Evening star., 1933-04-29
CLARENDON GIRL
IS VIRGINIA ORATOR
Washington-Lee High School
Sophomore Wins Finals
Held at BaHstoh.

HclU dl q OdnSlONs
Fourteen -year-old Maxine Cardwell,
washington-Lee High School sopho-
more was adjudged champion orator
of Virginia in that States Tenth Ma
tional Oratorical Contest finals last
night at Ballston.
Earlier in the day Grace Mary Col
lif1ower of st. Cecilias Academy was
proclaimed champion of the private
and parochial school district In the
final elimination meet held in the Ma
tional Museum Auditorium.
Tonight at La Plata the Maryland
State finals will be held for the des-
ignation of the spokesman Of that State
IN The Star finals May IL. The Mary
land finalists and their respective ora
tions, in the order in which they will
speak. follow:
Robert Bradley Of the Hyattsville
High School, champion of Prince
Georges County. The Leaders OF the
Constitutional Convention"
Serge Remby Diab of the Charlotte
Hall School, champion OF st. Marys
County, Origins of the Constitution
Henry Estevez of the La Plata High
School, champion of Charles County,
why We Should Support the Con-
stitution."
Haylett B. Shaw Of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School. champion OF
Montgomery County, The Consi-
tuition"
The Judges for the Maryland finals
will be DR.. Stephen E. Kramer, first
assistant superintendent of District OF
Columbia schools; H. H. Keyser, secre-
tary and counsel of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co.. and DR.. Richard ].
Purcell of the Catholic University stan.
Randolph Leigh. director general OF the
contest. will preside.
Field Closely Contested.
In the Virginia finals last night Miss
Cardwell won in a closely contested
field. After determining Miss Card
we'll winner of first honors, the judges
split completely on the designation OF
the alternate and they were obliged
to consult in order to break the three
speaker tie. Newton M. Brooke, 5r.,
Of the Warrenton High School, cham
pion of Fauouier County, finally was
chosen as alternate.
Miss Cardwell who is the daughter
of Mrs Mae o. Cardwell OF Clarendon.
won her honors and the cash award
of 500 that accompanies them with
an Grafton on The Purpose OF the
Constitution" Speaking for only four
minutes and SIS seconds, in delivering
one of the two shortest oratlons IN
the meet, she displayed brand OF ora
tory that was commanding. Her audi
ence, which filled the large audltorlum
to capacity, listened raptly as she spoke
in clear, low tones that presented to
good advantage her precise pronunci-
.+;., o-J ap1IDciati0n The Young
orator plans to prepare for q teaching
career. embracing dramatic instruction.
The alternate, young Brooke, won
with a speech on THE Making OF the
Constitution" Although speaking in
larger auditorium than that IN his own
Warrenton High School, where he won
the Fauuuier County championship
Wednesday night, Brooke retained his
noise and seemed to have acquired
even more forensic power than he pos
sessed in his first victory.
The Virginia finals were launcneo
bv Layton Gibson Of the Jefferson
High School at Falls Church, champion
of Fairfax County, with his oratlon on
THE Ideals of the Men VINO Franco
the constitutional Challenge to the
Men of Today" .,
of the George Mason High School.
champion of Alexandria, who bid W1tn
her grafton on THE League OF Natlons
and the Constitution"
speaks on 18th Amendment.
Marie Macdonald Of the Leesours
High school, champion OF Loudoun
County, then presented her oratlon oh
oin and Its Progress" In this speech
Miss Macdonald showed herself an
ardent supporter of woman suffrage.
Louise F. May of the Brentsviu9 High
school, champion of Prince william
County, was the fifth orator to speak.
She discussed THE Tests OF the Con-
stitution" and the high quality OF her
oratory served to make still more DIM
cult the task of the judges IN picking
Virginia champion.
Miss Cardwell followed Miss May and
concluded the contest.
While the Judges were writing their
ballots. S. D. Vanderslice, principal OF
the Washington-Lee High School. pre-
sented the gold medals. which are enl-
blematic of the county championships
to the Virginia finalists. AS each was
county champion, each speaker re-
ceived q medal.
Meanwhile. Randolph Leigh. director
general OF the National Oratorical Con-
test, who was guest chairman Of the
finals, left the stage to compile the
ballots of the judges. He returned
after lapse of 10 minutes to announce
that while the first place had been de-
termined on the first ballot OF the
Judges, three orators were tied for sec
ond place. He directed the judges to
retire for a consultation, and after
further delay, the news OF Miss Card
wellS victorv Vag announced BY MI.