Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-16
Business High Junior First
District Winner in II Star
Area Groups.
SENIOR BOYS DEFEAT
GIRLS FOR 20 AND Sd
All Three Victors Plan to Study
Law-"John Marshall and Con-
stitution' Topic Wins.

Selection of the first District winner
in the IL divisions embraced by the
Evening Star area of the National Ora
torical Contest was announced today,
following the intra-school finals at
Business High School. Edwin Sands
Faunce, a 15-year old junior, was vic
toriou5 over the strong competition of
TOUR Schoolmates, being awarded first
prize for his grafton on John Marshall
and the Constitution" Faunce will
represent his school in the Star area
finals in May.
The 500 cash prize offered to each
District winner was divided, according
to the terms of a prior agreement, into
units OF $50, SIS and SIS, for the first,
Scond and third prize winners, re-
spectively. Fiorello Oddone, a senior.
ID years of age, and Louis Jenkins, IT.
year-old senior, won the alternate and
third place honors.
Oddone spoke on 1.-THE Origins of the
Constitution" while Jenkins chose as
his subject, THE Constitution With
Reference to the Everyday Lives of the
Citizens Governed by It" All three
winners intend to become lawyers.
Victor Plans for G. u.
Edwin Faunce resides with his guar
dian, William H. Sanford, an ice dealer.
at 28O4 Sixth street northwest. Faunce
mas been active in public speaking In
the high school, having represented
Business High as Its speaker at the
Simon Bolivar centennial celebration.
He IS member of the undergraduate
Constitution Club. an organization
which sponsors the study of the Con-
stltutlon of the United States among
students and also fosters the activities
OF the school and the National Orator.
cal Contest. At present he is entered in
the foot ball managerial competition.
Following his graduation in June, 1882,
Faunce intends to study law at George
town University.
Both Fiorelio oddone and Louis
Jenkins have been prominently identi-
fed with the athletic and Cadet Corps
activities of their school. Oddone who
Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gennaro
Oddone of 1877 Thirtieth street north
west, has been member of the foot
ball, base ball and basket ball squads, a
first sergeant in the Cadet Corps, presi-
dent of the Chevrons Club and a mem
Der of the Constitution Club.
Two Girls Speak.
jenkins is a school cheer leader, has
played foot ball and base ball, holds a
commission as a first lieutenant In the
Cadets, is the treasurer of the Math
AiuU, HlGIuDST Oh The OOlSblGuJtOn
Club and the Sabre Club and was for
merly circulation manager of the Bal
ance Sheet, the Business High School
publication. He is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert c. Jenkins of sos Locust
street, Park Lane, Va. His father is a
route supervisor for the Havenner
Bakery. After his graduation this June.
Jenkins intends to study law at the
Y. NJ. G. A. night school.
Conway, speaking on 1.-THE ConSti-
tuition and Whit 1t Affords the
Constitution and What 1t Affords the
Modern Youth and Virginia and the
Constitution we're the other contest
ants. The competition was attended
by the entire student body of the
school, assembled in the school audi
forum. Speeches were strictly lin
tied to the 6-minute period provided for
in the contest rules.
Miss Pauline Scott, member of the
Contest Committee, presided over the
meeting. Assisting as judges were Mrs.
William Corbin, president of the Wom-
ems City Club; Mrs. Joshua Evans, a
member of the board of trustees of
George Washington University and wife
of Joshua Evans, president of the Dis
trict National Bank, and James c.
Wilkes. attorney and alunlnus of Bust
ness High School.