Evening star., 1926-05-02
DISTRICT ORATORY
TEST ON MAY I
Ten to Seek to Win Waysto
National Finals to Be
Held June A..

With the concluding district event
in The Star territory of the National
Oratorical Contest, which was held at
Eastern High Friday night. the 10
youthful orators who will proclaim
the Constitution of their country In
the regional fields in Washington On
May will he husilv engaged in the
interim preparing themselves and
their oratorical efforts for the SUI
preme struggle that will determine
who shall represent the Natipnal cap
ital in the national finals, which will
be held in Washington. June 4.
The 10 district finalists this year
comprise an equal number of boys
and girls. -Four girls will be pitted
against three boys in tine District oI
Columbia high school grutID. Il girl
will represent the Virginia district,
boy the Maryland district and "a boy
the private and parOchiai school Sec
tioH. Six of the 10 speakers viii ad-
dress themselves to the subject OF
The Constitution twO to Marshall
and the Constitution" and two 10 the
newly designated subject this year.
''America's Contribution 20 C"nstitlI-
tional Government" The average age
of the contestants is II years and
nearly all will he graduated from
their particular schools this year.
Ten Finalists Listed.
The ten fnalists in The Star terri
tory, their school or group representa-
ton their ages and their subjects fol
lows: District of Columbia public high
schools-Business. Virginia kettleH
II, The Constitution Central. Can
field March. Il. The Constitution
Eastern, Myrtle Posey, II, Amer
iCa'S Contribution to constitutional
Governments; Mckinley. Joseph r.
SorrellS. II, THE Constitution West
ern. Philip Evans. To- The COnstitu-
ton: Dunbar. Miriam Hutchins. j..
The Constitution" Armstrong An
ME r. Wheeler. is, Americas Con
tribution TO Constitutional Govern
ment"; District private and parochlal
schools. Joseph Haltigan. 10. St. Paul :
Academy. 1.-The Constitution NH-
sinia district. Viola Barrett. IA, Alex
andria High. Marshall and the Con
stituticn", Maryland district. Berilafu
Nees. IS, Hyattsville High school
Marshall and the Constitution.
As has been the custom in previous
years, the judges in The Star area
finals will visit the various SCh""iS
on May at an appointed time I"
various school auditOriums The judge
in this event. a : previously announced.
will he Dr. John J. Tigert, United
States commissioner Of education Mrs.
Edna NJ. Colman. nationally known
in the woman's literary held. ana
Judge Mckenzie Moss. Assistant sec
retary of the Treasury.
Five Judges Named.
Announcement is made at the head
! quarters of the National Oratorlcal
! Contest in The Star Building OF inc
| times and places of holding the
! various regional contests preliminary
10 the national finals in Washington.
! June 4. Each of the seven regional
| contest winners will compete in the
national finals, and each Will be auto
| matically entitled thereby TO partlcl-
pate in the three month European
tour, which will include visits 10 the
leading points of interest in France,
ITALY. Switzerland Holland. Belgium.
! GERMANY. England and Scotland and
ending with trip down the 81. Law
renee River before returning 10 TINS
country.
! Regional finals will be held. in addi-
| ton to Washington. May I, in New
/ York. Los Angeles. Chicago, Kansas
! CITY and Louisville May IA, and In
| Philadelphia May 2S On June this
ultimate group Of the cOuntry's seven
best orators on the Constitution will
compete in the Washington Audi
! torium. with five members OF the
! United States Supreme Court as
! Judges In addition to Chief Justice
/ Taft. Associate Justices Van Devan-
ter. Butler, Sanford and Sutherland
will be the judges on this occasion.