Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
SCHOOL ORATORS
| RAP|DLYF|N|SH|NG
Five Champions Announced
in Maryland District.
More Tomorrow.

With scarcely two weeks remaining
before the Maryland district in The
Stars area of the sixth national ora
torical contest enters upon the inter-
school phase of the competition. the
schools of that district are conducting
their finals almost daily so that their
respective spokesman may benefit by
short period OF intensive training before
meeting the coming strong opposition.
Five school champions are announced
today in the Maryland district and by
tomorrow the names of another similar
group probably will be made public. At
the same time, the private and
parochial school district schools are
concluding their school meets in prepa-
ration for the group phase of the con-
test in that district next week. Several
private and parochial school winners
will be announced in tomorroW's Star.
The five schools whose champions are
announced today are the Mechanicsville
High School, the POolesville High
School. the Dickerson High School, the
Hughesville High School and the St.
Mary's Academy.
16-Year-Old Girl Winner.
Mechanicsvilles championship was
captured by Miss Rebecca Barber Wal
lace, l6-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William B. Wallace Of Mechanics.
vile. with her Grafton on Lincoln and
the Constitution" Miss Wallace Is one
of the many teachers of the future VINO
have scored in the oratorical contest
this year and following her graduation
from high school in June, 1880. she
plans to enter the State Normal
School. Besides her scholastic record
OF merit at Mechanicsville, she Is one
of the most active students in her
school in athletics, playing volley ball,
field ball and tennis with considerable
skill n
David Trundle, another Of the con-
tests participants who Is believer IN
trying and trying again, won the Pooles-
vile High School finals this year for the
second time Trundle championed his
school last year, but success in the
stiff competition escaped him In its rush
TO other young orators. Undlsmayeo,
however, he came back this year 10
repeat his school victory, and, In doing
that, to reap a harvest OF determination
for better attainment David Is IL
wears old now and he is a senior who
holds expectations of graduating in
June. He Is editor Of the Reflector.
student publication. His victory this
year was won with an Grafton on THE
Privileges and Obligations of Citizen
Under the Constitution"
Sister of 1927 Winner.
Sounds of battle and acclaiming ap-
plause for victor sound In the name
OF the champion Of the st. Marys
Academy of Leonardtown. Miss Susie
Loker. Miss Loker is the sister OF
William ALEX" Loker, who, as the
representative of Leonard Hall two
years ago, won the championship OF
accompanying European tour. Miss
Loker, 10 years old, won her school
finals with a speech on THE Constitu-
ton; the Guard and Guide Of Personal
Liberty" This daughter Of Judge Will
liam M. Loker was not too intent upon
printing the name of "LOker' more
deeply in the annals of oratory. how
ever, to take part In other activities
at school. She was president of the
academys athletic club of 1929. and was
chosen by her school mates to be the
class president In 1925, 1927 and 1928.
She will be graduated this June.
Another veteran of the contest came
through to win at the Dickerson High
SCHOOL III the PERSON Oh join ". 1ott,
who was one of the participants last
year to succeed in the early stages of
the meet. John won the right to repre-
sent his school with speech on THE
Development of the Constitution" and
he is training hard now to win his
coming group fray with 1t. He is the
son of r. B. Colt, clerk Of the District
Of Columbia Police Court, and follow
ing his graduation In June, at the age
of 1.-The is actually Is now-he plans
to enter Georgetown University to study
law. School days are not all books an
oratory with this winner, either. for he
is one of his schools outstanding players
on the base ball diamond and in soccer.
Miss Elizabeth Wolfe was chosen to
carry the forensic banner of the
Hughesville High School when she won
the decision of the judges with an ora
ton on THE Origin of the Constitu-
tion." Only Is years old and second
year student, Miss Wolfe won over stiff
opposition and. unless she wins through
to the championship of The Stars area
and captures the accompanying South
American tour, she will be eligible for
repeated competition In the contest for
two more years. Miss Wolfe is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Locke Wolfe
Of Hughesville and following her high
school course, she plans to enter the
State Normal School to study teaching.