The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-28
BLANDING WON
DISCLAIMERS MEDAL
Representative Of Sumter High
School Carries off First
Honors in State
Contest

Columbia, April .23-Sumter ana
onion High Schools emerged vlctorl-
Gus in the annual State High School
oratorical and girls expression con-
tests held at the University OF South
Carolina last night. Activities OF the
many events now going on at the unl-
versity centered on the girls contest
and the boys defamation events last
night and hundreds Of friends were
on hand to hear the youthful orators.
Miss Evelyn Bozeman, Of Union
speaking on Bobby Shaftor," was
awarded first place in the girls ex-
preston contest. Miss Elizabeth
Scruggs, Of Rock Hill. speaking on
.The Fleet Goes By won second and
Miss Sarah Louise Collins, Of Chester,
speaking on The United States of
Europe won third place, while
Miss Margaret Sweeney, Of Spartan
burg received honorable mention.
Miss Sweeney spoke on "Helen Than
re- First place winner receives a
gold medal given by the James l..
iTapp Company in addition to having
the honor OF winning the State con-
test. Second place winner gets gold
medal, given by the Bon Marche,
while third place gets the medal Civ
, en- by Mrs Louise f. Mayes, of Green
Vile
James Blanding OF the Sumter High
School won first place in the annual
oratorical contest held at the same
time the girls were staging their eX-
preston contest Mr.. Blanding spoke
on Patriot and Traitor" Fred Fow-
ler. of WalIahalla was awarded sec
ond, with his speech on Liberty OF
Death.'' Everett Taylor, OF Gaffney
won third place on The Mission OF
lAmerica., while. Fleming Carlisle
Smith, of Mullins, received honorable
mention with Eternity OF Law First
place winner receives the gold media
4 given by the r. L. Bryan Company
second place the Bank Of Columbia
medal and third place the Hastot
medal. In addition TO the individual
medal the Sumter School wins tho
i Wiesepape trophy cup to be retained
one year and if thrice consecutive!
to become the permanent property o.
the school.
Get Honorable Mention.
Judges for the boys contest were
w. H. Jones. DR.. W. S.. Currell, the
Rev. A. w. Dlackwood, J. B. Wingart
, and J. Fraser Lyon. Other boys II
the contest besides the winners were
w. J. Halle, of Union; Clarence Moor
onnn0ft n
Clio; George Wittkowsky, Of Camden
Frank Meeks; of Anderson; Jack Da
Wis. of Clinton Honorable mention
from the preliminaries of the after
noon were: Jack Tierney. OF Green
vile: Thomas Lide, Of Bennettsville
: Hartwell Hurt. of Cheraw: William
: Gordon, cf Rock Hill. and Franl
: Mcmillan, of Westminster. Musi
> was furnished by the university quar-
: tette. composed of f. Z. Harper, r
7. Daniels, c. y. johnson and j.
Belk.
The judges of the girls contes
: were: Miss Frieda New. Mrs. W. v
Ball, c. B. Elliott. the Rev. Hugh T
Murchison and Thomas H. People:
, Girls in the contest other than tn
winners were Betty Halle, Camden
Grace McBrayer. Greenville; Margare
Edens, Bennettsville; Jane Law. Wiz
throp Training school. Honorabl
mention from the afternoon prelimi,
e aries were Margaret Watts, CheraN
D Miriam Welborn. Liberty; Name
e Meng, Laurens and Dolly McFaddel
Kingstree. w. D. Roberts presided.
Q The events last night were far abov
previous contests and attracted lars
crowd from the city and from the uni
versity student body.