Evening star., 1928-03-09
ORATORY CONTEST
SPEAKERS CHOSEN
Leonard Hall School Among
/. First to Name Represent
ative This Year.

Despite the fact that the Fifth Ma
tonal Oratoricsl Contest in The Stars
area Is Just getting under way. Of
fcially. several schools OF the - Sec
ondary institutions that have been en-
rolled. have chosen their representatives
for the group-mceting phase Of the
elimination competitions.
Leonard Hall School Of Leonardtown,
Mo. which last year was represented
by William "Alcck" LoGer, winner OF
The Star area championship. is among
the first schools to choose its Spokes-
men. Joseph Mvldowrey. a student III
the third-year class. was selected 10 rep
resen; Leonard Hall in competition
In which the whole student body par
ticipated. Muldowney. whose home is
In Richmond. Va. defeated. with others
Rosario Cicero, Washington boy. whose
second honors make him Official alter
nate Of the Leonardtown school. The
contest at Leonard Hall was Judged by
Brother Hillary. c, F. ": Brother Sex
tus, c. F. X: Brother Acouin. c. F. n;
Brother Hubert, c. F. X. and Brother
Lambert. c, F.. ", members OF the
faculty.
Practice in The Woods.
According TO Brother Walter. c. F. X,
contest coach al Leonard Hall. the con-
testants trained by practlcins their
crations alone and in groups in the
woods near the school.
Dewitt Preparatory School. enrolled
tn the private and parochial schools
district and located here. also has
chosen its spokesman. John Blanchard.
iS-year-old senior and son OF MI.
and Mrs. Clarence John Blanchard
ca0l Sixteenth street. was victorious
~ ria
riSht 10 carry the Dewitt banner in the
coming group meeting and subsequent
elimination competitions which group
victory would permit him 10 enter.
Blanchard, who Is an athlete OF ability
as well as an orator. won over large
Asld in his school. which made the Ma
tionai Oratorical Contest a major
event" this year.
St. Cecilia's Academy, in the same
district with Dewitt. also is ready to do
battle with a chosen spokesman. Mary
Mildred Hall Is years old, and senior
cf the academy. was adjudged winner
IN her school competitions. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs William Hall.
634 G street southeast, and Is active
in her school athletics. holding the Of
fce Of president OF St. Cecilia's Ath.
let;c Association.
other MARYLAND schools which have
chosen their spokssnen at this early
date include st. Mary's Academy Of
Ieonardtovn Great Mills High School
Of 81. Marys County, Glesva High
School Of Charles County and Hughes
vile High School Of Charles County.
Again Victorious
Details on the school finals in these
institutions have not yet been received
and will be printed later, but Mary
Catherine Sterling. winner Of second
honors in the group contest in which
"Aieck" Loker won his first inter-school
victory last year. was victorious in the
St. Mary's Academy finals again this
year She is a senior and resident OK
leonardtown. Ernestine Payne. also Of
Leonardtown. was chosen alternate.
- Mary Edna Taylor will represent the
Great Mills School. Kermit z. Rice will
carry Giasyas banner. and Dorothy
Michael will speak for the Hughesville
Echooi IN the Maryland group contests
which yet are TO be planned.