Evening star., 1926-04-21
NEES W|NSF|RST
IN ORATORY FINALS
HyattsviIIe Lad Victor in
Maryland Section of Ma
tiOnal Contest.


Mes, 1S-year-old senior of that school,
was adjudged winner of the dlstrlcs
championship among the schools OF
Prince Georges, Montgomery ana
Charles counties, Md; George A.
GhaIwick. jr., Of the Gaithersburg
High School, was selected for alter
nate honors for The Star area tnal
ontest, which will be held in wash
iitgton, May :.
1.-The judges were Representative
j(Win L. Davis Of Tennessee ana
Clifton A. Woodrum Of Virginia, ana
Gilbert L. Hall, head of the depart
ment OF public speaking OF George
Washington University. The occa-
ion was presided over by Prof.
Nicholas Orem, county superintendent
4 schools of Montgomery County.
speaks on Marshall.
oung Nees spoke on Marshah
and the Constitution" He previously
had emerged victor in his school con-
est over seven other contestants.
lie gave an excellent account of him
self and received u demonstration
# appreciation and approval by his
own schoolmates when the judges
decision was announced.
George 4. Chadwick, jr.. representa-
I've of Gaithersburg High, although
bat IA wears Of age. made an excellent
impression and showed himself pol
.shed orator ana excellent composer OF
oratorical effort.
Dudley {. Aist. representlhs
Brandywiue High school, spoke from
The subject The Constitution" He
IS rs years old and lives at Chelten-
hanl, Nd.
Frances Ward won her right 10
-eprasent Baden High school In u
'arge and representative field OF ten
original contestants. Her subject was
Marshall and the Constitution
Finals in the contest IL this school
were completed just before the dis
trict finals and the competition list
included Charles Crusoe, Edna Canter,
Elanor A Dent Robert Downing,
Joseph Duvall, Robert II. Duvall,
Lewis NJ. Early, Catherine NJ. Hyde
ara Mabel T.. Tayman.
Takoma-Silver Spring High School
vas represented 10y Mary Stewart,
whose subject was Lincoln and the
Constitution.
John Savage was the school spokes-
man for the Sherwood High School at
sandy Spring His subject was THE
Constitution
Central Winner Praised.
The winning of the contest in Cen
tral High School by Garfield Marsh
IS the subject Of a first-page display
story in the current issue of the Cen
raj Bulletin, the weekly students
school paper, which is edited by
Charles L. Widmayer. \ picture Of
the schools champion appears with
his record az g leading figure in the
affairs Of the institution and q brief
statement of his purpose to fulfill the
hopes of his fellow mates in bearing
pioft the school banner in The Star
area finals on May z. Marsh is quoted
as saying:
"t feel that the outcome Of Fridays
contest puts upon my shoulders
great responsibility, for L know that
Central is out to win the District
prove worthy Of her trust and do my
part in upholding Centrals banner
ear"
The finals in Mckinley High School
viii he held Thursday morning at the
3ssmbly hour. before the pupils with
the following contestants: Joseph
Sorreu, Hazel Boyce, Martha VII
iams, Felisa Jenkins, Fred Dieterich
and Abe Bla jwas. The contest win
re judged by Mrs. Anne Tillery Rem
shaw of the Renshaw School Of EX-
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Prof. George J. Jones. head OF the
history department in the District OF
Columbia public high schools. The
assembly meeting will begin at 9:10
O'Clock.
Date Is Changed.
With the view of timing the final
contest to the best advantage with
relation TO The Star area finals May Z,
he committee in charge Of the con-
est in Eastern High OF which Miss
Kate Bucknam is chairman, has de-
"lded to change the date previously
announced for the event to April 2S.
Invitations have been sent out for
he finals in Armstrong by the school
principal, g. David Houston. The
event will take place tomorrow at
o'clock in the school auditorium with
seven contestants, Annie Wheeler
icero Simms, Rozier Gaddis, Howard
Springs, Manning Johnson and VIII
lam Bell.
AS previously announced the finals
~ Western High will be held in the
school auditorium Friday morning,
with the following competing: Doro-
-hy Cook. Philip Evans, Richard
Greenwood, Robert Leonard, Frank
WetZel and John Wheeler.
Unusual interest attaches in private
and parochial schools To the final
contest in this group. which will be
9eld Thursday afternoon, beginning
ut 4 o'clock, in Gonzaga School audi
-oriun, and large delegations OF
schoolmates, friends and families of
The contestants are preparing to at
tend. The order of speaking and the
school representatives who will com
pete are: Friends School, George s.
al ~ 4. 4
.. A, w. Hedley Clews; ST. Cecilia's
academy. Mary Kane; st. paul's
Academy, Joseph Haltigan; Senate
Pages School. Lawrence w. Gunther;
'1onzaga High School, Lawrence Nc.
Hugh; Holy Cross Academy, Peggy
Neenehan; st. Johns School, George
3. Barnes. The public is invited to