Evening star., 1924-05-05
GIVES UP ADVANTAGE
IN ORATORY CONTEST

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sergeant, will appear in the assembly
this afternoon to hear him deliver
his address.
Basis of Judgment.
It is expected that the three
judges will take seats in the audi
ence to hear the delivery, and will
make their rating so per cent on
delivery and so per cent on content
of the grafton.
The plan of judging calls for
silent estimates of the candidates,
with a final meeting of the judges
next week to compare notes as to
the grand winner for the District,
who will be announced shortly there
after in the columns of The Star.
1t was announced today that the
judges, in weighing the contestants,
will keep in mind the necessity of
selecting an alternate. The grand
winner will receive a prize of $500.
was presented by The Star to each
of the eight local district winners,
and will then have the right to COM
pete with the six other zone winners Of
the country in the final contest to
be held June 6 in Memorial Con-
presiding.
VIII Have Alternate.
1t has been thought necessary,
however. to select an alternate to
the winner, so that the District might
be represented in case sickness
should overtake the winner. Some
such happening as cold, like that
suffered today by Miss Smith of the
Western School. might at the last
moment place this zone in a handi-
capped position, it is realized. The
selection OF an alternate inSureS that
the District will be represented. AL
though the selection as alternate car
ries with it no monetary considera-
tion, it gives the one selected a
chance, perhaps, to be a pinch hit
ter for the District of Columbia,
Owing to the time-3:45 o'clock
it is expected that there will be
large gathering of students and par
ents at the Mckinley Manual Train
ing School, the first stop of the judges
today. That schools competitor. who
has lived here for the past eleven
years, is assistant associate editor Of
the weekly paper at the school.
Immediately after the judging at
Tech the judges will be taken by The
Star TO the Central High School
where they will hear Miss Newburn
present her Grafton on the Constitu-
ton. the subject of the national ora
torical contest Either the immortal
document in itself or some famous
name in American history has been
the subject of every one of the ora
tions, here and throughout the coun-
try. A sketch of Miss Newburn was
printed in The Sunday Star of yes
terday.
Kramer to Preside.
Principal Kramer has issued an in
vitation to the entire afternoon ses-
sion to attend the oration delivery al
the Central High School at AIS
o'clock this afternoon. He will pre-
side ard lead in the regular chapel
procedure which will be observed
prior to the delivery of the address
Excitement was high in the two
schools today, as last-minute prepara-
tions were made for cheering on the
school representatives who will give
their orations today, in an effort
to bring to their own school the
coveted honor of representing the
District in the final national contest
The District grand winner will not
only have that honor, but also an
opportunity to win either the first
grand national prize of $3.50O sec
of $500. ~ - '~e
The next judging will be Thursday
afternoon. when it is hoped Miss
Smith of Western will be so far re-
covered of her cold to permit her
to appear before the judges at 345
o'clock. Edith Miley, winner in the
first district, will be heard at AIS
that afternoon.
Present plans call for the appear
ance before the judges at 3:45 o'clock,
May II, at the Armstrong High School
OF Rozier GaddiS, and at 4 is o'clock
that afternoon of Lillian l.. Washington
of Dunbar High School.
The final hearings will be at 345
O'Clock, May IS, when Ruth Green
wood will appear at the Eastern High
School, and at rs, when Ruth Crave
of the Holy Cross Academy will be
heard.
CongratuIates Star.
The principal of the Holy Cross
Academy has written the following.
in congratulating The Star and it's
editors upon the contest:
May l be permitted to express to
you my deep appreciation of the
honor that has come to the school
through Miss Craven's successful eff
forts in the oratorical contest, and
to tell you also that the intensive
study of the Constitution on the part
of all the students in our high school
department which resulted from the
contest has been most gratifying to
the faculty? An unusual enthusiasm
has been aroused and a deep love of
country engendered by their reading
and research. May l, then, be per-
mitted to congratulate you and all
who gave their time and service to
the furthering of the contest and to
say you have done more to foster
right principles in our American
youth by the contest than a year of