Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-12
EXPLAINS 0RAT0RY
CONTEST AT RALLY
Leigh Tells Business High
Pupils of Scope and Pur-
pose of the Affair.

rally In the interest Of the 1875
national and international orstorical
contest was held in the assembly
auditorium Of the Business High
School This morning when the
purposes. scope md sig mica nee of the
contest were presented to the student
body by Ra ndaph Leigh. the national
director, and me value Of the expert
ence of participation was explained
by Miss Edith Raphelson winner of
last years school contest md runner
APP in the Washington stars finals
Miss Marguerite Manning chair
man of the faculty committee ma wing
The contest in charge. presided over
The ga herring md sounded the call as
the assembled students TO provide as
large plumber of participa nts as pos
shle and to strive 10 bring 10 the
school the highest honors in the event
this year. which mean. in addition 10
substs ntis cash prizes. superb Flu
ropesn tour with all expenses paid.
In addressing his audience. Mr.
Leigh spoke 1f the particular value
OF the contest as practical adjunct
TO a business educatio and called al
tention 10 the f. vored position OF CON
testants from the District Of Columbia
and the entire Washington area as
sponsored by The Washington Star in
would clear directly into the national
finals and automatically receive the
free educa tioDal tour OF Europe in ad-
dition To the Ga IN prizes.
Value Of the Training.
Other points stressed by the spea k er
were the pronounced value 10 he
gained by high school hoy. and girls
taking part in The contest in acquiring
I ~ ho
United States and those who psrtict-
! pa ed chiefly in it's institution and &c
velopment and The value Of the ira in
ing in spes king and In prepara1 on
! OF orstions. Advice on how to obts In
ma erial and prepare the orations vas
given and the fact was stressed for
| the benefit OF prospective contestants
! vii hout previous experience that a
I predominant PEI cenraSe OF winners in
| previous contests had heen without eX-
! perience OF the kind up 10 the time NJ
! entering the frSi contest in the school.
! The Constitution i the great nook
! Of rule Of government md business.
! Mr. Leigh declared. and those train
! ing FOR entra nee into the contest Will
gain most valuable knowledge in p
study Of the Constitution. govern
! mental and business funda mental is,
! Also they will learn the value OF con
/ ciseness and brevity OF expression in
| ccndensing a wealth Of information
/ into ten-minute address.
| A new angle Of the contest this
! wear. the inclusion Of the subject OF
! America 9 Contribution 10 Consthn-
tionai Government. was touched upon
/ as offering conreSIa nts not only
J new subject for thsir ora tious. but one
/ of enlarged and diversified chara cter.
F,mpha sizing the lack Of previous
! contest experience no bar TO sue
: 'essful participation. Mr.. Leigh stated:
I For the last TWO wears only I'VE OF
the fourteen contestants in the ma
tional finals in Shineton had had
previous public speaking experience.
= The other nine had simply done good
! work in English ar history and We're
: NOT aware that they possessed even
! potential ability in an orstorical way.
. No one ca n SAY what can I've accom-
piiShed in the way Of creating power
to move an audience until the ava IL
al ie material has been really tested =