Evening star., 1933-05-10
II High School Orators Seek
ing Right to Represent D. C.
and Nearby States.
FIRST EVENT SCHEDULED
AT EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL
Maryland and Virginia Spokesmen
to Contest at National Mu-
scum Auditorium.


Oratorical Contest will be held tomor-
row morning when IL high school ora
tors seek the right to represent the
District Of Columbia and the neighbor-
ing counties Of Maryland and Virginia
in the United States finals.
Beginning at 9 am. at Eastern High
School, The Star finals will lead To-
rensic trail across the city to Western
High School. stopping en- route at seven
other auditoriums in the acceptance
Of the young orators bids for honors.
The contest officials, including the
board of judges, the timekeeper and the
ballot compiler will follow. hearing each
District public high school orator in
Virginia and private and parochial
schools spokesmen in the National Mu-
scum Auditorium. The last speaker
will complete his oration at about 1920
pm. but the victor will not be an
nounced until tomorrow afternoons
Star Is published.
A slight change has been made In
the schedule of tomorrcw's contest. The
new program. with contestants, their
speeches, and the time and place OF
their appearance follows:
Program Schedule.
9 a.m-Bertha Miller of Eastern
High School, John Marshall
9:20 am.-George Bondurant Of Nc
Kinley High School. The Constitution,
Challenge to American Youth"
$40 a.m.-Constance Conway OF
Roosevelt High School, THE Preamble
to the Constitution"
10 a.m.-Albert Abramson of Central
High School, Our Constitution the
Basis for International Government"
1915 am Tin the National Museum
Auditorium Maxine Cardwell OF the
Washington-Lee High School OF Ball
ston. champion Of Virginia. The Pur-
pose of the Constitution" followed by
Henry Estevez of the La Plata High
School, champion Of Maryland, Why
We Should Support the Constitution"
followed by
Grace Collifower Of St. cecilia's
Academy. champion Of the private and
parochial schools. Thomas Jefferson.
Champion of Constitutional Democ-
racy."
1l:05 am-Betty Francis of Dunbar
High School, The Constitution,
Basis for Reconstruction"
1920 am-Helen Proctor Of Arm
strong High School. The Constitution.
an Instrument Of More Perfect Union"
1885 am.-John c. Yeldell Of the
Cardozo High School. the Origins Of
the Constitution"
IL m.-Henry william Snyder, jr..
of Western High School. Justice
Holmes, Champion Of Human Rights
Prominent Men Judges.
Judges of the contest will be Robert
v. Fleming, president of Riggs National
Bank; J. J. Esch, former member OF
Congress. and o. r. MCGUIRE. counsel
for the General Accounting Office.
Mr.. Fleming. graduate OF the
George Washington University, is
specialist in political economics and
commercial law. He has contributed
articles on legislation to legal journals
and is a leader in the banking field.
Mr. Fleming has served as Judge of
former Star finals in the contest.
Mr.. Esch is a graduate Of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin He holds his law
degree from that institution also. He
was a member of the House from Wis
consin from 1899 to 1921. He is an
authority on constitutional law and
Government, and was chairman Of the
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee. He also holds membership
in Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary
scholastic fraternity.
lana and here. He holds the bachelor
of arts degree from the Louisiana State
University, the master of arts and
bachelor Of laws degrees from George
Washington University. and the degree
Of doctor of jurisprudence from Amer
ican University. He was a member Of
George Washington University inter-
national debate team and Is a member
Of Delta Sigma Rho, national debate
fraternity. He also was associated with
James M. Beck In the preparation of the
latters work, Our Wonderland of
Bureauracy."
Richard NJ Ham of the foreign service
department of the American Automobile
Association. will be official timekeeper
of the finals. It will be Mr.. Hams re-
morrow's meet uses more than six min
utes for the delivery of his prepared
grafton, and not more than four min.
utes for the delivery Of his extemporane-
GUS talk.
Given National Place.
The winner Of tomorrow's finals will
be given a place in the national finals
of the contests which are to be held
in Constitution Hall May TO- Along
with the place in the United States
finals, the victor will receive the right
to trip to Europe this Summer, with
all expenses paid and 5000 additional
in cash. To receive the trip, the win
ner must actually participate in the
national finals. If for any reason to-
morrow's winner fails to participate In
the national finals, his place in that
contest will be taken by the official al
ternate and then 1t will be the alter
nate who goes on the European trip.