District Forensic League contests were held in the Crawfordsville High School auditorium on Saturday Mar 28, 1953.

Winners were:
  • Original Oratory - John Bruce - Crawfordsville
  • Oritorical Declamation - Suzanne Wilson - Crawfordsville
  • Dramatic Declamation - Rosalyn Platt - Lebanon
  • Humerous Declamation - Carolyn Roberts - Crawfordsville
  • Poetry Reading - Beverly Stewart - Crawfordsville
  • Radio Announcing - Anna Francis Cox - Crawfordsville
  • Extemporaneous Speaking - Dave Grubbs - Crawfordsville
  • Judges: Maude Arthur - English Teacher, Rev. Robert Brady - Pastor,
    George Carscallon - Math Professor, Owen Crecelius - Social Studies,
    Mary Schweitzer - English Teacher


From: Lafayette Journal and Courier - 31 Mar 1953, Tue - Page 16