Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1906 — THE COUNTY CONTEST. [ARTICLE]

THE COUNTY CONTEST.

The third annual county contest of pupils of the district schools was held at the M. E. church Wednesday evening and was very well attended. The contestants and their themes were: Wheatfield—Bernie Lockwood _ „ “Onr Classiu 1929.” Walker—June Jessup....••Political Parties.” Union-George Casey, Jr “The Country Boy.” Newton—Lura Yeoman..... “The Habit of Being Ijite.” Milroy—Leon E. Parks “The Heroism of War.” Marion—Charles Spain" Work,” Kankakee—Grace Albin “Prlviliges of the American Girl.” Jordan—Lucy J. Blake..“AbrahamLincoln.” Gillam—Nellie Ryanj... “The Gift of Gutenberg.” Carpenter—Harriet N. Brown ....“Mexico.” Barkley—Nellie Way mire .......“The Will and the Way.” Judges were Supts. Breeze of Remington and Warren of Rensselaer, and Principal Gray of Rensselaer. The prizes were a gold medal Ist; silver medal 2d. While all the contestants did exceeding well, after summing up all the points the judges awarded first prize to George Casey, Jr., of Union tp., and second to Miss Nellie Way mire of Barkley. Of course there was a difference of opinion among the audience as to the judgment of the awards, many thinking some other of the contestants did better than those to whom the prizes were awarded, but the judges’ decision was tuade up from the per cents of each contestant and was probably about right.