Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
.TWOMORE COUNTIES
SELECT ORATORS
Prince Georges and Arlington
Name Entries in State
Finals.

While two more county champions in
the National Oratorical Contest were
chosen in Maryland and Virginia last
night, plans were completed for the
staging of a third county meet at La
Plata, I'D, tonight.
Gordon Walker, q 17-year-o junior
Of the Westinghouse High School al
Ballston, was adjudged the Arlington
County victor in the last of the Vir-
GINA county finals last night, while
William Z. Radcliffe. spokesman for the
Marlboro High School, was chosen
champion of Prince Georges County.
Four Compete Tonight.
The Charles County finals at La Plata
tonight will witness the oratorical bids
of four high school representatives
under the craftsmanship of F. B
Gwynne, superintendent of county
schools. The contestants will be Geneva
jameson of the Hughesville High School
Mary Mitchell of the Lackey High
School, at Indian Head; F. Lewis
Mitchell of the La Plata High Schoo
and Margaret Lloyd of the Glasva High
School OF Bel Alton.
Miss Rial Rose won second honors
in the Arlington County finals last night
| to be named alternate TO young Walker
Decisions, of the judges were unanimous
Walker will compete in the Virginia
state finals April "a at the Washington.
Lee High School.
William Radcliffe, Marlboro's county
! championship winning orator, was the
! third OF nine high school spokesman
| to take the platform at Oxon Hill last
| night. Following two girls speakers,
| the Marlboro orator introduced ges-
/ lures to the Prince Georges County
| finals. He spoke on Lincoln and the
! Constitution"
De Voc Meade, the Hyattsville High
| School entrant, won second place in
! the contest.
Virginia Names, oxon Hill, took
third place.
Miss Genevieve Everett of the Bowie
High School was the first speaker. She
was followed by Miss Ellen Ernshaw
of the Brandywine High School, Miss
Marion Neither. representing the
Mount Rainier High School, was the
fourth contestant.
Pearl Grimes Next.
Vesta Pearl Grimes of the Baden
/ High School, followed the Mount
Rainier girl to the platform. Marion
/ Louise Baden spoke for the Maryland
/ Park High School Miss Edna Clifton,
| spokesman for the Surrattsville High
| School, was eighth.
| The Prince Georges County champion
| was cHOSen lOllOWlng The SeleCtlOn The
| day before Of the private and parochial-
| school district champion in Miss Lillian
| c. Pepper of Notre Dame Academy
/ Washington. Phillip Hannah of St
| Johns College was named alternate in
| the private and parochial meeting, and
Miss Frances OConnell of ST. Cecilia s
| Academy was winner of third honors
| The judges in last nights Prince
Georges County finals were Prof. Walter
| O'Connor of Georgetown University IS
| faculty, Miss Phyllis Wilson of the
| faculty of the Marjorie Webster School
/ for Girls and Arthur Fleming of the
| editorial staff of the United States
| Daily, former member of the Am srican
| University faculty. Nicholas Orem,
! superintendent of schools in Prince
| George County, presided over the meet
| ing and introduced the contestants. The
program was completed by q vocal solo
! by Miss Doris M. MCGOWAN, teacher at
! the Oxon Hill High School, and by a
| duet by Miss Doris Taylor and Miss
| Anna Talbert, Oxon Hill High School
1 students. Orchestra music was pre-
sented by the student orchestra of the
! Maryland Park High School.