The Sauk Centre herald., 1923-12-13

close. The boys showed that they
had worked hard and thoroughly on
their orations. Each one is to be
commended on the excellent manner
in which he delivered his selection
OF course in all contests of this kind
| it is necessary that the judges make
definite decision. The choice of
the judges was as follows:
First place-Victor Key.
Second place-Carl Coons.
Third place-Carl Fischer.
Fourth place-Herbert Lembke.
The selections in the order in
which they were delivered are:
/. "The New South ......
Carol Coons
|2. "Patrick Henry's Address"
........ Samuel Grossberg
3. Abraham Lincoln ......
............ Herbert Lembke
A. "a Plea for Cuba .......
.............. :. Harry Palmer
5. "Toussant L'Overture" -.
................ Victor Key
6. "The National Flag" ....
.............. Loren Hansen
7. "Gratton's Reply to Mr..
Cory" .......... Carl Fischer
8. "A Message to Garcia -.
......... Richard Schoenhoff
r.
AS result of the preliminary de-
clamation and oratorical contest held
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week,
four contestants were chosen from
each contest to speak in the final
home contest to be held Wednesday
night, Decembe 10Th. The final con-
test will be divided in two sections,
girls defamation contest and boys
oratorical contest. There will be no
competition between the two sections.
A fi1st place will be awarded in each
section. The winners of the final
home contest will represent this
this school in the district contest to
be held early in the new year. Con-
siderable interest is being displayed
with reference to the outcome of our
local contest next week. The contest
will be held in the Junior High
School Assembly room, which will
accommodate larger crowd than the
Senior High School room. 1t will be
remembered that the latter room YVES
not large enough to hold the aud
ience last year; dut to the increased
interest, it is expected much larger
crowd will be present this year.
The first preliminary defamation.
contest was held by the girls on Tues
day afternoon. The competition
among them was decidedly keen;
each one giving her selection unus-
ually well. The outcome of the con-
test was not known until the judges
rendered their decisions.
In the defamation contest eight
girls participated. The selections in
he order in which they were de
livered are as follows:
l. "a Few Bars in the Key of
G" ........ Virginia Kells
2. "The Step Mother" ......
............. =. Alma Sorensor
8. "The Fiddle Told"
............ Frieda Sorenson
4. IA Soldier of France" 49,.
............. Ivy Hildebrand
5. "The Sign of the Cross.
.............. Evelyn Kusba
6. "The Soldiers Reprieve" :.
....... Della Baily
Z. "Bob" .......... Alto LeSeur
8. 'The Littlest Rebel" .....
............. =. Janette Dalham
The judges decision of the girls
contest was as follows: First place,
Janette Dahlem; Second place, Eve
lyn Kusba; Third place, Virginia
Kells.
These girls will compete again in
the "Final Home Contest" Wednes.
day evening of next week. Ivy Hill
debrand was ill and unable to speal
but by unanimous consent she will be
allowed to compete in the final homs
contest.
The members of the Public Speak
ing Class gave some very interesting
before the assembly Frida,
December z. The program was: ."rhe
Mother of a Soldier" by Lillian Fla
haven; "Gunga Din" by Loren Han
sen; "Judge Twiddler-s Cow by
Dorothy SHINES; and "My Firs,
Cigar" by Carol Coons.
A Literary Society was organized
in the Public Speaking Class last
week. The officers were elected as
follows: Loren Hansen, president;
Lillian Flahaven, secretary and treas
urer.
Preparations for Christmas pro-
gram are going on in the Junior
II Oh Ghsa .,,orr~a,,n srr;ll tale r,Iano