Show I Janet Christensen Wins Oratorical Contest In Indiana s A note has just been received from Pres and Mrs Reuel E E. E Christensen of the Great Greal L Lakes kes Mission Old Mill Road Fort Wayne Indiana with which they sent a letter from Mrs Ann Gargett speech teacher atthe at atthe atthe the Harrison Hill School Cornell Cornell Cornell Cor Cor- nell Circle at Hoagland Avenue crt Wayne 6 G Indiana and written written written writ writ- ten on Principals Office Of stationery sta sta- stationery under date of May 1 1058 1958 The letter tells of an outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing honor won by Reuels Reuel's and Vondas Vonda's daughter Janet and follows Janet Chri Christensen daughter of Mr and Mrs Reuel E. E Christensen Christensen Christensen Chris Chris- of Fort Wayne Indiana was the final winner in t the h e Central Lions' Lions Club Oratorical declamation contest held April 29 at Harrison Hill School Winning Winning Winning Win Win- ning over eight other finalists Janet's topic for her minute five-minute original speech was A Nation Speaks The finals contest climaxed four weeks of work in oral English English English Eng Eng- lish classes and meant that from I five fifty-five original entrants Janet Janet Janet Jan Jan- et had risen to victory through class contests the semi-finals semi contest and the finals T The e class contest winners were chosen by popular vote the semifinalists semifinalists semifinalists semi fin are judged by teachers who serve as judges and the finalists had three outside judges The contest is an annual one It is sponsored by the Lions Lions' club which gave a large plaque to each each Junior High School in inthe inthe inthe the city Each years year's winner has his name engraved on t the h e plaque This year Janet h her e r parents her speech teacher Mrs Ann Gargett and the principal Miss Freda Lancaster will be guests of the thc Central Lions' Lions club on May 5 where her declamation declamation declamation declama declama- tion will be presented to members members members mem mem- bers of the civic organization Janet is also represented represent d din in ina a wide city-wide contest sponsored bythe bythe by bythe the Humane Society which of offered offered of- of f- f prizes to one grade eighth-grade essay from each school written on the subject Hurt No Living Thing Both of the above honors are particularly significant s sin since i n c e Janet is in a n school of 1200 stu students students students stu- stu dents and was open to competition competition competition compe compe- with other eighth eighth- graders Interest was extremely high during the oratorical contest contest contest con con- test and there were seventh and eighth grade students who wh ere vere Interested enough to forsake forsake forsake for for- sake school after activities i in order to hear the last speeches Signed Mrs Ann Gargett The note from the Christen Christen- sens said in part We did enjoy our visit home horn this spring but arc are happy now to be back at our work L. L R. R and Connie Burr dropped dropped dropped drop drop- ped in to see us yesterday The Theare They are having a nice trip through the east We read the Enterprise each week s cek from cover to cover W We WeI thank you very much for sendIng sending sending send send- I Ing It to us |