The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-06
COUNTY INTER-HIGH
SCHOOL CONTESTS

A very interesting and helpful series
Of school contests were held this year
among the high schools Of st. Francois
County, including Declamatory for
both boys and girls; Music both vocal
and instrumental in solo and ensemble;
Essay for both boys and girls, and Pen
manship, Type-writing, and Shorthand
for pupils in schools having business
Course.
The Business Course Contest was
held in Bonne Terre on Saturday,
April 23rd, and resulted in Bonne
Terre High School winning both first
and second places in the three con-
tests. Penmanship first place was
won by Miss Hester Frye, and second
place by Miss Mabel Ray, Typewrit-
ing first place was won by Miss Sibyi
Pratt, second place by Miss Errna
East. Shorthand first place was won
by Miss Lucy Compton, second place
by Roy Robinson. We are not inform
ed as to what schools other than Bonne
Terre participated in this contest. The
local High School has no business de-
partment and consequently was not en-
tered in this contest.
The Annual Declamatory Contest
was held in the Pennington High
School on Thursday evening, April 2s.
Flat River High School was represent
ed by Miss Frances Anthony Thomp-
son in the girls contest; Esther by
Miss Eva Fowler; Desloge by Miss
Helen Miller; Doe Run by Miss Euls
Mcdonald; Pennington by Miss Gold
lie Halbert; and Bonne Terre by Miss
Fay Lively. In this contest Miss Gold
| lie Halbert of Pennington High School
won first, and Miss Frances Anthony
Thompson of Flat River and Miss Hell
en- Miller of Desloge tied for second
place.
In the boys declamatory contest
Doe Run was represented by Everett
Rosenstengel; Bonne Terre by Edward
Miller; Desloge by Jewel Lindsey, and
Pennington by Eugene Morris. The
latter won first place for Pennington
High School, and Jewel Lindsey Sec
ond place for Desloge High School
The Judges in this contest were Miss
White of Marvin College and Supt
James Sutton of Festus and Supt. K
Walter Thomas of Crystal City.
In the Essay Contest Miss Frances
McMinn, of Leadwood, won first place
and Miss Nellie Cole, of Bonne Terre
won second for the girls, while Ed
ward Miller of Bonne Terre, won first
and VIM. Boyer, of Leadwood, wor
second for the boys.
The Musical Contest was held in tn
Flat River High School auditorium OF
Friday, April Goth. No programs wer'
printed for this contest, and prelim
inaries were held throughout the da!
in which a good many contestant
we're eliminated, hence we were un
able TO learn even approximately tn
names of the various contestants en-
tered. As announced at the close o
the finals, the following schools wer'
given first and second places in tn
various numbers:
Chorus-Bonne Terre, first; Leadwood
second.
Glee Club-Bonne Terre, first; Fla
River, second.
Orchestra--Leadwood, first; Farming
: ton, second.
Boys Quartette- Pennington, first
Flat River, second.
. Vocal Solo, Girls--Leadwood, first
Pennington, second.
Violin Solo--Bonne Terre, first; Farm
ington, second.
Piano Solo--Leadwood first; Flat Riv
er, second.
Girls Quartette--Flat River, first
Leadwood second.
"other Instruments" Leadwoot
first; Fapmington second
Vocal Solo, Boy Pennington, first
Leadwood, second. ny nl /.
Mixed Quartette--FlStln River, tirsi
Leadwood, second T,si. q.
1t will be noticed that all places !
:. the finals were divided among the fou
high schools, Bonne Terre, Farming
ton, Flat River and Leadwood. Farm
tngton High School is the only one .
lre community essned bulls and wi