Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-05
ORATORY WINNERS
To COMPETE HERE
FRIDAY IN FINALS
Rules Are Announced for
Contest to Decide Ma
tionaI Entry.
VICTOR WILL MAKE TOUR
TO EUROPE IN SUMMER
Judge Will Travel to Schools in
Morning to Hear Each Con-
Is, testant Speak.

Preparations were completed today
for the finals Friday in The Evening
Star area of the National Oratorical
Contest.
The victorious high school boy or girl
will participate in the national finals.
In addition the Star area winner will
receive a two and one-half month trip
to Europe. with all expenses paid.
Fridays judges will include Frank j.
Loesch, Chicago attorney, member OF
the Wickersham Commission and presi-
dent OF the Chicago Crime Commission;
Albert W. Atwood. editorial writer for
the Saturday Evening Port, author and
member Of Phi Beta Kappa; Wade H.
Ellis. attorney and president OF the
Washington chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa; French Strother. administrative
assistant of President Hoover, author
and former editor of Worlds Work. and
George r. Bowerman, librarian OF the
Public Library, author, lecturer and q
member Of Phi Beta Kappa.
Time to Be Watched.
Richard Ham Of the American Auto
mobile Association, will be the ofncia1
timekeeper. He will use stop watch.
He will signal for the participants to
stop by blowing whistle. Any orator
failing to obey this warning viii be dis
qualified.
Beginning at 8:45 am, Friday, the
Judges and time keeper will make the
rounds of eight high schools and the
National Museum Auditorium to hear
the young speakers. The finalist chosen
through recent intra-school Examinations
will face the judges in each school. The
champion orators from the Maryland
and Virginia territories and the private
and parochial schools of Washington
will be heard at the museum.
The schedule followed by the judges
will be at variance with that of last
year. They will drive to Western High
School at s:45. after which the order
viii be: Central at 9:15. Business at
s:35, National Museum at 9:55, Car-
doza at 1880. Dunbar at ll;l0. Arm
strong at l1:25. Mckinley at 11:45,
and Eastern at 1905 O'Clock.
Make Two Talks.
Each contestant will make two
talks. Included will be .. six-ninute
temporaneous speech. The compeH-
tors will be given IS minutes in which
TO collect their thoughts for their ex-
temporaneous effort. They will be re-
stricted from obtaining help from In
d1viduals or books after being advised
Of their extemporaneous topic. The
judges viii regard as Of equal value the
ability demonstrated in two distinct
types Of orations.
Plans have been made for each
school to have its speaker ready to be-
gin when the judges arrive. Prelini-
nary introductionS viii be completed
before the arrival Of the official party.
Some Of the school principals have
planned ceremonies Of presentation Of
800 prizes Immediately after the de-
parture Of the judges. These awards
will be made to each division victor in
The Star territory.
Immediately after hearing the last
orator the judges win retire to cast
their ballots. The compilation of
ratings under the combined low-point
and majority scoring system used
throughout the country then will be
made. The winner will be announced
IN Fridays Star.
In order TO merit the championship
the successful aspirant must receive
the low total score and . majority Of
firsts from the judges.