The Washington times., 1923-04-04
ROCKVILLE WINS
HIGH SCHOOL
DEBATE
Sandy Spring Girl Captures
Highest Individual Score in
County Contest.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, April A.
Harry S. Beall, chairman OF the
committee in charge of the recent
debate among the high school stu
dents of the county, has announced
the ratings Of the various contest
ants.
In the first group, the Rockville
contestants won first place with a
total of twenty five points, the num-
Der made by each of the other
teams being as follows: Sandy Spring
90; Gaithersburg, 20; Poolesville, Is;
Falkland, 9. Among the individual
debaters in this group, Miss Helen
Neley, Of the Sandy Spring school,
had a total of sixteen points. and
Stonestreet Lamar, Rockville, and
Clarice Kingsley, Gaithersburg, stood
second and third, respectively, with
fifteen and eleven points to their
credit.
The team which represented the
Germantown school scored the most
points-twenty-one, among the con-
testants in the second group. Dick
erson was second with seventeen
points, Damascus third with eleven
points, and Clarksburg fourth with
five points. Among the individuals
in this group, Miss Eleanor Hick-
erson, Germantown school, carried
off the honors with a total of fiji
teen points, and Misses Elsie Lee
Chiswell and Rosalie Jones, both of
the Dickerson school, were second
and third, respectively, with eleven
and six points to their credit.
The subject considered at each
contest was 1.-THE Direct Primary
Law in Maryland
Edward w. Horner, Rockville'a
oldest male resident, but as vigorous
| in mind and body as many men
thirty years his junior, yesterday
celebrated his ninetieth birthday an
| ntversay. AS is his daily custom,
he visited the courthouse, where he
received the congratulations OF fu-
merous friends, and later spent sew.
eral hours listening to the proceed
ings in the circuit court.
In the evening he was the guest
OF honor at a birthday celebration
given by the congregation of the
| Rockville Christian Church. of
which he has long been a member.
at the home Of the Rev. s. J. Goode
pastor, and Mrs. Goode. The aged
guest was felicitated in short an.
tdresses by DR.. Goode, the Rev. r.
ID. Taylor, Guy L. Carter. Frank
Higgins, and others. A huge birth.
day cake adorned with ninety
candles, was very much in evidence
HorneF briefly expressed his appre.
citation.
Horner attributes his long life
and present fine health to follow
ing the Biblical Injunction to "be
temperate in all things" He Meth
er drinks nor uses tobacco, has al
ways made it a point to get plenty
OF the sleep and to eat in modera
ton. He also believes that religion
Is good for the mind and body as
, well as the soul, and has governed
himself accordingly.
The funeral of Benjamin A. Bean
lifelong resident Of Bethesda dis
| trict, who died Saturday at his
home near Alta Vista, aged seventy
| nine years, was held yesterday from
the family residence. The Rev. p
Rowland Wagner. pastor OF the
| Rockville Baptist Church, conducted
the services, and burial was in the
Baptist Cemetery at Bean.
At an election at Alta Vista Mon.
| day, Edwin r. Hardness, Harry I,
Rozzelle and James I. Hambletor
were chosen to compose the Alta
Vista Citizens Association, defeat
ing four other candidates. They ap
peared before the clerk of the cir
| cult court here yesterday and sub
| scribed to the oath of office. The
| law creating the association directs
the county treasurer to collect a
tax Of IS cents on each 800 Of reaI
and personal property within the
| special taxing area, and to turn il
| over to the citizens association for
use on streets, sidewalks, lights, etc.