
I,angston; Donald Milne, Abraham
Lincoln" oy Henry Watterson. and
Evelyn Williams, Bill Thay," anony
nous. These contestants each receiv-
4 ed a So god piece as prize. second
| places in the three classes were
awarded Irene Bedroom, with thu
/ selection, The Little Teacher of the
Governor" 10y Edwin BANNER; Ed
/ win Buffers What the Flag Means.
! oy Henry Ledge, and Edith White
mack, The Theatrical Sensation OF
Springville.' by Bess Streeter Aid
r.Ch. Mrs. Aidrich is former Mar
,shalltown school teacher
There were thirteen contestants
four In the serious class. SIX in the
Oratorical. and three in the humor-
uus, and "A good sized crowd was
present.
Winners Of Merit
Donald Milne, who took FIRST place
, IL the ora tOTical class and who had
one of the most difficult selections.
handled it we'll, and pat much feel
ing into his delivery. His STAGE bear
ing was very good.
Je, sic Rogers. " hose selection wa
also difficult hecause il ncC"ssitateu
The Improvisation of great manS
characters. showed talent in the re-
markable control of her voice. Hei
expression was good.
Evelyn Williams, who took first
place in the humorous class. kept
the audience in laughter thruout her
! selection, by her clever handling OF
the character Of a small boy who
| Iisped. Not once did she let the char,
aCtcr slip. and her expression and
gestures " . excellent.
All of the other contestants did
well, and showed that they had re-
ceived careful training with special
attention to details. Miss Carolyn
! Gallagher. who has charge of the
public speaking department, coached
the pupils The contestants pre-
scented her With a bouquet of roses
at the beginning of the program.
Other Contestants.
The other contestants were:
Serions-"-rhc Doctor of the Old
school," 10y Ian McClaren. Jessie
Bayne: Jean Val Jean and the
Bishop" by Victor Hugo. Nina Fac
Kits. ..
Observation-Disclosures from Presi-
dent Wilson's Flag Day Address"
Frank Roth: The Character OF
Washington" by Webster, Jerome
Yetley; Conclusion TO WEBSTER :
Reply to H;ayne," Leon Jones: 1.-The
/ University, the Training Camp Of the
Future" by Grady, Manly Jones.
HumOrous-"Biff Perkins Tobog-
gan Slide Esther Leech.
The presentation of prizes was
made by Hirs. r. c. Nichols. of the
school board, and the judges were
Miss Florence Baker, West Water
100; Miss Florence Baxter. ST An
thony. and Mrs. Clifford Mcmahon,
State Center.
There was but one thing that mar
red the evenings program, and that
was the late arrival of "a great many
Of the audience. The first speaker
gave her selection under great diff
Giculties because of this.