Evening star., 1932-10-23
Georges Domino Takes Close
Decision From Miss Lu-
cyIIe Goldsmith.
|ENGLAND'S SPOKESMAN
GIVEN THIRD HONORS
Audience Fills Constitution Hall
to Hear World Champion
ship Contestants.

Georges Pol Domino of France won
the world championship in high school
oratory last night when he was
awarded a close decision over the
American girl entrant in the Seventh
International Oratorical Contest finals
in Constitution Hail.
Miss Lucylle D. Goldsmith Of Los
Angeles, the spokesman for the United
States who captured the American ma
tional finals here last May, was second
place winner.
Charles G. p Smith of England took
third honors.
The contest finals was marked by a
brilliant audience that taxed the
capacity Of Constitution Hall and in
cluded representatives of Washington's S
diplomatic, social, governmental and
educational circles Music was fur
nished by Washington's own youth in
the playing of the Tech Symphony
Orchestra Of Mckinley High School
and the Inter-High School Festival
Chorus.
New Champion Is IL.
The new world champion, Georges
Domino is 10 years old and Is gradu-
ate Of the College of Vitry in France.
He captured the world title from Hol-
land, whose spokesman last year was
Henri R. M. Van Hoof, with a six
minute prepared Grafton on The At
nh, Of Tradition
and Progress" and a four minute ex-
temporaneous talk on French Youth
and Scientific Training" The third
orator to take the stage, young Domino
was introduced by the playing Of La
Marseillaise" Just as the other orators
were presented by the playing OF their
national anthems.
Domine's victory was announced from
the stage and he was presented 1mmedl-
ately with the silver loving cup by Right
Rev Msgr. James Hugh Ryan, rector
of Catholic University. The brief rite
was saluted by the vigorous applause
OF the audience.
The judges, whose verdict proclaimed
the victor, were DR.. Miguel Cruchaga-
Tocornal, Ambassador from Chile; DR..
Eric Hendrix Louw, Minister from
South Africa; Dr. Louis H. Michel.
Charge dlldlIcS VI Tie O"ISo iCSoeAoAA'
DR.. Henry Grattan Doyle Of George
Washington University and DR.. Paul G.
Gleis of Catholic University.
The timekeepers were Maj. Gen. Amos
A. Fries, U. S. A., retired, and Brig
Gen. Hugh Matthews, U. S. Marine
Corps.
Wants to Be Lawyer.
Domino is ambitious to become
LAWYER His hobby is book collecting
while his out t-of-doorS fondness leads to
hiking and mountain climbing.
Miss Goldsmith is planning a dra-
matte career, and following her col
lege course she expects to go on the
stage. The British boy is only Is years
old and the possessor Of an outstand-
ing scholastic record. He won senior
county scholarship when he was II
years old and passed the general
schools examination two years later.
He won six out of seven defamation
prizes at his school. He speaks French
fluently and excells at swimming, rugoy
and cricket.
The other two contestants, r. Eric
Boden of Ireland and Henri Emile
Phaff of Holland are equally interesting.
Boden was graduated this year from the
Belvedre School at Dublin, where ne
won the gold medal for oratory. He
already has had several articles pub
lished in the professional press in his
determined efforts to be journalist.
He will attend the National University
of Ireland. Young Phaff, also ID. is
student at the Nederlansch Lyceum at
The Hague His father is a captain
of the Royal Grenadier Guards and
former ordinance officer Of the Queen.
Following his graduation from high
school next year, the orator will attend
military academy to prepare for a ca
reer as a cavalry officer.
The contest was presided over by
Randolph Leigh, founder and director
general of the contest movement
symphony Orchestra Plays.
Ten minutes before the contest was
opened every seat in the hall except a
balcony fringe and those allotted to
newspaper men was occupied. The
Tech Orchestra played in concert under
Dore Walten and the final moments
passed rapidly. On the stroke OF 3
o'clock the young orators filed on to
the stage with Mr.. Leigh, DR.. Rowe and
Msgr. Ryan.
Mr. Leigh declared the Seventh In
ternational Oratorical Contest open
and presented DR.. Rowe.
In his opening address, DR.. Rowe
cited the contest as q contributor to
international peace and as evidence Of
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