Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25

extemporaneous talk. Several minutes
before. the Tech Symphony orchestra
| Of Mckinley High had completed a
| musical selection. Mr.. Leigh an
nounced withuhn's extemporaneous
subject as 1.-THE Conflict Between JEFF
ferson and Marshall Is Reflected In
'Coi1ens Versus Virginia"
Before begin" Withuhn declared,
II must first say that know absolutely
nothing about 'Cohens Versus virginia
have not prepared It, since did not
He discussed the conflict between
Jefferson and Marshall in the light of
other decisions Of the first California
Justice with which he was familiar.
He spoke huently, never hesitating for
a word for 3 minutes and a. seconds.
Bernard followed the Seattle orator
with an extemporaneous talk on 1.-THE
Eleventh Amendment-Its Date, It's
Contents and the Reasons for its
Adoption" His manner was much the
same as in his prepared speech and
his diction almost as good as In his
first appearance on the stage He was
stopped after speaking for minutes.
Applause Greets Gullion.
Gullion was greeted with applause as
nounced his subject as "Marshall's Part
in the Trial Of Aaron Burr, With Par
ticular Reference to the Constitutional
Issues" He launched into his final
test In q manner that displayed COM
plete knowledge Of the trial of Burr.
Detailing the events of the trial and
interpreting their significance, Gullion
spoke clearly and logically. He was
stopped at the expiration OF the al
loted minutes.
Turner also was greeted by applause.
He was instructed to discuss "The Six
tenth Amendment and the Constitu-
tional Guarantee Which It Abrogated."
| Telling of the differences between the
North and South, which resulted in the
Civil War. the Kentucktan displayed
ally on and of the speaking platform.
He spoke for the full period OF 4 min
utes.
Despite Turner's poise and his de-
terrnined forensic manner, the little
| Kentuckian was on the wrong foot
| throughout his extemporaneous speech.
| He discussed very completely the NJ
| tenth instead OF the sixteenth amend
ment, which was assigned him. If the
audience recognized the error, it gripped
| its chairs in silence, for 1t was not until
| the extenporaneous feature was con-
cluded that Turner's mistake was voiced
| through the hall The sixteenth amend
ment embraces the authorization Of the
| income tax, but 50 far as Turner was
! concerned it dealt with the granting Of
the franchise to colored slaves.
Peyser, told to discuss "Hamilton's
Original Plan for the Government of
| the United States" stood out among
q group Of the Nations best orators
| for his cultured and clear enunciation.
| His delivery, when speaking extern
| poraneously, was equal to that of his
| 6-nninute studied speech. Never ut loss
for a word, he explained his topic for
| 4 minutes.
Girls Are Given Flowers.
Miss Gulager followed with discus
sion Of 1.-THE Meaning, Origin and OPP
| Grafton of Habeas Corpus" Like the
| speakers who preceded her, with the ex-
| ceptioh of Guilion, her manner differed
| little from that In her prepared address.
| She seemed the mistress OF her SUBJ
| feet. She stopped one second before
| her time limit was reached.
Show Specifically Wherein the Peo-
I pie Are Sovereign Over the supreme
Court" was the theme on which Miss
| brourht to an end the seventh national
oratorical contest She spoke slowly and
with power and colmness. In her ora
ton was embodied quotation Of the
Pledge to the Flag.
Following the last grafton. the ballots
of the eight judges were collected.
| While audience and contestants awaited
| the decision which was TO De announced
as soon as the ballots had been COM
piIed. two baskets Of colorful flowers
were presented to the girl orators. The
Tech Symphony Orchestra. under dt.
rection Of bore Walton, faculty director,
Mayed during the watt