Evening Star Newspaper, May 11, 1933, Page 5

PAROCHIAL PUPL WINS AT ORATORY Miss Mary Colliflower of St. Cecilia’s Captures Star Area Prize. (Continued From First Page.) on “The Constitution, a Challenge to | America.” Introduced to the audience and judges by Frank C. Daniel, Mc- Kinley's principal, Bon Durant presented his prepared oration before taking up his extemporaneous talk. In his first speech Bon Durant asserted that youth accepts the Constitution’s challenge to establish economic democracy “through education.” The McKinley speaker's extemporane- ous assignment was to “Discuss Means of Amending the Constitution.” He reviewed the two methods by which amendments may be proposed and rati- fied, concluding that the constitutional convention system enables the citizens to express more accurately their prefer- ences. } | Roosevelt High School was the next stop and there Miss Conway talked first on “The Preamble to the Constitution.” In this prepared oration, Miss Conway traced to the preamble many of the fundamental principles of the entire American instrument of Government which, she said, makes the United States a “Nation built for posterity.” Discusses Judicial System. Extemporaneously, Miss Conway next undertook to discuss “The Judicial Sys- tem.” The judicial system, she said, put life into an otherwise passive docu- ment to make the Constitution the “living, breathing instrument as we know it today.” Central High School was the next stop. Albert Abramson, the school's spokesman, was waiting on the stage. Dr. Harvey A. Smith, the principal, was with him and the moment the contest officials entered the hall the boy was introduced. Speaking on_*“The Con- stitution, the Basis for International Government,” Abramson described the effects of the World War—millions of one generation dead and debts totaling billions burdering another generation. The present burdens, he contended, can be lifted only by America's becoming “internationally minded” and by leading in the establishment of closer relation. ships among peoples. The basis for these relationships, he argued, is no more theoretical than the Constitution tself. In his extemporaneous discussion of the treaty-making provisions of the Constitution, Abramson cited President Rooseveit's radio speech of Sunday night in which the Chief Executive as- serted that no permanent prosperity is possible without world prosperity. The Central boy subscribed to this senti- ment and urged congressional ratifica- tion of any world treaties Roosevelt might advocate. Three Contestants Heard. From Central High School, the foren- sic trail led to the National Museum Auditorium, where three contestants were heard. Miss Maxine Cardwell, of the Wash- Lee High School of Baltimore, jon of Virginia, was the first to rd. She delivered her prepared on “The Purpose of the Consti- * the speech which won for her the right to represent Virginia in The Star finals. Miss Cardwell next spoke extempo- raneously on “Franklin's Part in the Constitutional Convention.” Pointing out that Benjamin Franklin was_the oldest man in_the convention, Miss Carroll said he brought to the delibera- tions experiences of many years in or- der to wield a powerful influence on the assembly. Henry Estevez of the La Plata High Bchool, champion of Maryland, was next Presenting first his prize-win- ning oration on “Why We Should Sup- port the Constitution,” Estevez next took up a discussion of the judicial system of the Government under the Constitution. Miss Colliflower was the last of the museum speakers. She pre- sented first her prepared oration on “Thomas Jefferson, Champion of Con- stitutional Democracy.” Speaks on Religious Liberty. Assigned to discuss extemporaneously “The Statute of Religious Liberty,” Miss Colliflower presented an oration that challenged even the quality of her pre- pared speech. From the museum, the contest took up its trail again at Dunbar High School, where Miss Betty Francis was the speaker. “The Constitution, a Basis for Reconstruction,” was the sub- of her prepared oration, In her extemporaneous performance, Miss Francis was required to “discuss portion of the Constitution sup- porting your statement that it is ‘dedi- cated to the fatherhood of God.'” Of course, the Constitution does not “state” 2 dedication to God, she said, but by its very spirit, it implies that dedication by providing “‘life. liberty and the pur- suit of happiness” to all. Helen Proctor was next heard in the drmstrong High School Auditorium. | The Armstrong champion spoke first on | “The Constitution, an Instrument of ! More Perfect Union.” In this speech, Miss Proctor said it is the responsibility of today's youth to maintain that more | perfect union. After the prepared speech, Miss Proc- tor spoke extemporaneously on “What Checks Are Placed on the Judiciary by | the Constitution.” A topic that de-l manded knowledge of the facts, the: Armstrong girl displayed that learning. From Armstrong, the contest action moved on to the Cardozo High School, where John Yeldell was the speaker. Yeldell's first speech was on “The Or- | igins of the Constitution,” and as he | delivered it with gusto he reviewed the | contributions made by the various Col- and their patriots. { emporaneously, Yeldell was re- | ed to “discuss the legislative branch | he Government as advocated in the | He traced the simi- | larity between the legislative branch | as provided by the Constitution and that proposed by Randolph in the Vir- ginia plan, upon which it was based. Discusses Justice Holmes. Western High School was the scene of the last bid for oratorical honors. Henry W. Snyder, jr.. Western's spokes- | man, was the conéluding speaker. His | first oraticn was on “Justice Holmes. | Champion of Human Rights.” Snyder | cited decisions handed down by Justice | Holmes as evidence of the jurist's hu- manitarianism. In his extemporaneous Jed au of Virginia plan.” District Oratory Winners WORKER CONGRESS MAPS OUT PLANS Set-up in Every State to Be Sought by Group Organ- ized Here Recently. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 11.—The Conti- nental Congress of Workers and Farm- ers, organized in Washington last week end by Representatives of labor, farmer, unemployed and Socialist groups, made public yesterday a report of its Or- ganization Committee calling for an extensive set-up in every State of the Union. State congresses are to be convened within 90 days to form local com- mittees and large demonstrations are scheduled for the Fourth of July and Labor day, when the new economic ‘declaration of independence” will be read. Sets Forth Duties. The duties of the local committees were set forth as follows: “Call and carry on demonstrations to secure the aims of the congress. “Fight to secure adequate local re- lief and increased employment. “Stand ready to assist workers in industrial struggles. “Stand ready to assist unemployed workers in struggles against evictions and for adequate relief. “Stand ready to assist farmers in their organized activities to protect themselves against speculators, bank- ers, mortgage holders, unfair taxation. “Further the development of lectures, discussions and study groups to study the problems facing the workers and farmers and suggested remedies; to further the organization of labor sport groups, singing clubs, women's clubs, children’s clubs, labor art and dramatic groups; in other words, to further de- velopment of a workers' educational and labor cultural program. Plans Youth Section. “Form a youth section within itself | and stimulate its constituent bodies to organize and educate their own youth.” The report was made public by Clar- ence Senior, who was secretary of the He arrived here | ‘Washington Congress. today to take part in the first meeting | of the permanent executive committee of the congress today. He said 4,000,000 workers and farm- ers were represented in the congress and one of the first items on the agenda was co-operation with the Farm Holi- day Association. TAKOMA-SILVER SPRING P.-T. A. ELECTS OFFICERS | 0. M. Johnson of Takoma Park Is Named President—Bethesda Band Plays at Session. Special Dispatch to The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md, May 11.—O. M. Johnston of Takoma Park was elected president of the Parent-Teacher Association of the Takoma-Silver Spring High School at the annual meeeing here last night. Other officers are as follows: Viee president, Prof. E. M. Douglas, prin- cipal of the school; secretary, Mrs. Claude W. Mitchell, Silver Spring. and treasurer, Willlam E. Perry, Silver Spring. The meeting opened with several se- lections by a 24-piece band from the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School under the leadership of Ray Hart. Re- ports of chairmen of standing commit- tees and officers were given. The twelfth grade won a prize of $10 awarded by the association for the meetings for the past three months HE EVENING T v x Upper left: Miss Mary Grace Colli- flower, 17, spokesman for St. Cecelia’s Academy, who today won th: cham- pionship of The Evening Star area in the Tenth National Oratorical Contest. Upper right: William Henry Snyder, | jr., 15, Western High School orator, who won second place. Lower: Miss Constance G. Conway, | 18, of Roosevelt High School, who won third place. | | {Only Ashes Remainl {Of Books Discarded| By German Regime | | | |Works of American Au-| thors Among Those Burned by Nazis. | By the Associated Press. | BERLIN, May 11—Only the ashes | remained today of thousands of books by German and foreign authors, Amer- |icans included, which burned on pyres | throughout the country last night. The works of such Americans as| Jack London, Franz Boas and Helen Keller were among the literature con- | demned as contrary to the new Ger- | man spirit and heaped on the pyres by the cartload by students. “As you had the right to destroy the books, you had the duty to support the government.” said Dr. Joseph Goe- bels, Nazi minister of public enlight- enment, in blessing the blaze on Opera |Square in Berlin “The fire signals to the entire world | that the November revolutionaries have | sunk to earth and a new spirit has| arisen,” he said. This reference was| |to the Marxists who led the German | revolution of 1918. “The period of Jewish intellectual- |ism now has ended.” Goebels added. Rain almost disrupted the ceremony |in Berlin. It began to fall as students were trucking .the collected books to | the pyre. On_ Roemerberg Heights at Frank- | fort-On-Main, 15,000 saw the demon- ‘strltlon. | | Plan Minstrel at Fairfax. FAIRFAX, May 11 (Special) —Provi- | dence Council, No. 9, Daughters of America, will sponsor a minstrel show, “Fun for All,” tomorrow and Saturday nights in the Failfax School auditorium, beginning at 8 o'clock. i /X NOW . . . fresh STRAWBERRY | highest attendance of parents at tne| STAR, WASHINGTON 100,000 PARADERS PROTEST NAZI AGTS Placard Carried by Under- takers in New York March Says “We Want Hitler.” By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 11.—If Adolf Hit-, ler's ears ring today he may blame the | Jews of the City of New York. They paraded, 100,000 of them, pro- | testing the German government's atti- tude toward members of their race, and | 200,000 other men and women of all | races watched from the curbs. i It was the parade of Jews; but an’ Irishman, Gen. John F. O'Ryan, was!' grand marshal. Another, Mayor John | P. O'Brien, stood more than four hours on the City Hall steps as the long line passed in review. I All creeds-and races participated, but | it was primarily the protest of the Jews of the city which has the largest Jew- ! ish population of any in the world. | “We want Hitler,” said one placard. ' It was carried by a group representing | an organization of undertakers. The only float in the procession which moved from Madison Square to the Battery represented a huge swastika, emblem of the Hitler party. It was a strange swastika, for it “was made into a sort of gallows. From its arms hung four figures. They symbolized religion, peace, culture and labor. There were 20 bands in the line, yet the procession was not gay. Massed organizations, dozens of them, moved along silently and unsmilingly. One group, plodding along the hard pavements that lead to the Battery, from which the famous Statue of Lib- erty is seen, were very old men. They were rabbis, long-bearded and - bent linked arms, supporting each the Battery, from which the Statue of Liberty is seen, several speakers_excoriated the Hitler govern- ment. Gen. O'Ryan spoke, and Rabbi Stephen Wise and Bainbridge Colby, who was President Wilson's Secretary of State. ‘There was one fatality. A man died of a heart attack. He was Morris Goldstein. NAZI WREATH MOVED FROM WAR CENOTAPH Englishman Claims He Acted Aga’mt Desecration of War Memorial. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 11 —A wreath laid on the Cenotaph War Memorial by Chancellor Hitler's special envoy was removed today by a man who sped away with it in an automobile. Clifford C. Sears. London resident, told newspapermen the man who took the wreath was his father, Capt. J. E. Sears, a prospective Labor candidate for Parliament for Southwest St. Pancras. The son said his father had declared: “I've done this as a deliberate pro- test against desecration of the Ceno- taph by Hitler's hireling. It is also a protest against the brutal barbarism which at present exists in Germany.” Previously, a man had torn a Swas- tika emblem from the wreath and escaped. ‘The Hitler envoy. Dr. Alfred Roten- berg. told the Associated Press: ith regard to the theft of the wreath from the Cenotaph, I laid it down in the name of the Chancellor with the colors of the German Reich, in honor of the British soldiers who were killed during the war, and after doing this, the wreath was in the charge of the British keeper of the Cenotaph. 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