Show amiss miss labrrie cook wins the gold medal at the annual declamation contest one ot of the truly uplifting and in services eel view yet to be held in vernal were those in the stake tabernacle last sunday en on the occasion of the annual seminary declamation contest there was a law large atten attendance lance and the verdict of every one was that the services were just won erful sli sh students tn in the contest in which the lie first three were rewarded by the seminary board with medal medals a gold for the first a silver saver tor for second and a bronze for third miss 1 gaberle cook a freshman Ire hinan at he the uintah high school and enrolled in her flat year of seminary work ork was presented by resident president calder of the seminary board with the gold medal engraved with the tile word declamation cla across ita its face and the initials V S 8 and SO 30 vernal sem inary 1930 e of at her victory she belne being awarded first prize as the result of the unanimous doat ton of the judges harold HulL Hulln neer 11 walter wrater woolley and mrs hugh W colton misa TUM cook has done splendid work this bear ear in the study of old oil testament and in every has been within the first the topping the i intire list of old testament students on several everal occasions in second place and the 8 iver medal vye lre awarded to miss donne klimut now nw in her senior sear in 11 II joh h school and d a candidate for graduation tram ire m the seminary this year being e enn r lied in the third 5 sear ear subject n cf t C church 1115 tory and doctrin donn has ben b en active during the year havin ing spoken on seminary programs pr 0 grams given in glines her honce ward and lapont La pInt ehm diminutive wende 11 johnson thrilled the audience with his ery iery i forceful presentation pre of ahe the way way ot of Si hatlon and his effort gave him third place and a beautiful bronze medal W ndell has also done out banding tan ding work in old testament this year this being his freshman year he wilt will be eligible tor for the silver or sold gold medals in subsequent years of his work in seminary laboria Lal lerla cook the tho gold medal winner spoke on mans relationship to deity delty the subject of miss min lyman s talk was the gathering of israel nath of these shoved careful organization of material and were delivered tery impressively marcel young 1 last scars winner ind therel therefore cre ineligible in this years on teft rave gave an interesting talk tal k on an practical religion he ile waa was the first speaker of the evening tro ite other three tte contestants gave ve very impressive talks that left it an an question in the minds of some is to the order of the winners and heir position and who the should be the judges conferred nearly before reaching their decia j i during this interval the high school clestra o ably conducted by mr played several splendid pieces b miss I 1 iss may toy Holl holfeltz eltz spoke on the boak book of mormon aa U evidence E of 0 the divinity of MOT thora mora ashby s spoke pole on the rhe divine mission ot of joseph smith 1 ia miss leatha hair kept the audien sith alth her splendid treatise wb abi a religion the seminary bartt composed of weldon bastian wallace allare VV winder frank end and lloyd pope sang two number numbers that added considerable to t the success of 0 the program the la U proud of these students etu dents fild 1 acir activities I 1 he meeting was opened by a piano sold solo by heln hel yel n calder president ea la tin offered prayer A violin solo by weldon bastian was the second number the program concluded with benediction by president A 0 goodrich |