Evening star., 1924-06-07
Los angeles Student Winner
Of National OratOricaI Contest

power; shall we exchange the sano-
| tity of private property for absolute e
confiscation by the state; shall we
| exchange our religious freedom for
the bloody massacres of Christians
| by the Turks?'
Mr.. Tyler's father, California oil
driller, was in the audience, whj ch
heard his eighteen-year-old son spe ak
his way to victory over six other oon-
| testants. all the chosen secondal y
school orators from more than a tnil-
lion high school students, who took
part in the preliminaries sponsored
seven metropolitan newspapers, in
| cluding those previously named, The
contest was organized as news
paper contribution to better citizen
ship. Randolph Leigh of Los Angeles
was national director.
| Mr.. Tyler, by virture of securing
| first prize, wins the American Bar
Associations invitation to speak be-
, will constitute the first time o. minor
has addressed the association
Gowned in Old Rose.
| Miss Newburn, Washington's own
candidate, who won second prize,
made a fetching picture as she took
the center of the stage at $40 o'clock,
and delivered her address or the Con-
stitution. She was gowned in old rose,
with black beads and girdle. An ex-
ponent of the quiet manner of de-
livery. the Central High School girl
met the expectation OF her many
Efriends in the audience, and bravely
'upheld the Districts standard in the
such close and uniform ability that
I,to have won any one of the three
prizes is regarded as a great honor,
projecting great credit not only upon
sthe speaker, but also upon the school
ttconcerned.
i Miss Newburn, as a result of win
ming the $1,000 check last night, is
6 400 richer today, having previous
ly won The Star prize, of 500 for
winning at Central. and this pape RS
award of 5000 as premier speaker in
ithe local high schools. Her ora;tion
took exactly twelve minutes, and
ed in other columns of todaysJ Star
Miss Newburn is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. I. W. Newburn of the Ward
man Park Annex.
f. Descendant OF Lawyers.
Il Mr.. Dallam, the recipient of the
flthird grand prize Of $500. spoke from
l;9:o4 to s:16 o'clock. He proved him
self an easy, quiet speaker, yet pos
Sessed of sufficient force to bring
home his words. One section of his
address on the Constitution, which
was the subject of the entire eve
1ings speaking. was devoted to the
supreme Court, "the balance wheel
Iof the judicial system and indeed OF
the whole government" he said. Mr.
Dallam is the descendant Of a long
dine of lawyers.
With boxes, all seats and standing
s-oom filled. with thousands clamor-
ing in vain for admittance; to the hall
the proceedings began at Sis O'Clock
with the entry of the young speakers
| VINO were given an ovation. Mrs
'CooI1dge. wife Of the President, was
liapDlanded when she entered her box
Mr.. Tyler, Mr.. Dallam and Mr.. Turner
representing the Pacific Coast, the
eastern states and the south in the
lcontest, were seated in that order on
t'the left of the stage, while on the
tight side were seated Miss Newburn,
Mn Chumos, Miss Huber and Mr.
Barnes. the other contestants.
President Given Ovation.
President Coolidge was accord ed
Jan ovation when he came upon the
platform Of the Memorial Continental
Hall at $40 o'clock. He was in
4 troduced by Mr.. Saner, who said that
4 the contest represented one of the
most significant and far-reAhing
\ movements of the time. The presi-
| dent of the American Bar Associa-
ticn declared the contest to mark
an. epoch in journalism, the co-opera-
II on of newspapers and the schools
| No school should consider graduating
o! student who lacks faith in our
| government, Mr.. Saner continued
rThe schools of America must save
America" he said.
I President Coolidge, in his fifteen
minute address, spoke of the respon-
slbility of Americans to lead in the
\ work Of characterization which is go
ing on in the world, and in which
this country has been the leader. He
congratulated all those who made the
contest possible, and particularly
felicltated these young. men and
i zion Of this hour will have oppor-
stunity to demonstrate the better
understanding. the larger views, that
\ have come to them through their
4 preparation for this occasion" The
4 Presidents complete address is
printed in other columns of The Star
Reunion of Nation.
Mr.. Saner presided, following Pres
sdent Cooridge's withdrawal from the
I scene at the conclusion of the ad-
dress by Mr.. Tyler. Mr.. Dallam of
Philadelphia, the winner of third
prize, having delivered his speech,
4 Jack Turner, representing the south,
took the floor. His address was de-
I ilvered with a southern accent, and
twas most capably done A dramatic
point came when the southern youth,
with a sudden CLEAN of pride in his
| eyes, told of the reuniting of the
north and south after the civil war.
| After the intermIssion Mr.. Saner
started to introduce Miss Newburn,
!I according to the brief form used,
\ Miss Ruth Newburn will speak on
Il the Constitution but was inter-
rupted by applause as soon as he had
finished speaking the local girls
name. When The applause ceased
| Mr. Saner continued, will speak on
the Constitution n," which brought an
other round.
Mr.. Chumos,t representing the mid
western states, began his address at
9:43. ending at 9:54 o'clock. He was
the only one of the seven young
speakers who took other than the
! straight topic, The Constitution.
His theme was Hamilton and the