Evening star., 1933-04-19
WINS MONTGOMERY
0RATOR|CAL F|NALS|
HayIett Shaw of Bethesda
Chevy Chase School Cap
lures Honor.

Splicing his discussion of the century,
and-a -half-old Constitution Of the
United States with timely references to
outstanding events in the present Roose-
welt administration, Haylett B. Shaw,
senior of the Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School, It r. hit won the cham
pionship Ct Montgomery County, Md,
in the tenth National Oratorical Con-
test
BY virtue of his victory, which was
won over good opposition from three
other Montgomery County schools, young
Shaw will be one of four contenders
in the Maryland State finals at La
Plata April 20.
The second of these contenders for
State honors will be chosen at Upper
Marlboro at O'Clock tonight, when four
school spokesmen compete for the cham
pionship of Prince Georges County.
Speakers and Orations.
Tonights speakers and their respec-
live orationS follow in the order In
which they will compete:
Margaret ]. Ballard. Marlboro High
School. Voting An Outstanding Prlvi-
lege of the Constitution"
Mary Halfpap. Maryland Park High
School, The Constitution-the Guide
of the People"
Robert Bradley, Hyattsville High
School, Leaders of the Constitutional
Convention"
Lucille Goodwin. Oxon Hill High
School, THE Constitution"
Wins Second Place.
At the Montgomery County finals last
night, held in the Bethesda-C Chase
High School auditorium, Norman B.
Jacobs. jr., spokesman for the Gathers
burg High School, won second place in
the decision of the judges to be named
official alternate to the county cham
pion.
Shaw's speech on "Our Changing Con-
Stitution" was delivered in five minutes
and two seconds of the permitted six
minutes. In loud deep voice, which he
accompanied with few we'll placed gest-
ures, Shaw discussed the manner in which
| the Constitution, ever the same instru-
| ment Of government. has permitted
changes to meet the times. With huge
| surplus stocks choking many markets
| unemployment the Bethesda Chevy
Chase speaker asserted that the Con-
stitution today faces its greatest test in
| history. He cited the broad powers
given by Congress to President Roosevelt
under the Constitution and pointed out
that no storm of protest arose to oppose
the grant, all Of which, he contended,
illustrated the elasticity of the Consti-
tuition.
The first speaker at last nights meet
ing was Miss Gladys Beall of the Sher-
wood High School Of Sandy Spring.
She spoke on The Personalities of the
Constitutional Convention" Her style Of
oratory was clean-cut rapid and un-
faltering, and she stood composedly with
her hands clasped behind her. She
spoke for exactly six minutes.
Speaks on Roosevelt.
Paul Deeb Of the Takoma- Silver Spring.
Blair High School next took the stage
and he spoke for ) minutes and "a sec
ondS on Theodore Roosevelt and the
Constitution" His was a novel speech,
IN which timeliness played an impor-
tant part, and his oratory was of the
intense, spirited type. Once, when he
seemed about to falter in memory. Deeb
showed splendid courage and carried on
to finish without further delay.
Jacobs, the winner Of the position Of
alternate. spoke on The Social Signifi-
canoe Of the Constitution" He, too.
used gestures and spoke with poise
His speech was the shortest Of the eve
ming, requiring only 4 minutes and 40
seconds for delivery.
The meeting was presided over by DR.
Edwin Broome. superintendent of Mont
gomery County schools. The Judges
were Norman Nelson assistant principal
OF the Western High School in Wash
ington; Miss Sue Gardner. teacher of
history and dramatics at Western. and
Jacob Gichner. Washington director of
a national honor scholastic fraternity.
The program was given spirit by the
music of the Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School Band, with 80 musicians
who played under the baton of James
Moss, student director.
Virginia Speakers Named.
While Marylands participation is in
rapidly are completing their lists of
school spokesmen. The George Mason
High School Of Alexandria late yester-
day designated two orators to represent
1t against the Alexandria High School
IN the Alexandria City finals. The
George Mason High Schools spokesmen
are Godfrey Runaldue and GLADYS Cas-
well. Runaldue won with an oration
on The Influence Of Our Federalism
Upon Other Federalisms." and Miss
CasWells speech was on The League
OF Nations and the Constitution"
Runaldue and Miss Caswell will COM
pete with Lawrence Wood and Miss
thurman Baker. winners at the Alex-
andria High School, in the Alexandra
city finals at 8 o'clock next Monday
nlght In the George Mason High School
auoltorlum. The winner of that con-
TEST VIII represent Alexandria in the
Virginia State finals judges in the
IeQrPe Mason Hioh Ccto,l