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Show Oratory Contest At SI1S Canceled The oratory contest, sponsored by the Springville Jaycees on "X-Speak "X-Speak for Democracy," which was announced for Wednesday evening of last week at the high school, was cancelled. The Junior Chamber had a fine new typewriter and two pen sets already to award the winners in the contest. The committee hnrl worked hard. They had contacted Paul K. Walker, high school prin. cipal and he had cooperated with them and relayed the information concerning the contest to the two high school teachers concerned. But the contest was canceled. The reason: There were only three high school students, who on their own decided to enter the contest, but the number, the club decided, was not sufficient competition to warrant war-rant awarding such prizes as a typewriter and pen and pencil sets. The contest could have resulted in a fine experience for a large number num-ber of students; a lesson in Americanism, Amer-icanism, and someone could have had some fine prizes. |