Evening star., 1928-10-13
Eight Youths to Compete in
Third international Finals
at Auditorium.
OFFICIALS AND ENJOYS
TAKE PART IN PROGRAM
Ambassador Teller to Deliver Ad-
dress-Audience Will Cast
Unofficial Ballots.

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eight youths. under 19 years of age,
who have been adjudged the best
young orators their nations could pro-
duce, will take the platform in the
Washington Auditorium to compete in
the third International Oratorical Con-
test finals for the world high school
speechmaking championship.
These young orators will make their
bids for honor for themselves and for
their countries with 10-minute speeches
on subjects relating to the constitutions
of their respective countries, in set
ting marked by brilliant patronage and
upon program embellished with music
and the participation of prominent
governmental, educational, diplomatic
and service corps persons.
Topics Of Orators.
The youths and their respective
speech subjects in the order in which
they will be heard in competition. are:
Efrain Brito Rosado of Mexico, "The
Character and Future of Spanish
Culture in America.
Jose de Tomaso of Argentina, "The
Confraternity of the Americas"
Dudley Raymond Barker Of England,
"The English Governmental System"
Julio Cesar Fernandez Of Cuba,
"Cuba'S Future"
William Fox, jr, of Canada. Can
ada's Future"
Rene Ponthieu of France, French
Thought and the Idea of Liberty"
James r. Moore of Somerset, KY,
United States, 1.-The Development Of
the Constitution of the United States"
Heinz Barth of Germany, Unity,
Justice and Liberty in the Development
of the German Constitution"
Ambassador Teller to Speak.
Internationalism will be introduced
almost with the initial opening Of the
meeting in the address of Senior Don
| Manuel c. Teller, Ambassador from
Mexico to the United States. Ambas-
sador Tellez was invited to deliver the
opening address as a result Of the
victory which Arturo Garcia Formenti,
Mexico'S entry, won in last years in
ternational final
Scheduled to begin at 8 O'Clock, the
finals tonight will offer the audience
its first opportunity to register its ver-
dict on the contestants in the form of
an unofficial ballot. The ballots, print
ed in the program in such a man
ner that the tearing out of these slips
printed matter, will be checked in ac-
cordance with the queries and deposited
in boxes provided for them as the audi
ence leaves the Auditorium. The re-
suits of the audience vote will be print
ed here by The Star as soon as the
contest officials, after tonight, have
compiled them.
AS the rules of the contest allow each
contender for the championship only
10 minutes in which to present his adj
dress, the audience is urged to refrain
from all demonstration during the
actual delivery Of a contestants speech.
No time will be allowed boy for Sec
ondS or minutes usurped for him by the
expressed enthusiasm of the audience.
Service Heads Keep Time.
The time will be kept for each con-
tender by high officers of the United
States Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
These men, announced recently, are
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, COM
mandant. United States Marine Corps;
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief of
Chemical Warfare Service. U. S. A., and
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of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, u.
S. N. They have served as timekeepers
in previous finals of the oratorical con-
test and they are familiar with the rules
which establish the first word Of the
speech proper-not counting the saluta-
tion-aS the point at which the 10
minute period begins.
The judges of tonight's battle are
scholars of international views, capable
of comparing the delivery Of addresses
in all of the languages to be used in the
contest. Five in number, they are DR..
William A. Mite of the University OF
Chicago, Dr. Jules Bois of pEcole de
Psychology, Paris; DR.. Richard Henry
Wilson of the University Of Virginia, Dr..
Guillermo Rivera of Harvard Univer-
sity, and DR.. Louis j. A. Mercier OF
Harvard University. These five multi
linguists reached Washington this
morning and at IL o'clock they met in
Mr.. Leigh's office to receive final in
Structions for their duties tonight.
Marine Orchestra to Play.
Music will play an active part
through the contest meeting. The
United States Marine Band Orchestra
will play in concert during the half hour
preceding the opening Of the meeting
and at other intervals between the de-
livery of the addresses. Each speaker
will be introduced to the audience with
the singing of the national anthem of
his country by mixed chorus Of 800
voices under the direction of Albert w.
Harmed director of the National
Oratorio Association.
After young Barth, the final contest
ant, delivers his speech the judges will
write their ballots in determination of
the victor. The suspense of this period
will be delightfully."- removed by group
of international airs, sung in solo by
Senorita Elodia Martin -Rivero, noted
Cuban soprano, who Is to make her
American concert debut in Washington
shortly. Senorita Martin -Rivero, already
is widely known in the Capital, as she
formerly lived here during the time her
father was first secretary of the Cuban
legation prior to his return to this coun-
try as CubaS Minister.
DR.. Alexandra HeroSa, widely known
educator OF BuenoS Aires, Argentina.
will make the announcement Of the
victor, following the compilation Of the
judges ballots. while Main johnson,
editor of the Toronto Star, will present
the silver trophy to the winner.
The cup which the winner win re.
ceive was donated this year by Canada,
and 1t was viewed by thousands of
Washingtonians during the past three
days when it was on exhibition in the
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