Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
FIFTH VOTE WINS
FOR GIRL ORATOR
Notre Dame Academy Senior
viii Compete in
Final Tests.

Winning after a deadlock in the
judges votes for first place had been
broken by arbitration of neutral
party, Lillian G. Pepper, 17-year-old
senior In the Notre Dame Academy, was
chosen to represent the private and pa
rochial division Of The Evening Star
area in the National Oratorical Con-
test at The Star finals May 8.
Miss Pepper spoke on 1.-THE Citizen
His Privileges and Duties Under the
Constitution"
Throughout four votes Judges DR..
Charles Hart of Catholic University, DR..
George Farnham, pastor Of the Cleve-
land Park Congregational Church; DIR.
George Churchill of George washington
University and Dr. Richard Purcell of
Catholic University were tied two and
two on the vote for the, first award. A
consultation proving to be Of no avail in
deciding between Miss Pepper and
Philip H. Hannah Of st. Johns College,
Stephen z. Kramer, first assistant super
intendent Of District Of Columbia pub
lie schools, who was present as chair
man Of the event, was called in to cast
the deciding vote.
Kramer Casts Vote.
According 10 q score which Mr.. Kra-
mer had kept for his own information,
Miss Pepper was rated above Hannah
by q slight margin and therefore was
designated to receive the 500 cash
prize given to each Of the IL district
winners in The Star area.
Miss Mary Louise Reyes Of Sacred
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Other schools entered in the COMPETE
ton and their representatives we're:
st. Adams School, Randolph Leigh,
jr.; Woodward School, William Powell;
st. Cecilia's Academy, Frances M.
O'Connell, and Holy Trinity High
School, Mary Josephine Kelly.
Lives in District.
The young winner Is the daughter OF
Mrs. Lillian v. Pepper Of $40 Michigan
avenue. During her four years in high
school she has been member of the
basket ball team and has served as class
secretary.
Two more Of the county final meets
in the series now being held in the
Maryland and Virginia territory Of The
Star zone win take place tonight, when
orators in Arlington County, Va, and
Prince Georges County, Md. will vie
for the right to represent their contest
units at their respective State division
finals.
At Washington-Lee High School
! Ballston, Va. at pm, a crowd Of
more than a thousand persons is ex-
pected to hear speakers James Hunton
Warren Dodd, Joe Strobel, Rial Rose
and Gordon Walker in their compett-
ton for the county championship
Principal s. p. Vanderslice Of Wash
ington-Lee School will preside, and
musical selections on the program viii
be furnished by that schools orchestra
Prince Georges Contest.
Representatives from eight Prince
Georges County high schools will meet
at pm. at the Oxon Hill High School
Anacostia, Md, in the elimination
event. Supt. of Prince Georges County
Schools Nicholas Orem will preside. The
contestants entered are De Voc Kepliu
Meade, Hyattsville High School: Ellen
Earnshaw, Brandywine High School;
Marian Louise Baden, Maryland Park
High School, Seat Pleasant, Md; Gen.
eve Jameson, Hughesyille High School
william e. Radcliffe, Marlboro High
School; Edna Clifton, Surrattsville
High School, Clinton, Md; Vesta Pearl
Grimes, Baden High School, and Gene
We've Everett, Bowie High School.
A musical program win be provided
by the Maryland Park High School
Orchestra and by Misses Doris McCowu
Anna Talbert and Doris Taylor, vo-
calists.