Evening star., 1924-06-03
COASTS 0RATORICAL
CONTESTANT ARRIVES
Don Tyler Here From Los Angeles
to Debate Against Six
Others Friday.
ALABAMA BOY NEXT. TO COME
Four More, With District Girl,
Will Complete List.

Don Tyler. representing the Pacific
coast, arrived in Washington today
to compete in the national oratorical
contest to be held Friday night in
Memorial Continental Hall, when
secondary school orators Of the ma
tion will battle for supremacy. The
Constitution is the theme of the con-
test.
Coming the farthest of any of the
six out-of-town competitors, Mr.. Ty-
Ter was the first to arrive in Wash
ington, reaching Union station at 8
o'clock this morning. He left Los
Angeles, Calf, at IL o'clock last Fri
day morning.
The tall youth from the west is
accompanied by his father and
and A. f. Blanks, professor of Eng
lish and public speaking in the Uni
versity of Southern California, his
coach. He is staying at the Hotel
Washington.
Others Due Tomorrow.
He will be followed today, tomor-
row and Thursday by the remaining
five high school students coming here
to compete with Ruth Newburn, Gen.
trail High School senior, representing
the District of Columbia in the ma
tional contest.
Jack Turner of Birmingham, Ala.
representing the south, is scheduled
panied by his mother, Mrs. John D.
Turner. Thursday morning at Z
o'clock Eleanor Huber of Louisville,
KY. representing the central states,
is to arrive at Union station. She is
to be accompanied by her father,
mother and sister, and Sam w. Sever
ance of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
other out-of-town competitors to
come here are: John M. Dallam, Sd,
OF Philadelphia: George Chumos of
Topeka. Kan, and Vail Barnes of New
Brighton, N. Y.
Ambition to BE Lawyer.
Cherishing an ambition since he
was six years old to be a lawyer, Don
Tyler, for the first time in his life, to-
day stands in the mecca of lawyers
the National Capital, where sits the
United States Supreme Court.
Mr.. Tyler is an eighteen year-old
Los Angeles. He won the Pacific
zone contest against thousands of
students Of high schools in California,
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Ari-
Zona- and is using a portion of the
money he won as prize winner to pay
his expenses to Washington and
back home again.
This is his first trip east. he de-
clared today, upon his arrival. He
expressed delight at his first sight of
the dome of the Capitol. and means
to take in the sights" of Washing
ton as soon as he is rested up from
the trip.
Won Other Contests.
Mr.. Tyler previously has won ora
torical honors in California, having
taken first place in the southern
California oratorical contest for his
Interpretation of "Iago." He has
been active in athletics, especially in
foot ball.
All the out-of-town contestants
Thursday night will be the guests of
the Monarch Club at a theater party
at Keith's. Friday at 1880 o'clock
they. with Miss Newburn, represent
ing the District, will be honor guests
at a luncheon by the club at the
Raleigh Hotel. A parade will take
the orators from the hotel to Memo
rial Continental Hall, where they will
try out" the acoustic properties of
that auditorium. An honor guard of
winning high school cadet companies
will accompany them.
President Coolidge Is to preside
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