Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-01
GONzAGA ORATOR.
WINS IN CONTEST
]. Loren Freund Is Victor in
Private and ParochiaI
School District.

An grafton. well phrased and imagi-
native, yet concise and clear, with q
polished, forceful delivery, yesterday
won for j. Loren Freund of Gonzaga
College the championship of the private
and parochial district in The Stars
area of the National Oratorical Contest.
Although small in stature, the 18-
year-old high school senior spoke in a
quarters of the auditorium of ST. Paul's
Academy and riveted the attention of
the capacity audience.
Employing metaphor and smile, he
developed his subject, THE Foundations
of the Constitution" portraying the
struggle of freedom through the ages
for recognition and its final embodi-
ment in Americas basic law.
Manner Reflects Experience.
Freunds manner reflects his consider
able experience in debate and is marked
with easy gestures and q deliberative
tone which at times rises smoothly to
emotional heights, apparently without
strain or conscious effort.
The son of Mrs. Celia Freund Of 1924
Seventeenth street, he Is president of
his class at Gonzaga and prominent in
debating, dramatics and elocution. Last
school, but was prevented from taking
part in later examinations because of
illness. The six judges were almost
unanimous in choosing him to represent
the private and parochial district in
The Star area finals, five of them
awarding him first place.
In recognition of his victory, Freund
was presented with check for 500 by
Col. Leroy Heron, advertising manager
OF The Star, who also made awards of
gold medals to all the contestants. The
winner becomes a contestant in The
Star area finals May 8, the prize for
which is two-and-a-half-mon trip
to Europe In company with the six other
zone champions, who will take part in
the national finals here May "a.
Ronald Hubbard Is Second.
Second place in yesterdays contest
went to Ronald Hubbard, 10 years old,
of the Woodward School for Boys. He
spoke on THE Constitution; Guar
antee of the Liberty of the Individual"
emphasizing its safeguards of personal
freedom. His speech was delivered with
animation and was received enthusi-
astically by the audience.
The other speaker, completing the
group of contestants, was Eileen Haiti
gan, 18-year-old senior of ST. Paul'S
Academy, who is the daughter of Pat
rick j. Haltigan, reading clerk of the
House of Representatives She spoke
on 1.-THE Citizen; His Privileges and
Duties Under the Constitution"
The meeting opened about $3.50 in
the afternoon with Stephen E. Kramer,
assistant superintendent of public
schools, presiding. He delivered a brief
Introductory address, explaining the
history and purpose of the oratorical
contest, and then presented Miss Haiti
gan, who was followed by Hubbard
Freund spoke last. The Holy Trinity
Academy Orchestra rendered two selec-
tons.
The judges were DR.. Charles Hart,
professor of logic at Catholic Univer-
sity; DR., Leo F. Stock of the division of
historical research Carnegie Institution
of washington, and professor of Ameri
can history at Catholic University; Rev.
George L. Farnham, professor of public
speaking at George Washington Uni
versity; DR.. George Morton Churchill,
professor Of history at George Wash
ington University; Dr. Walter j. O'Con-
nor, professor of business administra-
ton at Georgetown University, and
James S. Ruby, jr, professor of Eng
lish at Georgetown University.
The contest assembly was concluded
with the audience singing 1.-THE Star
j Spangled Banner" to the accompani-
ment of the Holy Trinity Academy
Orchestra.