Evening star., 1928-03-07
NEARBY SCHOOLS
IN 0RAT0RY TEST
Maryland and Virginia Or
ganizations Nearly Com
pIeted.

With the organization of the Mary
land and Virginia schools in The Stars
Fifth National Oratorical Contest terri
tory virtually completed following the
alignment of nearly SIS secondary insti-
tutions, the contest management is di-
rccting the enrolment OF the District
of Columbia schools. and shortly before
noon today L. institutions of the pri-
yate and paroch!al schools district had
been entered officially IN the contest.
Concurrent with the entry OF the
Washington schools. plans were COM
pleted for conference at 4 O'Clock TO-
morrow afternoon between contest o1l-
cials and representative authorities OF
each OF the institutions OF the private
and parochial district 10 determine the
method of staging the contest in that
particular district. Following last years
example. the schools competing In the
contest under the sponsorship OF The
Star are divided into districts" for ad-
ministration purposes, with the institu-
tions Of Maryland In one group. those OF
Virginia in another group. those OF the
private and parochial schools in the
District OF Columbia N another group
and the white high schools OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia comprising still an
other group or, as they are designated,
district"
Entries TO Close March Is.
Further entries in the private and
parocFlial schools district will be re-
re,ved until March IS. when the COM
Detitiye field officially will be closed.
Under tentative plans three elimination
meetings will be held In the private and
parochiaI schools district during the
FIRST week in April when cash award
OF $50 will be made at each meet.
The II schools which already have
been entered in the private and paro-
chial schools district are as follows:
Dewitt Preparatory School. i4l8 Thir-
| ty-third street. DR.. George Dewitt. prin-
cipal. and F.. w. Wright. member OF the
| faculty and chairman of the contest
committee In that school.
| Emerson Institute. l140 street, Paui
| Bansfield. principal and contest COM
mittee chairman.
! S,dweIrs Friends School. 1909 I street,
| Dr. Thomas w. Sidwell. principal: Miss
| Alberta Wilson and Mrs. Samuel Zeigierr,
contest committeeman. The second,
| third and fourth year English and MIS-
| tory classes are competing
Gonzaga College, l9 street. Rev. j.
| c. Davey. s. j., headmaster.
| Holy Cross Academy, 2e35 Upton
street. Sister Antonine. superior and
principal. 30 students were entered at
/ the beginning of the elimination tests
In this school.
| Tests Confined TO Upper Classes.
immaculate Conception Academy,
| 1854 Eighth street. Sister Mary Ger
| trude. superior and principal, and Sister
! Marv Madeleine, contest committee
chairman. the writing OF orations was
assigned 10 the upper classes.
| Notre Dame Academy. North Capitol
and X streets. Sister Agnes Cecilia. SUI
perior. Miss Bessie Cush. a student
of Notre Dame, won the championship
| of the private and parochial school dis
trict last year. She has been gradual
ed since that time. however.
/ st. Johns College, 1925 Vermont ave-
nue.. Brother Alfred. principal.
| st. Paul's Academy. i4S4 V street.
sister Mary Gerardine. superior: Joseph
| Haltigan. student Of St. Paul's, won
/ the private and parochial district finals
| In 1926.
| st. Cecelia's Academy. 60l East Capt.
| tol street. Sister Mary prudencsana. SUI
perior. and Sister Mary John Frederick,
! contest committee chairman.
| Woodward School for Boys. 1886 G
/ street. Gerald l.. Parker, headmaster:
Bertel kunihoim. teacher in history,
and Harold La Font. teacher III English,
members of the contest COMMITTEES. Tie
third and fourth year history classes
| are competing,
| immaculate Seminary. Nebraska and
| Wisconsin avenues. Sister Mary Eu-
| chenia. superior, and Sister Saint Ig-
natius, prcfect.