07-005: Competition Very Keen at Rolla Festival

From the Peace River Block News, June 12, 1936The number of entries in the Rolla Music and Drama Festival on Friday and Saturday must have surprised sponsors and adjudicators. Eighty-five entries with approximately 175 people took part in the competitions and the adjudicators had no easy job. In many of the classes a single point separated the winner from the losers and in the junior piano class it was a tie. Awards were distributed to all parts of the region, the rural schools making a good showing.

It would be hard to pick out individuals for commendation as all showed a very good standard. However, mention should be made of the Riverside School Orchestra, consisting of seven wood winds and one dulcimer. These instruments were fashioned out of bamboo. The children appeared to understand their instruments thoroughly and the effect was quite pleasing.

At the Grand Concert the audience showed their appreciation of all performances but insisted on Mrs. Modhal and Mrs. Ivers giving an encore number of Norwegian Folk Dancing. The Sunset Prairie Male Quartet and Miss Fanhauer were also recalled.

Below are given the names of Winners and marks scored:

Class 1: Primary Chorus (W. O. Harper Shields) Pouce Coupe 152, Dawson Creek 149

and Doe River 148

Junior Boys Chorus: Dawson Creek Class (Bullock-Webster Cup).

Junior Girls Chorus: (Bullock-Webster Cup) Dawson Creek 150, Rolla 149

One Room School Choruses: Riverside School (Rolla Institute Shield) 151, Doe River 150

High School Choruses: Rolla High School (John Carlson Cup) 152, Pouce Coupe School

151.

Class 2 Solos and Duets

Junior Boys Solo: Robert Harper (Medal) 151, Joseph Deak 150.

Junior Girls Solo: 11 entries — Allreda Stephen (Medal) 78.

Senior Girls Solo: Miss Eileen Williams (Medal) 147 and Miss Loretta McFarland 146.

Vocal Duet: Misses Tower and Alexander 77, Misses Skinner and Kinderman 76.

Class 3

Folk Dancing: Senior Shield (Ludvigsen and Temple) won by Mrs. Modhal and Mrs. Ivers, North Rolla.

JuniorShield (Dawson Co-opUnion) won by Sweet Water School 147, Doe River 144.

Class 4: Violin Solo

Junior: John Hendricks (Medal) 142, Betty Hendricks 141.

Open Violin: E. Modhal (Medal) 143

Class 6: Elocution Junior 11 entries, Alfred Stepan (Medal).

Intermediate 15 entries: May Harper (Medal)

Seniors 10 entries: Alleen Searcy (Medal)

Class 7: Piano Solo, (Beginners) Dixie Clayton (Medal) 154, Dorothy Harper 151.

Junior: Shirley Harper (Medal) 154, May Harper (Medal) 154.

Intermediate: Dilbert Little (Medal) 150.

Class 8 Piano Duets: May and Shirley Harper 152.

Class 9 Vocal Solo soprano: Miss Mary Tanhauer 154.

Male Quartet: Sunset Prairie 150

Ladies Trio: Mrs. Lawry, Mrs. Petersen, and Mrs. Murray 150.

Class 12: Community Singing — Sunset Prairie (Gray Tergean Cup) 76

Class 13: Sunset Prairie (Thomas A. Hassard Cup) 152.

Adjudicators, Mr. H. L. Vaughan, A.E.T.C.M. Grande Prairie; Folk dancing Miss Daphne Phillips, Pouce Coupe Drama and Elocution Major Bullock-Webster, Victoria, B.C.