Madison
Public School
Contest
Winner
MADISON WINS
"About three hundred people assembled at the opera house last
Saturday night to hear the rehearsal contest, which was to decide who
was the best elocutionist in Monroe county, the winner to contest for
a gold watch at the teachers association of north east Missouri,
which meets at Monroe City this year.
The exercises were conducted in a most excellent manner by Prof. W.C.
Williams of the Madison Public Schools. The judges selected by Prof.
Williams were Prof. Williams were Pro. J.M. Cottingham, principal of
Moberly Public Schools, Miss Margaret Waller of Madison and J.H.
Whitecotton, a prominent lawyer of Paris. Promptly at 8 o'clock the
exercises begun with song, "We are Sailing" by six small boys,
followed
by a recitation "How Ruby Played the Piano" by Jewel Dawson. The
next
was "Roderick Lee" by Miss Lilly Huston. Then little Dixie
Osborne
recited "The Raggedy Man", after which Miss Nell Pinkerton sang
a
beautiful solo, entitled "Tit for Tat". Miss Ruby Allen
followed with
"A Vivid Illustration". Miss Carrie Strawn then recited
"High License
an Abomination." The next was Miss Ulah Maupin, who in a
charming
manner recited "Alta Wayne" after which Misses Virgie and Nell
Curtright sang "Pollie and I are Sweethearts." After this
Miss Edna Young recited "The Widows Child." Then a quartet
"When the Wind blows," was sung by two small girls, and two
boys. Then came the decision of the judges. After careful (.rest of
article missing)."
"Last night McCarthy hall was filled to its utmost capacity. The
occasion being the Declamatory and Rehearsal contest of the N.E. Mo.
Teachers Association. Those who took part in the contest did credit
to
themselves and to the various counties which they represented.
Two gold watches were awarded. Walter D. Crouch, of Carrollton, won the watch
on declamation and Miss Ulah Maupin, of Madison, on rehearsal. Those
who failed to secure a watch gained a prize as no faithful energetic
labor is lost, and in order to so creditably take part in the contest
they must have put in many hours of hard work. Their failing to win
should not keep them from doing their best in every thing they
undertake in life."
Source: Undated articles; original
source unknown - reprinted from the Monroe City Democrat. Extracted from
the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of
Madison, Missouri; provided by Kathleen Wilham.
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