Evening journal., 1914-04-04
ORATOR|CAb CONTEST
FOR State Pupils
Delaware College Extension
Committee Adopts Plan
to Help the Schools
GOLD PRIZES FOR
THE THREE WINNERS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del. April f.-Iho Della
ware College Extension Committee. OF
which Dr. T. v. Vaughn is chairman,
will send the following letter TO every
high school principal in the State next
week
"As means of getting better ac.
ouaintcd with the high schools OF the
State. and Of bringing the high schools
and Delaware College closer togethcr
The College Extension Committee has
arranged an essay and oratorical CON
test TO be held each year in connection
with the Field Day Meet The essay
contest Is for girls and the oratorical
contest is for boys These contests viii
be held this wear ON Frioay evening,
MAY H. 1911, in the oratory of Della.
ware College All the high schools i'm
Delaware are eligible TO take part IN
ihcm.
"it IS planned 60 hold a preliminary
contest in each county at a place TO
BE- designated by the committee and
voui county superintendent and the
details OF tho contest will be under their
supervision To these preliminary con
test, each high school Is entitled 10
send two contestants Tor the essay con-
test and two for the oratorical contest.
The method of selecting the contestants
is lett entirely 10 the officials of each
high school IN these prelimmaries one
girl and one boy viii be- chosen as rep
rcscntatNcs OF each county in the H.
mails at Delaware College. Also, two
alteinatc- one Tor each contest. will be
designated Thus in the finals. cnch
county will be represented by one con-
fostant tor each of the two prizes offer
ed bv the trustees of Delaware College.
Thpc prizes. each s25 in gold, viii be
awarded 20 the girl reading the best
ESSAY and 20 the boy delivering the best
Grafton ON the evening of May Is.
"Will you kindly take up this matter
with your high school, and MS soon as
convenient let us know whether your
pupils will enter these contests
CONTESTANTS and altenatcs who ap.
pear for the finals viii be furnished with
accommodations during their stay M
Newark"
On Tuesday night. April "a, Mime
haha Tribe will celebrate its twenty
ninth anniversary when class OF
candidates will be adopted.
Mrs. Joel S, Gilhllan. Miss Mary
Johnson and Miss Leila Herbener
viii represent the Newark societies
at session of the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Societies of the
New Castle Presbytcry, 20 be held al
West Nottingham Church, Md, next
Wednesday and Thursday. The Din.
diguls. of the Newark Presbyterian
Church. will be represented by Miss
Adelaide Lewis and Miss Anna Ritz
Mrs. j. Wilkin Cooch. will be a dele
gate from pcncader Missionary So
cicfy
The Rev Kay Lord representing
the Childrcn's Home Society, viii oc
cupy the pulpit Of the Newark Pres
byterian Church tomorrow morning
The Rev. Mr. Haupt of Havre d.
Grace. win conduct services in ST
Thomas Episcopal Church tomorrow
and also on Easter.
Dr. and Mrs. A. Lee Porter, IL
company with their daughter ant
son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Erncs
Kruger. will sail from New York OF
April l6 for Europe where they viii
remain for six months.
Edward Martin, a graduate OF Del
aware College, now with the Geodeti,
Department of the Government hal
been visiting friends here this week