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

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WP M 'WJWW QDWX S AAMN 71 ' . ' .Wit , - -. A . Arriving i11 Osceola, we promptly found our way to a lunch room, and tl1e11 to the Opera House, where our hopes were to come true. After impatiently waiting for perhaps a quarter of an hour, hearing the Osceola High School Orchestra, the first speaker appeared. He was from Emerson, and spoke Oliver Cromwell. The next was A Message to Garciau from Orient. Then came our speaker with 'l'oussaint If Ouverture. NVe applauded heartily as he left the platform, and before the Missouri Valley speaker began, every program of the Valley High representatives was marked with the first honors beside Morris, nalne. I11 the Dramatic Class, Leon, Dexter, Logan, and College Springs were represented by able speakers and a boys' chorus sang between this class Zlllfl the humorous, in which lied Oak, Shelby, Menlo and Green- field were entered. A boys, quartet sang a rollicking High School chorus while we were awaiting the judges' decision, as to which schools should celebrate the victory. Then the second prizes were announced, and the Orient, Dexter and Red Oak representatives were cheered as they received their medals. Keeping us in suspense for a few moments it was finally announced that the first honors went to Valley Junction, Leon and Shelby. XVe cheered and congratulated Morris and finally carried him with us to a lunch room where we had midnight lunch in celebration. At seven o'clock the next morning, a very sleepy bunch came from the Howes Hotel to the railroad station and boarded the train for our old V. J. H. S. GOLDIE Gnosscrr. The State Deelalnatory Contest. tfghg F , HE State Declamatory Contest this year was held at Carroll, l Iowa. NVQ were represented by our customary champion in oratorical line, Harold Morris. XVhen it came time for him to deliver his oration, we felt as if we had stood the suspense about long enough. And when he got through we were sure that Harold would get the first prize. However, the judges did not agree with us, but did award him the second prize. Considering the fact that Harold has another year in which to take the State prize, and also the fact that Valley Junction is not as large as many of the other towns in the state that compete against her, we feel that Valley can congratulate herself and the man who represented her for the splendid showing made this year in the different declamatory contests. Aggie

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W il' ll!! f1.n .. Sub-District Contest. By Rosli Horris, ,16. -L HE ANNUAL north sub-district declamatory contest of the F, Q southwest district of lowa was held at the Methodist church, Stuart, Iowa, on February ll, 1916. The program was as fol- lows: The girls, glee club of Stuart sang a song entitled Stars Brightly Shiningf, John Chew from Adair with the oration, 'tThe New Southf' won sec-- ond prize. YValter McKee represented Stuart with the oration, Em- mettf, Harold Morris represented Valley Junction High School with the oration, Toussaint lfOuverture, and won first prize by easy victory. Earnest Patrick represented Coon Rapids with the same oration as Har-- t M XE old Morris. There were a number of good pieces in the dramatic class. Esther Lewellen from Dexter High entered with 'tThe Sign of the Crossf, win- ning second prize. Madrid was represented by Mildred Ptomedahl, who spoke the piece, The Story of Patsyf, Delilah Stutzman from Dallas Center read A Few liars in the Key ot' G. It was a beautiful piece and Miss Stutzman exhibited her dramatic training and won tirst from Esther Lewellen by a mere fraction. Little Pauline Thomas from Guthrie Cen- ter won favorable comment in her delivery of The Little Colonclf, The decision in the humorous class was very close. Beulah Colbert from Menlo gave the piece YYho,s Afraid ? and won first place. Jerome Deeny from Perry spoke Mr, Dooley on Football? Belt Perkins To- bo van Sliden was iven b Bernice ltutt from Case '. Mildred NValker Q U U with the niece, Mandv,s Organ, re mresented Amta, and took second .f 'O place in her class. Each school contending was represented by a large delegation. Al- though there were no demonstrations allowed in the church their enthusi- asm was shown by their yells and songs before and after the contest. To Valley, of course, the fact that Harold placed first was of more interest than any of the other pieces presented. ln fact, the excitement attending this victory did not entirely subside for a week. Moines. The Osceola Contest fs N THE week of the twenty-second, in April, a great deal of thought was given to the district declamatory contest at Osceola, in which it was hoped our contestant, Harold Morris, would carry away first honors. XVC practiced our songs and yells, and with cheerful hearts boarded the train in Des

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- W- v-WW WWYE Q UBI lil e ll- I1 f1..n . The Debate at Dexter. By GEORGE T HoMPsoN. x EBATIYG xx IS 1 nc yy br1ncl1 of 1ctiy ity this ye 11 in the V 1lley .i lkkxl' z'. 2 fl' fa' .1 Y L 1 Junction High bchool, Zlllil it met with 111ucl1 success and ap- proval. On February 18, a debate was held between Dexter and Valley. Each school had two teams representing it on the same subject and on the same evening. The question for debate was Resolved, That the United States should increase her na- tional defenses. Before a splendid audience, a team from Valley composed of Harold Morris, George Gibson and George Thompson debated a Dexter team at Dexter. Valley Junction negated, while Dexter affirmed, the question. Superintendent VVooten was the chairman, and he gave a brief in- troduction and stated the question. Music was rendered by a girls' glee club and by a duet. All the young men spoke well, and their speeches contained many good thoughts to uphold their side of the question. The audience was well pleased with the efforts of the young people, which was apparent by the applause which they gave. The decision was very satisfactory, the Valley team Winning by the score of two to one. Next year we hope to have more debates than we had this year, for this was our first undertaking. M301