Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
Son of Army Officer Will
Speak in Star Area Ora
tory Contest.
WILSON TYRRELL TO GO
TO MARYLAND MEETING
Wins Montgomery County Compe-
tition Over Seven Other
School Pupils.

Edmund Gullion will represent West
ern High School in The Star area finals
of the National Oratorical Contest, and
Wilson Tyrrell, II years old, of Be
thesda- Chevy Chase High School, will
speak for Montgomery County in the
MARYLAND State finals, as results OF
Examinations last night.
Tyrrell, the son of Edmund e. Tyr
rell of Forty-ninth street and Western
avenue, must survive the severe test
of the State competition before reach
ing the same stage in the contest Gull
lion attained by his victory in the To-
cal eliminationS.
Gullion captured the Western orator
ical championship with a brace OF
speeches that would do credit to an
older speaker than this 17-year-old
senior. Both his prepared SiX-mtnute
Grafton on John Marshall and Federal
Supremacy" and his four-minute ex-
temporaneous address, in which ne
answered the question, "1S John Mar
shall's Conception OF Government on
Trial in 1902" were presented with
thoughtful precision and poise.
Gullion is the son of Lieut.. Col. Allen
Gullion, u. s. A., and Mrs. Gullion OF
1880 Northampton street. He is am
bilious to become lawyer or a journal
ist and intends to continue his studies
at Princeton University following his
graduation from Western in June.
Holderness Is Second.
Stephen Holderness, Westerns alter
nate, won second honors with a We
hemently delivered grafton on "The
Citizen; His Privileges and Duties I'm
der the Constitution" In his extempo-
raneous address Holderness struck a
note of irony to voteless Washington,
when, in discussing in greater detail the
respective duties and privileges OF a
citizen under the Constitution, he plead
ed for an informed voting citizenry.
Holderness is 16 years old, junior
at Western, and the son OF Col. Arthur
w. Holderness, U. S. A, and Mrs.
Holderness of 1920 Rowland place.
Only the champion and his alternate
were announced last night by DR.. Elmer
S. Newton, principal Of Western, who
conducted the contest. He explained
that the five competitors had agreed
that the winner would accept only half
of the 500 which The Star awards as
district" prize and that the remainder
of the money would be divided evenly
among the other flnalists. Others on
the Western oratorical program pre-
sented good evidence of their right to
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Other Contestants.
Philip Ferris, 18-year-old senior,
spoke on "Our Constitution; A Way to
World Peace" He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George E. Ferris of 1910 Albemarle
street.
Miss Katherine Ireland, 17-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Emory I. Ire
land of 1916 Mcknight street, Chevy
Chase. was the only girl on the West
ern program. Her Grafton was on Pros
perity and the Constitution"
Forbes Burgess, 17-year-old junior,
commended for the honors with a we'll
ordered speech on John Marshall and
the Constitution"
Tyrrell was victorious in the Mont
gomery contest in the face Of close
competition by orators representing the
seven other secondary institutions Of
the county.
The winner pictured 1.-THE Constitu-
ton Meeting the Revolving Demands of
a Changing Generation" with vividneSS
and conciSenesS. There was no eX-
temporaneouS feature to the compe-
tition, each orator delivering six-nlin-
ute prepared speech.
Marion Rueth Second.
Marion Rueth, 16-year-old senior of
won second place and was named al
ternate. She spoke on THE Origin of
the Constitution"
Other speakers and their subjects
follow: Doris M. Palmer, Is years old,
Gaithersburg High School, 1.-THE Con-
stitution; a Guarantee of Liberty to
the Individual; Eleanor CiSsel, IA
years old, Sherwood High School,
Personalities of the Constitution"
Maggie Rose Showers, Dickerson High
School, THE Constitution and the In
dividual"; Nan Edith Wheeler, 16 years
old, Falkland High School, 1.-THE Fed
eral Appointive Power; Alvin Perkins,
16 years old, Rockville High School.
''The Civil War and the Constitution"
and James A. Cannon, jr., 16 years old,
Georgetown Preparatory School, THE
Legacy of the Constitution"
Oliver owen Kuhn, managing editor
of The Star, presided and delivered a
brief Introductory address in which he
emphasized the Importance of the
stabilizing effect of the oratorical con-
test on the youth of the country, espe-
cially at this time. There has been no
time since the Civil War, he declared,
when greater unity and respect for the
principles of American Government
have been more essential. He said that
CHCLy VIC 411lO CA4OAOo w uAAACA
mine the Constitution, and only re-
Gently Communism has been an issue
In the Washington public schools.
Fifth Consecutive Contest.
The forensic competition this year
marks the fifth consecutive time there
has been an Oratorical contest in Mont
gomery County, the chairman told the
audience.
"This contest" he said, sis the great
est advance in intoxicating high ideals
and interest in the Constitution in our
young people ever made. There are
more than two million children in the
United States interested in this move
ment and 26 nations will take part in
the international contest this year..
Mr.. Kuhn announced that The Star
will present a gold medal to the winner
when he appeared in the Maryland State
finals.
The judges were Col Wallace NJ.
Craigie, director Of cadets of the Wash
ington High Schools; Robert Peter, Jr.,
States attorney for Montgomery County,
and George p. Sacks OF the Bank Of
Bethesda.
Music for the occasion consisted Of
two piano solos each by Miss, Dorothy
Hobley and Miss Jean de Lashrnutt and
selection by the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Girls Glee Club.
SHOE STYLES FOR SPRING