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1913-10-08 Elocution

8th October, 1913

Held in the Athenaeum

Recitation (Ladies: Open) "The Ocean" (Byron)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Lilian	Prichard	Melbourne	Victoria	130.00	1st
Marea	Lopez	North Carlton	Victoria	112.00	2nd
Ruby	Field	Adelaide	South Australia	110.00	Equal 3rd
Irene	Dorrity	Bendigo	Victoria	110.00	Equal 3rd
Clarice	Siddull	Bendigo	Victoria	107.00	Honourable Mention
G.	Apted	Geelong	Victoria	107.00	Honourable Mention
Mary	Hosking	Yacka	South Australia	107.00	Honourable Mention
Sylvia	Cooper	St Kilda	Victoria	107.00	Honourable Mention
Lilian	Wilson	Darlinghurst	New South Wales	107.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation (Gentlemen: Open) "The Ballad of the Bolivar"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Frank S.	Johnston	Adelaide	South Australia	112.00	1st
R. F.	Cranstoun	Geelong	Victoria	111.00	2nd
Arthur F.	Phillips	Geelong	Victoria	110.00	Equal 3rd
Vernon	Sheldrick	Glenferrie	Victoria	110.00	Equal 3rd

Recital Open, with musical accompaniment (Ladies or Gentlemen)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Lilian	Prichard	Melbourne	Victoria	139.00	Equal 1st
Frank S.	Johnston	Adelaide	South Australia	139.00	Equal 1st
Mary	Hosking	Yacka	South Australia	134.00	2nd
R. F.	Cranstoun	Geelong	Victoria	132.00	Equal 3rd
Vernon	Sheldrick	Glenferrie	Victoria	132.00	Equal 3rd
Arthur F.	Phillips	Geelong	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Ruby	Field	Adelaide	South Australia		Honourable Mention
Sylvia	Cooper	St Kilda	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Dorothy	Skewes	Adelaide	South Australia		Honourable Mention
Myrtle	Tait	Bendigo	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Champion Debate "Under Which System Can a Country be Better Developed: Leaseehold or Freehold?"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
H.	Moroney	(Leasehold) St Kilda	Victoria	98.00	1st
Newton	Nicholls	(Leasehold) Moonee Ponds	Victoria	91.00	2nd
E.	Downey	(Freehold) Malvern	Victoria	83.00	3rd

Held in the Coliseum

Shakesperian Recitation (Gentlemen) a) "On Kingly Greatness" from Richard II b) "On Death and Honour" Falstaff in King Henry IV

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Frank S.	Johnston	Adelaide	South Australia	132.00	1st
Vernon	Sheldrick	Glenferrie	Victoria	117.00	2nd
Clifton	Binks	Clifton Hill	Victoria	115.00	3rd