Evening star., 1924-05-06
RIVALRY INCREASED
IN ORATORY CONTEST
Eastern ''Scouts" Keep Close Tabs
on Work of Other Dis
trict Winners.
TWO ADDRESSES YESTERDAY
Judges Hear Mckinley and Central
Contestants.

Rivalry among the high schools in
The Stars oratorical contest became
intense yesterday with the first round
Of Judging at the Mckinley Manual
Training School and the Central High
School.
Principal Hart of the Eastern High
School and that schools winner, Ruth
Greenwood, were in the audiences
which yesterday afternoon listened to
Frank l. Winant at Tech and Ruth
Newburn at Central deliver their ora
tions before the judges. Justices
Robb, Mccoy and siddons.
Forming themselves into a. commit
tee of scouts" the principal of East
ern, their orator and a number Of
teachers are determined to keep close
tab on the other seven local District
winners in The Stars zone Of the ma
tional oratorical contest, designed to
quicken interest in the Constitution.
Healthy Rivalry Benefit.
This healthy rivalry insures the
highest grade of work on the part of
the contestants from whom the
Judges will select the grand prize
winner, who will represent the Dis
trict of Columbia in the national con-
test to be held in Memorial Cont
mental Hall, June 6, with President
Coolidge presiding.
The fact that another competitor
was in the audience seemed to add
resonance and determination to the
voices of Mr.. Winant and Miss New
burn, who, at their respective schools,
delivered their orations before the
distinguished board of judges, who
are real judges in their daily life as
we'll as judges selected by The Star
in the present oratorical contest
Trip to Mckinley.
The justices were met at $50
o'clock at the courthouse by an au-
tomobile of The Star, and in company
with the local managers of the con-
test were taken first to the Mckinley
Manual Training School,
At this school the judges had op-
portunity to see and hear young
man who yesterday proved hlmself
a true sportsman as Wen as orator.
Mr. Winant was not scheduled to ap-
pear before the judges until Thurs
day.
High School, who was to have been
heard by the Judges at 3:45 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, was seized with
a severe cold yesterday, and Principal
Newton of the Western school asked
that she be given another time.
In the emergency Mr.. Winant of
the Mckinley School volunteered to
forego the three extra days of prep
arations which would have been his
and also the privilege Of drilling
with his cadet company in the an
nual regimental drill.
Few Students Present.
At the Mckinley School the judges
were met by Frank Woodward, as
sistant principal, and a committee of
judges and escorted to the school
auditorium. On account of the last
minute character of Winants efforts
but a small gathering of fellow stu
dents was present to hear him.
This, however. seemed to make not
the slightest difference to the young
man, who is a senior at the school.
He took the rostrum and plunged at
once into the delivery of his Grafton,
Madison and the Constitution"
The judges listened to the youth
from seats well in the rear of the
hall. At the conclusion he was
greeted with applause, following
which Mr.. Woodward delivered to
him the check for 800, presented by
The Star, for his winning first in
the fourth district of the local zone
Following this, Winant was congrat-
ulated by the judges His address,
of approximately 1900 words, took
exactly twelve minutes for him to
deliver, the time generally allowed