The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-26
Three STUDENTS TIE
FOR FIRST hON0RS
AT WEST ALEXANDRIA

EATON, O.. April 26.-For the first
time within the history Of the county
school gold medal contest in litera-
ture and music, three young women
students tied for first 'honors in the
recitation department of the contest.
In fact it is the first time that tie
for first hoEors in any Of the five de-
rartments of the contest has occurred.
The unusual circumstance came
about at the fourth annual contest,
held recently in West Alexandria
Those finishing with honors even,
were: Ellene Button, Jackson town
ship schools; Martha McQuiston, Is
rael township schools, and Emma
Moore, Dixon township schools. Under
rules of the contest each will receive
4 gold medal. The judges were Prot
]. B. Mcmillan. state high school in
spector and professor in Miami univer-
sity; A. A. Naysilles. Dayton, superin-
tendent of Montgomery county schools,
and Prof E. P. Trueblood, Earlham
college, Richmond. Ind. The judges
were split three ways on the winner
James Wins Discussion.
Clifford James, of the Lewisburg
schools. won the discussion feature Of
the literary department His subject
was: The United States, Great Bri
tain and Japan should enter into an
agreement to limit naval ornaments"
Miss Mary Leas. Monroe township
schools, won first honors in the i'm
promptu Bible reading feature of the
literary department.
Miss Magdalene Maloney. Jefferson
township schools, carried off first hon.
crs in the piano solo feature of the
music department.
Milford Burdsal., Dixon township
schools, won first honors from three
young women competitors in the vo-
cal solo feature of the music depart
ment of tie contest.
Judges Of the music contest were:
Miss Emma kiefer, department of lnu-
sic, Dayton schools; Miss Zehrung,
rolton schools.
Burdsall won vocal honors on rendi-
ton of THE Barefoot Trail" Miss
Maloney won piano solo honors with
Rustic of Spring.
In the tie for honors in recitation,
Miss Buttons selection was: Just
Being Glad Came Pollyanna Miss
Inclusion, "The Country Cosuin
Speaks Her Mind; Miss Moore,
"Child's Bear Story."-Riley.
Guard Company Ready.
To the local company. Ohio Federal
guards, the letter 'E" has been
assigned, according to advices just
received from the proper military au-
thorities by Captain c. M. Karnes.
Company E, Capt. Karnes states,
will form the First company, Second
battalion, First regiment of infantry
The company as present has So men,
including three commissioned officers.
Uniforms and full equipment has
been received by the company and
drill is being conducted regularly in
the armory.
Capt Karnes says he expects to
have the boys in fine trim for paTtici-
patton in the annual Memorial exer-
cises May 80
Phone Patrons Meet.
Members of an organization of for
mer patrons of the Eaton Telephone
company, who discarded upward of
900 telephones when the telephone
company raised its rates April l, will
meet tonight in the opera house, the
meeting to be open only to members
of the organization. The object Of
the meeting has not been divulged.
Officers of the organization state
that another meeting will be held
Thursday night, to which all business
men of Eaton will be invited.
A rumor was afloat Monday that
representa- ives of the Bell Telephone
company were coming here this week