Evening star., 1928-04-06
TWO SCHOOLSP|CK
ORATORYENTRANTS
Alexandria and BalISton Con.
tests Spirited-CrowdS
Hear Debates.

Two n7ore schools Of the Virginia dis
trict in The stars Fifth National Ora
toricsl Contest area announced thei'
sp0&eSmen today for the coming groul
meetings, IN which they will compete
with other schools for the right 70 enter
the Virginia district finals. They arr
the Lee-Jackson High School Of Alex
en6ria. which has chosen RAYMOND
Lynch to represent 1t. and the Wash
ingtnn-Tee High School Of BallSton
whose selected spokesman will be Mis-:
Josephine Sterling,
The Iee~TackSon and the Washing
toif~Iee High Schools are rivals III al
scholastic and athletic activities, and
their respective oratorical contest finals
were staged with enthusiasm, each
school determined to choose its best
orator 10 represent it in the competi-
tton. One thousand persons crowded
the auditorium Of the WaShington-Lee
School and 8 proportionately large au-
lience damned into the Lee-Jackson
auditorium 10 witness the selection.
Senior Wins Decision.
RAYMOND Lynch. I6-yesr -old son oi
Vernon Nj Lynch of Alexandria, is q
senior Of the Lee-JackSon School and
he expects TO be graduated next month
Ills Grafton on The Present Significance
Of the Constitution" served TO defeat the
other five sSpirsntS for that schools
highest horors in the contest, Miss
Melha Harlow won second honors snC
position az alternate with her speech on
The Constitution as an Inspiration
To-day" while third place was won by
Robert Cragg. who spoke on The Con-
stitution'
Lynch is one Of the most active stu
dents in his school, holding the posi-
fion of president in the athletic aSSo-
citation He was captain of the Lee
jackson basket ball team and president
Of the student council last year and he
is q member Of this years base ball
team.
Miss Sterling, victor at Washington
Lee. where she Is senior. turned the
tables neatly on the contestant field II
that school in one Of the liveliest school
meets Of the contest. John Bell, the
diminut!ve cadet who walked away with
the contest in his school last year. who
won his group meeting and who finally
triuTnphed in the Virginia district finals
only 10 be defeated in The Star finals
by "Aieck" Locker, the Maryland cham
pion, was out for even sweeter victories
this year. Many of his fellow students
thought he would win easily in the
Washington finals, but they failed
60 reckon on the spirit Of determination
which Johns victories last year gave
his whole school.
Girl Worked Hard to Win.
Consequently. when the finals were
held, Miss Sterling. who had been labor
tng diligently on the preparation Of her
s5eech on The Present Significance Of
the Constitution presented her bid for
first honorS-and she won them John
Spence. another new contestant. took
second place and the position Of official
alternate. while John Bell was adjudged
third best in the field.
Miss Sterling is the daughter OF Mrs.
Josephine Sterling, So Wheeler avenue
Clarendon. She is ambitious to pursue
o literary career and she viii enter
Trinity College next Fall with that am
bitton IN mind She is member of the
year book staff at her high school
Miss Dorothea Rehage was announced
yesterday as the spokesman for the I'M
macuiate Conception Academy.