Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
MARYLAND TOP|CK
ORATOR TONIGHT
Five to Compete at La Plata
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for Honor-McKinIey High
Contest Today. =

Maryland's five best orators will meet
tonight at La Plata.
There, at 8 o'clock, the lone girl and
four boys will contend forensically for
the championship of the Maryland dis
trict in The Stars Sixth National Ora
toricsl Contest area, for a cash award
of 500, and for the right to repre-
sent the Old Line state in this news
papers regional finals next week.
While the Maryland orators are
gathering their clans about them this
afternoon in preparation for the march
on La Plata tonight. Mckinley High
School is staging a swift meet to de-
termine its representative in the Star
finals.
Tydings Will Preside. =
Senator Willard E. Tydings will pre-
side over the Maryland finals at la
Plata tonight and he will present the
five contestants, with their respective
speeches, in the following order:
Joseph John MuldoVney of Leonard
Hall, Leonardtown, on individual
Rights Under the Constitution;
David Trundle of the Poolesville High
School, on The Privileges and Obliga-
tons of a Citizen under the Constitu-
ton:
william Cusick, jr, of the Oxon Hill
High School. on THE Development Of
the Constitution;
z. Maccubbin Waters of Charlotte
Hall School. on 1.-THE Development OF
the Constitution" and
Miss Mary Eugenia Hardy Of the Ia
koma-Silver Spring High School. on
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Mckinley High Schools finals, pre-
sided over by Mrs. Eda B. Frost, fac
ulty chairman of the contest committee
in that school, was ready to be launched
at PAS o'clock by Mark Woodward,
speaking on THE Citizen: His Priv
ileges and Duties Under the Constitu-
ton" The other Mckinley speakers
are speaking in the following order:
Winner to Be Announced.
Harry Clarence Putnam, on The
Constitution and Big Business"
Allen Pope, jr, on 1.-THE Rights and
Duties Of the Citizen Under the Con-
stitution."
Gordon Horsnell, on 1.-THE Origins Of
the Constitution.
Harry Schonrank. on "The Origins
of the Constitution"
The Mckinley High School victor will
be announced over radio station WMAL
during Flashes From The Evening
Star" tonight, while a detailed report
CT the meeting will be carried in to-
morrowS edition of The Star.
The Maryland finals at La Plata to-
night probably will be one of the most
spirited meets that State ever has wit
messed. Each of the States five group
contests in which were chosen the con-
testants in tonights fray was won by
a high-caliber orator, so that an I'M
usually high forensic standard for the
finals is anticipated. Each group meet
winner was pressed to win by good,
strong competition, and that very fight
has made them take tonigft's COMPETE
ton as a serious affair.
Trip as One Prize.
The winner. determined by board
of three exceptionally well qualified
Judges. will receive 500 in cash for
his work tonight and he will be sent on
to The Star finals as the representative
of the entire Maryland district to COM
pete for the three month tour of South
America, an additional award of 5000
and the right to enter the national
finals in the Washington Auditorium
next month. s-. 'ss@
7. The judges who will pick the con-
testant for the further forensic battles
from tonight's field of five speakers. are
Representatives Albert B. Hall of In
diana and John C. Ketcham of Michi-
gan and George r. Farnum Assistant
Attorney General of the United States.
Music for the meeting will be pro-
vided by the Mckinley High School
Symphony Orchestra, under the direc-
ton of Dore Walten, faculty leader
The orchestra, one of the oldest high
school musical organizations in Wash
ington and one of the city's most pop
ularly known. normally is composed of
IS players. In their program tonight.
however, Mr.. Walten will be directing
45 boys and girls.
At the conclusion of the final orches-
trail selection. during which the Judges
will write their ballots, Senator Tydines
VIII announce the name of the winner.
Without further delay. the victor will
receive his rewards and Oliver Owen
Kuhn. managing editor of The Star. will
present this newspapers check for 500
to hinl-or her.
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