Valley High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (West Des Moines, IA)

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l r UBI ISI ll-II1 Hzirold Morris. Harold Morris, a Junior, entered High School in the Sophomore year, coming from East Des Moines High School. XVhen contest time , came, he at once entered in the Oratorical class and succeeded in win- ning first in that class, and first over all the contestants. He then en- tered the sub-district contest, but was eliminated there. His oration was 'The New South? This year, he again entered i11 the contest and succeeded in winning second prize in the state contest. His oration this year was entitled '6Toussaint L,Ouverture. ..26..

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v ' ' I 4 ,, .... gy ,.. . A f , ' The Tenth Annual High School Declanlatory Contest. By lffxviz l .xi71.KNIza. N DECEMBER 22, 1915, Valley held her tenth declaniatory con- ? test. Sl1e has been very successful in this line and Lenore Min- nis and Mildred lirull ot' the alumni have gone through the state contest with first prize. The young people who competed this year were exceeds ingly good and the markings were very close. Gladys McGuire with tl1e oration The Blue and the Greyf' George Gibson with Society and the Criminal, Hose lloppe with The National Flag. and Harold Morris with Toussaint L'0uverture,', entered the oratorieal class. Harold Morris spoke splendidly, for his voice suited the oration he had chosen. All were pleased when he received first prize in this class and even when he won first over all. Since then he has taken first prize at the sub-district contest and soon will go to the dis- trict, where we hope he will do as well. George Gibson won tl1e seco11d prize in this class. Vera Parks with The Lance ot' Kananaf' Louise Shellito with 'SXVhen Love and Duty Meetf, Katherine McDonough with The Death Bed ot' Benedict Arnoldf, Dorothea Martin with The XVheels of Time, and Nelle Johnston with t'Pro Patria, entered the dramatic Class. Vera Parks was given the first prize. Louise Shellito and Dorothea Martin tied for second prize as far as rank was concerned, and the judges then went to percent and the prize was awarded to Louise Shellito by the nierest lnargin. Goldie Grosscup with The Swell,', Maurine Minnis with 'tThe Small Girl and the Surprise Partyf' Arline Cooper with Toni Sawyer Treated for Love Sickness, Virous l ltllllLlIlflS0ll with A Christian Soldier, and Ester Cline with The l3oy's Story, entered the humorous class. The first prize was awarded to Marine Minnis by the judges, the second to Goldie Grosscup. Virous Edllll.1llliS0ll spoke splendidly, winning gales of laughter from the vast audience with her funny antics in imitation of the sniall boy she was representing. Her presentation ot' her selection was so true to life that it received favorable connnent i'I'0I11 the judges. 4l