Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
ORATORY JUDGES
WELL QUALIFIED
-Four Men and Woman Promi-
nent in Nation Will Sc
IeCt Winner.

Four men and one woman, all prom
inent in affairs o: the Nation or its
Capital and each adequately fitted for
the task, have been chosen for judges
in The Star finals of the Sixth National
Oratorical Contest here Thursday.
They are Nicholas Longworth, Speak
er O fthe House OF Representatives;
Senator Moses of New Hampshire, pres
ident pro tempore Of the Senate; Repre-
sentative Ruth Bryan Owen OF FLORIDA.
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director OF
the United States Veterans Bureau. and
Col Wade Hampton Cooper, president
of the Continental Trust Co.
These persons graciously accepted the
invitation of Randolph Leigh, director
general of the contest. to act as judges
to determine which of the eight boys
and three girls who have won the cham
pionships of this regions IL contest dis
tricts. will enter the national finals
here next month and who, by virtue OF
that competition, will travel for three
months through South America with
5000 in prize money IN his or her
pockets.
Speaker Longworth and SenatrN
Moses were judges Of the same phase OF
the contest last year while the remain
Ing LI1ICc Oh Lie UUdlu dkC PcA bASAPoUA'6
in the oratorical contest in this region
for the first time. Mrs. Owen, however,
long has been associated with the con-
test in Florida.
All Are Well Qualified.
Speaker Longworth, graduate OF
Harvard University and of the Clncin-
natl Law School, has been member
of the House of Representatives since
the Fifty-eighth Congress. During that
time he has heard numberless speeches
on the floor of the House, ranging
from brief talks to lengthy and formal
orations. He was elected Speaker of
the House in the Sixty-ninth and
Seventeen Congresses.
Senator Moses, who was graduated
from Dartmouth with the degree OF
master of arts in 1898, has been active
in public speaking arenas almost since
his college days. He was delegate
t othe Republican conventions OF 1908.
1915 and 1928, and he was permanent
chairman of the recent Kansas City
convention. He has been member OF
the Senate since 1918.
Mrs. owen. Florida's new member OF
the House of Representatives. is the
daughter of the late William Jennings
Bryan. who was known the world over
for his oratory Mrs. owen herself
has exercised an active interest In pub
lie speaking which led her to offer
college scholarships to winners In the
national oratorical contests in her own
State
Gen. Hines. graduate in law from the
University of Utah and honor gradu-
ate of the Artillery School. has had a
varied career in military service, both
in active fighting in the Philippines and
in administrative positions Of high re-
sponsibEitv during the World War. He
was largely responsible for the develop
ment of the organization which carried
2.0S2 900 soldiers to France in 10
months and which returned them to the
United States In 8 months. During
his interesting career. Gen. Hines has
heard orations of every school.
Mr.. Cooper began his career as q
lawyer, but he later entered the bank
ing business. Subsequently. he under
took publishing, and in addition to his
Washington bank connections. he has
at present a publishing house in New
York. Mr.. Cooper is popularity known
for his lecture on Abraham Lincoln.
Separate Contests.
The Star finals will be held in IL
units with the II district" champions
speaking in separate auditoriums be-
fore separate audiences. The board of
judges will visit each hall beginning at
3 o'clock in the morning. When they
have heard the final Speech-probabl
shortly after noon-they will write in
dividual ballots to determine the victor.
In Weighing the relative merits of
the contestants, the judges will take
into account their character, poise and
personality as well as the oratorical
composition with which the bids for
the regional championship are made.
In looking for these points in the
speakers, the judges also will consider
the abilities Of the orators to sway and
compel their listeners.