Evening star., 1926-10-31
ORATORICAL CONTEST WIDENED
FOR 1927 INTERNATIONAL EVENT
Argentina and Hawaiian Islands to Have
Entries-Trips to Europe Prizes-D.C
Conditions Stated.

Plans for the Second International
Oratorical Contest, in which the grand
prizes for American participants will
ne summer European tours for seven
high school boys and girls, with all
expenses paid, were announced here
today by Randolph Leigh, organizer
and director Of the contest.
The contest is conducted by leading
American newspapers, with the CO.
operation of foreign publications, as
a means Of promoting interest in the
basic principles of government. 1t
was participated in during 1926 by
I've nations-England, France Cana
da, the United States and Mexico
and lpached its climax in the interna-
tional final meeting in Washington on
October Is last.
Argentina and the Hawaiian Islands
have already been added to the list
of participants for 1927. The Ha-
waiian Islands will be treated as a
unit distinct from the national con-
test in the United States, just as
Canada is given representation in ad-
dition to that of England. This
means that there will be a spokes-
man for the Hawaiian Islands as well
as for the continental United States
In the international meeting at Wash
tngton next October.
Sponsored by The Star.
The Star will sponsor the contest
In the same territory in the 1927 con-
test as in the recently completed 1926
contest. It's winner will go clear
through to the national finals and will
therefore, autOmatica ly secure Eu
ropean tour as a grard prize. In ad-
dition, The Star will give a prize of
500 to each of it's 10 district win
ners and $500 to the champion of The
star territory. The territory of The
Star is dstricted as follows:
Each senior public high school in
the District of Columbia will count
as district by itself, making seven
districts.
The private and parochial schools
within the District of Columbia will
he grouped into one district
All the high schools. public. private
and parochial, in Prince Georges.
Montgomery and Charles Counties, in
Maryland, will count as one district.
All the high schools, public, private
and parochial, in Loudoun, Arlington.
Fairfax and Prince William Counties,
as well as Alexandria, in Virginia,
will count as one district.
The contest has been indorsed by
the Board of Education of the District
of Columbia and by DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent of public
schools
Development of Contest.
The contest is an outgrowth of the
National Oratorical Contest in the
United States, which is now in its
fourth year and which is an integral
part of the International Contest.
The subjects for participants in the
United States will be.
The Constitution Of the United
States.
Washington and the Constitution.
Hamilton and the Constitution.
Franklin and the Constitution.
jefferson and the Constitution.
Marshall and the Constitution.
Madison and the Constitution.
Webster and the Constitution.
Lincoln and the Constitution.
Americas S Contribution to Constitu-
tional Government.
The oratiOns must be original and
must not require more than 10 min
utes for delivery. Any secondary
school pupil born subsequent to Feb
ruary l. 1908, will be eligible.
A slightly more practical treatment
of the subjects will be encouraged un-
der the provision whereby the judges
will be advised to give special credit
to orationS which are of such a char
acter as to stimulate interest in voting.
In other words, the orations are not