Evening star., 1926-04-18
HIGH
|. PICKS BOY ORATOR
Bernard NeeS Wins in Finals;
GaitherSburg and Friends
Champions Chosen.

tCloSing activities leading up to the
tnal contest in the Maryland district
Of the National Oratorical Contest
have been marked by the selection
Of champions in the Hyattsville High
School and the Gaithersburg High
School. Bernard Nees was declared
che school champion at Hyattsvil!e,
While George 4. Chadwick, jr., won
the honor of standard bearer for the
GaitherSburg school. The last of the
private and parochial group of the
District of Columbia to select it's
Spokesman, Friends School. also has
announced its school representative in
the person of George SWope Mirick,
Jr.
The climax to the contest at Hyatts-
Vile High proved one of the most eX-
citing vet held, the Judging committee,
consisting of Is faculty members, find
ing it a most difficult task to deter
mine the winner. The result of their
decision, however. marked q pro
bounced victory for the boy contest
ants, who. pitted against six girls.
were declared the schools Two best
orators. Mark Woods won the run
ner-up position. Other contestants
were Stella Payne. irene Mcleod,
Mary Rlundell. Julia Arnold. Maxwell
Anderson and Bertha Werlich.
Look Out for Chadwick.
George A. Chadwick. jr., 14-year-old
senior in the GaitherSburg High
School, is certain to prove Formidable
as Il contender in the MarNlan nd dis
tl'ict finals ut liyattS'illa Wednesday,
George already has won distinction
in speaking and in school subjects
allied with efficiency in ul3Itnry. Be
sides winning honorS in speaking in
the grammar schools contest # his
county and in reading IN high school
competition, he C9ptureu third place
IN the state defamation contest at
Annapolis last year He is the young
est member of the graduating class
of his school Arthur Watkins is the
alternate orator in this school.
Under the direction of Prof.
George G. Culbertson of Friends
School. the contest in that school drew
10 successful climax Friday when
the four finaliSts met in the presence
OF the school pupils and faculty and
discussed various phases of the Con-
stitution. The winning speakers sub
.iect was Lincoln and the Constitu-
ton" Other speakers and their sub.
lects were: Polly Ann Culver, Lin
coin and the Constitution: Frank
Shields, Marshall and the Constitu-
ton" and Henry Bell Gwynn, The
Constitution"
Friends champion is representative
of the best in his school in scholar
ship and general standing. 4 good
student, he is also good athlete, be-
ing proficient in football and tennis.
lie is 16 years old, member of the
junior class and is looking forward
TO a career at Princeton after he has
been graduated ut Friends He is the
son of Mrs. II. +. Mirick of 1909
Nineteenth street.
Drawing for Positions
Drawing for positions of speakers
representing the private and parochial
school group and the Virginia and
Maryland districts in the final con
tests among these schools which vii:
be held during this week, have been
announced by the office of the ma
tional oratorical contest as follows:
Private and parochal schools: First,
Friends School; second, ST. Paul's
Academy; third st. Johns School.
fourth. Senate Pages School: fifth.
Holy Cross Academy: sixth St. Ce-
ella s Academy; seventh, Gonzaga
High School; eighth, Woodward
School for Boys, Young Mems Chris
tan Associa ton.
Virginia District-First. Alexandria
High School; second, Waterford High
School: third, Washington-Lee High
School. Ballston; fourth, Manassas
High School; fifth, George Mason High
School, Del Ray.
- Nokesville High School was entered
in the Virginia district but the re
mOval from that place of the parents
of the school champion. Franklin Bo-
dine, caused a cancellation of that
schools entry.
Maryland District.
Maryland District-F'irst. Brandy
wine High School; second. Gathers
burg High School; third HyattsVille
Iigh School, fourth, Sandy Spring
High School; fifth. Baden High School:
sixth, Lackey High School, Indian
Head
The public is invited to attend these
final meetings. AS previously. an
nonuced, the private and parochial
finals will be held in Gonzaga High
School Auditorium on Thursday after
noon, beginning at 4 o'clock; the Eir-
@inia finals in the Alexandria High
School assembly room on Tuesday
morning, beginning at IL o'clock, and
The Maryland finals in the Hyattsville
High auditorium on Wednesday at II
o'clock.
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