Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1930, Page 6

v - ' School, who spoke on *John Marshall v years old, of the Haymarket High ' paper. TOUGH SHOES . FOR TOMBOYS ORATORY CONTEST Brentville High School Boy Will Enter State Speech $ Finals. Ray R. Swank, 17-year-old junior of the Brentville District High School, Nokesville, Va., was selected to repre- sent Prince William County in the State finals of the National Oratorical Con- test yesterday in forensic -competition with orators of the three other county high schools. The contest. held at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon at the Manassas High School, was staged before an audience that filled the auditorium, composed principally of the student bodies of the competing institutions. | Second place went to Henry Clark Corbin, 19 years old, of the Swavely and the Constitution.” Other speakers were Lloyd Davis, 16 School, and Eloise Compton, 17 years old, of Manassas High School. Yesterday's contest marks the second year Swank has represented his school in the Prince William County finals. ‘The others were competing for the first time. He is the son of W. H. Swank, a farmer. Following his graduation in 1931, the winner intends to matriculate at Bridge- water College. He is captain of the basket ball team. a member of the base ball squad, on the staff of the school and active in the Literary League. In the absence of R. C. Haydon, su- perintendent of Prince Willlam County schools, who was to have presided, R. S. Tlingsworth, headmaster of the Swavely School, took charge of the contest and presented the orators. The judges were W. B. McGroarty, president of the Washington Society of Juexandria; Miss Sarah Hobbs, dra- matic reader and instructor of this city, and Rev. E. T. Clark of Winchester, Va. Music was furnished by the Manassas School Orchestra. The Star gold medal, donated to all county winners, will be presented to Bwank at the State finals. DRAMA AS EDUCATION AID TO BE DISCUSSED Conference Tonight Will Hear Speakers Debate Language of Amterican Theater. Ted by Miss Sibyl Baker, this after- moon's session of the second annual Spring Drama Conference, under aus- pices of the Drama Guild, will discuss “How Can Dramatic Technique Be Util- ized in the educational process?” ‘The meeting, in Wilson Normal School, will be held in conjunction with the Progressive Education Association. Other speakers will include Miss Fessie Stanon of the City and Country School of New York: Miss Alberta Walker of Wilson Teachers’ College and Miss Sue H. Gardner of Western High School. ‘Two sessions will be held tonight. ‘The first, with Col. Harry R. Lee as Jeader and with Mrs. Anne Tillery Renshaw as speaker, will discuss “Is English or American the Language of Our Theater?” This will be followed by s short talk on the “Business of the ‘Theater” by Stephen B. Cochran of the National Theater in this city. At 9:15 there will be a debate on “Is Shake- speare more valuable to the young actor than the modern dramatist?” with Dr. George B. Woods as chairman. Mrs. Willlam Wolff Smith will speak in the affirmative and Will Hutchins in the . negative. Last night's sessions were devoted to . talks on scene construction and light- ing, with Miss Ethel Prince, Ralph Gallagher, Charles Bittinger of Wash- ington and Norman Lee Swartout of . New York as speakers, SPEAKEASY PLAN 0.K.’D HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 3 (F).— ‘The type of speakeasy that has a locked door and peep-hole would be hard hit . under a provision approved yesterday by the committee on law enforcement, ;J‘Yllllbh is considering the liquor-control Under this so-called “fortress door” clause, it would be prima facie evidence ! of guilt willfully to prevent an officer from entering a place in which a liquor conviction had been obtained in the . previous six months. ‘The third conviction in a year would lead to padlock proceedings. 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COPENHAGEN (#).—Denmark is the most complicated country in the world for getting married, and a ve- cent survey shows that she offers fewer obstacles for divorce than any other European country. ‘The formalities of certificates and declarations of one’s matrimonial in- tent delay obtaining a marriage license, while a’ divorce is granted tmmediately if both parties agree. If the divorce is wanted only by one party, a sepa- ration of two or three years precedes the decree. ‘The divorce rate is increasing an- nually. In 1898 there were 15 di- vorces per 100,000 population, while in 1928 there were 66 per 100,000. NA LABOR OPPOES PARKER Head of State Federation Wires National President of Organization’s Stand. By the Assoclated Press. Willlam Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, last night made public a telegram_saying that the North Carolina State Federa- tion of Labor was not in favor of the confirmation of Judge John J. Parker as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, : | The telegram was from T. A. Wilson, | president of the North Carolina State rederation, who recently had tele- grapned Green that the State organiza- uon aia favor the confirmation. Parker is from Charlotte, N. C. Wilson's last telegram said: “At the time of my first telcgram | neither I nor members of the North | Carolina_Federation of Labor had dis- cussed Parker’s nomination with the knowledge cf his decision in the Red Jacket Coal case involving yellow dog contracts, “Since learning of his position in this case. Noith Carolina labor Is opposed to his nomination and in full accord with the action of the American Fed- eration of Labor in opposing the con- firmation of the appointment of Judge Parker as a member of the Supreme Court.” Green said that a similar statement had been made by Marcus B. Sauls,| ‘sefremry of tne North Carolina Feder- ation. Ladybirds to Aid Planters. 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