The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
WILL CONDUCT
 0RAT0RY TEST
tc.utinu.d tr.m p.,. one.


 land Telegram, St. Louis Globe Demo- crat. Kansas City Star, St. Paul Dis patch, Mobile Register, Desert (Salt Lake City, News, Louisville Courier Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Arizona Republican, Oklahoma City Oklahoman, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Buffalo Express, Columbl. (S. C.) State, Atlanta Journal and Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch. In addition, 209 small daily and weekly newspapers are cooperating with the major publica- tions in their respective territories.
 For the purposes of this project, the nation has been divided into the fol lowing zones: The northeast, Penn sylyania and vicinity. Washington and vicinity; the south, the central states, the midwest and the Pacific coast. The clearing centers for these zones will be New York. Philadelphia. Wash ington, Atlanta. Chicago, ansas City and Los Angeles.
 Throughout the contest, in it's na- tional as well as local phases. the judges will be instructed 10 apply but two tests to the orators--first, literary merit and delivery (these counting 50 points each). and. second. whether or not they increase interest in and re- spect for the Constitution of the United States. All schools desiring to parti- cipate must notify The Age-Herald Oratorical Contest Manager in writing not later than February 10.
 System Of Judging
 The low-point-total system of judg- ing will be used. The initial elimina- tions within the school will be made by the school authorities. The contestants in the final meeting for each district in newspaper territory will be judged by men and women of prominence hay ing no connection. with, the schools. Likewise subsequent judging will be by outstanding men and women outside the school system.
 Persons desiring further information regarding the contest should communi- cate with the Oratorical Contest Man ager of The Age-Herald, whose office is at Room 1926, Age-Herald building.
 In the territory of The Age Herald the schedule for contestants will be as follows:
 1. The period between the date of this announcement and March 14 to be used in preparing and perfecting the Oiations.
 ?. The period between March IA and March 21 to be used in narrowing down all the contestants in each dis trict to six. The elimination to be under the direction of the school au- thOrities.
 8. On Aiarcn 2S these six contestants in each district are to compete for the district awards.
 f. On April II the district repre- sentatiyes tone from each district) will compete in the final meeting in the territory of The Age-Hersld for The Age-Herald's grand awards.
 5. The winner of the grand prize in the meeting of April II will. on May Is. compete in Atlpnta with the repre- sentatives of the other newspapers in this zone (the southern) to determine the speaker who is to represent the south in the grand final national meet ing at Washington on June 6. when the awards will eS500. $1,OO0 and $500.
 Each congressional district within the state of Alabama comprises one district in the 0ratorical contest. Each high school will select it's best orator These. through a series of public con tests. will be gradually reduced to six orators within district. Simultane ously throughout the state these sil will meet. to compete fos The Age Herald district prize. Winners in eact district will be brought to Birming ham. expenses paid. where they vii compete for The Age-Herald's grant prizes and the championship of tn, | state