Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Jeffersonian Orators
In Big Test This Week
Inter-Dis+rict
Comics st Dates
old Tue sday
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This is the big week in Greater
DetroitS compe tition IN the
T omas jefferson hicentennlal'
memorial oratorlcal contest.
Distribution Of 1000 worth OF
war bonds by The Detroit Times.
lin its search for the cltyS finest
speakers on the meaning Of the
life and achievements OF Jefferson
to the American way OF life be-
gins Tuesday al the district elimi-
nations of individual school Title
holders.
Each district winner in the
junior and senior high school and
college brackets will get a SIS
war bond, y of them in all. The
district VictQrS then 60 20 the
Iinter-diStrict' meetings THURSDAY
ANNOUNCED TUESDAY
Time and place for the inter
district contests will he announced
Tuesday by M +. Shattuck, Ian
IguaEe education director Of the
board Of education.
The district meeting places and
time are. announced below. At.
each district and inter-diStrict con-
test Judges from speech and loren
sic classes Will determine the
winners.
The 10 high and junior high
and two junior and senior college
district champions will be picked
Tuesday; and get their S25 war
bonds; the four brackets will he
narrowed 10 the Greater Detroit
champions of each on Thursday
and Friday night the four finaliStS
will battle At A program 10 be
broadcast by CKLW for the two
crowns.
The grand champions will
emerge from two contests on the
CKLW-Times program, one be-
tween The junior and senior col
leGe finaliStS. and one between the
junior and senior high finallSts.
80 CHAMPS PICKED
The two Greater Detroit cham
plonS each get a $3.50 war bond
from the Times and a trip TO
Chicago next weekend for the
middlewestern zone finals. 10 he
held next Sunday between Detroit,
Chicago Pittsburgh and Mil
waukee champions.
The runnerSup tor the Detroit
titles each get a 800 war bond
from the Times.
Detrolt'S champions in the zone
battle will be aiming for the ma
tiOnal lnter-2one contest. between
middleweSt. east and west tith-
holders, on April Q for the two
grand national prizes and
$1,000 war bond each from Hearst
newspapers and ali-eXpenSe trips
10 Washington April - for the
dedication Of the new jefferson
Memorial April 13.
SCHOOLS LISTED
Following are the schools 10 he
represented in the Tuesday dis
triCt contests. all 10 be- held AZ
J 30 p. m; the contest places, and
the chairman Of each contest:
HIGH SCHOOLS
Fast district Denov East Commerce
Eastern Miller. southeasterr. East De
trot and Crosse poin'e IN room 323 az
southeastern 1890 FaIrVieN. Prof Alden
n kumler chairman
Northeast district Northern Northeast
lern, fershing. Ham'ramCk Hazel Park.
RoNsl Oak and De Ia sale m Ham
uamck Highs auditorium. 1851 Hewitt
Principal r. NJ Conkun. chairman.
Northwest district Berkley, Central
Cooley northwestern. Wilbur Wright
Ferndals Lincoln Highland Park ana
forum. W Nine Mile on Woodward
Principal Ralph Van Hoessn, chairman
West district Dearborn Cass Tech
ChRdsey Commerce Mackenzie BEDFORD
1918 wyoming Prof Joseph Rumenthal
chairman
Southve., district Western. southVs,,
ern. hcorse Lincoln Park Melvindale and
River Rouge in Fcorss Highs auditorium
T6S SeveNth. Arthur g. Erickson super
.nterdent ~ Fcorse schools chairman.
U>ioR HIGHs
Vast dis,ric,-P Barbour. F5ch Grouse,
Jackson EaN DStroG crosse Po,nte.
Crosse poiuts Pierce and Hamtramck CNp-
erniVus IN Jackson Intermediate audit.
It0tum ESQ Marlborough Principal Mack
p. Monroe chairman
Northeast district Burroughs. cleveland
GARFIELD. Nolan. Sherrard. Hazel Park
Lacey. R0Nal OAK and Oakridge NJ ROYAL
oak in No'sr intermediate auditorium
1880 East Lsn'z Prot Robert WYATT
Northu,H ai.trgt-- RsrkIsv purfss
Fuiohfrs Post. Tarpan. Frrndais Coolidge
Fsrsdals TAFT asd Highland PARK. 10 Fosi,