New Ulm review., 1921-02-16
new ULM GETS
SECOND PLACE
HIGH DECLAMAToRY HoNoRs
GO TO REDWOOD FALLS
AND ARLINGTON.
sUB-DIsTRIcT CONTEST HELD
AT HIGH SCHOOL HERE
FRIDAY EVENING.

''AotA AVA eluhdGO dl Ille SuD-u1SlT1cG
declamatory contest Of the Minnesota
State High School D Defamation League
held at the high school auditorium in
this city, Friday evening, when Lillian
Eyrich, representing the girls section,
was awarded second prize by the
judges. The second prize in the boys
section went to Conrad Olson Of
Mankato.
Redwood Falls and ArIing ton.
The first prize in the girls section
OF the contest was won by Floy Harris
OF Redwood Falls, who exhibited rare
dramatic ability in the rendition of her
defamation, while Denton Steffer of
Arlington carried off the high honors
IN the boys section The third prizes
were awarded to Margaret Wise of
Mankato and John r.. Thomas of Lake
Crystal, respectively.
Judges Had Difficult Task.
The three judges of the contest found
it very difficult to award the honors, as
all of the renditions were very credit
able and the contestants scored close.
The judges were Prof. E. E. Carlton Of
Gustayus Adolphus College, st. Peter;
Superintendent E. E. Lenander of
Winthrop, and Mrs. II. E. Beecher of
New Ulm, who was chosen in place Of
Superintendent T. sE. Lewis OF Sleepy
Eye, who failed to arrive here.
Pleasing Musical Numbers.
The declamatory program was pre-
1.ceded by a pleasing vocal solo, rendered
by Howard Haling, with piano ac-
Compartment by Miss Frances Krook,
while Miss DorotHIy y Helm played de-
ilightful violin sob, accompanied by
I Miss Joyce Alvin, who presided at.the
piano. Both young artists responded
to encores. Following the 5declanlatory
1program and while the Judges were
making the decisions, the High School
Orchestra rendered several well re-
ceived musical numbers
The Contestants.
/ !
The six high schools represented by
a boy and girl each at the contest
here Friday evening, were Redwood
Falls, st. Peter, Mankato, Arlington,
Lake Crystal and New Ulm. The
contestants and the titles of their
declamations were as follows:
Boys Section -''The Wandering
Jew" Irwin Seifert, Redwood Falls;
"Toussant L'Ouverture," Evan Da-
Wes, st. Peter; "The American of
Foreign Birth" Conrad Olson, Man
kato; America, Beacon Light Of
Peace" Denton Steffer, Arlington;
"The Strenuous Life" Howard Vogel,
New Ulm; Patrick Henry's Speech.
/ John R. Thomas, Lake Crystal.
Girls Section Pauline PavIovna, :"
Edna Thomas, Lake Crystal; "The
Highwayman," !" Irene Miller, st. Peter:
sThe Littlest Rebel" Lillian Eyrich,
New Ulm; s'The Sacrifice of Sidney
Carton, Margaret Wise, Mankato;
'sThe Heart of Lincoln Marie
4 Maurer, Arlington; The Gypsy
Flower Girl" Floy Harris, Redwood
Falls.
Local Preliminaries.
/ The annual declamatory contest for
the Siegel trophy as well as to decide
1.-THE Representatives of the New Ulm
4 high school in the sub-district contest,
was held at the high school auditorium
\ last Tuesday evening for the girls sec
I ltion and the same afternoon for the
i boys section. The latter contest was
Inot very elaborate as but few boys had
4 entered for ompetition, and the honor
was accorded Howard Vogel of the
Freshman class.
! Girls Program.
4 The program rendered during the
girls contest. last Tuesday evening
was as follows: Vocal solo, Howard
Haling; Within the Law Wanda
/. Nelson; An Unfinished Story" Eliza
beth Hintz; The Littlest Rebel, :,
sI ,1liiidn l1yiiSHy luee SCoTy Ol d SHOfl
j Life, Lorna Schleuder; violin solo,
h Dorothy Hem; 8 Rebecca's Journey 2
Veronica Zankl; Introducing JIM
& mie, !" Dorothy Mayer; Mr.. Travers'
1 First Hung, Mildred Eibner; The
Rider Of the Black Horse" Aurelia
Schneider, vocal solo, Florence Schnei-
der:
The Judges were Mrs. Villa m MeiIe,
Prof. a. Ackermann and F. W. John
son and they awarded the prizes as
4 follows: First, Lillian Eyrich; second
Elizabeth Hintz; third, Wanda Nelson.
Miss Ida Muesing was the guest Of
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