Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-07
MISS MyRTLEP
WINS FIRST PLACE
MIGRATORY FINALS
Eastern High School Miss to
REPRESENT D. C. in National
Contest in June.
CANFIELD MARSH SECOND,
PHILIP EVANS IS THIRD
Winner Takes New Theme for Ora
tion-Is Leader in School
Dramatics.

the banner Of Eastern High School
has been carried to victory in the
local division of the National Ora
torical Contest and for the third time
in consecutive years this honor has
come to a girl pupil in a District Of
Columbia public high school as a re
suit Of the decision Of the judges this
morning in awarding the distinction of
national fnalist to Myrtle Posey, Il
year-od Eastern senior.
Miss Poseys achievement automat-
icallv entities her to The Evening
Stars combined cash award of $500,
the distinction Of speaking against
the six other adjudsed hest youthful
orators of the United States and a
three month education and pleasure
tour of the leading countries OF Eu
rope.
Garfield Marsh of Central and
Philip Evans of Western, tied for
second place. with low point total OF
each. This tie, upon being broken
upon analysis in relation to the two
contestants, gave Marsh second ana
Evans third place.
Her Experience Counts.
The winning speakers wide expert
ence in dramatic work in her school
stood her in good stead in her notable
victory over four other girl and five
boy orators. Her oration was of eX
cellent quality, and was delivered
with ease and confidence, and marked
her as a certainty in assuring the
Star region most Creditable repre-
sentation in the national contest June
4. She possesses plea sing personal
ity and excellent presence and a good
speaking voice. Her subject was the
newly designated theme this year
"America's s Contribution 10 Consti-
tutional Government. She is the
daughter of David NJ. Posey of 1346
North Carolina avenue, and a popular
and most representative pupil of her
school. with a special leaning toward
dramatics.
Evans Prominent at School.
Evans is the son of Representative
and Mrs. Evans OF Montana and is a
thoroughly representative pupil OF his
school,
He is but 16 years of age, but will
finish his school cours this year. He
is particularly prominent in the dra.
matte and newspaper fields of West
ern. He has taken part in the leading
school plays and has conducted with
much credit to himself and his school
photographic column in the school
weekly. His oration on the Constitu-
tion showed excellent preparation
and his delivery marks him as pos
sessinS great further possibilities in
oratorical effort. He spoke with con.
hdence and much earnestness
Central High has not had in many
years more outstanding school figure
than Marsh. He is active and promi-
nt,f oil
astic endeavor. He is lieutenant col
onel of the first regiment of the cadet
corps. president Of the School Debat-
ing Society, president of the Central
Chapter of the National Honor Society.
circulation manager of the weekly
school publication a scholarship hon
or roll student, secretary Of the on
GERS Club and secretary of the Quill
Clique. Central's honorary literary
society. He expects to pursue a college
course IN engineering and is hopeful
OF winning a scholarship in a large
Eastern university. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph c. Marsh of 1925
Kenyon street northwest
List of Contestants.
The list of contestants this morning
and their schools includes: Virginia
kettley. Business High; Garfield
-'te|i OH CCilIlHI I1iSH, AlETlle 1OSeN,
Eastern High: Joseph E. Sorrells,
Mckinley Technical High Philip
Evans, Western High; Miriam Hutch.
ins. Dunbar High: Annie L. Wheeler
Armstrong Technical High; Joseph
Haltigan, st. Paul's Academy: Viola
Barrett. Alexandria, Va. High, and
Bernard Neas, Hyattsville. Md. High
AS in previous years the various
participating schools were visited by
the judges and each orator heard
in the school auditorium The schools
were visited in the following order1
Eastern, Dunbar. Armstrong. Nc
kinley, Business, Central. Western.
st. Paul's, Alexandria and Hyatts-
vile.
The Judges were DR.. John j. Tigert,
United States commissioner of educa-
ton; Mrs. Edna NJ. Colman, former
president of the League of American
Pen Women. and Judge Mckenzie
Moss, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury. The low point composite
system of scoring was employed in
the judging.