Evening star., 1926-04-23
JOSEPH HALT|GAN
WINS HIGH HONOR
Victor in Private and Pa
roChiaI OratoriCaI Contest
/ on Constitution.

Ample and merited reward crowned
the persistent efforts of Joseph Haiti
gan to achieve oratOrical distinction
by the award of the judges of the
contest among the private and paro-
chial schools of the District of Colum-
hia yesterday afternoon. Representing
ST. Paups Academy in this group,
the youthful contestant, who carried
the colors of ;lis institution into third
position in the like contest last year,
emerged with first honors over a
splendid field of oratorical talent, in
which seven others competed.
Speaking with a confident ease and
possessing the true gift of eloquence
nf his forebears, noted for their Prov
ess in forensic endeavor, Young Haiti
gan brought to bear also in his stir
ring effort in defense of the Constitu-
tion of his country a voice of unusual
depth and resonance and personality
that marked him as a certain winner
in the contest and forecast the
equal certainty of his proving a
most formidable competitor in The
Star area finals, which will be held
May Z. and which carry with victory
an additional prize of 5000 and "a
three-month tour of Europe with all
expenses paid.
Son of House Official.
The winner is 16 years old and a
son of Mr. and Mrs. p. j. Haltigan OF
1860 California avenue. His rather
is the popular reading clerk OF the
House Of Representatives. Joseph is
highly regarded among the boys and
girls of st. Paul's and is generally
prominent in the school affairs of the
academy. He is school dramatic
figure of note and is athletically in
clined,- with a special aptitude for
basket ball and tennis. He has an
other year of study before his gradu-
alton and has not decided what field
Of endeavor he will pursue in later
years.
The remarkably talented speaking
list of private and parochial school
orators. which included two girls, In
the order in which they spoke, their
subjects and their schools, follows:
George S. Mirick, jr., Lincoln and
the Constitution" Friends School;
w. Hedley Clews. jr., Hamilton and
Y. NJ. c. A; Mary Kane, America s
contribution to Constitutional Gov
ernment," ST. Cecilia's Academy: Jo-
seph Haltigan, '"The Constitution, :"
st. Paul's Academy; Lawrence w.
Gunther. "The Constitution" Senate
Pages School: Lawrence McHugh,
The Constitution, GonZaga High
School; Peggy Meenehan, 'The Con-
stitution,' Holy Cross Academy;
George A. Barnes. THE Constitu-
tion,' st. Johns School.
Judges of Contest.
The composite low score method of
Judging was employed by the judges,
newspaper writer. lecturer and author;
Dr. Charles II. Mccarthy, educator
and author, of the Catholic University
of America: Miss Alice Deal. principal
of the Columbia Junior High School;
Dr. w. G.. Johns, educational specialist
of the United States Bureau of Educa-
ton, and Joseph c. McGarraghy.
formerly assistant corporation counsel
of the District of Columbia and mem
her of the law firm of Colladay.
Clifford & Pettus.
Gonzaga, Auditorium was comfort
ably filed with the school mates
parents and friends of the contestants
and faculty members of the participat-
ing schools. Each contestant was ac-
corded generous applause which was
accentuated by the group of partisan
adherents who had assembled to give
moral aid to a particular school
champion.
Eastern High Finals
Representative Frank Gardner of
Indiana, Arthur Rohb of the Depart
ment of Justice and William j. Wallis,
head of the school mathematics de-
partment, will be the judges in the
final contest in Eastern High School
which will be held on Friday evening,
April 80, in the school auditorium. The
six speakers on that occasion will be
Geraldine Carpenter, Alvin Graves,
Roberta Harrison. Margaret Peed,
Myrtle Posey and Josephine Tremaine.
The contest at Eastern will be staged
as a feature of the regular Home and
School Association meeting.