Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
NATIONWIDE QUEST
FOR ABLEST SCHOOL
ORATORS IS OPENED
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rochial schools Of high school rank
in Washington.
Nothing offered for sale.
The project, under the terms OF
which nothing whatever is offered
for sale, has received the enthusiastic
Endorsement Of publicists and educa-
tors, including the Washington school
authorities. i'm practically every COM
munity in the nation.
Contestants will not be required to
subscribe to anything, clip any cou-
pons ~or obligate themselves in any
way. In short, the contest Is to be
clean-cut newspaper contribution
toward better citizenship.
The contest Is open to all high
schools --(pubIic. private and paro-
chiaD. The age limit is nineteen
years. The orations, which must be
original, must not require more than
twelve minutes for delivery.
They must be on some one of the
following SUBJECTS:
The Constitution.
Washington and the Constitution.
Hamilton and the Constitution.
Jefferson and the Constitution.
Madison and the Constitution.
Marshall and the Constitution.
Webster and the Constitution.
Lincoln and the Constitution.
Only One Restriction.
The only restriction as to the de-
velopment of these themes is that
the orations must be of such a char
acter as to increase interest in and
respect for the Constitution of the
United States.
Among other newspapers conduct
ing the contest are the New York
World. Los Angeles Times, Chicago
Daily News, Indianapolis News. Phil
adelphia Bulletin, Pittsburgh Gazette
Times, Cincinnati Times-Star, Fir
mingham Age-Herald, Spok n e
Spokesman Review, Montgomery
Journal. Mobile News-Item, Nashville
coma Ledger, Portland Telegram, St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, Kansas City
Star, st. Paul Dispatch. Mobile Regis
ter, Salt Lake City Deseret News.
Louisville Courier-Journal. San Fran
cisco Chronicle. Arizona Republican.
Oklahoma City Oklahoman. Richmond
Times dispatch, Buffalo Express, Co
lumbia Is. CO. State, Atlanta Journal
and Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch. In ad-
newspapers are cooperating with
the major publications in their re-
spective territories.
Will Apply Two Tests.
The clearing centers for the seven
zones will be Washington, New York,
Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago. Kan
sas City and Los Angeles.
Throughout the contest, in it's ma
tional ,as well as local phases. the
judges will be instructed to apply
but two tests to the orations-frst,
literary merit and delivery (these
counting fifty points each) and. sec
ond. whether they increase interest
in and respect for the Constitution of
the United States. The low-point-
total system Of judging will be used.
The Star reserves the right to make
minor changes in the contest pro-
cedure.
In the District the schedule for the
contestants will be as follows:
% The period from the date of
this announcement to March 20 to be
used in preparing and perfecting the
orations.
(2) The period between March 20
and April IL to be used in narrowing
down all the contestants in each dis
trict to six, the eliminations to be
under the direction Of the school au-
thorities.
(3) On April rs these six contest
ants in each district are to compete
for the district awards of $500 each.
ca Between April Is and May 2,
a committee Of final judges (not in
any way connected with the schocls)
will visit each of the schools in turn
and will listen to the delivery of his
or her Grafton by the school repre-
sentative who has won the district
award.
Schoolmates to BE Present.
On that occasion the contestant will
speak in the presence Of his or her
own schoolmates, and such other per-
sons as desire to be present.
The judges previously will have
had the orations. Of all the district
winners submitted to them for grad
ing on their literary merits. Having
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