Evening star., 1925-04-30
ORATOR TO RECEIVE
STARS $500 PRIZE
Eastern High viii Celebrate
Miss Graves Victory
Tomorrow.

With elaborate exercises Eastern
High School tomorrow morning will
celebrate the winnin" OF the District
of Columbia championship in the ma
tional oratorical contest by its repre-
sentative, Miss Asenath Graves. The
meeting, which will be held in the
schools auditorium. beginning AT
O'Clock, will come to its climax with
the presentation Of The Evening Stars
District of Columbia prize of 5000. The
presentation will be made by G. a.
Lyon. associate editor of The Star.
Charles Hart, principal of the school,
will preside.
Brief addresses will be made by DR..
Raymond A. Fisher, president of the
Home and School Association; DIR. D.
G. Croissant, president of the schools
alumni association; Miss X. D. Buck
nam, chairman of the oratoriCal con-
test committee for the school and head
of the schools history depa rtment:
Oiin Everett one of the six finalists
for the school. who will speak for the,
student body: G.. A. Lyon, on behalf OF
The Evening Star, and Randolph
Leigh, national director OF the nation
al oratorical contest.
Mrs. Graves Honor Guest.
The School GIee Club, composed OF
So members, will give a cantata, Paul
Revere's Ride" Mrs. Clara Il. Graves,
mother of the District champion, will
be a guest of honor.
Congratulatory kilograms and let
ters as well as countless verbal con-
gratulations have poured in upon Miss
Graves since she won the Washing
ton championship Tuesday. Miss
Graves truly represents Washington
for she was born here, and has lived
in the city all her life.
Miss Graves attended the Cook,
Wallach and Hilton grade schools be-
fore entering Eastern High School
Her scholastic record has always been
excellent. Last semester her name
was included in the small group &C
corded first honors" in her class.
Although she devotes much time I'd
her school work she finds time for
many of the extra-curricular activi-
ties She is assistant editor of the
| Fastener. the school magazine, and
editor of the Cub, a newspaper pub
| lished by the class in journalistic
writing. 1t is her ambition to enter
| Journalism after completing her edu-
cation. She is an officer in the debat
| ing society Parts have been assigned
| to her in several plays, including the
| Spring play recently given.
Is Active in Sports.
For recreation she turns TO hockeA
| and tennis She is on the hockey
| team of Eastern High School but she
| also is fond of swimming and canoe
| ing.
| This is the second year for Miss
| Graves ins the oratorical contest.
| Last year she reached the school
| finals with her speech on Lincoln
and the Constitution" This year she
used the simple subject, THE Consti-
| tuition" with which more prizes have
| been won than with any other Of
| the eight subjects allowed
| Her coach was her aunt, Miss Lucy
| Graves. Miss Graves took her niece
! to the top of the Interior Building
several times to practice her Grafton
| out of doors in order to increase the
volume and carrying power OF her
voice.
Miss Graves will match her per
| suasive powers against those of the
six champions of the Nation at large
| in the grand final meeting of the
| 1925 contest. TO be held in the Wash
| ington Auditorium on the evening Of
| May S. The prizes at stake In that
meeting total $1,000. President Cool
| idge will make an address and the
| auQ1enCe VIII De one OI Tile NUS
| brilliant ever assembled in the Ma
| tionaI Capital.
| The auditorium is being equipped
with two sets OF the highest grade
anAplifiers and every person in the
audience will be able to hear dis
| tinctly the entire program. There
i will be no charge for admission
| Persons desiring tickets should apply
by letter or in person at 323 Star
| Building.