The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-11
DISTRICT PRIZE
CONTESTS TO Be
HELD APRIL Is
Counties Rapidly Choos-
ing Contestants For Big
Age-Herald Contest

The places of meeting for the con-
Eressional district finals in The Age
Heralds national oratorical contest
have been selected, and the schools hav-
ing won county honors will next meet
for congressional district honors and
The Age-Heralds gold medal award,
on April IS, as follows:
The first congressional district final
will be held in Mobile, with Barney
Sheridan of the Mobile Register in
charge: second congressional district
final at Montgomery, with Oliver s.
Morton, Jr., of the Montgomery Jour
nal in charge third congressional dis
trict a. Dothan, with Sellers Slough,
principal Dothan High school. in
charge; fourth congressional district
ut Columbiana. with r. f. Parker,
principal Shelby County High school.
In charge fifth congressional district
at Sturkie Consolidated High school,
Lafayette. with Ewell w. Robinson,
principal. in charge; sixth congress
sional district at Bib County High
school, Centerville. with o. p. South,
principal. in charge seventh congress
sional district at Gadsden. with J. d.
Samuels. principal Gadsden High
school. in charge; eighth congressional
district at Sheffield with w. L. Grubb,
principal Sheffield High school, in
charge; the ninth congressional district
final will be held at Birmingham, and
will be directly in charge of Ohio j.
Sharpe, Age-Herald Oratorical Contest
manager. Tenth congressional district
will be held in Walker county. The
place of meeting in this district is not
yet decided upon due to the fact that
the county contest has not been held be-
tween Oakman High school and Quin-
ton High school. This contest is
scheduled for tonight, and will be re-
ported shortly.
go Coming To Birmingham
Each county furnishes one contest
ant in the congressional district contest
of April 1S. and the winners of this
meet will be brought to Birmingham as
the guests of The Age-Herald, at which
time they will contest for the state
championship and The Age-Heralds
three prizes of scholarships to any col
lege in Alabama.
Returns from the various counties
throughout the state in The Age-Her-
AIDS national oratorical contest are
fast being received by the management
and show surprising amount of keen
competition between the schools for
the honor of representing each respec-
tive county.
Selma was the scene of hard strug-
gle when Selma High school, Marion
Junction High school and Dallas
County High school met Monday night
to decide the championship of Dallas
county. Selma was represented by Eli
fash and won a close decision over
Burlew Kirby Of Marion Junction and
Roy Sanders of Dallas County High
school. An unusual number of citi-
Gems took an active part, and Selma
High school predicts that their repre-
sentative will go through championship
honors with flying eolers.
On this same date Leo Boucher of
Holt High school lost to John Detlie
of Tuscaloosa High school at Tusca-
loosa for the honor of representing Tus-
ealoosa county.
Girls Formidable Rivals
One Of the most hard fought meets
was conducted at Albany. when Miss
Marjorie Pointer of Decatur High
school won a close decision over Barnes
of Albany High school and McClana-
han of Morgan County High school.
Reports indicate that Miss Pointer will
be formidable opponent for her male
rivals when they meet in the congress
sional district contest of April 10 at
Sheffield
Another girl student who vanquished
her male foes was Miss Una Franklin
of Gadsden High school, who defeated
Maynard Lamar of Etowah County
High school, and she is also going for
ward in the contest with zeal that
warns. her male competitors to look to
their laurels