The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-04-16
Rural and Semi-Graded Schools
Divided Into Four Sections
In County
PRELIMINARIES ARE HELD
Rural Contests Will Be Held
April % According to An
nouncement of Supt.

At the time of the leacnerS IHSIl-
tute held in Redwood county, the
teachers of the rural and semi-grad-
ed schools of the county decided upon
sponsoring declamatory contests IN
stead of the annual Play Day, which
has been the Redwood County pro-
ject for several years.
The schools in the rural group nave
had their preliminary contests, IN
which the county was divided into
four parts for this purpose.
The contest in the northwest part
of the county was held at Vesta,
Tuesday, April 8. The girls contest
in this group was placed as follows;
First (tied) $50 Was y Margaret
Bjorkland, District Sc.
First (tied) "Haratuis Defense"
Helen Dolan, District 81.
Second Little Orphan ANNIE,
Mildred Roxburg, District % East.
Third (tied) Setting The Hen,"
Marie Johanneck, District IS.
Third (tiedD "Papa's Letter." Mar
garet Beadell, District North.
Boys Contest
First (tied) "The Man Who Over
came" Lenus Johanneck, District 70.
First (tied) "Pa's New Car" Ray
Marks, District Az.
Second can Arithmetic Lesson"
Joseph Come, District 81. -.
Third Little Willie's Hearing"
Kenneth Clark, District 55.
The contest for the Northeast
quarter was held at the Gilllllan
School Wednesday evening, April 8.
In the girls contest the placing was
as follows:
First "From a Far Country" Ruth
Parker, District 106.
Second "Her First Call on the But
cher" Evelyn Seiber, District 6 East.
Third "Epaminondas," Dolores Ru-
der, District SO.
Boys Contest
First "When the Minister Come to
Tea" Floyd Stewig, District 1O1.
Second "How We Hunted Mouse"
Hills Slaymaker, District 1O6.
Third "The Bishop and the Cow"
Horace Wetmore, District Al.
The contest for the Southwest di-
vision was held at Lucan April 10 in
the afternoon. In the girls contest
the placing was as follows:
First "Our Hired Girl" Sylvia
Arnt, District 80.
Second Little Orphan Annie,
Marjorie Bondeson, District 116.
Third (tied) "The Engine That
Could" Avis Anderson, District 81.
Third (tied) "Our Hired Girl, y
June Lord, District %.
Third (tied) Little Orphan Annie,
Irene Peterson, District 40.
Boys Contest
First 1.-TWO O'clock in the Morn
ing" Paul Lang, District rs.
Second Jimmy Jones Studies Geo
graphy,' Albert Beens, District "a.
Third "She's Different" Dale
Smith, District 81.
The contest for the Southeastern
division was held at Clements April
10 at 8 P. M. The results were as
follows:
Girls Contest
First Kentucky Philosophy" Nor
ma John, District 25.
Second "The Speckled Hen," Ruby
Henry, District 81.
Third "Giggling Lizzie" Kathryn
Olson, District 33.
Boys Contest
First "And SO Was l." Kenneth
Hemmingson, District 81.
Second Liberty or DEATH" Earl
Lindeman, District s.
Third "No Place for Boys" Gilbert
John, District 25.
At the final contest April 25 the
pupils who were placed first or Sec
ond in the division contest will COM
pete against one another. A sepa.
rate contest will be held that day for
the pupils from Vesta, Lucan, Rev
ere, North Redwood, Seaforth and
Clements. Each of these schools may
send one boy and one girl to repre-
sent their school.
An invitation is extended to the
public to attend this contest.
Theo. Jensen, County Superinten-
dent.