Evening star., 1928-05-16
linden GETS 500
AWARD IN ORATORY
Champion in Star Area Is
Presented With Prize
Won in Competition.

The first fruits of his regional finals
forensic victory came to Benjamin e,
Hinden. champion of The Stars Fifth
National Oratorical Contest area. this
morning in student chapel at Central
High School. when Newbold Noyes, as
sociate editor of The Star, presented
to the young orator his well-earned
award of 5000.
With the check he received this morn
ing added to those for $50 and $40.
which he won previously in his school
finals and semi-finals. respectively, Hin
den has received all the cash AWARDS
which were announced as the spolls OF
victory for this regions oratorical cnam-
pion. However, he still has the right
10 compete for the high school oratori-
cal championship of the United States
in the national finals to be staged In
the Washington Auditorium May 70,
and then he is To journey through Eu-
rope for IL weeks
Principal Miller Prcsides.
The student assembly at which Hin
den received his championship award
was opened at 9:10 o'clock this morn
ing by Alvin w. Miller. principal of
Central. Referring to recent athletic
defeat and another athletic event In
which Centrals players were victorious,
Mr.. Miller declared he always liked to
talk more about the sugar coated"
events. Foremost among these, he said
was Hindens victory in the regional
finals of the oratoricai contest last
Thursday. He reviewed briefly the
incidents leading up to this mornings
meeting, including q sketch of the con-
test in Central and forecast OF the
coming battle, and then introduced
Randolph Leigh, director general OF the
National Oratorical Contest
Reciting Hindu truism to the effect
that everything goes back to the place
from which 1t started. Mr.. Leigh re-
minded the Central student body that
regional victories in this area, by being
captured by Central this year, have re-
turned to the institution which first
held them. Miss Ruth Newourn, then
a student of Central High School, won
The Star championship in 1924 ana
continued toward victory by tieing for
first place In the national finals that
year the contest director recalled.
Introduces MFR. Noyes.
"But you're interested In Hinden and
not Hindu this morning" Mr.. Leigh
said as he presented MIR. Noyes, who
was to make the award.
Explaining with a smile that he had
planned to say whatever MIR. Leigh
forgot to say. Mr.. Noyes declared that
one phase of the contest which its
national director had overlooked was
the pride The Star, ns a newspaper,
felt in promoting the contest In this
region of the District of Columbia and
parts of Maryland and Virginia. He
contended too, that The Star held pride
In the fact that Central High School
had again won the highest local hon.
ors, and, addressing Hinden, he charged
the champion to carry on to victory In
the coming national meet. The asso-
ciate editor thereupon handed this
newspapers check for 5000 to the smil-
ing Hinden while the Central students
who filled the auditorium cheered and
applauded.
In accepting the award. Hinden de-
clared that at such moment he could
not help asking every student OF Gem
trail, In all classes, for their apprecia-
ton of a contest which offers such in
ducements and opportunities TO Its par
ticipants.
IAN can say now" Hinden con-
Guided, is that viii do my best In
the national fifaais for Central, for the
District OF Columbia and for The Star" /"
Recalls Another Bit Of Philosophy.
Mr.. Miller took the stage again to
recall another bit Of philosophy. What
man has done. man can do" Chang
ing 1t bit. however, Mr.. Miller said II
might be. What woman has done. man
can do" and with that he presented
Miss Ruth Newburn, who represented
Central so successfully In 1924.
Miss Newburn. who returned to Wash
ington from Paris, where she has been
studying, on the day on which Hinden
won the regional finals In the contest,
spoke briefly. appealing for Centrals
present student body to support its
champion and pledging the support OF
the Central alumni.
Mr.. Miller then paid tribute to Miss
Louise Proctor. this newspapers con-
test manager. for her corporation with
the Central faculty and students In the
administration Of the contest IN that
school.
Miss Proctor, like each OF the speak
ers, received a Central yell from the
students and the chapel was con-
Guided
Music for the assembly was provided
by the Central High School Orchestra,
under the direction OF II. p. Hoover.
faculty leader.