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1933-10-28 Elocution

28th October, 1933

Held in the Athenaeum

Impromptu Speech (Open)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J. M.	Taylor	Clifton Hill	Victoria	93.00	1st
G.	Morris	Clifton Hill	Victoria	91.00	2nd
T. W.	Brennan	Surrey Hills	Victoria	90.00	Equal 3rd
F. G.	McManus	Flemington	Victoria	90.00	Equal 3rd

Teams' Debate: "That the main purpose of Education is the Preparation fo the Young to Earn Their Living as Adults"

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Presbyterian Y.M.F. Debating Association No. 1 Team	Melbourne	Victoria	177.00	1st
C.Y.M.S. of Victoria No.1 Team	Melbourne	Victoria	175.00	2nd
Presbyterian Y.M.F. Debating Association No. 2 Team	Melbourne	Victoria	170.00	3rd

Held in the Coliseum

Impromptu Reading - Gentlemen

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Sable	Grivell	Adelaide	South Australia	87.00	1st
Keith	Hadden	Coburg	Victoria	85.00	2nd
Gilbert	Cameron	Shepparton	Victoria	84.00	3rd

Oratorical Display - Gentlemen. Open. Own Selection, not necessarily original

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Lloyd	Lindsay	Ballarat	Victoria	91.00	1st
Christian C.	Hesse	Moonee Ponds	Victoria	87.00	2nd
Stanley B.	Lee	Ballarat East	Victoria	86.00	Equal 3rd
Sable	Grivell	Adelaide	South Australia	86.00	Equal 3rd

Dialogue - Serious. Ladies or Gentlemen. Own Selection

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Sable Grivell & Gwen Strickland	Adelaide	South Australia	115.00	1st
Lloyd Lindsay & Elvie Allen	Ballarat	Victoria	113.00	2nd
Hilda Whidburn & Violet Groves	South Yarra	Victoria	111.00	3rd
Keith Riches & Edna Addison	Melbourne	Victoria	110.00	Honourable Mention

Dialogue - Humorous. Ladies or Gentlemen. Own Selection

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Keith Hadden & Mary Page	Balaclava	Victoria	113.00	1st
Norman Swain & Edna Addison	Melbourne	Victoria	112.00	2nd
Claire Schulze & Peggy Rowe	Glenelg	South Australia	111.00	Equal 3rd
Sable Grivell & Gwen Strickland	Kelmscott	South Australia	111.00	Equal 3rd

Open Scene

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"Sunset" Mrs George Edwards' Party	Melbourne	Victoria	105.00	1st
"Pendennis Feud" Mrs George Edwards' Party	Melbourne	Victoria	100.00	2nd
"The Empty Lamp" Miss Hilda Whidburn's Party	South Yarra	Victoria	96.00	3rd