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1915-10-02 Elocution

2nd October, 1915

Held in the Athenaeum

Prepared Reading - Boys and Girls Under 16 Years - "What We Call Life"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Thelma	Baulderson	Adelaide	South Australia	120.00	1st
Eileen	Byrne	Melbourne	Victoria	115.00	2nd
Arnold G	Hudson	Carlton	Victoria	105.00	3rd
May	Shelton	Blowhard	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Dot	Mitchell	Ballarat	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Maggie	Knight	Ascot Vale	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Pearl	Harvey	Parkville	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Alva	Junck	Bendigo	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Avis	Pearce	Ballarat	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Clarice	Richards	Ballarat	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Joyce	Doepel	Ballarat	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Ellie	Butler				Honourable Mention
Maggie	Bourke				Honourable Mention

Oration - "The British Empire in Peace and War"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Ern	Brownbill	Geelong	Victoria	80.00	1st
P J	Dear	Richmond	Victoria	78.00	Equal 2nd
J W S	Vroland	North Carlton	Victoria	78.00	Equal 2nd
J A	Wilkie	Ballarat East	Victoria	74.00	Equal 3rd
R F	Cranstoun	Geelong	Victoria	74.00	Equal 3rd

Teams' Debate - "Should the Liquor Traffic be Nationalised?"

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Melbourne Parliamentary Debating Society - J W S Vroland & N Nicholl	Melbourne	Victoria	183.00	1st
CYMS No 1 Team - J M Routson & G R Holland	Ballarat	Victoria	177.00	2nd
Newington ANA - A Nicholson & W E Hall	Newington	Victoria	176.00	3rd

Held in the Coliseum

Dialogue (Non-Humorous) - Open to Ladies or Gentlemen

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Sylvia McNair & Edith Thomas	Albert Park	Victoria	118.00	1st
Dora Clarke & Stan Henry	Clifton Hill	Victoria	114.00	2nd
J C Brady & Gwen Apted	Melbourne	Victoria	106.00	Equal 3rd
W G Southwell & Sylvia McNair	Fitzroy	Victoria	106.00	Equal 3rd

Dialogue (Humorous) - Open to Ladies or Gentlemen

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Edie Happell & George Edwards	Clifton Hill	Victoria	117.00	1st
Winnie Moverley & Hilda Whidburn	Melbourne	Victoria	113.00	2nd
Dora Clarke & Stan Henry	Clifton Hill	Victoria	107.00	3rd
Sylvia McNair & partner	Albert Park	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Marea Lopez & Ella Massey	Bendigo	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Champion Debate - "Does Private Enterprise Give to the Consumer Advantages to Co-operation?"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J A	Wilkie	Ballarat	Victoria	108.00	1st
J S	Vroland	North Carlton	Victoria	107.00	2nd
W L	Prowse	Ballarat	Victoria	96.00	3rd