Evening star., 1928-04-16
HERNDON ORATORS
COMPETE TONIGHT
Second of Five Virginia Dis
trici Contenders viii
BE Chosen.

The second Of the five contenders for
The Virginia district championship IN
the fifth national oratorieal contest will
b. chosen tonight at Hern6on, Va.
when four school finals winners viii
compete in that districts second group
contest.
While plans were being completed to-
CAV for ton3sht's competition four more
schools Of the Virginia district and one
institution Of the private and parochial
schools district Of the District Of CO.
lumbia announced their respective
SpoSeSmen chosen In their school finals.
Herndon Contest.
Wilhert woodson, clerk Of the Fair
fax County School Board and a resi-
Cent az Fairfax, viii be the presiding
caScer at tho Hern6on meeting tonight,
and the contestants, in the order ci
their appearance on the program, viii
he Miss Grace /. Cooper Of the Hern-
don High Schooi. Miss Alma SlUSSer
OF the AShbarn High School. Raymond
lynch Of the Lee-Jac1Soa High School
CT Fairfax County and Miss Katherine
Hummer Of the FloriS Vocational School
OF Hern6on.
The burden of selecting the best ora
tor from the group will rest upon jury
composed az Rev. Peter Cooper Of the
United States Bureau Of Education and
pastor of the Eern0on Congregational
Church, Rev. -. Casupbal Mayors Of
Nledlehurg. and Franklin Williams Of
Vienna. former member of the Virginia
Legislature. Music viii be provided by
the HeynGon High School Orchestra
under direction Of Mrs, Annie Il. Wal
ter. while cheers and pep" VIII DC
brought So the meet bv the contlDgentS
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fofT speakers
Tonich.'S meeting will be consistent
with the general situation in the Viz
E!nsa district 50 far as The moot 0oy-giTl
question is concerned With only one
hoy III a field Of four. the o6ds-slumcr-
tcaliv at lesst--would seem to favor the
Young women OF the II Virginia
schools which have chosen their final
representatives, only placed their
forensic banners In the hands Of boys
Ir the first Virginia group meet, held
last Thursday at Falls Church. girl
Miss josephine Sterling of the Wash
ington-Lee High School, Ballston. won
first h0nors. In Maryland. however. the
situation has been the reverse Of that
In Virginia, as only one Of the five group
meetings il that district was won by a
girl
Awards for Winner.
The winner of the battle tonight viii
receive The Stars cash award Of sac
ir addition 70 the right TO enter the
Virginia finals May 2 81 Bailstcn. when
the champion of the Virginia district.
who vii be its representative Ia The
Star finals May 10, viii be chosen
s.. johns College of the private and
parociasal schools district, the most re-
cent Of tfe washington institutions TO
choose lis spokesman, will be cham
pioned by john Edgar Chadwick. 1883
Meridian place, who siSo won S.. John $
finals last year. Eighteen years old
Chadwick won MS victory with his ora
t30n On "Tile DEVELOPMENT 81 the Con-
sttsztson He vii be graduated upon
the completion Of his uoEk 81 St. Iotn s
this June and then he proposes 70 study
law st George Washington University.
lie Is president Of his class. active IN
debate and foot ball player.
The four additional Virginia schools
which have chosen their winners. with
their respective champions are the
Round fInl High School, hiss Dolly
Miss Amelia Cary Marshall. the Hills
bo-o High School, Travis Poole, and
the LeeSburg High School. AEiss Sarah
Frances Le1erts
Miss Cnamhlin. who is 16 years old.
rs the daughter Of Mr ard Mrs j. r.
Chanablin of Round Hill She won heg
victory with q speech On The Develop
naert ri the Constitution. = and following
her graduation In June. 1929. she viii
8fu6g To become q teacher She Il
a1a active member of the Junior League
Gs her echocl and IL secTetary-trcasurer
u9 tire Junior Class
Using her Grafton on "The Develop
Eseut of the Constitution, - Hiss Mar
1hail won the right 10 represent the
Marshall High School She Is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrg. J. j. Marshall
End heg father ag . teacher Of Latin
ard mathematics az the Marshall High
School She viii attend college, al
though she has rot jet decided which
one. EEle Is ambitious 10 become a
Journalist. she says and her future
course of gtBSies viii be mapped With
that end ifs view.
Young Poole won his school victory
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