Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-07
AWARD OF HONORS
FOR BOY 0RATORY
Results of Contests at the An
nuaI Educational Rally
in Rockville.
PRIZES TO SCHOOL PUPILS
BY B. H. WARNER, JR
Drills by Girls and General Athletic
Competition Also Features in
Days Program.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

| Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, May THE an
nual contests in oratory for ca sh prizes
| offered by Brainard II. Warner, jr., of
kensington, which were held here yes
terday in connection with the annual
educa tional rally and participated in
| by public school boys of the county, at
tracted much attention, and the halls
in which the three contests were held
| were packed with friends of the con-
testants and others
In the contest among representatives
of the high schools. the first prize of
, SIS in gold. was awarded to Clarence
| L. Dawson. jr., of the Chevy Chase
| School. His subject was "Wolsey's
Farewell Speech to Cromwell" Orlando
| Young of Germantown School. whose
subject was AT Napoleon's Tomb, was
given the second prize of $40 in gold.
! The other participants were Jennings
! Dodd Poolesville School: Leonard
| Hoyle, Brookeville school; Charles
| Rice, Jamestown School: bona Id shy
der, Gaithersburg School: Herbert +.
SNYDER Damascus School, and Medford
| Candy. Sandy Spring School.
| Paul Twombly, representing the Ken
sington School, won first prize in the
| contest among representatives or the
\
| posed Speech of John Adams" William
| Candy of the Sandy Spring School was
awarded second prize. his subject helns
The New South" and the third prize
was captured by Owen knight OF ROCK
willie School he reciting "RienZfs Ad-
dress to the Romans" Others compel
ing were Winter Stout. Poolesville
School: A. Morris Hall. Chevy chase
School: Harold Peddicord, Brookeville
School: Ross Stup, Gaithersburg School:
no
Kelly, Woodside School: Paul Osmond.
Potomac School; Clyde E. Allnutt, Lay
louisville School.
In the Minor Grades.
Wightman Smith. representing the
school at Clarksburg. was the winner
of first prize in the contest among the
one and two room school boys. Albert
Ba rber of the Cedar Heights School
was second and the others who took
part were Alexander Mcmillan. Garrett
Park School; Winfield Athey, Pooles-
willie school: Townsend Howes, Unity
School, and Brosius Hilton. Barnesville
School.
The prizes were presented by Mr..
Warner. The judges were: High school
contest-Otho H. w. Talbot. Rev. Q.
A. Dillingham;, Berry f. Clark, gram
mar school contest-Robert l.. War
field. Rev r. c. koontz, Rev Oscar w
Henderson; one and two room school
CONTEST. A. Kendrick. Charles II.
Gibson and T. W. Darnell.
Drills by Girls Feature.
The drills executed by girls proved
one of the most enjoyable features of
the day. There were three groups
| representatives of high school grades.
grammar school grades and primary
grades. In the high school class first
resenting the Brookeville School. the
Darnestown team being placed second
and the Poolesville team third.
The contest of the grammar school
teams was won by the WoOdside team,
Rockville being second and kensington
third. and in the contest of the primary
grades teams Rockville teams won
first and third places and the Gathers
burg team second.
The ribbons were presented by DR.. NJ.
Bates Stephens. state superintendent OF
education.
While the drills were being executed
in the race track inclosure the boys
were trying conclusions in the athletic
contests on the race track. This fea-
ture was held under the direction of
the Public Athletic League of Balti-
more and was in charge OF DR. VIII
liam Burdick. DR. Alfred w. Browne
and August Novak.
The program included complete
list of track and field events. The
Rockville High School carried off the
honors, rolling up total of 81 points
SANDY Spring High School was second
with 81 points to its credit and the
Gaithersburg School, with total of
81 points, was third. Points made by
the other schools represented were as