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December 4, 1913
Audubon Republican
Audubon, Audubon County, Iowa
What is this article about?
Announcement of the second annual high school dramatic contest on Friday evening, December 12th, featuring student performances in humorous, dramatic, and oratorical categories to select a representative for the Southwestern Iowa district contest.
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The High School Dramatic Contest
The second annual dramatic contest of the local high school will be held Friday evening, December 12th. This contest is similar in nature to the one held last year. The various contestants have been preparing for the past seven or eight weeks for the evening's program.
The object on that evening will be to have out of town judges select the one who does best in order that that person may represent the school in a district contest. In the Southwestern Iowa district contest, the object will be to select winners in the humorous, the dramatic, and the oratorical classes who will go to a state contest where the state champion is selected.
The numbers appearing on our local program the evening of December 12th will be the following. Besides these numbers, there will be several musical selections.
"Jean Val Jean" ...... Myrtle Roth
"The Village Gossip" ... Bessie Turner
Riley's "Bear Story" ... Wynona Farquhar
"Patsy" ... Morence Hood
"Eulogy on Lafayette" ... Walter Kester
"Sergius to the Lion" ... Beulah Reed
"The Little God and Dickey" ... Wanda Wright
"The Lady Across the Aisle" ... Gertrude Dye
The second annual dramatic contest of the local high school will be held Friday evening, December 12th. This contest is similar in nature to the one held last year. The various contestants have been preparing for the past seven or eight weeks for the evening's program.
The object on that evening will be to have out of town judges select the one who does best in order that that person may represent the school in a district contest. In the Southwestern Iowa district contest, the object will be to select winners in the humorous, the dramatic, and the oratorical classes who will go to a state contest where the state champion is selected.
The numbers appearing on our local program the evening of December 12th will be the following. Besides these numbers, there will be several musical selections.
"Jean Val Jean" ...... Myrtle Roth
"The Village Gossip" ... Bessie Turner
Riley's "Bear Story" ... Wynona Farquhar
"Patsy" ... Morence Hood
"Eulogy on Lafayette" ... Walter Kester
"Sergius to the Lion" ... Beulah Reed
"The Little God and Dickey" ... Wanda Wright
"The Lady Across the Aisle" ... Gertrude Dye
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Dramatic Contest
High School
Student Performances
Oratorical
Humorous
District Contest
State Champion
What entities or persons were involved?
Myrtle Roth
Bessie Turner
Wynona Farquhar
Morence Hood
Walter Kester
Beulah Reed
Wanda Wright
Gertrude Dye
Where did it happen?
Local High School
Story Details
Key Persons
Myrtle Roth
Bessie Turner
Wynona Farquhar
Morence Hood
Walter Kester
Beulah Reed
Wanda Wright
Gertrude Dye
Location
Local High School
Event Date
Friday Evening, December 12th
Story Details
Students prepare and perform dramatic, humorous, and oratorical pieces for out-of-town judges to select the best to represent the school in the Southwestern Iowa district contest, leading to state champions.