Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
TWO HIGH SCHOOLS
SELECT ORATORS
Finalists of Eastern and
Western Announced-Four
State Contests.

tional Oratorical Contest in The Stars
area.
Eastern has reduced its original field
of 100 contestants to three boys and
three girls, while Western has eliminated
all but two girls and three boys. East
ems survivors are Rose Cohen, Alex
Goodkowitz Charles Hart. Clara Critch-
field, Ruth Goldberg and Leonard Mink
off, while Westerns fnalists are Ed
mund Gullion, Elizabeth Wheeler,
Vladimir Grinioff, Margaret Olney and
Edwin McClintock.
The four Maryland group meetings
which will be held during the week and
the respective contestants in each fol-
low:
Group No 2, at the Episcopal Church
Parish Hail. Upper Marlboro, at 8
o'clock tomorrow night, with Cary
Euwer of the Marlboro High School,
Catherine Naylor of the Surrattsville
High School, William Cusick of OXon
Hill High School, and Robert Wyatt
Connick of Baden High Scvhool coma
peting:
Group No. 3, at ST. Mary's County
Courthouse, Leonardtown, at 8 o'clock
Tuesday night with Rebecca B. Wal
lace of the Mechanicsville High School:
Susan Loker of ST. Mary's Academy,
Leonardtown; George w. Choporis of
the River Springs High School, Joseph
John Muldowney of Leonard Hall.
J.eonarotown. and Miss Frances G.
NIcKim of St. Mary's Female Seminary,
S. Mary'S City. competing.
Group No 4, at the La Plata High
School auditorium, at 8 O'Clock Wednes-
day night; with Anne A. Burdette of
the Glasva High School, William Wilroy
Of the Lackey High School at Indian
head, Elizabeth Wolfe of the Hughesville
High School, z. Maccubbin Waters of
Charlotte Hall, and John Dudley Digges
Of the La Plata High School competing.
Group No. S, at the Hyattsville High
School Auditorium, at 8 o'clock Thurs
day night, with Mary Payne OF the
Hyattsville High School, Mary Eugenia
Hardy of the Takoma-Silver Spring
High School. Mary Morris of the Mary
land Park High School and Nan Edith
Wheeler of the Falkland High School
competing.
High School Finalists.
Introducing the Washington public
high school finalists:
Miss Wheeler. one of the Western
girls, Is the l6-year-old daughter Of
Senator B. H. Wheeler Of Montana and
Mrs. Wheeler, whose Washington ad-
dress is 1857 Jocelyn street. She is a
sanior at Western and she is striving
f5r the right to represent her school
with an Grafton IN The Expansion OF
Federal Power Since the Civil War"
Following her graduation in June she
plans to enter George Washington Uni
verSity. where she means to study for
a career Of teaching. At high school
she is president of the Dramatic Club
and secretary to the student committee.
In addition to these Miss Wheeler holds
membership in We Moderns, literary
organization; En- Avant, French club,
and the Constitution Club.
GulIion is II years old and the son
of Mai. A. w. Gullion, u. 8. A., and
Mrs. Gullion of 1901 Eighteenth street.
He is bidding for victory with speech
on John Marshall and the Constitu-
ton" He expects to be graduated
from Western in June and after that
he hopes to enter Princeton, where he
will prepare for either the legal or the
journalistic profession. He Is member
of the cadet corps, vice president Of the
Constitution Club and member OF
the History Club.
Grinioff Is the son OF Mrs. Olga
Grinioff of 1923 Twenty street,
and he is Is years old, working with
an Grafton on Forward, America"
Grinioff is a veteran of last years con-
test and he is president Of the Constitu-
ton Club. He is to be graduated In
June, and then he plans to study at
George Washington University for a
career as a chemist. He Is active In
tennis and fencing at high school and
he is associate editor OF the Western
Breeze
Miss olney. is years old, is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Olney
of Falls Church, Va. She is q junior
at Western and upon graduation sne
plans to enter Antioch College. She
Shoots on the schools rife range, plays
basket ball in its gymnasium and sings
in its glee club She is speaking on
"The Development of the Constitution. "
McCIintock Grafton Plan.
McCiintock is bidding for victory with
an grafton on THE Citizen; His Privi-
leres and Duties Under the Constitu-
ton" He Is the 14-year-old son OF Mr.:
and Mrs. Edwin C. McClintock OF
Clarendon, Va. and is a sophomore at
Western In that school he Is MEM
Der of the chess team, the debating CLUB
and the Constitution Club.
The Eastern High School fnallsts IN
clude the son of the schools principal.
Junior. who is speaking on 1.-THE Con-
stitution in the Daily Life Of the In
dividual." and whose home address Is
625 Lexington place northeast. The
younger Hart is ambitious to enter his
fathers profession Of teaching, and
after further study at Haverford ne
hopes to become an instructor In COL
lege. He puts forth his athletic prowess
on the track and In tennis, while his
scholastic activities have earned him
membership in the Debating Club and
the Sodalitas, honor Latin society OF
Eastern. He is a cadet, q member OF
the Eastern staff and member OF the
Hi-Y Club.
NTinkoff, the 16-year son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis Minkoff, 233 Twelfth street
southeast. is speaking on The In
fiuence of the President upon Legisla-
ton" He expects to be graduated from
high school in February, 1881, and then
he means to study engineering at
Carnegie Tech. At Eastern he plays
tennis and basket ball.
Miss Goldberg is 16 years old. The
daughter of Mrs. Pauline Goldberg, 724
Otis place. she is bidding for victory
with an Grafton on The Citizen: His
Privileges and Duties" She is to be
graduated from Eastern in June and
she plans to enter George washington
University next Fall to study teaching
She is member of the Eastern
Dramatic Association and the schools
Glee Club.
Miss Critchfleld, Is years old. hopes
to win the contest with her speech or
1.-The Citizen: His Privileges and Duties.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
r. Roy Critchfield, 1906 A street north.
east. and she is ambitious to become q
journalist. She will study following
her high school graduation in June
1880. at the Ohio State University
She is secretary of the Eastern Science
Club, member Of Phi Pi Epsilon anC
the Sodalitas. She also is a member
of the junior basket ball team
Miss Cohen is II years old and she
is using an Grafton on The Citizen
His PRIVILEGES and Duties :" She is nns