Evening star., 1926-04-08
D. c. BOY ORATOR
FOR PAGES SCHOOL
Lawrence Gunther to Repre-
sent Senate Messengers
in Contest Here.

Lawrence ". Gupther. 15 years oid,
Senate page, will have the honor ~
heing the first represeptative OF me
Senate Pages School TO participate In
the National Orotorical Contest. He
will speak on the Constitution in the
finals of the private and psrochisl
schools group of the District Of Colurn-
bia which will Re held in the audi
tOrium of GOnZaga High School on the
evening of April 90.
Young Gunther, who entertains q
dream of practicing law and entering
the field of politics in due seas son,
fully realizes the value of an intimate
knowledge Of the Constitution and Of
the ability to express himself nuently
and forcefully in oratory as means
of attaining his life goal. and with
this fact in mind is busily engaged In
polishing his first serious cratorical
effort md drilling himself IN the arts
of moving an audience. Algo he eI
presses confidence in his ability 70
prove a formidable contender among
those who will compete In The private
and parochial school group.
Is Native Of Capital.
The pages school representative in
the contest is - native of Washington
Twenty-second street northeast. He
Is son Of Frank A. Gunther. who
came to this city from Wisconsin and
is an assists MT assessor Of the District
of Columbia. Lawrence hopes ~
public career are centered upon the
native State of the family. where he
has many relatives and friends. and
which he has visited in his Summer
vacations.
The contest in the pages school.
which is conducted for the educational !
benefit of the youthful messengers.
whose hours Of work cannot he well
harmonized with the conventions |
school schedule. is under the super
vision OF Mrs. l.. ". Jones. the prin-
cipsl. This 10 the first year of ex-
istence of the school. which has al
ready proved it's worth 10 the smbi-
tious boys of the class that seek and
attain the most Vaiua bic experience
work that their positions afford.
Reports received from faculty com
mittee chairmen OF the public high
schools Of the District of Columbia
indicate that the contests in those
schools which have not slresdy Sc
lected fnalists will be rushed TO q
conclusion. following the reconvening
of the sessions after the Easter holi-
1
faculty committee at Business High
Will be held next TUESDAY and the
school finals on April %. In the
| Eastern High the - pupils now re-
manning in the contest will spea X
, before the faculty committee during
| the third week in April nd the & then
selected fnalists will meet in the
school auditorium-on April 80.
Requests are being received daily
at the Office of the Oratorical Contest.
323 Star Building. for tickets by those
desiring to attend the national finals,
which will be held in Washington
! June 4. Tickets will not he availa BILE
for distribution until early in NAV. At
the meeting Of June 4 the seven speak.
ers selected from all parts Of the
United states will contest for the ma
tional hOnors and for the privilege
OF representing this country in the
international contest, which will be
held in Washington in October. A
three.month educational and pleas.
ure tour of Europe also is included
In the awards which each fnalist will
enjoy in addition 10 the substa n,isl |
cash prizes which are offered by the
newspapers in the various paris ~
the country which they will represent