Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
TNO BOYS AND GIRL
QRATORY F|NAL|sTS.
Falls Church, Manassas and
Oakton School victors
Are Announced.

Boys took the numerical edge In the
oratory contest announcements today,
with two of them and one girl made
known as the winners in their respec-
tive school finals.
Kenneth Elliott Of the Jefferson High
School of Falls Church and John Tre-
vett Allen of the Swavely Preparatory
School of Manassas are the boys
victors while Miss Reba Cup. veteran
Of the contest for the last two years
and now the chosen spokesman for the
oakton High School, is the lone girl
winner announced today.
Elliott Is Sophomore.
Elliott won his school finals with an
Grafton on "A Citizen: His Privileges
and Duties Under the Constitution"
Only IA years old and sophomore at
school, the orator of the Jefferson High
School is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Elliott. Because he barely has
gotten into the swing of things at high
school, Kenneth isn't sure yet just what
he wants to be in manhood SO he hasn't
decided what school he hopes to attend
after high school graduation in 1881.
At jefferson he plays base ball and is
one of the most active lower claSSmen
IN the Literary Society.
John Allen captured his school for
ensic honors with the power of his
oratory in the delivery of a speech on
the "Publics Responsibility to the Con-
Stitution." He Is one of The Star
areas "out-of-town" contestants for he
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence T.
Allen, whose home is in Danville, ILL.,,
Young Allen is Is years old and while
he doesn't know yet where he Is going
to college when he completes the
Swavely School course In June, he is
certain he wants to become a lawyer.
He was out for foot ball at the pre-
paratory school where he also is as
ISOLATED editor of the Swavely Sentinel.
Persevering Orator.
Miss Cupp is one Of the contests
most perSevering orators. When a stu
dent Of the Fairfax High School, she
represented 1t inSthe 1927 and the 1928
contests. Now that she has changed
school, to become an Oakton student,
she came out in the contest again this
year to win the right to champion her
new school in oratory. It was speech
on THE Citizen: His Privileges and
Duties Under the Constitution" which
won that right for her. Despite Miss
Cupp's two previous years Of forensic
experience, she Is now only 16 years
old, and junior in high school. She
first went out for the contest when only
IA years old and freshman in school.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
r. Cupp of Fairfax and in her conquest
over Joseph Curtice and Martin Green,
the other two f1nalists at Oakton. she
won the SIS in gold offered by F. B.
Cunningham, principal, to the student
who won the championship of his
school. Miss Cupp is ambitious for a
musical career, although she doesn't
know yet where she will study. At Oak
fon she is literary critic for the school
paper.
: Miss Cupp and young Elliott win
meet in forensic battle in the first Vir-
ginia group meet at Falls Church Mon
day night, when they, along with the
Spokesman for the Washington Lee
High School of Ballston, the Aide High
School and the Villa Maria Academy of
Falls Church, will compete for q place
In the Virginia finals. Young Allen
will make his next appearance In the
contest In the third Virginia group meet
at Alexandria, next Wednesday night.