Evening star., 1928-05-02
A. R. MURPHY WINS
WESTERN 0RAT0RY
Son of Chief Medical In
SpeCtor of Schools Defeats
Four Classmates.

Arthur r. Murphy. l7-year-old Sor
Of Dr. Joseph A, Murphy. chief medical
inspector in the public schools. won the
forensic championship Of Western High
School this morning, when board OF
five Judges gave him the decision over
four Of his classmates in the Western
finals of the Fifth National Oratorical
Contest
AS champion of his school, which
like the ether four Washington public
high schools. constitutes contest dis
trict" within itself. young Murphy Viii
compete in The Star area finals OF the
contest, Nav 10 In his victory this
morning. Murphy defeated Lawrence
Ellsworth. is years old. 1922 Battery
lane. Bethesda, Nd. who won second
llonors and position of official alternate .
Miss Mary L. Green. II. 1850 Mintwood
place: Walter A Glass, is, 1921 Newark
street and vladimir s. Griniof' 10, OF
East Falls Church. Va,
Virginia Finals Tonight,
The champion of the Virginia dis
trict will he chosen tonight in the
Virginia finals to be staged in the
auditorium Of the WaShington-Lee
Eieh School. at Ballston. Five orators
each winner of the group meet IN
which he net other school CHAMPIONS,
will comprise the contestant field IN
the competition for the Virginia cham
pjonship the $50 award and place
ii The Star finals,
The rye Virginia orators. in the order
ot their appearance on the program
tonight. are. Miss Dolly Chamblin OF
The Round Hill High School, Miss
,1oseuhine Sterling Of the Washington
Lee High School. Miss Lucy Will OF
the warrenton High School, Howard
c Blackwell Of the Alexandria High
School and RAYMOND Lynch of the
Lee-Jackson High School.
Representative r. Walton Moore Of
Virginia will be the presiding offlcer
of tonichts battle and he will intro
6uce each speaker. announce the rules
under which the contest is 20 be staged
snd. finally. make the formal an
rouncenlent Of the judges decision.
Mr.. Moore in turn is TO BE- presented
70 the audience bv Fletcher Kemp, su-
perintendent OF the Arlington County
schools.
Awards TO Be Made.
Newbold Moves. associate editor OF
The Star. will make the awards which
the contestants have won through their
participation in the contest. While the
Judges are writing tileir ballots in de-
termination of a winner on tonights
stage ot combat. Mr. Noyes viii present
70 each of the FIVE orators this news
paper's check for S2o-the prize each
won by victory in the group phase OF
the contest. Later. when the winner OF
tonight's meet viii have been an
nounced as champion of the Virginia
district Mr. Moves viii present that boy
or girl with a check for $50. the prize
TO district" finals winners
Music for the Tirginia finals will be
furnished by one Of the most popular
high. school orcheStras of the District
Of Columbia. The Mckinley Technical
High School orchestra, under Dore
walten. its faculty director, viii jour
nev 70 Ballston 30 present program Of
selections. including works Of Victor
Herbert. Flotow. German and Leo Fall
The judges for tonigft's contest will
be tfree-Dr G. b. Woods. dean OF the
College Of Liberal Arts, American Uni
versity: Miss NJ. Pearl Mccall. assistant
United States district attorney. and
Dorsey HYDE. II. secretary Of the
Washington Chamber Of Commerce.
Western High Schools banner bearer
n the final race for the championship