Evening star., 1928-03-18
ORATORY CONTEST
SCHEDULE LISTED
Entries Close in Competition
to Take Place in The
Star Area.

Simultaneous with the closing of
entries yesterday. the schedule of COM
petition meetings through which will
be chosen the champion Of The Star
area in the Fifth National Oratorical
Contest was completed. At the same
time. one more Washington school was
enrolled in the private and parochial
schools district of the contest and re-
ports were received from several schools
in Maryland and Virginia that their
spokesmen had been chosen and we're
ready for battle in the group" COM
petitions,
Beginning with a three-day series of
eliminations at Central High School
this week. by which that school will
reduce its remaining contestant field
OF % students to half that number in
preparation for its Semi-finals next
week. the completed schedule presents
an array Of meetings which will occupy
part OF practically every schoolday
from now until May 10.
The first week In April Is the only
period Of more than one day OF in
activity provided for by the program.
The remainder of the time is taken up
with semi-final and final meets OF the
District Of Columbia public high
schools: group contests in the Mary
land. Virginia and private and paro-
chial schools district district finals and,
lastly. The Star finals 1t is in that
concluding meeting that the orator who
will represent this newspapers area in
the national finals, to be held May 26
IN the Washington Auditorium. will be
selected
Last School Enters.
The last school to enter the competi-
tion was the Academy OF the Sacred
Heart. 1871 Park road. which enrolled
yesterday. Sister Mary Josepha, supe-
rior. gill have charge OF the contest
participation in that school.
Among the school spokesmen whose
victories were announced yesterday were
Reba Cupp Of the Fairfax (Va.) High
School, Margaret Anne Peterson OF ST.
Mary's Female Seminary, St. Mary's
City, Md. and Robert II. Duvall of the
Baden. Md. High School
Speaking on The Present Signifi-
cance OF the Constitution" Miss Cupp
won the right to represent the Fairfax
School by defeating five other students
who had survived the elimination meets.
In addition to the right to represent
her school, Miss Cupp won cash award
OF e5 which. with two other prizes.
was offered by the Fairfax School
Board. In her conquest Miss Cupp car
ried the experience she gained in the
contest last year, when she also repre-
phase
Second honors and the school boards
prize OF So for that place was won by
Tanner Kinnier. who spoke on The
Development Of the Constitution" and
third place with an award of 81 went to
Lavcrne Rhodecap with an Grafton on
Inc Present Significance of the Con-
Stitution." +. S. McCandlish. presi-
dent OF the Fairfax School Board pre-
Slded over the meeting. In which the
Judges we're w. T. Woodson. clerk of
the county school board: Thomas p,
chapman, ST.. mayor OF Fairfax: John
w Rust, c. G. Carr president OF the
school Leagues OF Fairfax County, and
MfS. J. u. kincheloe. member Of the
school board.
Baltimore Girl Wins.
Anne Peterson won the right 10 rep-
resent st. Marys Female Seminary
WIN an Grafton on The DEVELOPMENT
OF the Constitution" A student OF the
seminary for three years. Miss Peter
son. whose home Is In Baltimore, iS
10 years old, She Is president OF the
JUNIOR class at her school and she is
active IN dramaties and oratory. She
plans 10 attend 0oucher College.
ROBERT Duval, another veteran OF
oratoricai combat, repeated his feat OF
last year when lie won the right 10 b.,
spokesman for the Baden School
seventeen years old, Duvall Is presi-
dent or the senior class In his school
where he Is leader In base ball and
soccer He Is ambitious to become a
civil engineer and he will prepare FOR
that profession at the University of
MARYLAND. following his graduation
from Baden High School.
with Eastern's flve semi.flnaiistS AL
ready chosen. the second District OF
Columbia public high schools win en-
t>r the closing phase OF It's partieipa-
ton III the contest tomorrow, when
Central begins the selection of its
Semi~tinals contestants. CentrarS large
contestant field already has been re-
duced 10 -. and these survivors will
compete oratorically before the faculty
contest committee tomorrow, Tuesday
and Wednesday, About half OF them
viii he eliminted and the yictnrs win
compete March ID and 81 in the Central
semi-tlnals. In which tlve orators viii
survive Each viii be awarded $40,
The stars prize for semi finalists In
the local public schools,
Schedule Announced.
The intensive competitive schedule
follows,
Monday. March 20 Maryland group
contest No. !, al Hyattsville, when the
Hyattsyille, Seat Pleasant. Falkland.
Takoma- Silver Spring aud Sandy
Spring Schools compete,
Tuesday. March at Maryland greup
contest No. , at Rockville. when the
Rockville, uaithershutg. piekerson.
Puolesville. Georgetown Preparatory and
bethesda Schools will compete,
Wednesday. March aar-Maryland
group contest No 4. at I.eonafdtoWn.
WHEN Leonard Hall, u Mary's Acau-
emy, Great Mills high School At,
Mary's Female Seminary and Charlotte
tall viii compete,
Alan March aa, the conclusion ut the
Central tliGh Hchool semt-nnaia
Thursday, March ~ Maryland Groun
contest No I. at La Plata. when the La
Plata. i,aekeY. River Springs, dlaasa
aud Hugheavtlle High Schools will oons
pete
friday March SO Maryland group
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