Evening star., 1926-09-26
CHICAGO TO GREET
YOUTHFUL ORATORS
Spokesman for Five Nations
Will Be Guests at Luncheon
There Friday.

There Friday.
Canada, Mexico and the United States
in the International Oratorical Con-
test will be the guests of honor at a
luncheon to be given at the Palmer
House in Chicago next Friday.
The International Oratorical Con-
test. in which more than 1000. 900 sec
ondary school pupils of the five
nations have participated. has two
major obiectives. First, to increase
interest in and respect for the basic
principles of government of each Of
the participating nations; second, to
bring about a better understanding
between nations by means of a frank
and friendly statement Of national
viewpoints. The project is sponsored
by leading newspapers in the United
States and in the four other partici-
pating nations.
The FIVE national speakers are: Will
liam Meades Newton, for England: !:
Henri Rubidon, for France: Jose
Munoz-Cota, for Mexico: Herbert
Moran, for Canada, and Herbert
Wenig, for the United States These
youthful orators. who have won the
right to represent their respective
nSuOnS. Co01pctSu III MSAICo Slty
Wednesday.
Toured Eight Countries.
They have toured eight European
countries, Canada and Mexico. but
have not heretofore come together in
the United States at a public gather
ing. From Chicago, the national
spokesmen will come to Washington
to compete In the final meeting for
the 1925 International Orator1cal Con-
test in the presence of the most prom
inent officials in the National Capital.
At the meeting here the winner will
be given a handsome silver loving
cup. which carries with ii the inter-
national speaking championship for
1925
The speakers are limited to 10
minutes, each one dealing with his
own governmental institutions. their
subjects being as follows: William
Meades Newton. THE British Em-
pire": Henri Ruhidon, The French
Bolivar and the Latin American Re-
publics"; Herbert Moran, "Canada's
Part in the New World" and Herbert
Wenig. The Constitution of the
United States
Each speaker will speak in his ma
tive tongue, SO that the audience will
have the privilege of hearing three
brief speeches in English. one in
Spanish and one in French, by IL.
year-old boys who have proven them
selves to be $Ae-eminent as public
speakers among those Of their own
age in competition in which the ablest
and most ambitious boys and girls
in fve nations have taken part.
Comparison Of Languages.
One Of the most interesting features
Of the meetings in which these speak
ers have participated has been the
opportunity furnished for comparing
the tonal value Of the three languages
used. For the benefit of those who
do not understand French and
Spa anish. programs containing English
translations of the French and
Mexican speeches will be made avail
able. 80 that they ca follow the sense
AS we'll as the sound Of the speeches.
The international Oratorical Con.
test IL an outgrowth of the National
Oratorical Contest. which has been
carried on by leading newspapers In
the United States for the last three
years and which Is now ranked as
one Of the foremost educational and |
patriotic movements in this country.
It was organized and is directed by
Randolph Leigh Of California, who
has headquarters in Washington
The American newspap pers par
publishers committee. consisting of
the following: Frank 3. Moves. The
Washington Star; Adolph s. Ochs. |
New York Times: William l.. Mclean.
jr., Philadelphia Bulletin; Walter A.
Strong. Chicago Daily News: Frederick
I. Thompson. Birmingham Age Herald
Ralph F.. Stout. Kansas City Star. and
Harry Chandler. Los Angeles Times. /!
President Coolidge. who has presided
at two of the annual final meetings Of
the contest in Washington. said that |
the contest is THE greatest competi !
tion of it's kind ever held in the |
world"
Taft Among Contest Judges.
The best speakers from each Of the |
seven zones into which the United |
States is divided in the national phase !
Of the contest come to Washington In |
June each year TO compete for the !
national championship. For the last |
three years the judges have been |
Chief Justice Taft. with four Of his |
United States Supreme Court associ |
ates. The 1926 finalists received as a |
reward a European trip through |
eight countries, with all expenses |
paid. In addition the winner Of the |
national championship received a |
loving cup and trip to Mexico and |
Canada and various parts of the |
United States. The seven national |
finalists for 1925 are Herbert wenig. |
Los Angeles. Calf; Myrtle Posey. |
Washington: Helen Bylund. New |
York City: Guita Rearman. Mime
apolis, Mimi. Ann Hardin. Louis !
vile. Ky; Joseph A. Mullarky. Au- !
gusta. Ga. and Thomas P. 'Cleary.
Philadelphia, Pa. These finaists. |
who have just made the European |
trip together. will he present at the
luncheon in Chicago on October |.
The international finalists. who are
her I. have distinguished themselves
in other lines than those of oratory.
The English spokesman. William
Meades Newton. has been awarded a
scholarship at Balliol College. oxford
University. for distinguished accom-
rlishments in history. He holds a
number of gold medals for prizes in
history. French. Latin and English.
and is one of the best athletes among
English secondary school pupils. He
is Is years old born of English par.
ents. lives in Liverpool and is feet
IL inches in height.
Rubidon Has Fine Record.
Henri Rubidon lives in Paris. is Is
years old. has distinguished himself
in his secondary school work. and will
enter the sorbonne. perhaps the most
famous university in the world. this
Fall.
Jose Munoz Gotta. 10 years old is
from the National Preparatory School
Of Mexico City. is the president of the
Students Federation of Mexico. and
speaks English aDd French in addi
tton to Spanish. He has distinguished
himself by various articles which he
has contributed to Mexican news