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Show BOYS AND GIRLS WIN HIGH PRAISE High' School Oratorical Contest Won by Bright Girl and Bright Boy Yesterday Yes-terday Afternoon. Patriotism and love of country and oratorical bursts and figures of speech these were the things which marked the annual oratorical contest at the high school yesterday. Under the auspices of the Sons and Daughters of h American Amer-ican Revolution the event took place, as have previous ones. With girlish simplicity and with an earnestness which would have graced bu older woman, Dorothy Weber delivered deliv-ered a speech upon 'A Tribute to American Volunteers." So direct and forceful were her thoughts, given in such a pleasant voice and accompanied with such an air of sincerity, that the fudges awarded her the gold medal. The derision of the judges was evidently that of the audience, for the choice was met with unanimous applause. H was Full of Fire. Manly, terse and full of fire, the rration of Roy Coates upon "Our l.'ounttjry Right or Wrong," was lef i by the judges the best deliv pred- iy the boys, and Coates was awMled the medal of precious stuff md of more precious significance. To I ho point and striking that point with remarkable accuracy and vim, Coates' lelivery at once impressed his hearers because of its forceful arguments and because of the sentiments expressed. Lester Moreton, however, on . American Ameri-can Patriotism," was almost as impressive im-pressive as Coates, but his delivery, it s said, was not as good, uist of the Judges. Judges for the girls, were Mrs. ,A. J. forham, Mrs. W. R. Wightman and Mrs. J. M. Dart. Frank Pierce, R. L. rraev and -Dr. E.' D. Woodruff de-sided de-sided upon the various points in the joys' speeches. Those whose orations eeived favorable comment were Miss Nora Wanless on '"A Tribute to American Historians," and Miss Ksth-r Ksth-r Hart on "Long Live Our Country ind Our Flag." Other speakers were Tillie Hessel-jerg Hessel-jerg on "What is Patriotism"; Edith Walker, "Abraham Lincoln's Con-eption Con-eption of American Liberty": Hattie tVaples, "The Glory of a Nation," mdT Margaret Parsons, "American poetry and Patriotism." Patriotism by word of mouth and by i grand crash of harmony fired the )lood in the hearts of even the oldest n the immense audience which filled ;he assembly hall. The high school and of wenty-eight pieces rendered l number of patriotic selections, and rhen "America" boomed out, every )ne in the hall rose and joined in song. |