Mitchell High School Class Play Delights Big Gale Theatre Audience
The annual graduation class production at Mitchell High School drew a full Gale Theatre crowd. Casts from the plays Rebecca's Triumph and The Lady of Lyons showcased talented young women and men, with standout roles by Meg and Claude Melnotte. The event featured student cooks, large costumes, and coaching by Mrs. Hoff, ending after midnight as the board prepares bids for cement walk repairs and hires Elsie Hardy.
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Mitchell High Schools
Gale Theatre
Rebecca
Meg
Melissa Walrath
Gyp
Mary Cook
Grace Vickers
Grnce Bliss
Mrs. Delaine
Mary Puff
Katie Connor
Mabel Maynard
Lois Wiltse
Cooking Club
Pearl Perry
Rhea Johnson
Ellen Dudlevy
Tena Sundberg
Veronica Jordan
Ida McKillop
Hazel Dudley
Stella Heminger
Ralph Miller
Claude Melnotte
Lillian Bras
Pauline
Una Smith
Madame Deschappelles
Caroline Hendrickson
Melnottes
Margaret Puff
Marian
Carl Hardesty
Colonel Damas
Howard Brodstrup
Beausant
Laurance Simtl
Glavis
Leore Pooley
M. Deschappelles
Emmett Betts
Tilda Reierson
Janet
Ellie Branch
Gasper
Hoff
Rathbun
Contract Awarded for Ward School Building and Sidewalk
The board of education opened bids for the Second ward school building and a north side sidewalk. Lambkin & Curtis had the lowest bid for the school building at 16949 dollars, excluding heating and plumbing. Heating and plumbing bids were postponed until June 7.
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Board of Education
New Ward
Second Ward
West Side
I. Anderson
A. J. Kings
A. J. Garner
Lambkin & Curtis
South Dakota Traveling Men A Midsummer Convention Plans
The South Dakota Traveling Men’s Association prepares for its Mitchell convention June 21 22 with an industrial parade floats by local businesspeople and vaudeville at Gale Theatre. Sioux Falls Watertown and Aberdeen plan large delegations and bands for the event expected to draw thousands of visitors.
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South Dakota
Traveling Mens’ Association
Mitchell
Sioux Falls
Watertown
Aberdeen
Commencement Exercises Week Begins at Dakota Wesleyan
Weekend and weeklong events mark the year’s end with high school and University ceremonies. The institution reports about 650 in enrollment and works toward a Carnegie endowment of 25000 dollars. The program features recitals, baccalaureate, corner stone laying, exams, graduations, and alumni reunions across June 7 to June 12 with speeches by Rev Daniel McGurk and Dr H C Hiselen.
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Dakota Wesleyan
University
School of Oratory
Andrew Carnegie
New Methodist Episcopal Church
H. C. Hiselen
D. D. Evanston
Illinois
University Choral Club
School of Education
Daniel McGurk
Grand Avenue M. E
Kansas City
Redhot Baseball Game at Athletic Park Ends 14 to 2
Stenwall and Smith each named nine men to the battle. Smith team won 14 to 2 as Porter caught and Hamiel Woodward and White formed an unhittable battery. A second game of three innings ended 8 to 3 with Stenwall trailing.
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Athletic Park
Stenwall
Smith
Porter
Hamiel
Woodward
White
Smith Battery
Mitchell High School Class of 1907 Graduation Address
About 1 300 people gathered at the city hall auditorium for the Mitchell schools 1907 baccalaureate. Rev T J Macmurray delivered The Lofty Aim in Life to inspire the 33 graduates joining life beyond school. The program included readings prayers music and a sacred solo.
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Mitchell
City Hall
T. J Macmurray
Presbyterian Church
Hoff
H. S. Wilkinson
A. Craig Bowdis
Norvell Loses Inter State Oratorical Title Bid
George W. Norvell of Dakota Wesleyan failed to win at Grand Forks North Dakota after winning last week in the state contest. Howard Warren of Yankton captured first at the national level with O’Connor and Kord of Grand Forks taking second and third while Norvell finished fourth.
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George W. Norvell
Grand Forks
N. D
Dakota Wesleyan
Howard Warren
Yankton
Mitchell
O’connor
Kord
Norvell
South Dakota
Markings Close In Inter State Oratorical Contest
Western League of Oratory president Guy Cook returned from Grand Forks North Dakota where the inter state oratorical contest was held. Warren Yankton won with 13 points while Conner North Dakota 14 Ford North Dakota 16 and Norvell Mitchell 17.
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Guy Cook
Western League of Oratory
Grand Forks
WN. D
George W. Norvell
Ashton
Warren
Yankton
Conner
North Dakota
Ford
Norvell
Mitchell
O’conner
Cook
Markings in the Contest Show Close Inter-State Oratorical Finish
Official judging marks from the inter-state oratorical contest at Grand Forks North Dakota last Friday evening reveal a tight race. Warren won with high marks in thought and composition and solid delivery totaling 13 points. O Connor finished second with strong thought and delivery scores totaling 14. Ford placed third with top delivery scores and solid thought marks totaling 16. Norvell earned multiple high placements in thought and delivery for a total of 17 points.
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Warren
O’connor
Ford
Norvell
Yankton to Host State Medical Society Next Year
Doctors Freyberg Reamer Buffaloe Ball Warne and Bobb returned from the Sioux Falls convention reporting a successful meeting. Yankton was chosen to host the next gathering and Dr Mead of the insane hospital was elected president.
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Freyberg
Reamer
Buffaloe
Ball
Warne
Bobb
State Medical Society
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Dr. Mead
Insane Hospital
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Diehl & Brown
A.T. McGovern& Sons
Tse
Olney & McDaid
Clinton
Iowa
Ctus
Scallin Bros
Dean
High School
Graduat
Ing
Adolph Scheurenbrand
Rinnie Nolt
Minneapolis
Elsie Hardy
Mens’ Convention
Besdaner Bers
O. L. Branson
Corn Palace
Fred J. Vetsch
Coe L. Crawford
University Athletic Park
Governor Crawford
Mitchell Club
School of Elocution and Oratory
School of Music
Thomas Nicholson
Board of
Janes
Lawrence Lardner
Lardner
Macmur
Rev. Macmurray
Bac
Inter
Grand Forks, N. D
N. C
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