Evening star., 1928-04-23
TECH WILL CHOOSE
ORATOR TOMORROW
Third OF Eight ContenderS
From Public Schools to
Receive $50 Prize.

Mckinley Technical High School
will provide the third of the eight
cortenderS for the championship Of
The Star area In the fifth National
Oratorical Contest when Its best
orator will be picked from the five
Survivors of that schools elimnationS
tomorrow nigh: in the Tech" finals,
With the contest in the Maryland
and Virginia territory of this newSpa-
perS area awaiting only their re-
snective championship tests. TO be held
April 80 and May 2. the District of
Columbia schools sre providing all the
forensic activity these days The pri-
vsts and psrochial schools district Of
10 schools each with its own repre-
sentative picked will enter the group
phase OF the contest at 3 O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon at MCMshon Hall OF
Catholic University when four OF its
schools contend for place in that
districts finals,
Techs five remaining contestants
comprise three boys and two girls.
holding consistently with the hoy-girl
ratio which that school has maintained
through most of the preceding years
Of contest participation Each Of the
Ave orators has won his Senti-tinals
prize of $50. and in their final battle
tomorrow night they will be competing
for single award OF $50 and the right
To enter The Star finals. in which the
three-month tour of Europe and fur
ther cash award Of $500 will be tho
goal.
Judges Are Selected.
To be judged by jury, composed
of Isaac Cans, prominent Washington
business man: Mrs. Grace HAYS Riley
Of the Washington College of Law and
Maj. J. H. Defabdorf Of the Judge ad-
vocate generals Office. McKinleys par
ticipantS in It's finals are Charles Pot
ter. Harry Schonrank. Victor Jaffe,
Miss Elizabeth Hoeke and Miss Louise
Eabcock.
Charles Potter. who is speaking on
"The Development Of the Constitution"
Is the 17-year -ol0 son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
W H. Potter. 3lS Webster street. A
senior at Tech. he has been leader in
his schools dramatics. having played
prominent parts In the Spring play last
year and again this year He plans TO
enter Purdue University TO study engi-
neertng following his graduation from
Tech this June
Harry Schonrank is the son of Mrs.
Minnie Shonrank. 1907 G street south
east He Is is years CID and a Junior
IN school. where he is a student OF the
arts Harry Is particularly keen about
music and is anxious 10 study at the
Eastman School of Music at Rochester.
following his graduation from high
school. He is tenor and has taken
leading roles in two of Techs operas
He entered the oratorical contest. ne
said because he wanted to develop the
other side of his education" In the
contest he is speaking on The Devel-
opment Of the Constitution"
Young Jaffe, i6-year-old senior. who
speaks on The Present Significance of
the Constitution" is the son of S. S.
Jaffe. z0T Dorset street. Somerset Md.
OF Russian lineage Jaffe is a thorough
going advocate of American principles
Of government. Like Shonrsnk. Jaffe
is musician. He Is more interested in
music than almost anything else. unless
II be aeronautics At present IL seems
bit uncertain whether he will make
music or aeronautical engineering his
chosen profession, but he plans TO enter
the Massachusetts, Institute of Technol-
ogy. using his cello 10 help pay his way.
Contestant Heads Sorority.
Miss Hoeke is the daughter OF Mrs
Emma L. Hoeke. I34s Euclid street. ana
she Is one Of the leaders Of her set at
school. She is president uf Tau Phi
Sorority and has been active in her
school politics having been secretary OF
the General Organization Techs stu
dent governing body. She is II years
old, senior. and Is making her bid for
forensic honors with her speech on The
Development Of the Constitution"
Misc RahNrHk aghn EHcyaffa har I
years Of age Is a senior In school, is the
daughter Of Raymond ~ Babcock, all
Twelfth street northeast. She holds one
of the best scholastic records and In ad-
dition 70 her class standing has been
active In non-Scholagtic movements
She has represented her section i'm the
%. %" and she Ia interested in the
Mckinley Girl Reserves She also had
a part in the Tech Christmas play. Her
Grafton IN the contest Ia on The Pres
ent Significance Of the Constitution
In the initial group contest OF the
private and parochial schools district
the contestant field will include Miss
Margaret Cosby Chadwick Of Ct Paul's
Academy. Miss Sheila DOody OF the
Holy Gross Academy. Miss DorofhFa
Marie Reha9e Of the Immaculate Cor
oeptloa Academy and Miss Francis e
Applch Of the Sacred Heart Academy
Or. Charles H. Mccarthy professor Of
history al Catholic University. will pre-
side while the judges will be students
os American history. American politica!
hiEtoTy and Iogic picked from the
CLASSES Of Or. Mccarthy. DR.. Frank
Hart and DR.. Leo stock 81 the univer-
sffy