The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-20
VALLEY CITY H. S.
MUSICIANS SCORE

Grand Forks, N. D., May 1.-THE
| Rugby high school debating team
won the championship of the state
high school debating league by four
to one decision over the Reynolds
high school debating team in the
final contest of the league serias, held
at the university Saturday.
Rugby debaters were: Robert Burr,
Shable Boussard and Alice Dale.
Reynolds debaters: Myron Quamme,
Verona Murphy and Pearl Hemmy.
Acting Dean of the Law School H:
f. Willis, Laurie Void, members of
the law school faculty; A. D. Keator,
Supt. NJ. C. Hayes and Supt. A. H.
Sandberg were the judges.
David Fisher of Grand Forks, read
ing, with Any Amusement" from
KipIing, won first place in the boys
event and Marion Phillips of Lari-
more, reading "Cyclopeedy" by
Field, took first place in the girls
event in the final state high school
defamation contest at the university
Saturday evening.
Second places in the events went
to Morris johnson of Minot with his
reading, THE Bishops Candlestick,"
and to Joy Gutter of Grafton with her
reading, Jane" clipped from Seven
teen" by Booth Harrington.
Third place went to Charles Law
renee of Fargo, reading, "Centraliza-
ton of America" by Grady; and to
Myrtle Haugen of Neville with her
reading, Pageant of the Table
Round" by Harrington.
Special mentions went to Lester
Smith Of Pembina, Rudolph koucky
Of Lidgerwood, Julia Goetz Of Ham
ilton, Doras johnson Of Mayville and
Violet Moulds Of Pen1bina.
Valley City High school students
carried off honors in the second an
nual state high school musical con-
test at the university, winning four
first and three second places in the
events.
They took first in the soprano solo,
solo, and boys vocal solo
events, and second place in the first
two as we'll They took first in the
chorus event.
Grand Forks came out first in the
orchestra event, second in the girls
glee club event and took two special
mentions. Buxton high school won
the band event, Willistol. taking sec
ond place.
Judges for the contest were Dean
knute Froysaa, Valley City; A. J.
Fargo college conserva
.ory, and Delmer Walmer of Min !
President 7. F. Kane pre- :
sided.
The results of the contest:
Soprano solo event: 1nga Baarstad. !
Valley City, first; Luella Bragett,
Walhalla, second; special mentions
% Agnes Way, Larimore, and Dor
othy Bowler, Glendale.
Contralto solo event: Virginia Bal
ey. Valley City, first; Mabel Sher-
nan, Valley City, second; special
mention to Marie M1eisbecker, Grand
Forks
Boys vocal solo event: Ronald
Wright, Valley City, first; Hubert
Jaynes, Williston, second
Orchestras: Grand Forks, first;
Jamestown, second.
Small vocal groups: Lidgerwood,
irst, double trio entered; Valley City
second with boys quartet; Speclal
mention to the trio from Hunter and
he quartet from Walhalla.
Piano event: Harold Logan, Far
20, first; Mildred House, Glendale,
second Special mention to Vlona
Iouser of Grand Forks.
Violin solo event: Roy Hardy, Fair
mont, first; Arthur McConnville,
Grafton, second; special mention to
Ellen oHuser. Park River, and to
Ruth wilkins of Pembina.
Orchestral instrumental event:
Jake Widermeyer of Harvey, first;
William Grow, Williston, second;
special mention to Sylvester Rose OF
Mimic.
Girls Glee club event: Jamestown,
irst; Grand Forks, second.
Boys Glee club event; Mayvllle,