Smyrna times., 1926-03-10
SMYRNA ENROLLS IN DELAWARE
SCHOOLS ORATORY CONTEST
PROF. KENYON LINES UP SMYR-
MA SCHOOL PUPILS FOR RACE
State Enrolment Increases COmpeti-
ton in Regional District to 125-
Keen Interest Among the Pupils


tiOn in Regional District to 125-
Keen Interest Among the Pupils
Additional impetus was given the
last week by the enrolment of thir-
ty-two schools in Delaware with the
Philadelphia Regional Committee. The
inclusion of Delaware increases to
more than 125, the number of schools
in competition for Philadelphia Reg
ional honors in this test of the public
speaking ability of high school stu
dents on ten subjects relating to the
Constitution of the United States. In
addition to Delaware, the Philadel-
phia Region includes Pennsylvania,
eastward from Blair county, and New
Jersey, southwark from Trenton. Del
aware being a State which furnished
a Regional fnalist last year, the en-
rOllment of Delaware schools lends
zest to the contest and puts into it
an Interstate rivalry which the
sponsoring committee feels is sure to
add to the interest of the contest in
this region. Last year Virgil Van
Street, seventeen-year-old Bridgeville
high school orator, won second place
in the Regional Finals and was chOs-
en- alternate fnalist to Philip Glat
felter, seventeen, of Columbia, Pa.
High School, the Regional finahst.
Delaware will conduct a spirited
State contest under the direction of
H. V. Holloway, State Superintendent
of Public Instructions, assisted by
John Shilling, assistant in charge of
high schools. So the contestant Sc
lected really will be more than his
schools orator; he will carry the col
ors of the entire State into one of the
important elimination contests.
Smyrna Schools in the Contest
The following Delaware secondary
schools, supervised by the persons
named, will participate:
Newark. Herbert Owens.
New Castle-Hanry E. Snavely.
Smyrna-Harvey H. Kenyon.
DOver-Andrew ]. Porters.
Caesar Rodney-W. H. Jump.
Harrington-Rex VanBOrnstein.
MilfOrd-Robert E. Shilling.
GeOrgetOwn-Alex. L. Harrington.
Lewes-Ira S. Brinser.
Seaford-W. H. H. White.
Laurel-Clarence A. Short.
Delmar-J. Emory Chapman.
Rehoboth-Richard F. Francis.
Lord Baltimore-Jesse w. Moffett.
Alexis l. duPOnt-W. X. Yerger.
Claymont-H. E. Stahl.
Middletown-Gilbert Nickel.
Bridgeville-W N. Willis.
Delaware City-NOwell B. Ward.
Frederica-M. L. Hydorn.
| Milton-A. J. Bolin.
Greenwood-Ethel B. Gibson.
Millsboro-D. A. Petry.
FrankfOrd-C. E. Timmons.
Selbyville-C. w. Jarrett.
In addition to those listed above
four private schools in Wilmington
according to Mr.. Holloway, will par
ticipate. They are Tower Hill, Ursu-
line Academy, ,Salesianum High School
and Friends School. Wesley Colleg-
late Institute, Dover, also expects tC
furnish a participant.
The contest is open to private, pub
lie, and parOchial secondary schoO
students who were not more than 1!
years of age on February 1, thil
year. The potential orators are re
quired to write an essay on one of ten
subjects relating to the Constitution
The essay must be memorized and de
livered, as the contestants will b
judged both on the construction o
their essay and upon the method o
delivery.
Each school must select a candidat
to represent the school in one of tn
districts or semi-fnal elimination con
tests to be held under the auspices o
the Philadelphia Regional COMMITTEES
of which L. S. Senator George Whal
ton Pepper is chairman. Seven fna,
lists will be selected to represent seV
en- parts of the Region in the Regior
al Finals to be held in the Academ
of Music, Philadelphia, Friday evel
ing, May 18th. Schools must certif
their school orator to the Philade
phia Regional Committee not lat,
than March 26.
Regional FinaIists Go To Europe
The Regional fnalists will
awarded a two months trip to E
rope, a steel engraved, hand-engros
ed certificate of merit, a gold pin wi
/. seven gold stars set in a field of blr
y" and will be entitled to compete in t
National finals in Washington Aut
torium, June a. At this meeting t
Justices of the U. S. Supreme Coz
will select the foremost student Of
tor in America.
An added feature this year giN
the contest an international aspe
Similar contests are being conduct
N in Canada, Mexico, England, Fral
'rk and Germany. The winners of tn
1a- national contests, together with