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1914-10-02 Elocution

2nd October, 1914

Held in the Athenaeum

Prepared Reading (Ladies) "The Gardens of Pleasure"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Louie	Dunn	East Melbourne	Victoria	96.00	1st
Getrude	Billing	Norwood	South Australia	92.00	2nd
K.	Sullivan	Adelaide	South Australia	90.00	Equal 3rd
M.	Dorrat	St. Kilda	Victoria	90.00	Equal 3rd
Edith	Thomas	Malvern	Victoria	89.00	Honourable Mention

Prepared Reading (Boys or Girls under 16) "A Parable of Nature"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
R.	Hudson	North Carlton	Victoria	86.00	1st
O.	Bland	North Fitzroy	Victoria	85.00	2nd
Vida	Colhurst	Ararat	Victoria	83.00	Equal 3rd
Dorothy	Williams	Wayville	South Australia	83.00	Equal 3rd
D.	Wallen	Geelong	Victoria	81.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation (Ladies who have never won a first prize) "The Token of the Rose" - Flavel Scott Mines.

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
K.	Sullivan	Parkside	Victoria	89.00	1st
Getrude	Billing	Norwood	South Australia		2nd
Dora S.	Grewar	Payneham	South Australia	87.00	3rd
Mime	Mattin	Adelaide	South Australia	83.00	Honourable Mention
Doreen	Craddock	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Debate: "Is National Disarmament Practicable?"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
N.	O'Brien (Negative)	Ballarat	Victoria	115.00	1st
J. W. S.	Vroland (Negative)	North Carlton	Victoria	107.00	2nd
O. C.	Phillips (Affirmative)	Ballarat	Victoria	99.00	3rd

Held in the Coliseum

Dialogue (Open to Ladies or Gentlemen)

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
H. E. McMurtie and Lilian Walton	East Fitzroy	Victoria	86.00	1st
Lottie Glenfield and Norman Zions	Paddington	New South Wales	84.00	2nd
Louie Dunn and Rodway Gainford	East Melbourne	Victoria	76.00	3rd