Evening star., 1926-03-17
CENTRAL IN LINE. !.
FOR0RATORY TEST.
Supervisory Committee Aid
ing Students in Preparation
for Competition.

Pupils of the Central High School,
With the cordial cooperation of lead
ing members of the faculty who are
serving as a supervisory committee.
| are busily engaged in preparing their
orations for the 1926 national and
international oratorical contest, which
has assumed larger proportions and
attracted more interest in this school
than in any previous year of the
contest.
The work of elimination will begin
soon and will continue until the final
contest is held in the presence of the
entire student assembly just after
the Easter holidays. The semi
finals will be held just prior to the
Easter vacation period
Hearty faculty cooperation is as
signed as the great underlying fea-
ture of the assured unusual success
of the contest in Central, and the
extent to which this fact is apparent
may be judged from the large num-
Der of faculty representatives who,
under the general supervision of Miss
Hester e McNelly and Miss Charlotte
harrington. are devotlng their
energies toward advising and in
structing the pupils in the selection
of material. in conposition> delivery,
etc
Enthusiasm Manifested.
Also of pronounced influence in the
enthusiasm existing in this school
over the contest and the large en-
rollment of participants is the cordial
support accorded the undertaking 10y
the principal, Prof. Alvin w. Miller,
In speaking of the contest Prof. NIL
ler praises it from many angles,
giving various reasons why, in his
Judgment it is entitled TO his heart
lest Endorsement in every respect.
In a statement to the contest repre-
sentative of the Star. Prof. Miller SAID
""The National oratorical' contest
has my heartiest Endorsement i'll every
respect. Its material rewards are
stimulating to ambition and effort and
are most desirable. But the vital
value of the contest to every boy and
girl participating consists in the
knowledge that comes from the re
search work necessary to prepare the
orationS and the concentration III
volyed on some particular Worthwhlle
project. Resourcefulness and inde'
pendence in the undertaking OF Such
"a proposition also are valuable les
sons taught.
OF High Educational Value.
Internationally, the contest Is oi
high value as q means OF proVldlnS d
practical and attractive vehicle lof
applying school work. particularly III
English and expression. And by no
means OF the least Importance Is the
attention drawn to the Constitution
of our country and to the funda
mentals of our great Government. The
contest is bound to create hlSh re
gard and wholesome respect for our
Constitution and country and promote
better citizenship.
Another feature of moment IS the
benefit that accrueS TO the entire
school as q result of. the increased in
terest In and knowledge of the ConStl-
tuition that comes from contestants
delivering their orations before the
whole student body
Members of the school faculty CO
operating with Prof. Miller, Miss Nc
Nelly and Miss Harrington include:
Miss Edna Clark. Miss Grace Vail.
Mrs r. b. Branham. Mrs.. NJ. ID. Mer-
rill Mrs. Will Hutchins, Miss H., ii.
LASER, Miss Dorothy Sherman. Miss
Mildred Dean, Miss Janet Ditto, Mrs.
c. Kokenharoff. Miss Elizabeth Viii
son. Mrs. Marjorie II. Steel, Mrs. Carl
Kellerman, Miss Jayne and Edward
Noyes.