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1913-10-06 Elocution

6th October, 1913

Held in the Athenaeum

Recitation (Gentlemen under 21) "Old Loves" (Henri Murger, translated by Andrew Long)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Clifton	Binks	Clifton Hill	Victoria	103.00	1st
James	Gibb	Drumoyne	New South Wales	101.00	2nd
Raymond	Hudson	North Carlton	Victoria	100.00	3rd

Prepared Reading (Gentlemen) "Napoleon's Tomb" (Robert Ingersoll)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Frank S	Johnston	Adelaide	South Australia	112.00	1st
Raymond	Hudson	North Carlton	Victoria	108.00	2nd
Clifton	Binks	Clifton Hill	Victoria	105.00	Equal 3rd
Vernon	Sheldrick	Glenferrie	Victoria	105.00	Equal 3rd

Impromptu Reading (Ladies or Gentlemen)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Frank S	Johnston	Adelaide	South Australia	123.00	1st
Marea	Lopez	North Carlton	Victoria	101.00	2nd
Dorothy	Skewes	Adelaide	South Australia	100.00	Equal 3rd
Jean	Robertson	Glenelg	South Australia	100.00	Equal 3rd

Oratorical Display (Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize in an Oratorial Display) Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
R. F.	Cranstoun	Geelong	Victoria	108.00	1st
Vernon	Sheldrick	Glenferrie	Victoria	107.00	2nd
Clifton	Binks	Clifton Hill	Victoria	104.00	Equal 3rd
David	Dunn	Sydney	New South Wales	104.00	Equal 3rd
H. H.	Shannon	Unley	South Australia	100.00	Honourable Mention
Andrew G.	Millett	North Fitzroy	Victoria	101.00	Honourable Mention

Oratorical Display (Open: Gentlemen) "Henry George's Panegyric on Liberty"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Frank S.	Johnston	Adelaide	South Australia	121.00	1st
R. F.	Cranstoun	Geelong	Victoria	105.00	2nd
David	Dunn	Sydney	New South Wales	101.00	3rd
Arthur F.	Phillips	Geelong	Victoria	100.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Coliseum

Champion Character Recital (Gentlemen)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Frank S.	Johnston	Adelaide	South Australia	120.00	1st
Clifton	Binks	Clifton Hill	Victoria	106.00	2nd
Vernon	Sheldrick	Glenferrie	Victoria	100.00	3rd