Evening star., 1928-04-22
TEN HIGH SCHOOLS
WILL SEEK HONORS
Extemporaneous Speaking
Contest to Be Held at
American u.

Representatives from 10 Maryland
high schools will vie for honors and
prizes in the first annual high school
extemporaneous speaking contest for
the State. to be held at American Uni
versity Friday and Saturday. with
banquet Friday night. at which Clyde
B. AitchiSon, member of the Interstate
Commerce Commission viii deliver the
principal address.
Mr.. Aitchison. who has been a men,
Der of the / C. c. since 1917, was chair
man during the years 1919, 1920 ana
1925. and it Is understood will discuss
questions related to transportation.
Ten Schools Entered.
The 10 high schools entered in the
contest are; Baltimore City College
OF Baltimore. Fairland High School OF
BeltsVille, Frederick High School OF
Frederick. Allegheny High School OF
Cumberland. Ursuline Academy OF
Cumberland, Hurlock High School of
Hurlock Leonard Hall High School OF
School of Prince Frederick. Wicomico
High School of Salisbury. and Takoma-
Silver Spring High School of Silver
Spring. Names OF the contestants will
be announced early this week.
Arriving in Washington Friday morn
ing the speakers will be assigned topics
from which 10 speak at the preliminary
contest FRIDAY afternoon at 4 80 O'Clock
when five viii be eliminated The ban
quet Friday evening at which Mr..
Aitchson will speak will be In the Col
lege Dining Hail and will be held at
tended also by members of the debating
squad Of American University, who will
receive awards for the year
Contestants for the final debate will
receive their assignment of topics.
which will be different from the ones
on which they spoke Friday. at 10
o'clock Saturday morning. and will have
until sis O'Clock Saturday night In
which to prepare. Contestants have
| been preparing themselves on two of
the six general topics submitted. and
specific topics under these general sub
jects will be chosen for extemporaneous
subjects of the contest. The general sub
jects this year are Art and Its Relation
to Life" Farm Problems" Law En-
forcement." "Mussolini." The Political
Situation In the United States and
The Relation Of Installment Buying
to Thrift"
1He COlkEsk SATURDAY fllbEt Will Uc
in Hurst Hall on the campus and will
be open to the public without charge
At the conclusion OF the contest 500
in cash prizes and $525 In scholarship
prizes viii be distributed TO the winners
Arrangements Completed.
Arrangements for the contest have
been complete under direction of DR..
George b. Woods. dean Of the College
OF Liberal Arts, and Arthur S. Flem-
ming, instructor in augmentation.
The banquet Friday night also will
mark the successful elimination Of the
colleges flrst extensive debating season,
and the Ii members OF the debating
squad, including both men and women,
each will receive copy OF Carl Sand"
bergs book. Lincoln" ornamented with
handsome book plate inscribed to the
debater with the words I'm recognition
OF excellence In forensics." The de-
baLeTs are James Cagliola. Fred Car
penter, Marion Cross, Willis Delaplain,
Blake Espey. Ethelwynne Hine. Kath-
ryn Heath, Nola Livingston, Jane Lytle,
Charlotte Magee Roland Rice. Hugh
Speer, Hattie Teachout and william
Warner.
Out of l3 decision contests the Ameri-
can University debaters won 8, tied /
and lost 4 The record is considered
gratifying by college authorities. re-
fiecting credit not only on the debaters
themselves, but also on the coach. Mr.
Flemming
With Herbert Hoover and Senator
Curtis nominated" by Republicans and
Gov. AL Smith and Representative
Cordell Hull nominated" by Demo-
Gratis OF the student body for President
and Vice President, the political cam
fui ssft al hA
puS this week by campaign speeches
Monday and Tuesday and the general
election on Wednesday. Republicans
are claiming victory. but the Democrats
are putting up q stiff fight and said
they had hopes OF increasing their
numbers.
An outstanding feature OF the cam
pu8 activity during the past week was
the all-college student conference for
| discussion of student problems. TO
which were invited students from other
institutions OF the capital The speak
ers included DR.. Charles Pergler of Ma
tional University, Rev DR.. Joseph
Sizoo Of New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Arthur Moor Of Temple Uni
verslty and William Knowles Cooper.
general secretary OF the Washington
Y M. G. A.
The Woman's Guild OF American
University was successful in presenting
| its annual benefit dinner AT the college
dining hall last night, with the prin-
cipal speakers Representative Martin r.
Madden, chairman OF the House COM
| mittee on appropriations, and Frank
W. Baliou. superintendent OF schools
| The function was under the direction OF
Mrs. James Hhera Montgomery, chair
| man OF the committee In charge. There
was large attendance
| Vicente q, Bunuan, director of the
| Philippine Press Bureau of this city.
will deliver the principal address be-
fore an open meeting OF the Interna-
tional Relations Club at Hurst Hall on
the campus next Thursday night at
7;a0 o'clock. Following the open meet
ING Miss Amy III, jones' national secre-
tary OF the International Relations
Clubs. sponsored by the Carnegie En-
| dowment for International Peace. will
| speak 10 the club members Mihs jamie
| Seantlin OF this city, n sophomore at
the college. attended the national con-
| ference 0f the clubs at Louisiana state
| University last Friday and Saturday,
| The Faculty Women's Club met last
Friday afternoon with Dr, Louise Tay~
| Ter Jones At the RochamheAu.
THE girls of Rust Hall this city will
be entertained as guests Of ths college
al yekpeTs service this evening,