Hood County Texas Genealogical Society

 

DATA, RULES, AND REGULATIONS OF

GRANBURY COLLEGE

W. J. Moore, Secretary

Contributed by Shirley Mendelson & Virginia Hale

 

 

 

PRIZES
 

A Gold Medal, $10, will be awarded to the best declaimer in the Freshman and Sophomore classes.  Founded in 1877 by Fac. [Faculty]

 

A competent committee shall be appointed to decide the question, who shall take into consideration Gesticulation, Articulation, Modulation, Pronunciation, etc.

 

This medal was awarded to –

 

1878

F. P. Morgan

of Hood County

1879

T. D. Lemons

of Parker County

1880

S. J. Vaughan

of Hill County

1881

C. B. Smith

of Johnson County

1882

L. A. Trimble

of Bosque County

1883

P. B. Ward

of Bosque County

1884

Jno. B. Keith

of Hood County

1885

S. W. Thomas

of Tarrant County

1886

K. H. Faulkner

of Mo. [Missouri]

1887

T. F. Temple

of Somervell County

1888

Abner Keith

of Hood County

1889

Mark Roberts

of Tarrant County

1890

J. J. Hiner

of Hood County

1891

L. E. Rich

of Hood County

1892

M. P. Morton

of Erath County

1893

O. P. Kiker

of Erath County

1894

Bascom L. Nance

of Arkansas

1895

**

 

1896

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1897

James L. Wohlford

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1898

Joe Shirley Moore

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1899

Sam’l L. Smith

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1900

Marvin West

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Note: The school was suspended for the term 1894 – 1895.

 

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