Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-16
CONSTITUTION CLUB
ISSUES NEWSPAPER
Data for 0ratorical Contest
ants of Eight Nations
in First Edition.

A journal of news and pictures. de-
signed to serve as a connecting link be-
tween the participants in the National
and International Oratorical Contests
scattered over eight nations. has been
published by the Constitution Club.
The first issue has been distributed
among the contest principals.
The National Oratorical Contest
News. as the publication has been
named, is printed in regulation news
paper styles. The first issue contains
eight pages of four standard news
paper columns and it is filed with notes
on the Fifth National Contest. now
under way in secondary schools. 1t m
cludes also notes and pictures from the
records Of previous contests.
Three New Nations.
The journal outlines the scope OF tie
fifth from an administrative Stailo-
point and describes the European TOUR
which the eight American rnalists VIII
receive.
Germany. Cuba and Japan this year
have Joined with the United States.
Canada. France. England and Mexico,
last wears entrants. Cuba IS the most
recent entry. having completed ar
rangenlents only last week. Germanys
entry was announced several weeks
ago. Japan. absent last year, is return
ing. having participated III the Garner
international meets. Although plans
are not vet completed, other nations OF
the Western Hemisphere are understood
70 be considering entry.
The rapi6 spread of the contest over
the world is Illustrated. declares RAN
colph Leigh. director general. by the
fact tina. while IS American newspapers
sponsored the Fourth National Contest
in their respective territories. 80 Amer
lean journals had enlisted their active
support when the Contest News went to
press. a week ago, and three others have
Joined the group during the past three
GAYS making a total of 80 sponsoring
newspapers in the United States alone.
Newspaper interest in the contest move
Ynent in other nations IS equally IN
tense, it is reported from foreign CEN
tiers.
To See Olympics.
In naming the award features Of the
1928 contest the Contest News features
under a major headline the fact that
the eight zone winners Of the United
States will spend a full week at the
OLYMPIC games at Amsterdam.
The back page OF the paper is devoted
to display OF snapshots made by win
rers in the Fourth National meet on
their European tour last Summer. The
pictures include views OF the Parlia-
ment buildings in London, the Luxem-
bourg Gardens of Paris, the Arch OF
Severus at Rome. the Bismarck Memo
rial in Berlin. Hadrian's tomb at Rome,
the Alatterhorn in Switzerland, Sui
grave Manor in England. home OF
George Washington's ancestors: the
Wordsworth cottage and scenes along
the Spree River in Germany and the
Seine River in France. These places
and scores Of others viii be seen by the
victors in the current contest. who viii
be rewarded by an even more extensive
tour than that enjoyed by the contest
ants last year.
Pictures Here.
Other pictures include photographs
Of the fnai:sts in each Of the previous
contests, with President Coolidge. at
the time they were In Washington for
their respective finals. There are por-
traits also Of men who have been par
ticularly interested in the contest from
its founding. including john Hays