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1938-10-10 Elocution

10th October, 1938

Held in the Alfred Hall

Impromptu Reading - Boys or Girls 16 and under 18

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Doreen	Farnsworth	Yarraville	Victoria	84.00	1st
Isobel	Govan	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	2nd
Pip	Wilson	Princes Hill	Victoria	81.00	3rd

Recitation. Boys or Girls 16 and under 18. "The Making of a Nation" (Agnes Storrie)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Shirley	Fosdick	Hawthorn	Victoria	86.00	1st
Doreen	Farnsworth	Yarraville	Victoria	85.00	2nd
Joan	Craig	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	3rd
June	Brown	Essendon	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Recital. Boys or Girls 16 and under 18 - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
June	Brown	Essendon	Victoria	93.00	1st
Doreen	Farnsworth	Yarraville	Victoria	91.00	2nd
Vera	Connell	Bentleigh	Victoria	90.00	3rd
Adrian	Anderson	Ballarat	Victoria	88.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation - Ladies who have never won a First Prize at South Street Competitions - "The People That Understand" (W. Ogilvie)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jean	Payne	Hindmarsh	South Australia	92.00	1st
Rona	Presgrave	Henley Beach	South Australia	90.00	2nd
Aldyth	Angwin	Ballarat	Victoria	89.00	3rd
Belle	Sage	Ballarat	Victoria	88.00	Honourable Mention
Betty	Duncan	East Geelong	Victoria	88.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation - Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize at South Street Competitions - "Dan Drew" (Abridged) (CJ Dennis)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Keith	Lawson	North Carlton	Victoria	90.00	1st
Donald	Littledye	Adelaide	South Australia	89.00	2nd
William	Whittingham	Hawthorn	Victoria	85.00	3rd
Bernard	D'Arcy	Ballarat	Victoria	84.00	Honourable Mention

Character Recital. In Costume. Not Humorous. Ladies. Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mary	Page	Balaclava	Victoria	101.00	1st
Patsy	Friswell	Bendigo	Victoria	99.00	2nd
Belle	Sage	Ballarat	Victoria	97.00	Equal 3rd
Alice	Scott	East Coburg	Victoria	97.00	Equal 3rd
Esme	Govan	Ballarat	Victoria	96.00	Honourable Mention
Rona	Presgrave	Henley Beach	South Australia	96.00	Honourable Mention