Evening star., 1932-04-22
WOODWARD PUPIL WINS.
Representative for Private and Parochial
School of Capital.

William Powell of Woodward School,
washington, won his way to The Eve
ming Star area finals in the National
Oratorical Contest yesterday, when he
was awarded first prize in the private
and parochial schools final of the city.
James J. Carr, student at Swavely
School, Manassas, Va, won the Prince
William County finals yesterday and
will represent that county in the Vir-
ginia State finals tonight at Maury
School Auditorium, Alexandria.
Powell, whose Grafton on Lincoln,
the Savior of the Constitution" was
adjudged best in the private and paro-
chial schools, final, was selected only
after deadiocked vote of the judges
was broken by the deciding vote of the
chairman, Stephen Kramer, first assist
ant superintendent of District Public
Schools.
| Is Outstanding Student.
Judges were Dr. Charles A. Hart, DR.
George M. Churchill. DR.. Richard ].
Purcell and DR.. George Farnham.
The youthful orator is son Of
William B. Powell, a guard at the Ma
tional Cathedral. He Is one Of the
outstanding students at the school and
has maintained 95 per cent average.
Carr is also a Washingtonian, al
though he attends the Virginia school
His mother, Mrs. Daniel ]. Carr, widow
Of Col. D. J. Carr, U. S. A., resides
al the Wardman Park Hotel He has
taken part in many other activities at
the school and has held Offices in the
dramatic club and on the student news
paper.
Other speakers in the private and
parochial group finals and their sub
jects we're: Walter w. Dosh, st. John
College, Washington and the Consti-
tuition; Miss Eleanor B. McAuliffe, St.
Patrick's Academy, George Washing
ton and the Constitution; Miss
Blanche Lee Lyddane, Holy Trinity
stitution"; Miss Margaret Mary Nc
Donald, Academy Of the Holy Cross,
Origins of the Constitution" and
Edward Randolph and the Constitu-
tional Convention Walter Dosh was
awarded second prize.
Miss Louise F. May, Brentsville Dis
trict High School, Nokesville, Va. was
named alternate to Carr In the Prince
William County contest, speaking on
Tests of the Constitution" Other con-
testants were Miss Hattie Mae Partlow
Manassas High School, and Arthur F.
Lovelace, Occoquan High School.
Judges OF the contest were N. J. Mel
son, assistant principal of Western
High School, Washington. and Mrs.
Arthur Condor and Mrs. Henry Shep-
herd. also Of Washington. Richard c.
Haydon, district superintendent OF
schools presided
State Finals Tonirht
Virginia's representative Evening Star
area final will be determined tonight
at Maury School Auditorium, Alexan-
dria.
The speakers, beside Carr, include,
with their subjects, Miss Jane Wilton
Ficklin. Bealeton High School, Fau-
quier County. THE Constitution and
Modern Tendencies; Henry F. Erbe,
Lincoln High School, Loudoun County,
John Marshall and His Contributions
to the Constitution; Smith Rucker,
Washington-Lee High School, Arlington
County, Washington, the Citizen;
Gladys A. Caswell, George Mason High
School. Alexandria City. Lincoln and
the Constitution" and Lytton H Glib
son, Jefferson High School. Fairfax
County. Washington and the Consti-
tuition"
Randolph Leigh will preside as chair
man at the contest, judges of which will
include Sidney F. Taliaferro, vice pres
ident of Riggs National Bank and for
mer District Commissioner; Ralph
Quinter, Washington attorney, and Nei
Burhnshaw, assistant United States
attorney.
Henri r. M. van Hoof of Holland las,
years international champion, will bt
present and sit on the stage at tht
| contest