Evening star., 1926-04-29
.JUDGESARE NAMED
TO PICK ORATOR
Will Decide Stars Repre-
sentative In National
Contest.
DIR. John ]. rigert. United State

DR.. John j. Tigert. United state
Commissioner OF Education; Mrs.
Edna NJ. Colmsn, nationally known
figure in the woman's literary field
and Judge Mckenzie Moss, Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury. will serve
as judges in the final oratorical con
test in The Stars territory, in which
the champion orators Of the Dis
trict public high schools. the winner
of the finals In the parochial and pri-
vate school group and the winners OF
the Virginia and Maryland districts IN
this years Star area will compete.
The territory covered by The Star
this year contains two more dis
tricts' than that OF last year, when
1t included in its scope the seven
public high schools of the District
OF Columbia, each of which comprised
one district, and the private and
parochial schools of the District, which
Of themselves composed one additional
district, or eight in all The 1895 cor
test as extended includes the higl
schools OF Prince Georges. Montgon'
cry and Charles counties In Maryland
and those in Arlington, Fairfax. Lou
doun and Prince William counties il
Virginia. Thus two more districts. or
Stars area this year, the result q
which has been a large increase both
in the number of participating schools
and Of the youthful orators proclaim
ing the Constitution.
Judges to Visit School.
According to the custom Of the t""
previous years Of the contest, the
Judges, on the occasion OF The Star
territory finals, will visit the various
schools which will be represented IL
the contest and hear each school
champion there. A schedule Of hear
ings will be announced for the time
Of appearance OF the judges in eacL
participating school. Also the low
point composite system OF scoring VIII
be employed, as heretofore. At this
time, May Z, will be selected The Star
champion, who will receive an add.
tional 5000 to the 800 received as dis
trict champion, and will gain the
honor Of representing the Nationai
Capital territory In the National Ora
torical Contest finals which will be
held here June and will also be re
warded with a three-month tour Of
Europe with all expenses paid.
DIR. Tigert. who. by virtue OF his
Official position as United States Com
missioner Of Education, is one of the
country's leading educational author
ties. also is an oratorical expert o.
note. having offlciated at and partici
pated IN many forensic battles. He
Is a 3. A. honor graduate Of Oxford
University, where he was a membel
Of the first Rhodes scholar contin
gent from this country. Previously
he was graduated from Vanderbilt.
University and in 1921 he received
the degree Of doctor of laws from the
University of Kentucky, where H.
taught for several years. He is both
q lecturer and author Of note and
during the World War served as al
extension lecturer, American expedi
tionary force, at the University Of
Beaune.
Judge Moss is Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury in charge of the
Internal Revenue Division and the
Public Health Service. as we'll as the
general supply committee. He has
been serving IN this capacity since
1923 and prior to that time was head
Of the Estate Tax Unit of the IN
ternal Revenue Division. Before en-
tering public life in Washington he
was distinguished circuit judge in
Kentucky. (.
Mrs. Colman. who is a writer OF
note, Is the retiring president of the
League of American Pen Women.
the largest organization OF literary
women In the world. For the past
Is years she has been identified with
the field of newspaper and magazine
writing, and she has always beer
keenly interested in oratory. Her
deep interest in the affairs of the
national oratorical contest has beer
accentuated by her zeal In promoting
AmericaniZation and other patriotic
movements. She was one OF the
organizers Of the Girl Scouts ir'
America.