Harrisburg Central High School - Yearbook (Harrisburg, PA)

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Contest Summary Although many other High Schools surpass Old Central in respect to the building, yet we outstrip them by far in regard to the real activities of the school. Some of the most interesting incidents of our school life are the various contests, for both boys and girls, which are held annually. The first contest of the year was the Senior Girls, Contest. The Daughters of the American Revolu- tion offered three prizes for the best essays on a subject relating to Colonial Times. The three who ex- celled were: First Prize .... . . .Lydia Wiegel' Second Prize .... . . .Laura Bretz Third Prize ........... ...,............ M argaret Koster The next contest to claim our attention was the Short Story Contest, for all members of the school, The prizes were given by Hon. Vance C. McCormick, who is always interested in the welfare ofour school, and has in this way shown his interest. The winners in this contest were: First Prize: Bernard Wert ........... .... ' 'A Case of Discipline Second Prize: Bernarda F. McCormick ....... .... ' 'One Good Turn The following competitors received honorable mention: Esther M. Johns, ............................. Sis Harold Eckert ..... .... ' 'The Great Scoop Rebecca Stewart .... .... ' 'Way Down in Old New Jersey Katherine Earnest ...............,............ Renn, the Real Hero About 'Thanksgiving time the promising young Junior boys were given the opportunity to manifest their great power along the line of oratory. This contest is named after the founder, the late Samuel S. Kunkel, whose heirs annually give prizes of twenty-five dollars, fifteen dollars, and ten dollars to the three best speakers of the eight contestants. The budding young orators who came out with Hying colors and received worthy remuneration for their attempts were: First Prize: C. Willard Smith ......... The Venezuela Question Second Prize: Richard W. Mount ....... The Necessity of Force in Cuba Third Prize: Otto Lippman ........... A Rub-a-Dub Agitationn Earl in the s rin the Senior boys artici ated in the Lamberton contest. The sub'ect this 'ear Y P s l P I p I A 1 J i was ohn Marshall , and the winners who dis la ed su erior ab1l1t in com osition were: P Y P Y P Marlin G. Geiger James G. Daugherty Bernard Wert Allen Carter Allen Carter received the extra prize of live dollars for delivery. The judges also named four others whom they thought were worthy of honorable mention. They were: W. Emory Hartman, Harry T. Mell, William Bretz, and Hollis Wible. The final contest of the year was the Junior Girls' Contest. It is through the kind generosity ofHon. A. Carson Stamm, Esq., that this contest has been established. Those who succeeded in their zealous endeavors were rewarded as follows: A First Prize: Helen Appleby. . . . . . Courtship of Miles Standish Second Prize: Ida Yoder ..... . . . Sombre Third Prize: Frances Hause. . .. . . . How the Elephant Got His Trunk 20111: 14 30101 if in 1 111 1oin1oin14rixli:10i4r11x1 nz 1 vi if 1 ui: -'rio--mio-a 11031 7 'I'

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