The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-02-20
ANNUAL CONTEST
APPROACHES WITH
MUCH INTEREST
Annual Grove School Event Takes
Place At Dixie Theatre To-
night; Stage All Set.
CONTESTANTS UNUSUALLY
WELL MATCHED FOR EVENT
Glasses Unfurl Colors and Making
Merry Preparing For Big Night
OF Matching Wits.

With much noise of the rip-yah va
riety, with great waving Of class
colors, indicative of class favoritism,
and other usual attendant features,
the stage for the annual interclass
contest between the Seniors, Juniors,
Sophomores and Freshmen of Grove
School, is all set for Friday night.
The event will of course take place
at the Dixie, because it offers the on
ly capacity house for the large num-
Der who are yearly interested in this
school happening.
The classes will be there in full
bloom with all their usual array of
class emblems, signs, songs, yells
ETC., with which they strive on the
occasion of each interclass contest,
to encourage the particular boy or
girl, who represents their class in
the oratorical contest. An out of
town judge, probably professor
from the Expression Department of
Vanderbilt University, will be pres
ent to give his impartial opinion as
to the boy and girl from each of the
classes who excels in stage presence,
delivery, enunciation, and other
points of defamation.
Interest in the contest this year
runs high. The contestants are un-
usually we'll matched and the decis-
ION as to the winners, will be close.
Glass enthusiasm is paramount, and
no political speaker here has ever re-
ceived an ovation of more volume
and resonance than will greet each
candidate at the Dixie on Friday ev-
ening.
The purple and gold of the Senior
Class viii be upheld by Farmer Pas
chall and Marian Lewis. Both are
able speakers. He will give Presi-
dent Wilson's, "The Meaning of the
Declaration of Independence" and
Miss Lewis, who makes her initial
appearance as reader on this occa-
sion, will read scene from "The
Lion and the Mouse"
The Juniors, who have Haunted
their black and red valiantly for the
past few weeks, will be represented
by Toy Bridges and Cathie Lee
Clark. Miss Clark will give an ex-
cellent rendition of, cat the Sign of
the Cross" All who have heard her
consider her a talented elocutionist.
"a Christians Attitude Toward the
League of Nations" will be delivered
by Toy Bridges. His supporters al
SO feel that through his excellent
qualities as speaker the class of '21
have big show at the medal.
Ruby Clogs and Robert White will
speak for the Sophomore class, whose.
black and gofd has also been much in
evidence lately. Miss Clogs is a
pleasing and delightful little reader.
She will use for this contest a scene
from Polly of the Circus" Robert
White entered the contest late, some
after the others were at work on
their speeches, but he has good de-
Livery, has chosen a fine speech,
portion of President Wilson's Flag
Day Address, and will be right in the
race. -...
Though this is of course the first
participation of the Freshmen in this
event of annual school interest, their
enthusiasm has shown no abatement
below that of the other classes. Their
colors are green and gold and their
representatives are Tim Hogan and
Minnie Elizabeth Morris. And the
Freshmen say, "Watch out for little
Tim Hogan" Tim will give the
Presidents speech on "Americanism'
and according to his classmates, he
could give Mr.. Wilson a few points
on the delivering of it. Miss Morris
is finished reader of recognized a.
bility. She has a positive stage pres
ence that is admirable. Her selection
for Friday evening is, Madame x"
The successful winners of the in
terclass contest last year were Miss
Woodie Manning for class '21, and
Earl Routon for class '19, both "odd'
classes. Miss Inez Burch, expression
teacher at Grove, is directing the
speakers in the preparation of their
numbers.