Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-20
ORATOR SELECTED
IN PRINCE GEORGES
Robert Bradley of HyattsvHle
Is First in Finals for
County.

Robert Bradley of Hyattsville High
School last night won the champion
shin of Prince Georges County, Md, in
the Tenth National Oratorical Contest
in a spirited competition at Upper
Marlboro.
The meeting at which Bradley won
over three competitors with his oratlon
on Leaders In the Constitutional Con-
vention." was marked by warning
from Randolph Leigh. director genera.
of the contest that slashes IN scnooi
budgets weaken the electorate by re-
ducing its essential education. MI
Leigh an interested spectator OF IN
Prince Georges County finals, was pre-
sented To the audience by DR.. Nicholas
Orem. Superintendent of Prince Georges
County schools, and he responded with
q brief talk.
st. Marys Finals Tonight.
Tonight the St. Marys County finals
will be held at Charlotte Hall, When
four school Spokesman will compete Tor
the championship of that county. Inc
st. Marys County flnalists and their
respective orations in the oroer IN
which they will speak, follow:
O6lRl fttlill DA0o Va OAAeS~ No~~S ~---'
"Origins of the Constitution"
Louise Jones of st. Mary's Female
Seminary, THE Citizen-His Duties
and Privileges Under the Constitution"
Joseph Brennon Payne OF Margaret
Brent High School, THE Makers OF
the Constitution"
William Sterling Of St. Mary's Acad-
envy, Our Duties to the Constitution
in Crises"
Or. Charles v. Hayden Of Leonard
town will preside and the judges will
be DR.. M. w. Dickerson, M. M. Nc
Callip, and Allison R. Williams.
Wins Gold Medal
BY his victory last night at Marl-
boro, Robert Bradley won gold medal,
emblematic Of the county champion
ship and the right to enter the Mary
La Plata April 20. Bradley's fellow
contenders in the State finals will be
Haylett B Shaw of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School. champion Of Mont
gomery County, and the champions OF
st. Marys and Charles Counties.
In his speech last night, Bradley dis
cussed the roles which James Madison,
Gouverneur Morris, Benjamin Franklin
and George Washington played in the
convention which produced the Con-
stitution He showed how each OF the
famous patriots contributed his own
peculiar talents toward the success OF
the Constitution, in such a way that
each was essential to the final success
Of the instrument.
Bradleys oratory was moderately
rapid and was marked by minimum
of well placed gestures. He spoke for
5 minutes 26 seconds.
Lucille Goodwin Of the Oxon Hill
High School won second honors and
position of official alternate to Bradley
with her speech on Lincoln and the
Constitution" Miss Goodwin's per-
Torrance was Of high order and in the
rating of the judges, she was separated
from the first place by single point.
In her speech, which required only 4
minutes SO seconds for delivery, she ac-
corded Lincoln the distinction Of having
saved the Constitution by saving the
Union and, at the same time of having
saved the Union through the Constitu-
ton. She spoke with good infection
and sincere feeling.
Other contenders for the Prince
Georges County championship were
Margaret Halfpap of the Maryland
Park High School and Margaret Bal
lard of the Marlboro High School. Miss
Halfpap made strong bid with her
Grafton on THE Constitution, the Guide
of the People" and in it she traced
the passage of the United States
through its numerous emergencies, with
complete and successful reliance upon
the Constitution for guidance. She
spoke for minutes IS seconds. Miss
Ballard sought victory with her speech
on Voting, Privilege Under the Con-
stitution." In simple, direct manner
marked by earnestness, she pleaded not
only for a voting citizenry, but an in
formed citizenry that kept abreast Of
the times. Her speaking time was
minutes SIS seconds.
Judges in the Prince Georges finals
were Arthur F1enlming of the Ameri-
can University faculty. Norman Nelson,
assistant principal of Western High
School in Washington, and Miss Sue
Gardner, teacher Of dramatics at West
ern High School.
Speaks In Interval.
Mr.. Leigh was introduced while the
Judges were writing their ballots. Re-
ferring to the National Oratorical Con-
test, which DR.. Orem had told the
audience now is in the midst of its
tenth annual presentation, Mr.. Leigh
declared that while for nine years
have been studying and talking about
the abstracts of government, about its
theories and principles, this year the
Nation itself Is putting to actual test
in determined practice the very theories
which have been the subject Of the
contest speeches An informed elec-
torate, he said, Is essential to democ-
racy, and during the 10 years of its
operation the national oratorical con-
test has had for its purpose the in
spring of interest in and the spread
ing of knowledge of the Constitution
and good government.
Referring momentarily to the eco
nomic stress In government, Mr.. Leigh
said:
You cannot reduce educational bud
gets-you cannot treat education like
q cake to be sliced down to the end
without weakening the electorate upon
which this Nation depends for its sur
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