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1931-10-24 Elocution

24th October, 1931

Held in the Athenaeum

Impromptu Speech (Open)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
F. P.	McManus	Glen Iris	Victoria	90.00	1st
David	Bengamin	Princes Hill	Victoria	86.00	2nd
A. C.	Messenger	Ballarat	Victoria	85.00	3rd
J. L.	Cremean	Glen Iris	Victoria	84.00	Honourable Mention
J. F.	Meere	Glen Iris	Victoria	84.00	Honourable Mention

Oration (Open) "The British Commonwealth Of Nations"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J. F.	Meere	Glen Iris	Victoria	90.00	1st
Horace	Finch	Ballarat	Victoria	88.00	Equal 2nd
John	Buchan	Geelong	Victoria	88.00	Equal 2nd
F. P.	McManus	Glen Iris	Victoria	85.00	Equal 3rd
Gerard	Fearon	Northcote	Victoria	85.00	Equal 3rd
A. C.	Messenger	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention

Prepared Speech: "Why I Am Proud To Be An Australian" Open to members of Junior Legacy Clubs (Under 16 years)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jack	Turnbull	Ballarat	Victoria	90.00	1st
Jack	Dunn	Ballarat	Victoria	86.00	2nd
William	Bain	Ballarat	Victoria	84.00	3rd

Prepared Speech: "The Chief Elements In Character Building" Open to members of Junior Legacy Clubs (16 and under 20 years)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Charles T.	Fletcher	Box Hill	Victoria	87.00	Equal 1st
Alan	Richards	Ballarat	Victoria	87.00	Equal 1st
Graham F.	Billiet	Denis	Victoria	84.00	Equal 3rd
Gregory	Sidebottom	West Brunswick	Victoria	84.00	Equal 3rd

Held in the Coliseum

Impromptu Reading - Ladies.

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Gwen	Strickland	Kelmscott	South Australia	92.00	1st
Jean	Bent	Geelong	Victoria	90.00	2nd
Rea	Lawson	Princes Hill	Victoria	86.00	3rd
Rita	Fleming	Caulfield	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Recital - Ladies or Gentlemen - "Richelieu" (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Rita	Fleming	Caulfield	Victoria	96.00	1st
Alma	Govan	Ballarat	Victoria	95.00	2nd
Audry	Davis	glen Iris	Victoria	94.00	3rd
Valwynne J.	Anderson	King's Park	Victoria	93.00	Honourable Mention

Humorous Dialogues - (Ladies or Gentlemen)

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
H.E. Onians & G. George	West Footscray	Victoria	92.00	1st
Gwen Strickland & Thelma Baulderstone	Adelaide	South Australia	90.00	2nd
Norman Swain & Elleen Francis	Coburg	Victoria	83.00	3rd

Open Scene - Not less than Four Characters

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"The First Mrs. Fraser" by Miss Louie Dunn's Party	Melbourne	Victoria	88.00	1st
"A Hundred Years Old" by The Adelaide Players	Adelaide	South Australia	86.00	2nd
"The Mystery of The Manor" by St. George's Dramatic Society	West Footscray	Victoria	75.00	3rd