Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-20
4 PUPILS CHOSEN
0RATORY F|NAL|STS
Three Boys and Girl to Rep.
resent Maryland Schools
In Contest.

Three boys and a girl are announced
today as the representatives Of four
more Maryland schools In the fast ap-
preaching group phase of the Sixth
State.
Miss Frances Victorine Fulks, victor
in the Rockville High School finals, Ia
the girl. while her boy companions In
victory are James Alonzo Cannon, jr.
OF the Georgetown Preparatory School
at Garrett Park; William Wilroy OF the
Laekey High School at Indian Head
and Cary Euwer of the Marlboro High
School.
Will Compete Friday.
OF these, Miss Fulks and young Gam
non Will compete again Friday night at
the Bethesda Elementary School in the
flrst interschool meet OF the Maryland
district. That contests field OF COM
petitors will include also John G.. Colt
OF the Dickerson High School, Miss
DORIS Palmer Of the Gsithersburg High
school. Miss Margaret Benson of the
Bethesda Chevy. Chase High School and
David Trundie of the Poolesville High
Scnool. Euwers next contest partici-
patton will take place In the second
MARYLAND group meeting Monday az
Marlboro, while Wilroy has until We'd
nesday, one week from today, before he
Is called upon to deliver his grafton in
the fourth Maryland group meet at La
Plata.
Miss Fulks, the 17-year-old daughter
OF Mrs. Edna Fulks Gross OF Rock
vile, won her school championship
with a speech on THE. Citizen; His
Privileges and Obligations Under the
Gonstitution She is a senior at the
Rockville High School and, although
she Is undecided just which college she
Will enter next Fall, she intends to spe-
cialize in English and history In the
course OF her higher education. She Is
active at Rockville in dramatics and she
mas been prominent in athletics.
Discusses Constitution.
THE Constitution: It's Value" Is the
Grafton with which Cannon leveled the
| Georgetown Preparatory School con-
testant held to represent his school in
| the interschool meets. James Is the
l5-year-old son of DR.. Cannon, the
surgeon, of 1915 Biltmore street, WASH
ington, and he is q junior at school.
He won the junior elocution medal this
year as well as the Blue and GRAY
school publication-award for the best
snort story. He expects to be graduated
from the preparatory school in June,
1880, and he Is as yet undecided where
he will study after that
William Wilroy captured the Lackey
High Schools Championship with a
speech on THE Citizen: His Duties and
Privileges Under the Constitution. He
had particularly stiff competition in
Joseph Medley, Myrtle Woodward, Car
roll Thompson and Ruth Hancock, his
schools nnalists. Besides winning the
championship Of his school and the
right 70 represent IN at the La Plata
group meet, Wtlroy won also q. e5 gold
piece which was offered by the student
council Of the school.
Lackey Finals Close.
The finals at Lackey this year were
enthusiastically fought and closely fol-
lowed by. the competing students
OF the school, and Wilroy goes to the
next phase Of the contest with a deter
mination to win. He Is the son OF Ar
thur D. Wilroy. chief clerk at the Gov
eminent plant ut Indian Head. Ne
plans to become an electrical engineer
At Lackey he has distinguished himself
IN athletics and as q member of The
Dramatic Club.
1t was speech on "Testine the Con.
stitution" which won the Mariborc
School championship for Cary Euwer
the 14-year-old son Of Walter II. Euver
OF Upper Marlboro. He expects 10 be
graduated from the high school In June
1880. and then he hopes to entel
Princeton University, where he VII
study. TO become q lawyer. At hin,
school he Ia O leading player OF soccer
ana base ball and he Is prominent Il,
ms schools dramatic projects. s