Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-11
PRIZES FOR ORATORY
" ''' IN n SCHOOLS OF TEXAS

lal opportunities with tho better equ-
tipped men from other states
H. For the elevation and enrich
ment OF individual llfe and charac-
ter.
-. For the Increase OF knox..
edge research
Grading the Orations In
both the district aud final contests
The orations shall be- graded both on
subiect-matter aud delivery. two sets
81 three judges each being appointed
Tor these purposes. The judges shall
grade each Grafton both In subject
matter and In delivery on the scale
.of 100. perfect 90 excellent. So.
fair. 10. passablc. and 60. poor
There shall be no grade given under
so. and no two oratious shall be-
graded exactly alike by any ono
Judge
judge Each got of judges .u
both district and final contests shall
II practicable. be- made up a. fol-
lows. a. a Judge in one Of the
higher courts. f2) a college teacher
and CD a distinguished lawyer. bus
mess man. or publiclst one month
prior TO given contest. the district
director or the chairman Of tho exc.
cutive committee. as the case may
require. shall submit 10 each con
testing institution a list of not less
than twelve names. four In each Of
The three classes mentioned In case
OF reasonable objection TO any name
80 submitted. such name shall be-
dropped from the list. and IL all four
names In any class be- dropped. other
names shall be submitted In case
or dispute In the application of this
rule. the district director and the
disputant or disputants. shall sub
init the case 10 the executive com
nittee. and the decision OF that con-
mlttec shall be- final
6 The Districts For the prcli-
minary contests the state shall b.
divided into six districts with the
following named towns as ceuters
Gh Amarillo. director. Attorney r
" Ryburn. Amarillo. ca Brown
wood. director. Prof u r McCollum
Daniel Baker College. O2D Fort
Worth. director, Attorney T r..
James. Jr. Wheat bldg. Fort WORTH
60 Waco. director. Prot r. G. Gui.
tard, Baylor UniyorsitQ. 60 Austin.
director. Prof. T.. y Shurtrr. Uni
yerslty. 80 College Station. director
Prof 4. G. Brcsslcr. \ and VI Col
lcgo Each contesting college o.
normal school shall belong In the
district who central town is nearest
provided that the Executive commit.
tee. for the PURPOSE of cffecting a
more even and equitable distribl-
ton. may In It's discretion assign g.
contrasting college or school 20 dis
tr.cf otherwise than under 'h" gen.
eru rule
Selection of Representative
Bach ro'le-e or normal school shall
s.'aa'. n such "a manner u.s. t deem
advisable. O. rerresou'taf. from I.-
student body provided. that such
representative must be- q bona Tide
UNDERGRADUATE student ls,t also Sol.
DID, iH the institution which he repre-
sen's. The representative from each
coutesting institution shall be- chosen
not later than the first Saturday iu
March
N. District Contests in Subject
Matter and Composition A student
selected 10 represent his institution
shall at once forward 20 his district
director three typewriter or printed
copies OF his grafton. The GRAFTON
shall be signed with a fictitious name
and accompanied by a sealed enyel-
ope with the fictitious name written
on the outside and enclosing the au-
thors' real name and name OF the In
sti'u'ion which he represents. These
envelopes shall remained sealed In
the custody OF the district director
until he time for the district contest.
and shall be opened at that time. "a
specified In Section TX. The district
director shall deliver TO each of the
judges on subject-matter and compo-
sitlon a copy OF each Grafton submit
ted for the district contest. and upon