Evening star., 1924-05-17

the Powell School, from which school
she went TO the Central High School.
A member of the debating society
she was captain Of the debating team
which in January IL Of this year
Girls School, in a debate on the sub
ject: Resolved. That the Interallied
War Debt Should be Cancelled" Miss
Newburn led the negative.
Debating Team Member.
Last year she was a member Of the
debating team which defeated the
team from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
High School on the subject of the
international Court of Justice. Miss
Newburn is editor of the senior year
book of Central, THE Brecky," and
is member of the staff of the Bull
letin, the school weekly.
She plans to use the 5000 grand
prize. as well as the 500 prize pre-
sented her as winner in her school,
to further her education, planning to
attend George Washington University
next year.
To each of the eight local district
winners of this zone prizes of 500
were presented. Miss Newburn is
particularly fond Of the study of
English, and says she wants to be a
short story writer.
Both winner and alternate are
named Ruth, and both are sixteen
years old. Miss Greenwood, the al
ternate, who will stand ready TO "fIl
in" should an emergency arise at the
time of the national contest next
month, is popular mem Der of the
Junior class at the Eastern High
School.
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The daughter of Representative
Greenwood of Washington, Ind, Miss
Greenwood was born in Davies coun-
ty, Ind, December -, 1907. She has
had considerable experience in public
speaking.
A year ago she won the gold medal
in dramatic reading in the South Cen
trail Association of High Schools in
southern Indiana She has taken a
prominent part in the plays staged at
dealt with the structure, adjustment
of sovereignty and efficiency Of the
parts of the Constitution
Central High School is united in
| declaring that The Star oratorical
contest has aroused in them a renew
| ed devotion to the Constitution and a
zeal to become worthy citizens on the
doctrines of the Constitution" Prin-
clpai hraner said today, after eS-
| pressing pleasure that student OF
his school had won the contest.
we are, of course, disappointed in
not getting first place. but a number
| of us heard Miss Newburns Grafton,
and we think that the judges showed
| excellent Judgment" said Principal
Hart OF the Eastern High School.
Congratulated by school.
We feel that Miss Greenwood did
excellently, and represented Eastern
High School in 4 way that makes us
proud of her" he continued. THE
| students of Eastern are anxiously
awaiting another contest of this
| sort, which combines competitive in
| terest and civic welfare so fifty"
The judges, following their de-
| cisions, expressed their great interest
! in the work done by the compel titors
| and said that the interest evinced
| not only in the District but through
| out the country affords gratifying
| evidence of awakening public reali-
zation of the paramount Importance
| of studying the Constitution.
Miss Newburn's Grafton will be
printed in The Sunday Star tomor-
row. In il she makes a plea for the
! interest of The individual American
| citizen in public affairs, and says the
! American citizen should know not
| only his rights under the Constitu
ton, but also his duties and his re-
| sponsibilities.