Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
SCHOOLS CONDUCT
! ORAT0RY CLASHES
Central, Mckinley and Bust.
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4; ness Hold Examinations in
Forensic Contests.

plan to choose their champions fol-
battle in The Star finals.
With the Easter holidays intervening
this week between the Examinations and
the finals in these schools, Central is
awaiting its last meet with lone girl
and four boys; Mckinley is standing
by with six boys and two girls, and
Business is marking time with three
boys and three girls.
These finalistS are:
} Central-MiSs Mary Elizabeth Gill;
gan, James Benjamin Gilbert, Peter
George LevatheS, Edward Radue and
John Morris c. Belts.
Enthusiastically M. Segal, Champ
1 Stuart Carter, Morris Weingarten,
/ Christine Lurig, Charlotte G. Baldwin
! and Hattie McIlwee.
/ McKinley-Phila Belle Burk, Janet
Mcdonald, Mark Bowling Woodward,
Harry E. Schonrank, Harry c. Putnam,
Allen Pope, jr.; Victor Jaffe, and Cor
don HorSnell.
Each Constitutes District.
Central, Business and Mckinley High
Schools, like all other Washington pub
lie high schools. each constitutes dis
trict" in the administration OF the con-
test and the winners in each of the
groups announced today will receive a
cash award of $500 and the right to
compete in The Star finals April %.
It is in The Star finals that the boy
or girl will be chosen, who Is to repre-
sent this newspaper 81 the national
finals in the Washington Audltorolum
in Nav and Who by that rlgnt, Will
tourney to South America on the three
month prize tour.
Eastern High School. which con-
Quoted its finals last Thursday nlgnt,
is ready for The Star finals WIN MISS
Ruth Goldberg, victor in the ThurSaay
night meet. Similarly, DUNBAR H!s Sn
T TTdToa its final victor; Armstrong
High School with Tayloria A. DICK
and Cordozo High School with George
" The he private and parochial school
dietrict is awaiting its finals, April 10
in which Jerome j. DoWney Oh Eo a.
zaea. James Leonard Butsch Oh o..
Iobr,s College or Lawrence GUNNER
IF Dewitt Preparatory School Will De
cent on to The Star finals as tne
Snokesman for that district.
MARYLAND Finals April II.
The MARYLAND district, its group
nhase completed, will hold its finals al
Ia plata. April It, when its representa-.
tive in The Star finals Will be one Oh
the five interschool meet Vlct0rS:
David Trundle Of Poolesvllle Hlgn
school. William Cusick, jr.. OF Oxoh
Hill High School; Joseph Jonn Mui-
downey of Leonard Hall Hign Scnooi'
2 Maccubbin Waters, Sd, OF the Char
lotto Hall School. and Mary Eugenla
Hardy of the Takoma- Silver Spring
High School.
The Virginia district still is choosing
its individual school champions IN
preparation for the group phase, winch
will be held nightly next week.
The finalists announced today mcluoe
an interesting group of boys and girls
Introducing them individually. they are:
Miss Gilligan-She is the 18-year-old
daughter of Henry L. Gilligan, men,
her of the D. C. Board of Education.
and Mrs Gilligan, of 1904 First street.
In private life, Mr.. Gilligan is lawyer.
His oratorical daughter has no desire
to become "Portia," however, but her
ambitions carry her into the musical
world. At Central High School, where
she won her cratory victory with
speech on The Personalities OF the
Constitution." she is president of the
Lyric Club. an organization of singers.
She is active also in athletics and is one
of her schools crack rife shots Fol-
lowing her graduation in June, she
plans to continue her studies at Western
Maryland College, Westminster.
Gilbert Would Be Attorney.
James Gilbert, also Centralite, is
II years old and he is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs Clarence L. Gilbert, 4404
Kansas avenue. He won his right to be
an oratory finaliSt with his Grafton on
1.-THE Contribution of Our Constitution
to Constitutional Government" He is
a member of the Central debate team
and of the schools French Club. He
expects to be graduated in June and
then he wants to go to Harvard Uni
versity or to Georgetown University,
where he will study to become an at
torney.
Peter Levathes Is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. George P. Levathes, 1925 Eighth
street, who is competing at Central
with a speech on THE Citizen-His
Duties and Privileges Under the Con-
stitution." One of his schools most
studious pupils, LevatheS is member
of the National Honor Society, president
of the debate team and president Of the
French Club He will be graduated in
June, and then he expects to enter
Harvard, where he will take the medi-
cal course.
Edward Radue, another Central final
list, is 18 years old. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. August Radue, 2007 o
street, and he is making his oratorical
bid with speech on THE Citizen
His Duties and Privileges" He is cap
tain of the Central rifle team and has
won letters for his work with the Gen.
ksal avIre 10 rryilI av1fo
Washington University following his
graduation in June, and then he plans
to become a lawyer.
John Belts Is Active Student.
John Belts is II years old and one
of the most active students at Central
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris C.
Belts, he is captain of Cadet Company
D, financial director of the Central Bull
letin, the schools paper; member Of
the Cog, mechanical drawing students
organization; member of the four minute
speakers, the Officers Club and the
Quill Clique. He also is captain of the
schools debate team. All of this, then,
is the background for his grafton, 1.-THE
Origins of the Constitution" which he
hopes will win for him his school finals.
He is to be graduated in June. and then
he expects to enter Swarthmore to
study engineering.
Victor Jaffe, one of McKinley's final
lists, championed this school in last
years contest. He is II years old and
the son of DR.. and Mrs. Sidney S. Jaffe
of 1914 Eighteenth street. Victor still
is ambitious to become an aeronautical
engineer and following his graduation
from Mckinley in June he will enter
the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology. He plays the cello in the Nc
Kinley Symphony Orchestra and con-
fines his athletic activities to tennis. He
also is a National Honor Society men,
Ger. He is bidding this year with a
speech on 1.-THE Origins Of the ConSti-
khtion."
Allen Pope, jr., is the 17-year-old son
az Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Pope of 4722
Fifteenth street. His grafton is on