Evening star., 1928-04-25
boy ORATOR wins
| TECH HIGH MEET
Victor Jaffe, Is, BeStS Four
Others in FinaIS-Girl
Takes ParoChial Contest.

Victor Jaffe. Is. senior of Mckinley
Technical High School, was deter
mined as the third Of eight partici-
pants in The Star finals Of the Fifth
National Oratorical Contest last night
when Jury of three adludged him
victor over four other contestants in
the Tech finals
Earlier in the day Miss Sheila Doody,
Is daughter of Mrs. Daniel Doody,
ilT2e Euclid street. and the spokesman
for the Holy Cross Academy. won the
decision in the initial group meeting
Of the private and parochial schools
district at McNdahon Hall, Catholic
University. Through her victory Miss
Doody won a place in the private and
parochial district finals May 4, and q
cash award of $40.
Another Parochial Meet.
The second Of the three contenderS
for the championship Of the private
and parochial district will be chosen
this afternoon when three more school
representatives meet in the second
group meet at CASTOR Han. George
town University. The principals in the
order in which they will speak John
Edgar Chadwick Of ST. Johns College,
Jerome J. Downey of Gonzaga College
ana MISS A14lNASA nan VI ~
CeciliaS Academy. Rev, John j. Too
hey. S. J.. faculty adviser of the Philo-
6emic Society of Georgetown UnRer-
sity. will preside, while the decision will
be made by a jury of IS members Of
the debate organization.
In his victory III the Tech finals
last night Jaffe defeated Richard Pot
ter. Harry Schonrank, Elizabeth Hoeke
and Louise Babcock, while Miss Doody,
competing in the private and parochial
school district group meet. won over
Margaret Easily Chadwick OF st. Paul 5
Academy. Dorothea Marie Rehage OF
the Immaculate Conception Academy
= and Frances {. Appich Of the Academy
OF the Sacred Heart.
Speaks Deliberately.
Jafe, tall and dark. was the out
standing speaker on the Tech program
by virtue of his entirely different type
of address. He spoke with extreme
deliberateneSs. playing with each stra-
tegic word before letting II fall COM
pletely into his Grafton. There was
something of the drama about him last
night as he paid tribute to the prin-
cipleS OF American Government and his
audience was obliged TO listen atten-
lively. His type Of delivery is unusual
In high school forensics and 1t will be
interesting to watch its effect upon the
judges who must select champion for
this newspapers area in the national
finals.
Techs winner is the son of S. S.
Jaffe. a dentist of 407 Dorsett street.
Somerset, Nd He is q celliSt in the
Tech Orchestra and he plans 10 use
his music 10 help him along the way
through the Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology. where he proposes TO study
aeronautical engineering. Since he Is
only is. and the required age for en-
trance at the institute is II, Victor
will return 10 Tech next year for post
graduate work
Tech turned to its widely known
musical talent for accompanying enter
tainment on the speaking program at
its finals Two violin solos were played
by David Legum and single violin
selection was presented By Paul Bright
enburg. Emerson Meyers. concert master
for the Tech Band, was pianist.
Mrs. E. B. Frost, member OF the
Tech faculty contest committee. pre-
sided at the meet and introduced the
speakers and entertainers. The judges
were Isaac Cans. Mrs. Grace Hays
Riley and Maj. j. H. Defandorf. y. S. A.
Miss Doody's Victory.
Little Miss Doody. who won the first
private and paTochial district group
meeting yesterday afternoon. captured
the winning vote Of the 80 judges with
a speech on The Present Significance
Of the Constitution" feelingly delivered
with q manner that could not but help
make a favorable impression upon any
Jury she faced. Her voice was excep-
tionzlIy well modulated and her enun-
citation and pronunciation united 70 pre-