Gunnison news-champion., 1920-05-14
CUP IS OURS
FOR KEEPS
(Dy Dorothy Delo)

Gunnis0n High School boys and
girls, 100 strong. returned Sunday
evening from the rhetorical contest
and field meet Of Western Slope coun-
ties. which was held at Montrose,
tired and happy bringing with them
Tor keeps the silver trophy cup. Delta.
won the track meet, but for the third
successive year our contestants in
oratory and dramatics had gotten the
most points and that means that the
cup will forever adorn the library at
the High School.
The band boys, 38 of them, covered
themselves with glory by playing very
nicely indeed on any and all occasions.
Under the leader Of Prof. Damson,.
they We're q splendid advertisement for
our High School and Normal.
The first contest, which was held
Thursday evening, was the argument,
Resolved that the Plumb Plan of
Government in Operation of the Inter-
state Railroads should be adopted by
the Government"
This contest was Gunnison's big
gest victory and the only first we took.
The argument is considered the most
difficult Of all the oratoricals, and
the winner is awarded % points to-
ward the cup. Every speaker showed
remarkable knowledge Of this subject,
but as Gunnison folks have heard
Hugh Palmer debate. It is needless
to say that he out-classed every other
contestant, every judge giving him
of Montrose, who appeared n Z debate
here recently, took second place, and
Edwin Mathew Of Delta, scored
third.
The contest closed with % points
for Gunnison and II for Montrose.
In the oratoricai defamation, Gun
Grafton. Altho the judges . didn't
place Patrick in the contest, he did
very good work and many think that
he should have been recognized. Wal
lace Mast of Grand Junction was
awarded first place, Newell Parker of
Telluride, second and Robert Travis
Of Delta. third. .Uponl the close, Del
Ia and Montrose were running a close
race for second place, but Gunnison
was still far in the lead.
Perhaps the contest which showed
more real ability and fine work was
the original grafton. II was probably
the most difficult decision that the
judges had to make; for Jerome
Martin sof Paonia and Mary Nc
Laughlin of Gunnison both did splen-
did work. The decision was finally
given in favor of Paonia, Miss Nc
Laughlin's splendid Grafton, "Abra-
ham Lincoln" taking second place.
Waldo Helm of Montrose took third
place, thus making Montrose our
closest rival.
Excitement ran high at the con-
test that evening, for Montrose HAD q
splendid dramatic reader, and with
her already our closest opponent, it
would go hard il she scored first that
evening. But Delta came forward
again with fine reader and took
nrst place, Montrose, second and Es-
ther Williams of Gunnison took third.
Miss Williams did most excellent work,
on her Grafton, For Dear Old Yale"
Ihis again made Delta close to us
AS things stood after this contest
there were several different possibiIi-
ties OF GunnisOn's getting beat. Al
tho she gave splendid selection, Miss
wilma Doig, our representative in
the humorous contest, Gunnison. did
not place in this, but Montrose took
nrst, thus leaving Delta far behind
again, and we had the cup with a
majority Of over twenty points. The
total number of points was forty for
Iunnison and thirty-three for Mont
rose.
The judges in the contest were Mr.
Motion, Of Colorado College, Colorado
Springs; Otto B. Staples, head of fhe
extension Department Of the Greeley
state Teachers College and the G. &
N, 3. and Mr.. Pitt of Pueblo.
They were always fair in their de-
cisions and the school spirit was vefv
good throughout the meet.
Inc crowd was admirably cared for
Dy the n. c. H. S. Boosters club and
everything was done to show the v;s;t. SIT
ors good time. Friday afternoon
tne Blue Triangle club entertained at
9 tea and dansant in honor of about
nty visiting girls. The Mothers
club entertained all the visitors, at a
delightful dance Friday evening
DELTA TRACKSTERS WIN