Show PRIZES OFFERED FOR BEST VOICES national radio R a d i 0 audition open to young singers in this country americas future generation of vocal stars will vill be disclosed to tho the world this pall IWI na as another nn ollier of the ho won tivis due to radio every young ur 0 r woman with the ha tow gift ift ot of song whether from country town 11 or city will have hava art an equal clauce chance A nationwide nation wide quest for the hest young singers and the opening of iho door of opportunity tt ti then them tins has been undertaken by the atwater kent foundation Foun lation no ap institution established for and educational purposes by A atwater kent tile the philadelphia radio manufacturer and sponsor of 0 the iho sunday night grand opera hour broadcast over a network of 0 stations the foundation has announced plans for a national radio audition Audit hm to find by competition the best unilla covered voices in tho the united states sank 3 prizes aggregating with tuition for a musical education in fit certain cases aro are offered as follows the two winners of first place in tho the national auditions Audi audition tiona a man mul and it a woman will each receive a gold V w I 1 V e V N 9 1 1 A A atwater kent president of atwater kent foundations Found ationo opens door of opportunity to vocalists decoration in cash and two years tuition in a loading leading conserva tory winners of second prizes will each receive 2000 in cash and one years tuition winners ot of third prizes will each receive 1000 and one years tuition winners of fourth prizes will each receive winners of fifth prizes will each receive musical civic and clubs la in each community in each state will bo be invited to hold local contests to select the best young man and best beet young woman singers of their towns these thesa winners will then bo be certified to a state audition which will be broadcast by a radio station elation in each state A state winner 0 of each sex will be ba chosen and will receive a sil silver ver medal the next stop Is a district audition the abo young men and women who have hava won state honors will be taken to a central broadcasting station in one of five districts where an audition will be broadcast to select the two winners a young man and a young woman from that district the two winners in each district will receive gold medals and the ton finalists thus selected will bo be taken to new york tor for the final national audition to bo be broadcast broaded st over a na lional network ot of stations all ex benses of contestants in the district and final auditions including railroad tare are hotel bills entertainment etc will be paid by tho the atwater kent foundation the spirit aud and purpose of 0 the na lional audition are indicated in a statement by A atwater kent president of at the foundation who said I 1 the discovery ot of one of those rare rara voices of 0 which each generation pro duces a very few seems to me an event of profound national importance even when such a voice could give pleasure to only a few thou thousand people in a year it was a national treasure now that millions may enjoy it on the same evening through the medium of radio such a voice has become become priceless the national radio audition sup ported by tho the atwater kent foundation to Is an undertaking to search the guttro country for beautiful voices land and to offer these singers an for full development recognition and reward qualifications tor for contestants the principal to te stants are as follows must not bo be over 25 years old must never have been associated with professional theatrical or ok operatic a company must never have been a paid principal in any concert held out declare side their own states must intention to follow a musical ca an all reer and must bo b a tree free from theatrical musical contracts or this I 1 permits C hoir choir singers to enter the auditions even received financial though they may have compensation for or in churches other groups from which anticipated are students sti identa are entries musical schools and locally kroml pro in 11 in and colleges in ili high schools singers bont each hill musical acal organization in state are also afforded an opportunity |