Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
VIRGINIA ORATORY
GROUPS TO MEET
N
Girls 0utnumber Boys Three
to One in Contest Tomor-
row Night.

Virginia will swing into the group
phase Of the Sixth National Oratorical
Contest tomorrow night with girls OUT
numbering boys In the field almost
three to one.
Opening in the Madison School at
East Falls Church at pm tomorrow,
the group" or interschooi phase of the
contest I'm the Old Dominion will con-
tinue nightly at contest centers In diff
ferent counties during the week until
Friday. when the concluding COMPETE
ton will be staged at Herndon The
winners Of the I'VE meets win comprise
the field in the Virginia finals to be
held Friday, April 10. ut BalIston, when
that States representative in The Star
finals will be determined.
The group meets this week with the
contestants in each in the order In
which they will speak, follow:
Group Tomorrow night at O'Clock
in the auditorium of the Madison (ele-
mentary) School at East Falls Church;
with Reba Cupp OF the Oakton High
School on THE Citizen-His Privileges
and Duties Under the Constitution
Jerry Schultz Of the Washington Lee
High School Of Ballston, on 1.-THE Con-
stitution--A guarantee of the Liberty
OF the Individual; Miss Ann Z. Grim
minis of the Villa Maria Academy OF
West Falls Church, on THE Develop
ment OF the Constitution, and Ken
meth Elliott Of the Jefferson High School
OF East Falls Church, on "A Citizen
His Privileges and Duties Under the
Constitution" competing.
Program for Leesburg.
Group 2-Tuesday night at 8 o'clock
In the auditorium of the Leesburg High
School, with Miss Sarah Frances LET
ferts Of the Leesburg High School, on
Origins Of the Constitution: Miss
Maxine Hazel Barton Of the Round Hill
High School. on THE Origin Of the
Constitution" Thomas Edward Taylor
OF the Lincoln High School, on 1.-THE
Development of the Constitution; Miss
Clara Conard of the Hillsboro Junior
High School, on "Origin Of Our Con-
Stitution," and Miss Maxine Compiler OF
the Waterford High School. on Origins
OF the Constitution" competing.
Group "wednesday night. at &
o'clock, in the auditorium Of the new
Maury Elementary School, in Russell
road, Alexandria, with Miss Helen Def
wiler OF the Clifton High School, on
The Constitution; Guarantee of the
Liberty Of the Individual: Miss Cath
ryn Garrett Tobin OF the Fairfax High
School, on THE Development of the
Constitution; Carey Howard Blackwell
OF the Alexandria High School. on The
Development and Purpose of Constitu-
tion." and John Trevett Allen Of the
Swavely Preparatory School of Man
assas, on Public Responsibility to the
Constitution" competing.
Group 4-Thursday night, at 8 o'clock,
in the auditorium of the Warrenton
High School, with Lloyd @. Davis OF
the Haymarket High School, on THE
Constitution in the Daily Life Of the
Individual; Ray swank of the Nokes-
vile High School, on The Evolution OF
termined representative Of the Marshall
High School; Elizabeth D. Brereton oil
the Warrenton High School, on per
sonalities of the Constitutional Conven-
ton; Miss Lucy johnson Of the Beale-
ton High School. on IA Citizen: His
Rights and Duties" and Beulah B
Smith of the Remington High School
on 1.-The Citizen. His Privileges and
Duties Under the Constitution" COM
peting.
Group 5.-Friday night at 8 O'Clock
in the auditorium Of the Herndon High
School, with Miss Evelyn Osborn Jen-
nings of the Franklin Sherman High
School. on 1.-The Citizen: His Privileges
and Duties Under the Constitution"
the as yet unannounced spokesman fol
the Lee-Jackson High School; Mis-
Helen Lucille McCarty Of the Herndor
High School. on THE Citizen: Eli
Privileges and Duties Under the Con.
Floris Vocational School of Hernd0n
e%ffNvtf.,n IN the T1ni1u III
Of the Individual"
Music for Meetings.
The program at each of the meeting:
win be augmented by music and each
will be presided over by prominent naer
/ of Virginia and the District Of Colum.
| bia. Tomorrow nights contest at EaSt
Falls Church will have Harry M. Key.
ser, secretary of the Washington
Railway q Electric Co.. as its chair
man, while Tuesdays meet at Leesburs
will be presided over by O. l.. limerick
superintendent of schools in Loudour
County. Capt. Thurlow White. president
Of the Alexandria Kiwanis Club, vii
preside over the competition in Alex.
andria, Wednesday night; Col. j
Donald Richards, Warrenton attorney
will preside at the Warrenton NEE
Thursday night. and Wilbert Woodsor
! will act as chairman OF the Herndor
meeting Friday night.
Similarly, leading citizens Of the Ole
Dominion and Washington will Judge
the contestants and their efforts to wiz
places In the Virginia district finals
The judges in tomorrow's contest vii
be Dorsey Hyde, secretary of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce; Mrs
William Wolff Smith. lecturer Of Wash
ington, and Fred p. Myers, head OF the
legal debating department Of the Ma
tional University, washington. Tuesday
nights judges viii include Rev. San
ford L. Rotter Of The Plains, Va: DR.
Fred Gochnauer Of Upperville. and Or
Harold Colder, instructor in English al
American University. Wednesdays
board Of judges. win be composed Of
George J. Jones, head OF the history
department In the District of Columhia
public school system; Louis Alderman
Of the Department Of the Interiors
Bureau Of Education, and George Nor
ton Churchill, instructor in history at
George washington University. The
Thursday night meet VIII be judged by
John r. Bethune, secretary OF the
United States Tariff Commission; Dr.
Julius H. Parmelee, director Of the Blu
reau of Railway Economics; Miss Ruth
Newburn. who was alternate TO the
Champion in the Fist National Oratori-
cal Contest In 1924, Clarence Carter
Commonwealth attorney Of Warrenton
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