| Show Y A Ayl r N e a I r S VvS I Vv k S ak a asi if si t I I jl o I CONTESTANTS IN THE American Legion high school oratorical contest pose with Arden Stewart Utah Commander Left to right ere are Zelva Allred Altamont Lee Wimmer Du- Du Duchesne Duchesne chesne Linda Jensen Altamont Cleora Tanner Roosevelt and David Freeman Du- Du Duchesne Duchesne chesne Winners Told In Legions Legion's Oratory Contest Uintah High School was the scene Monday night of an ex- ex excellent excellent exhibition of oratory concerning the Constitution of the United States The occasion was the Dis- Dis District District level of the Twenty sixth annual American l Legion gion High School Oratorical Contest Contestants from the vari- vari various various ous high schools in the Uintah Basin spoke on the subject Our Constitution and Free Capitalism for their prepared oration and on Ratification of the Constitution for their extemporaneous discourse CLEORA TANNER of Un- Un Union Union ion High School was awarded first place by a panel of five Continued on page 8 Winners Todd fold Continued from page 1 judges Linda Jensen of Alta AUn- mOnt High School was second place winner Other contestants were Lee WImmer and David Freeman from Duchesne High School and Zelva Allred of Altamont I High School Uintah high School was not represented I The local American Legion served as host for the contest AT THE JUNIOR High I School Tuesday afternoon the thc I winners were Shonna Stanfill first place and Waneta Smith second place Other contestants were Richard Walker Linda Abplanalp and Diana Massey Junior high contestants will compete in a district contest Friday at pin pm at the Jun Jun- Junior lor High I JUDGES WERE Mrs Le- Le LeOra Or Ora Jacobe and Ramond Pet Pet- Peterson erson of Vernal Mrs Kemp of Altonah Mrs Carina Carma Winter Winter- Winterton ton ot of Roosevelt and Elden Wilcken of Duchesne Ivan Hadden of If Duchesne served as timer For the past 26 years the American Legion has annual ly sponsored the High School Oratorical Contest as a part of its Americanism program explained Ed Horton Com Com- Commander Commander mander of Witbeck Post No H 11 in Vernal The purpose is to encourage students to study and learn about the Constitution of the United States he said Last year over lver high school students in the nation participated in this contest l which is ca carried to the na nation nation- national i al explained level of competition iI he I |
