Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
ORATORY CONTEST
BALANCES STATES
Maryland and Virginia Each
Has Nine Schools Entered
100 Per Cent.

The Maryland district in The Stars
Sixth National Oratorical Contest area
tied with the Virginia district in the
100 per cent participation race today
when the Bethesda-C Chevy Chase High
School at Leland, Montgomery County,
announced that each Of its ITS students
was writing an grafton on the Consti-
tuition for consideration in the COMPETE
ton.
Meanwhile the enrolment CT three
more schools has brought the total
number of high school boys and girls
competing in this newspapers region
up to 4,762, and the number OF en-
tered schools to 76.
With the enrolment of every student
of the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School, the Maryland district now has
nine schools whose entire student
bodies are in the contest.
The Maryland 100 per centers. with
the number of competing students, are
Chevy Chase, IT'S: La Plata, 100; Leon
ard Hall, 90; Surrattsville, rs: Great
Mills, rs; Hughesville, so; Mechanics
vile, 46 and Bowie, 80.
Virginia List Given.
virginias 100 percenters and their
contestants as previously announced are
Alexandria High School, 582; George
Mason High School, 1870; Falls Church
High School, 100: Lee-Jackson High
School, 80; Clifton High School, 66;
Floris Vocational School. So; Calverton
High School, 43; Forestville Junior High
School, 20, and Hillsboro Junior High
School, Is.
The contest participation at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School is
being conducted chiefly in the English
classes under the direction of Mrs. c.
p. Sullivan. r. w. Pyle is principal
of the school.
The three most recently enrolled
schools are located in the Maryland,
Virginia and the private and parochial
school districts. The Leesburg High
School is Virginias latest entrant and
all its senior English class students
are competing under the direction of
Mrs. o. H. Drake. These include Sarah
Lefferts, who won her school champion
ship in last years contest. IA
Holy Trinity Enrolled.
The private and parochial schools
districts share of the increase comes
from the enrolment of the Holy Trinity
School. which is in the contest for the
first time this year. The contest at
this school is directed by Sister Mary
Catherine. superior, who has announced
that 10 students of the entire high
school department win write contest
orations.
Maryland's latest entrant is the
Glasva High School of Bel Alton,
Charles County. Thirty students Of the
junior and senior classes are participat-
ing under Miss Elizabeth Bouchet.
James Duffy is principal.
The contest throughout The Stars
area still Is confined to the schools
themselves, as they seek to determine
their respective best orators as their
champions in the coming interschool
meets in the group phase of the con-
test. All the contestants are working
hard in their quest of the three-month
tour of South America, which is the
grand prize for this area. Besides the
tour, however, cash prizes are to be
given to the champions of each of this
papers IL districts. The interschool
meets of the contest will be staged be-
tween March 10 and April IS, while
the areas finals will be held April rs.