HIGH SCHOOL DECLAMATORY CONTEST

RHOADES, STILL, DUNN, BRIGHT, MCMORRIS, JOHN, BIGGS, LONG, VANNOSTRAND, HURST, HOFF, ACKERLY, CURRY, AVERY, GWINN, HAZLET, DALE, MOORE, DORN, GARBER, BRAZELTON, MITCHELL, EDGINGTON, FOXWORTHY

Posted By: Nancee Seifert (email)
Date: 12/3/2009 at 17:22:18

Decatur County Journal
Leon, Iowa
Thursday, March 16, 1911

The high school declamatory contest held at the opera house Friday evening
of last week was one of the most successful contests ever held by the school

A good sized audience was in attendance and all enjoyed the excellent
program very much.

The program opened with a piano solo by Miss OLIVE BRIGHT and the number was
most pleasing. Next came Miss LANELLE RHOADES with the first oration, "The
Stroke of Two." Miss RHOADES was good and her oration excellent. Next came
MABEL STILL with "The Return of the Hoe." This was another pleasing number.
"The Heroism of the Unknown" by JAMES DUNN was the next oration. Then came
The Seige of Leyden" delivered by Miss MADGE MCMORRIS. Miss MCMORRIS was
heartily applauded. At this point in the entertainment a horn quartette
composed of CARROLL JOHN, RALPH BIGGS, DEWEY LONG and HORRY VANNOSTRAND,
with Miss GRETCHEN HURST as pianist, delighted the audience with some
excellent music. The fifth contestant was Miss MARGUERITE HOFF, winner of
second place in the contest. Her selection was "The Fashionable School Girl
" Miss HOFF showed much ability. Miss CORAL CURRY was next with "The
Bridge Keeper's Story." She was well received. "The Preservation of
America" by LELAND ACKERLEY followed Miss CURRY. The contestant displayed
much talent and was greeted with much applause. Then came "On the Train" by
MILDRED AVERY. Miss AVERY pleased all with her splendid number. A chorus
participated in by Miss OLIVE GWINN, Miss FANNY HAZLET, Miss ADA DALE, Miss
LILLIE MOORE, EARL DORN and SAM GARBER was next. The chorus was indeed
enjoyed. Miss LOLA BRAZELTON, winner of the first place, was the contestant
following the musical number. "Bobby Shaftoe" was the title of her
selection and she certainly handled it well. She received an ovation. "The
Jiners" by MARY EDGINGTON was another excellent number. The selection was
in a humorous vein and Miss EDGINGTON handled it capably. "Mary's Night
Ride" by Miss ELSIE MITCHELL followed Miss EDGINGTON and, did well indeed.
Miss OLLIE FOXWORTHY was the last contestant, her selection being "A Woman
in a Shoe Shop." A piano duet capably rendered by Misses GEORGIA HURST and
ALTA HART was the last number of the program. The decision of the judges,
Elder J.S. Coffin, County Superintendent, J.W. Long and V.R. McGinnis, was
then announced, naming Miss BRAZELTON as winner of first place and Miss HOFF
as winner of the second place. Misses BRAZELTON and HOFF will represent the
Leon school at the county contest to be held at Garden Grove on Friday
evening of next week.
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December 3, 2009
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