Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

Following the completion of the con-
testant field in the New York and Chi
cago finals Friday night, the order in
which the two girls and six boys will
compete in the finals Of the Sixth Ma
tional Oratorical Contest in the Wash
ington Auditorium next Saturday night
for the high school forensic champion
ship Of the United States was an
nounced here last night.
The order was determined by lot
even before the contestants themselves
were chosen. Fleming Newbold, bust
ness manager OF The Star, drew from
stunned mass of paper slips numbers
which corresponded to the contest
zones.
Only Two Girls Compete.
With only two girls in the finals, lot
determined that one of them should
launch the contest with the delivery of
the first Of the eight speeches. She is
Miss Lucille Fletcher, Brooklyn high
school girl, who won the right to rep
resent the New York City region In her
finals Friday night. The only other girl
on the program, Miss Elizabeth v. Corey
of Portland, Greg, champion OF the
Northeastern zone, came very near 10
closing the contest which her sister
orator Is to launch, for the drawing
placed her zone In seventh place on the
program.
The other contestants will speak In
the following order:
james Leonard Butsch Of st. johns
College, champion OF The Star zone
second.
Lee Miller Of haywood, H., cham
IT,. Sc TIA Tt1fro raUinn third.
Beverly Chancellor of Stanford, KY.
champion Of the Southern zone, fourth.
Ben w. Swofford OF Kansas City,
champion of the Midwest zone, nth.
Howard Finch of Kalamazoo, Mich,
champion Of the Eastern zone. sixth.
Wilbur Thibault of Portland, Greg,
champion of the Pacific Coast zone,
last.
sent the United States best high school
orators from Portland, Me-, To- Portland,
Greg, and from the CANADIAN border 10
the Mexican Gulf, are bringing TO
Washington followers from just as
widely scattered territory, as that from
which they themselves hail. Foremost
among the followers Of the contest this
year Is the national champion OF last
years meet, James r. Moore OF SOM
erset, Ky, who competed here in. the
national finals last Spring and IN the
internationals In the Fall. He Will
come here with Chancellor.
Large Centingents Coming.
Plans are being made now for two Of
the largest out-of-town contingents
ever to attend a contest meet here.
Through the New York Times, contest
sponsor in the metropolis, 500 members
OF the Prudential Life Insurance Co.
personnel will attend the meet as the
feature of their visit to the Capital next
Saturday. Similarly, the Kansas City
Star Is considering bringing 125 rooters
for young Swofford, that papers entry:
Whether the 1875 come or not--and II
they do, they'll come in q special train
Swofford will have his most ardent sup
port in Elliott Noruuist. likable lad
who represented that region in last
wears contest and who in that compe-
tition won second honors.
Although none of them has notified
Randolph Leigh. contest director gen
eral, when he will reach the Capital;
the first Of the orators probably Will
be here Wednesday. On previous years
the boys and girls have begun arriving
four DAYS before the finals, while some
specifically young Moore. last years
champion-have popped into Washing
ton the morning Of the, meeting.
While in Washington, the six boys
and the two girls will be entertained at
various functions which will be, an
nounced later this week, after their
program has been mapped out. They
are expected to remain, here through
next Sunday evening before departing
for their homes. Separating them,
they will meet again In June at jack
sonville, from which port they will
embark together, under the guidance
and tutelage of DR.. and Mrs. Glenn
Swiggert, ternat ionally known
throughout South America for their
three-month tour OF the world down
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