Evening star., 1932-04-15
TWO D. c. SCHOOLS
SELECT ORATORS
Winners Named at Central
and Business Hiqh
Contests.

Two Washington high school orators
won places in The Star area finals of
the National Oratorical Contest in COM
petitions conducted here last night and
this morning.
Meanwhile, the Virginia county con-
tests went into the final stages with
the completion of the Loudoun County
elimination last night, and plans for the
first Maryland preliminary at Hyatts-
vile. Prince Georges County, were laid
today.
Miss Minnie Sadie, IT, a senior, was
selected from three girl speakers in the
Business High School meeting last night
to represent that school in The Star
finals May TO- She spoke on The First
Amendment to the Constitution" in her
prepared address and discussed why
Was Not the Personal Liberty Provision
of the Bill of Rights Included in the
Original Constitutions" as an extempo-
raneous topic. Miss Sadie, the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Sadie of 629
Keefer place, will receive a 500 cash
prize and is eligible for the grand prize
OF 5000 cash and trip to Europe
awarded The Star winner.
Selected at Central.
Principal Allan Davis presided at the
Business High contest, which was held
in conjunction with a meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association.
Today at 9 am. three Central High
School orators, two boys and a girl,
faced a board of judges consisting of
Miss Mildred Dean, head of the Latin
department of District schools; Donald
Scherbondy CT American University and
Arthur Fleming of the United States
Society.
Albert Abramson, IA, sophomore,
and one of the youngest contestants
ever to gain the final round in this ter
ritory, was victorious over his two
school mates with an Grafton on Our
Foreign Policy Under the Constitution"
His 4-minute eXtemporaneouS discussion
answered the question Why Would a
Future War Inevitably Draw the United
States Into Its Vortex"
Abramson is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Abramson of 631 Princeton
place. He entered the Central pre-
lminaries last year but was eliminated.
The other two contestants in the
Central session were Miss Dorothy
Ames, also a sophomore. and Glade
Cotton, a senior in the school. Miss
AneS UOCK as ner subject washington
and the Union" and Cotton outlined
''The Formation of the Constitution"
According to the prearranged agree
ment among Central contestants, the
500 prize presented by The Star will be
divided $50 for first, $50 to second and
$40 third.
Wins in Loudoun County.
Henry Erbe of Lincoln High School
was chosen Loudoun County represen-
tative in the Virginia finals last night
in a contest held at Leesburg High
School. He spoke on Marshall and the
Constitution" Miss Esta May Small
wood of Lovettsville will be the county
alternate. Supt of Schools o. L.
limerick presided at the meeting.
The series of four Maryland county
contests will open tonight when seven
speakers compete at Hyattsville for the
honor of representing Prince Georges
County in the Stace final April 90.
Nicholas Orem, county superintend-
'ent of schools. will preside over the
program, which also will include q
group of orchestral selections.
The speakers and their subjects are
to be: De Voc Kepler Meade, Hyatts-
vile High School, Webster and the
Constitution; Henrietta B. Radcliffe,
Marlboro High School, "The Citizen: