The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-22
RADIO TO CARRY BIG ORATORICAL CONTEST FRIDAY WSY Will Broadcast Pro- gram Of Speeches On
 Constitution INTENSE INTEREST ALL OVER ALABAMA Great Age-Herald Event Will Bring 10 Delega-
 tiOns Of 'RO0ters'

sWSY,' Birmingham's powerful radio broadcasting station, will take the air at s o'clock Friday evening and enable Alabama and the rest of the country to hear the champion high school speakers from each of the states 10 congressioanl districte deliver their oratiens in The Age-ES ep0ehal oratorieal con
 eN lficials completed all ar
 .$N Monday, realizing that thou X '. persons throughout the state oe just as interested in the big sS as the hundreds occupying seats in
 visible" audience.
 "WSY" will broacast the entire pro- gram, and radio listeners who tune in will hear the ora ati0ns, the applause of the audience, the intermissi0n music and the decision of the judges with as much ease as persons in front seats.
 The wave length will be 36O meters. All radio fans know exactly what this means, and will be enabled to adjust their sets accordingly.
 All Can Listen In
 Newspapers throughout the country, in cooperation with The Age Herald, are making the 0ratorical contest na- tional affair. Therefore, it is expected that household radio sets all the way from Florida to Canada will be ready to pick up the Birmingham program and hear the youthful Alabama spellbinders deliver their original orations, all of which will be based on the constitution of the United States.
 Pressing radio into service will solve big problem for thousands of Ala bamians. Interest in the contest is ram pant all over the state, and in many places, particularly the home towns of the 10 crack speakers. practically the entire population wanted to attend the meet. At best, only a limited number will be able to make the trip, but the contest managers now have made an ar engagements whereby they will get di- rect, instant "play-by play" account of the proceedings.
 Thus, it is assured that radio sets in Alabama will work overtime Friday evening, and that the young speakers will thrill an invisible audience" of many thousands, not only in their home state, but in all parts of the county.
 Award Three Scholarships
 Three scholarships, good at any col lege in Alabama will be given by The A AEe. Herald to the winning speakers; The state ehaEnpion will be entered in the ali-sOuthern meet in May, and the winner of that contest will uphold the honor of the south in the national con test in Washington later in the year.
 The Age-H e-Herald's prime object in con ducting the contest and offering these valuable awards iseto stimulate interest in and create greater respect for the na- tional constitution. It is believed that the contest will mark new epoch in the states educational progress, and many of the leading educators of the country have heartily indorsed it on this ground.
 The 10 crack orators will arrive in Birmingham Friday morning. An elabo- rate entertainment program awaits them. A record crowd is certain to at- tend the contest. Supreme Court Jus tice John c. Anderson will preside. The speakers will deliver their Orations in the numerical order of their respective districts.
 From the home cities of the contest ants come reports that they will be accompanied by scores of their towns men. A full measure of high school spirit will permeate the contest and the partisan 'rooting" promises to be fierce, No educational or patriotic event in the last decade has stirred such statewide interest and enthusiasm.