Evening star., 1926-04-04
CENTRAL F|NAL|STS
COMPETE APRIL IS
Three to Contest for Honor
of Representing School
in Star Area.

Garfield Marsh, Merillat Moses and
George Willis will represent Central
High School in the school finals OF
the national oratorfcal contest, which
will he held in the school auditorium
April l6. The winning orators. who
will engage in a triangular battle for
the honor Of representing Central in
the entire Star area. which includes
the high schools of the District of
Columbia and contiguous sections of
Virginia and Maryland, We're selected
In the semi-final tryouts before the
faculty contest committee, held i'm
mediately prlor to adjournment of
school activities for the Easter hoii-
days.
From the largest field of aspirants
yet entering the contest at Central,
eight pupils had survived the prelim-
mary tests, which consisted first Of
passing on submitted manuscripts
and then the semitinal contest in
which the eight selected for this
event competed Others who appear
cd in the semi.final test were William
Dyer, James Mercer, Ethelwyne Hyne,
Grace Mclean and Stephen Kremer.
Subjects Selected.
The Constitution was the subject of
the orations of Garfield Marsh and
Merillat Moses, while George Willis
spoke on Lincoln and the Constitu-
tion.
In this, the opening round of the
semi.finals in the public high school
division Of the contest in Washington,
the boy orators prevailed both in the
proportionate number of contestants
and in the final result of the com
petition.
Advancement was made during the
week in the contest In Mckinley High,
the results of which placed the boys
| and girls who yet remain in the COM
| petition on equal footing The six
| remaining contestants in this school
as n result of winnowing test dur.
| ing the last week are Joseph Sorrell,
Hazel Boyce, Martha Williams, Felisa
Jenkins, Fred Dieterich and Abe
| Blajwas. In the school semi.finals
which will take place just after the
Easter holidays. this number will be
reduced to four who will comprise the
| school finalists. During the holiday
period, Mrs. Eda B. Frost, chairman
| of the contest supervision in this
school and instructor in public speak
ing. will continue in touch with con.
| testants and help them increase their
| effectiveness.
! Reports from other public high
schools show that progress is being
made in bringing matters to a head
| just after the Easter holidays in prep.
aration for the final school events and
then the District OF Columbia finals
in this class on April %. The finals
| for the entire Star area. which will
! be held May Z. will determine who
will win the honor of representing
this area in the national finals which
! will be held June and, in addition
receive total of $500 in cash awards
and three-month tour of Europe
| with all expenses paid.
General Interest Stimulated.
Principals, teachers and pupils in
the various schools represented in the
| contest this year report a growth of
| substantial interest all along the line
not only in the schools, but among
the families of the pupils and in the
| school communities as well. Parents
are reported to be taking an increas.
| ing and more direct interest in their
| chiidren'S participation. urging them
to enter. and are themselves becoming
better acquainted with the Constitu-
! ton and the fundamental laws of the
country. School faculties are finding
more practical means of co-ordinating
the work of the contests with the vari.
| Gus branches of school studies directly
related to oratory and a study of the
Constitution, as well as to the teach
| ing of English.
Testimony Of teachers generally is
that a new and long-sought vehicle
has been discovered for creating zest
and human interest, as well as rival
ry. in the study of hitherto dry and
| difficult subject.
A newcomer from the Maryland
| school district in the contest is the
| Brandywine High School. of which
| William D. Hines is principal The
| representative from this school al
ready has been selected. Dudley C.
Aist. who lives at Cheltenham, Md.
will bear it's colors in the district finals
at Hyattsville.
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