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Democratic Watchman April 2 1920, page 8
Annual Declamatory Contest
"The annual declamatory contest for the W. S. Furst prizes took place at the Bellefonte Academy on Tuesday afternoon and prove to be one of the closest and most interesting contests ever held. The speakers and their subjects were as follows:
"Lincoln at Gettysburg," by W. Brown, of Salamanca, N.Y.
"Daniel Webster," by H. Vilsack, of Pittsburgh.
"Success," by C. Mansure, Chicago.
"Dead on the Field of Honor," by J. Buchanan, Greensburg.
"Character," by B. Walker, Detroit, Mich.
"Americanism," by L. Saul, Pittsburgh.
"Time," by F. Theis, Wilkes-Barre.
"The Boy in Blue," by R. Fraunheim, Pittsburgh.
"Citizenship," by N. Runyan, Elwood City.
The judges were Dr. W. K. McKinney, Mr. F. H. Thomas and John M. Bullock. They awarded first prize to Fred Theis, seconds to Nelson Runyan and a third prize divided between Lewis Saul and Bradley Walker.
The piano selections by Mrs. Hess and singing by Mr. Lilling were pleasing features of the afternoons program. Coach Lilling deserves great credit for this splendid train evidenced by all the contestants.
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