Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
VIRGINIA LEADING
ORATORY ENTRANTS
Nine Schools Report 100 Per
Cent Enrolment in Eve
ming Stars Area.

With total of 4,468 high school boys
and girls participating in the Sixth Ma
tional Oratorical Contest in The Eve
ming Stars area, the Virginia district
leads in the number of schools whose
entire student bodies are enrolled in the
competition. Nine schools, Including in
situations in Alexandria City. Arlington,
Fairfax, Fauquier and Loudoun Coun-
ties, have reported 100 per cent partic-
ipation in the Old Dominion district.
Maryland. with eight schools Offering
100 per cent participation, is second on
the list Of all-claSs enrolment. These
schools include institutions in Charles
Montgomery, Prince Georges and st.
MaryS Counties.
Alexandria High Leads.
The Alexandria High School, the
largest school in the Virginia district,
heads the list of enrollments by send
ing 582 students into the competition,
under the direction of Mrs Pearl Ra-
now, instructor in English, history and
expression. Groups of contestants from
this school made frequent pilgrimages
with Mrs. Ranow to the Senate during
discussions of the Kellogg treaty and to
the Library of Congress for research.
H. I, Moncure is principal of the Alex
andria High School and his interest in
the contest, and particularly in the out
come of his students in the meet, has
given heartening encouragement to the
contestants under him.
Other Virginia district schools which
are enrolled 100 per cent include the
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County, the George Mason High School
of Potomac, Arlington County; Clifton
High School, Falls Church High School,
Floris Vocational High School and the
Forestville High School, all of Fairfax
County; Calverton High School Of Fau-
Quier County and the Hillsboro Junior
High School of.Loudoun County.
100 Per Cent Maryland Schools.
The Maryland district schools en-
Rolled 100 per cent include: The Ia
koma-Silver Spring High School, Mont
gomery County, with 800 students COM
peting; the Bowie High School and the
Surrattsville High School of Prince
Georges County; the La Plata High
School and the Hughesville High School
of Charles County; Great Mills High
School, Leonard Hall and the Mechan-
icsville High School, all OF st. Marys
County.
In order to stimulate competition in
the Lee-Jackson High School a SIS gold
piece has been offered by Miss Agnes
Donaldson, principal, as first prize in
the school finals, along with $3.50 in
gold as second prize. Miss Donaldson is
endeavoring to interest the younger
students of her school in the contest,
so that when they attain the higher
grades they will be better prepared for
the competition. The school this year
has enrolled 80 students in the meet.
The George Mason High School lists
! 100 students who are preparing for the
group phase Of the contest under Mrs.
Henry Ransom, instructor in English
and chairman of the schools faculty
contest committee, and Miss Eleanor
MiIcher, instructor in English. Fails
Church Is baSing its hopes upon 1856
students who are training now under
Miss Maude D. Hobbs, principal, while
the Floris Vocational School is picking
its champion from So enrolled boys and
girls under Miss Sadie Detwiler, princi
pal. The Forestville School is training
IS students under Miss Carol Mann,
principal: the Calyerton School Is
picking its champion from. among 43
students under ". E. Tyler, principal,
Is basing its chances to win on Is
boys and girls under the training Mrs.
Laura Potterfield of the faculty is CIV
ing them.
The Takoma-Silver Spring High
Schools 800 students-the largest group
to be entered in any Maryland school
are training under Robert D. Brinker,
principal, and T. H. Knight, instructor
In history. This school last year sup
piled a group finalist who represented
i've schools In the Maryland finals.
Leonard Hall Hopes for Winner.
Leonard Hall, the boys school at
Leonardtown which two years ago sent
william ALEC" Lcker, one of its seniors,
right through to the national finals OF
the contest to represent this neWSpa-
per's area and, by virtue OF that repre-
sentation, on to Europe as winner OF
the Summer tour of Europe; the same
school which last year supplied tpe
Maryland district champion, is striving
for three straight Maryland victories
with 80 boys. The entrants INCLUDE
John Joseph Muldowney, who last year
won the district honors only to meet
brave defeat in The Star finals at the
hands Of Benjamin Earl Hinden, Gen.
trail High School senior. Muldowney
aims to repeat his district victory and to
taste the sweets of the regional con-
quest. Brother Ambrose, c. F. x. is
principal of the school and Brother
Walter, G.. F. X, coach of the success
full Loker and Muldowney, is working
again this year to produce winner.
Great Mills High School and Sur
rattsville High School each are bidding
for honors with rs students. Great
Mills Is confronted with grave OBJ
stacle, however, in the absence of an
auditorium of its own and, even worse,
none within 3 miles of the building.
Despite this handicap to public speak
ing training, however, L. E. Cooper,
principal, is drilling his students in the
hope Of producing place-winning
speaker. D. E. Willard, instructor in
history, Is working with the boys and
girls also.
SurrattsviIIe School Plans.
The Surrattsville School plans to
make its contest finals, in which its
representative in the group phase OF the
contest is chosen, one of its leading
functions. That plan has been followed
in previous years and Truman S. Klein.
principal, is determined to repeat the
success. Mr.. Klein plans to otter school
prizes to increase the impetus in his
school.
Hughesville High School has sent so
students into the competition, and they
are working hard under T. G. Martin,
principal. and Mrs. Martin, instructor
in English and history. Mechanicsville
High School is bidding for victory with
its 46 students under James Greenwich,
principal. Bowie High School is bat
Ting with 30 students under the direc-
ton of Paul e. Hpffington, princi-
pal, and the La Plata High School is
striving for victory by training its 100
students for the selection Of a school
champion. Robert d. Brinker is princi-
pal and T. H. knight is instructor in
history.