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1914-10-05 Elocution

5th October, 1914

Held in the Athenaeum

Recitation (Gentlemen under 21) "A Hymn of Empire"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
R. M.	Leach	Adelaide	South Australia	87.00	1st
R.	Hudson	North Carlton	Victoria	84.00	2nd
Leslie C.	Bundy	Melbourne	Victoria	81.00	3rd

Prepared Reading (Gentlemen) "Enoch Arden" - Tennyson

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Norman	Zions	Sydney	New South Wales	95.00	1st
H. E.	McMurtrie	Fitzroy	Victoria	92.00	2nd
R.	Hudson	North Carlton	Victoria	84.00	3rd
R. M.	Leach	Adelaide	South Australia	83.00	Honourable Mention

Impromptu Reading (Ladies or Gentlemen)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Louie	Dunn	East Melbourne	Victoria	90.00	1st
Norman	Zions	Sydney	New South Wales	89.00	2nd
Marea	Lopez	Garden Vale	Victoria	86.00	3rd
H. E.	McMurtrie	Fitzroy	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention

Oratorical Display (Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize in an oratorical display) "Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
S. T.	Arnold	Clifton Hill	Victoria	87.00	1st
R. M.	Leach	Adelaide	South Australia	86.00	2nd
Norman	Zions	Sydney	New South Wales	85.00	3rd
R. L. F.	Davey	St. Peter's	South Australia	83.00	Honourable Mention

Oratorical Display - Open (Gentlemen) "Shiels' Reply to Lord Lyndhurst"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
H. E.	McMurtrie	Fitzroy	Victoria	93.00	1st
Norman	Zions	Sydney	New South Wales	90.00	2nd
Gordon	Swann	Adelaide	South Australia	84.00	3rd
Thomas C.	Sharp	Port Melbourne	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention
S. T.	Arnold	Clifton Hill	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention
O.	Coppin	Wonthaggi	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Coliseum

Recital, Humorous (Ladies)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Louie	Dunn	East Melbourne	Victoria	100.00	1st
Minnie	Dorrat	St. Kilda	Victoria	96.00	2nd
Sylvia	Cooper	St. Kilda	Victoria	90.00	3rd
Lottie	Glenfield	Paddington	New South Wales	89.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Character Recital (Gentlemen)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Norman	Zions	Sydney	New South Wales	92.00	1st
H. E.	McMurtrie	Fitzroy	Victoria	88.00	2nd
R. M.	Leach	Adelaide	South Australia	85.00	3rd
Andrew	Millett	North Fitzroy	Victoria	84.00	Honourable Mention

Recital, Humorous (Gentlemen)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Norman	Zions	Sydney	New South Wales	89.00	1st
Cecil	Ramsdale	South Melbourne	Victoria	88.00	2nd
Andrew G.	Millett	North Fitzroy	Victoria	85.00	3rd
H. E.	McMutrie	Fitzroy	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention