Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16

at George Washington University, was
to have been one of the six judges. but
through some misunderstanding he
was unable to be present, Meanwhile, a
substitute judge was called In the per-
son of Seldom NJ Ely, supervising princi-
pal of the fifth division of public
schools. Owing to the necessity of two
of the other judges having to be at their
own universities at given time, the
/ meet was begun before Mr.. Ely reached
the auditorium, with I'VE judges sitting.
Two minutes after the f1rst speaker
had begun his grafton Mr. Ely was
seated within the auditorium. Under
the circumstances, Mr., Kramer was to
act as Judge in the event sixth bal
lot was needed.
Downey First on Stage.
Jerome j. Downey, Gonzaga's eloquent
representative, was the first orator to
take the stage. Speaking on What the
Constitution Should Mean to U.s." this
orator, who broke through in an emer-
gency from the position Of alternate, to
win the group meet at Catholic univer-
sity for his school when its champion
was stricken Ill a few days before the
meet, presented an grafton which, in its
culture, feeling and richnesS In quality
could not have been greatly OUT
distanced by any student orator. Dow
ney has an eloquent quality which Few
youths can approach and when the DaL-
lots were totaled on the loW-point sys-
TEN, a single unit separated him from
ButSch's mark.
Lawrence Gunther. the Dewitt Pre-
paratory School representative, was the
| third speaker on the program. Speak
ing on THE Citizen: His Privileges
and Duties Under the Constitution,
| Gunther began his grafton in a voice, so
much lighter in tone than his two oppo-
! nents, that he seemed hardly a con-
tender, SO far as oratory alone was con-
cerned. But, before many of his allowed
10 minutes had tackled off. this boy had
risen to oratorical heights that placed
him with his opponents in serious con-
sideration. The content of his speech
was notable in its material, handling
and construction, and when he con-
cluded with burst Of high quality ora
! tory, Gunther was being considered
seriously by the board Of judges.
1t is not often that the low-point
totals of the contestants are revealed,
but in yesterdays meet the race was so
close that it is only fair to the three
boys that their respective rating should
be made known. ButSch won the cham
pionShip with total of 9: Downey won
position Of alternate with q 10, and
Gunther completed the field with an IL.
st. Johns Rooters Yell
The ballots of the five judges were
totaled and the results folded from
view. Mr.. Kramer, who in event of
tie was to have cast the breaking vote,
informed the contest manager that he
scaled Butsch for first place Similarly
at the conclusion of the meet, Mr.. Ely
turned in his own ballot. which, be-
cause he had not heard the first two
minutes of Downey's Grafton, had no
bearing upon the already announced re-
suits. Mr.. Ely too. however. had scaled
Butsch first, Downey second and Gun
ther third.
AS soon as Mr.. Kramer had an
nounced the winner, bedlam sounded
in the hall. The ST. Johns rooters
jumped up and down in their seats,
yelling happiness over the verdict
Downey seized Butsch's hand to wiring
it in congratulation. A moment later,
for alternate and ButSch pressed his
hand. -,..,s,.... -,....
When the cheers had subsided-with
the help of Mr.. Kramer's insistance and
commandsAWill p. Kennedy Of The
Star staff filled out this newspapers
check for 500. Then, with q friendly
grin and hearty word of congratula-
ton, Mr.. Kennedy handed the check to
Butsch, the winner.
The meeting was livened by the
music Of the Business High School Or
chestra, under the direction Of Miss
Louise Thompson, faculty leader. STIR
ring tunes were given by the youthful
musicians and when the-xneet was end
ing the cheering, happy st. Johns Col
lege sector gave the players q round
yell of appreciation.
The judges who determined the cham
pion of that district were DR.. Charles
H. Mccarthy and DR.. Charles A. Hart
Of Catholic University. DR.. George M.
Churchill Of George Washington Uni
versity and Prof. Walter j. o. Conner
and Prof. John Waldron, both Of the
Georgetown University faculty.
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