Evening star., 1933-05-14
FINALS
JUDGES SELECTED
Six Scholars to Pick Winner
From Six Contestants
Saturday Night.

A board of six scholars, authorities
in history, civics, law and rhetoric, viii
judge the United States finals in the
Tenth National Oratorical Contest in
Constitution Hall next Saturday night
The personnel of the judging board
was announced last night by Randolph
Leigh, director general of the contest
and it includes the heads Of the flVe
leading institutions of higher learning
here and a prominent officer in the
Department of Justice. They are:
DR.. Cloyd Heck Martin. president ol
George Washington University;
Dr. w. Coleman Nevils, S. j.. presi-
dent Of Georgetown University;
DR.. Hayden johnson, chancellor Of
National University:
DR.. James Hugh Ryan, rector ol
Catholic University;
Dr. Lucius Clark. dean Of the Gradu-
ate School Of American University. ano
Roy st. Lewis, Assistant Attorney
General.
Six to Compete In Finals.
It will be the responsibility Of this
group Of men to choose from among
the six participants in the contest finals
the boy or girl who. in their opinion
is the best high school orator in the
United States. Since each Of the six
young speech makers will have a place
in the finals by virtue of hard-earned
victories in a long series Of competi-
tions In their respective sections Of the
United States, the task will be no easy
one. Nor can the national champion
ship be awarded through turn Of fate
or twist of luck
The six judges will be seated in diff
ferent sections of the big auditorium
Thus isolated from each other, they will
hear the oratOry and write their bal
lots without consultation. The ballots
then will be collected for compilation
by contest officials on the low-point-
total system. Thus. the perfect score
for victor in field of six contenders
rated by six judges would be six. ar
rived at by adding the "1's". placed after
that contestants name by each of the
judges. Should contestant receive q
Il" from five Of the judges and 90
from the sixth. then his score would
be but he still would be winner OF
the contest
In addition to the -point-total VIC
tory, however. the national champion
must receive as" or first-place ratings
from a majority of the judges Thus
the highest possible score which the
winner could receive would be 16. and
this unlikely score would be received
only If four judges rated that contest
ant first and the remaining two judges
rated him sixth.
Judges May Consult.
II the first ballot fails to produce q
winner by both low-point total and a
majority Of first-place ratings. the
judges will be called into consultation
Hence, meeting together for the first
time. they would discuss the merits
OF the six speakers and would select
q national champion in that manner
Individually, the judges are thorough
ly eligible for the important task con-
fronting them. DR.. Marvin, who has
been president of George Washington
University since 1927 was schooled at
Stanford University, at the University
of Southern California from which he
received the bachelor Of arts and mas
ter Of arts degrees, at Harvard Univer-
sity, from which he also took the mas
ter's degree and the degree Of doctor
Of philosophy, and the University OF
New Mexico from which he holds the
degree of doctor Of laws. DR.. Mar
vim has taught at leading colleges and
universities. including Harvard, Colum-
bia and Southern California.
DR.. johnson. who has been chan
cellor OF National University since 1891
is also dean Of its Law School. Hi
took the bachelor Of laws and master
OF laws degrees from Georgetown Uni
versity, and he holds the doctor OF