Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-21
Program for State
Speaking Contest at
Portland April %

The State speaking contest under
the Lydia 0. CHamlin) Spear Founda-
ton, set up by Hon. Arthur G. Spear
of Portland, member of the Legisla-
ture, will occur Friday evening at S
O'Clock in the City hall at Portland.
All candidates for this contest
should report at the office in the Port
land high school not later than 2
o'clock in the afternoon for registra-
ton and assignment to preliminary
groups.
Owing to the large number of
schools which have entered, it will be
necessary to hold preliminary contests
in the afternoon. These will begin at
$50 p. NJ, Group l in the assembly
room, Group II in the music room on
the third flour, Group III in Room
1o3, Group " in Room 100, all in the
Portland High school. Candidates for
speaking honors will be. assigned up
on registration TO preliminary groups.
Four sets of judges, independent Of
the general jury for the evening, are
provided. They will select the two
highest honors from each of the
groups for the general contest in the
evening. In case of tie for first or
second place, Jurors may select a third
/ upon approval. This will make not
to exceed 10 speakers for the evening
program.
During the afternoon or evening, the
resentatives-either the principal
or superintendent of the high. school
entered in the contest-will meet for
the purpose of forming a permanent
State neclamatory Association in or
der to make this an annual event and
to place the management in the hands
of those who participate
The public is cordially invited to
attend the evening contest, which
from all appearances bids fair to be
extremely interesting. The following
is list of the entrants:
Leavitt Institute, Margaret Johnson,
"Miantowona"; Bath, Mary MacDon-
aid, The Tell-Tale Heart; West
brook, Linwood Lagerson, Il Am an
American; Norway, Phoebe Corbett
Who's Afraid; F'ryeburg Academy
Ruth Gaffner. THE Death Disk:
Buxton. Louise NJ. Waterman. THE
Birds Xmas Carol; Kittery, Christine
Graham or Robert Grant; Pittsfeld,
Thomas F. Johnston; Portland Mar
guerite Loveitt, Ballads of East and
West: Boothbay Harbor, J. B. Per-
kins, THE Unknown Speaker; Port
land Deering), Barbara Quincy, 1.-THE
Gift of the Magi": Kennebunk, Harold
Lemoine, 1.-THE Unknown Speaker:
Brunswick, Normina MacKinnon, Sc
lection from Shakespeare; Rumford,
Ralph Maynard, THE Bible: Bridg-
ton, Leigh w. Flint, 1.-THE Man of
Sorrows; Fairfield, Margaret Brack-
EFT; Camden. Ernest Jones: Auburn
Helen r. Trafton, "The Explorer:
Sebago Lake, Clara Lombard, 1.-THE
Soul of Violin; South Portland.
Virginia Dudley: Westbrook Seminary,
Dorothy Furbush, Peg in England;
Waterville, Marie l.. Robar, by
Courier: Scarborough. Mary Pills
bury. Tanning of the Shrew"; Angus
ia. Ida Drapkin, "Sombre"; Gorham.
Sarah e. CARL, THE Leap of Houchan
Beg; Old Orchard, Christine Dolbier,
''Piff Perkins Toboggan Slide"
1t will be necessary for the schools
represented to bear the expenses of
their contestants. Committees will
be on hand at the registration head
quarters to assist those who desire to
find places to stay while in the city.
The speakers will be judged on the
scale of so. taking into consideration
Q) appearance, poise and gesture, 10
points; (2) voice and expression, 10
points: Characterization and pronuncia-
ton, S points; (4) Interpretation, 20
points. Memory will not be used as
special point of grading but If the
lapse of memory Is sufficient, Judges
may deduct from the general rank
such as their judgment may deter
mine.