Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-15
SCHOOL CHILDREN CONTEST

| OPPORTUNITY GIVEN SHENANDOAH
COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS TO
| WIN FAME AND FORTUNE.
Somewhere among the school chill
dren of Shenandoah County the silvery
speech of some Demosthenes may lay
dormant or some budding Cicero may
be waiting for an opportunity to dis
play forensic power. If this be true,
the inspiration and the reward for an
effort in developing oratorical ability
is at hand, and any school child in any
school, from the seventh grade to the
senior year high school, inclusive, is
eligible to compete.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch, in
cooperation with 200 leading papers
throughout the United States, has in
augurated National Oratoricol con-
test and prizes are given to winners in
counties. districts, State and nation.
Shenandoah County is in the 7th dis
trict and prizes are given as follows:
County, handsome medal; District,
$25 90 in cash and a handsome medal;
State, LIST prize $3.50 and second $3.50.
The winners of the State prize will
have an opportunity to compete for
the National prize OF $500; $1,000 and
$500. Under the plan there will be a
county contest and the winner will
compete in the district contest. The
district winner will compete in the
State contest and the State winner will
have a chance at the National prizes.
There is no reason why some boy or
girl from Shenandoah should not share
in the-rewards offered in this contest
and it is to be hoped that such interest,
will be manifested, and such rivalry
engendered, that the schools in the
County will be creditably and sue
cessfully represented in the several
contests.
The following from the Richmond
Times-Dispatch is self explanatory:
High and secondary school children
in Shenandoah County will have an
opportunity of participating in nat
ional oratorical contest under the aus
pieces of the Richmond Times-Dispatch,
which is cooperating with the leading
newspapers of the United States in
popu larizing the Constitution and fost-
ering greater respect for the law. The
competition is open to all white stu
dents, providing they had not reached
their nineteenth birthday on Feb. 8.
School authorities have taken hold
of the project enthusiastically and will
see that each county has a worthy
| representative in the various elimina-
ton contests. In order that school and
| student may get the maximum benefit
from the contest, the majority of the
schools will have each boy and girl
prepare an essay, for which they will
be given credit in English, Civics or
History. With these essays as the
basis, the representative. of each school
will be selected.
Winners of the school contests will
be brought into county competition
in school auditorium to be designated
by the county or city division super
intendent. Leading citizens of the
community will serve as judges and
the county and city representatives de.
termined. The county winners will
compete in congressional district con.
test and the ten district winners will
meet in State contest in Richmond
on April IL.
Having come through the State con
test with flying colors, the prize stu
| dent of the Old Dominion will be sent
at the expense of The Times-Dispatch,
to Atlanta to compete in zone contest.
The country has been divided into
seven zones. and the prize orators Of
these zones will meet in Washington In
the national finals, with Presiden,
Coolidge and the Supreme Court judges
of the United States present on the bic
occasion.
| As an incentive to work on the par
| OF the. students, The Tines Dispatch
will give handsome medal to each
county and city winner. In the district
contests there will be medal and So
in cash for the winner. The State
contest win have two big prizes Of
$3.50 and $3.50. The national contes
has three capital prizes of 81, 500
81, 900 and $500.
i The contest rules are:
| ~ Any bona fide white student
from the seventh grade to the senior
year Of high school, inclusive, or in
private and parochial schools having
the same standards, will be allowed te
participate.
4 (2) Participants must not have pass
ed their nineteenth birthday on Feb.
ruary 3.
i 81 The orations must be on any one
of the following subjects: Ihe Con,
stitution, Washington and the Consti.
tuition. Hamilton and the Constitution.
!! Madison md the Constitution. Jeifer-