Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-04-04
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
IN ORATORY TONIGHT
Many Entries for intercollegiate
and Minor Competition.
CONTEST AT ST. JOHNS.
High School Representatives to Speak
There Tonight and College Men in
Baltimore.

There will be a defamation con
test open to High Schools throughout
the State held under the auspices
Of St. Johns College, at o'clock
this evening in Mcdowell Hall.
The Annapolis High School has
selected Mr.. Dodge Woodward as its
representative in the competition,
and the Pre- paratory School OF the
College has selected Mr.. II. NJ. Will
son and Mr.. Carvel Hall to take part
in the contest Mr.. Woodward is
the son of Mr.. William N. Wood
ward, Chief Deputy Clerk of the
Circuit Court
AS the number who have been en-
tered is large. preliminary contest
is being held this afternoon to deter
mine which of the representatives
shall have part in the final conte ST
this evening. For the preliminary
contest the follow wing gentle men will
act as judges: Rev. George S. Bell,
Prof. W. j. King. u. S. N. A., Rev.
H. H. Clark, d. D., DR.. B. B.
Browne, Rev. J. L. Smiley and Mr.
John S. Strahorn. For the final con
test ih the evening at O'Clock, the
judges will be Prof. c. S. Alden, IT,
S. N. A., Commodore w. H. Beehler
and Rev. Walter q. Mcneil.
The College authorities cordially
invite all who are interested in
public speaking or in education, to
attend. Following is a list of the
schools represented, together with
the names OF the contestants, and
of their selections.
Annapolis High School Mr. Dodge
Woodward, patriotic spe sch from
Scott's Lady of the Lake.
Baden Agricultural High School,
Mr.. Peter Chichester, 1.-The Ameri-
can Union a Geogr lphical Neces-
sity."
Brunswick High School--Mr. Louis
Hightman, Anthoay's Address; Mr..
Charles Collins, Rienzi's Address to
the Romans
Cambridge High School--Mr. Le-
Roy L. Wallace, ION the Death Of
Lafayette"
fredericksburg High School--Mr.
Clarence Brewer, "The Lance OF
KanaDa.
Franklin High School, Glyndon,
Md--Mr. Harley Penn, "Give Me
Liberty or Give Me Death; Mr..
Harry Munroe, "Spartacus t. the
Gladiators.
Havre de Grace High School--Mr.
Earle Nickerson, "The First Settlers
Story"
Genital High School, Homecoming,
Md.---Mr. David Weinberg, Gentle
men, the King
New Market High School--Mr.
James Jones, Nohaught, the Dea-
con.
Pccomoke City Hign School--Mr.
William Wrightson, Patrick Henry's
Speech.
Preston High School--Mr. John
Noble, 1.-The Star-Spangled Banner. 3"
by Watterson.
Highland High School, Street, Md. -
Mr.. Stewart 0. Day, Opportunities
of the Scholar"
Sherwood High School, Sandy
Spring, Md.--Mr. Medford Candy,
"The Meaning of the Times.
Stockton High School--Mr. Azel
Sheppard, Supposed Speech of Sam
uel Adams; Mr.. Frank Brimer, Marc
Anthony's Address at Caesars Bier.
st. Johns Preparatory School--Mr.
H. NJ. Wilson, Lincoln's Address at
Gettysburg; Mr.. Carvel Hall, Will
sons Inaugural Address, (shorten-
ed.)
The third annual intercollegiate
oratorical contest )r the colleges of
Maryland and the District cf Coum-
bia will be held this evening in Nc
Coy Hall, Baltimore. Contestants
will be present from Hopkins, st.
Johns, Loycla, Western Maryland,
Georgetown University and Wash.
ington Cole ye
The judges for the contest will
be j. Barry MshooI, 7. H. Blowers,
George r. Gather, Alfred S. Niles
and William H. Morris Of Baltimore.
The WHINE RS of first and second places
will receive prizes of money offered
by the Intercollegiate Peace Asso
citation.