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1932-10-22 Elocution

22nd October, 1932

Held in the Coliseum

Recitation - Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize at South Street - "The Island of the Scots" (W E Aytoun)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Michael J	Crehan	North Melbourne	Victoria	91.00	1st
Norman	Swain	Brighton	Victoria	87.00	2nd
Alfred J	Fitzhenry	Arncliffe	New South Wales	85.00	3rd
Arnold	Jordan	Prospect	South Australia	84.00	Honourable Mention
Alec M	Cunningham	North Williamstown	Victoria	84.00	Honourable Mention

Shakespearian Recital - Gentlemen - "King Henry V" Act IV (part of) Scene III

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Lloyd	Lindsay	Ballarat	Victoria	90.00	1st
Christian C	Hesse	Moonee Ponds	Victoria	87.00	2nd
Michael J	Crehan	North Melbourne	Victoria	84.00	3rd
Bernard	Lamble	Melbourne	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention

Open Scene - Not Less Than Four Characters

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"The Taming of the Shrew" Mr Frank E Lang & Party	Melbourne	Victoria	93.00	1st
"The Lady with the Lamp" The Thalian Club	Melbourne	Victoria	88.00	2nd
"The Parable of the White Rose" Mr Victor Trotman's Party	Melbourne	Victoria	84.00	3rd

Dialogue (Humorous) Ladies or Gentlemen - Own Selection

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Gordon Praetz & Beryl Walker	Melbourne	Victoria	90.00	1st
Ken Fraser & Constance Bosanko	Rose Park	South Australia	88.00	2nd
Claire Schulze & Eva Mitchell	Mile End and Murray Bridge	South Australia	85.00	3rd
Alexia Harte & Ethel Lang	Sydney	New South Wales	84.00	Honourable Mention

Dialogue (Serious) - Ladies or Gentlemen - Own Selection

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Gordon Praetz & Beryl Walker	Melbourne	Victoria	91.00	1st
Frank E Lang & Harcourt E Lang	Melbourne	Victoria	89.00	2nd
J McLennan & Edna Addison	Melbourne	Victoria	87.00	3rd
Ethel Lang & Gladys Guest	Sydney	New South Wales	86.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Athenaeum

Impromptu Speech - Open

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J L	Cremean	Richmond	Victoria	86.00	1st
A C	Messenger	Ballarat	Victoria	80.00	2nd
T W	Brennan	Surrey Hills	Victoria	79.00	Equal 3rd
P J	O'Rourke	Brunswick	Victoria	79.00	Equal 3rd

Teams Debate - "That India Should Have Dominion Status"

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
CYMS of Victoria, No 1 Team	Melbourne	Victoria	194.00	1st
St John's Presbyterian Young Men's Club, No 1 Team	Ballarat	Victoria	176.00	2nd
CYMS of Victoria, No 2 Team	Melbourne	Victoria	171.00	3rd

Prepared Speech - Junior Legatees Under 16 Years - "An Empire Day Speech"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
L	Harper	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	1st
W	Bain	Ballarat	Victoria	81.00	2nd
J	Turnbull	Ballarat	Victoria	79.00	3rd

Prepared Speech - Junior Legatees 16 and Under 21 - "Who Gets the Best Out of Life?"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J	Kearney	Ballarat	Victoria	86.00	1st
Garnet	Price E.	Brunswick	Victoria	85.00	2nd
H	Sago	Ballarat	Victoria	84.00	3rd