Show Legion Contest Seeks Best Student Talks alks Uintah district students will vie for honors in the annual American Legion oratorical contest Tuesday February 21 at Uintah High School Vernal's Witbeck Post No 11 and Jensens Jensen's Leland Von Gard Gard- Gardner ner Post No are the co- co cosponsoring cosponsoring sponsoring units reports Arden Stewart adjutant of the Vernal pos POSt 1 OVE OVER R 45 students are expect expect- expected ed cd to speak centering their talks around the US Constitution Constitution tion Two pairs of 1st and 2nd place winners will be chosen to represent Vernal and Jens Jensen n These winners will receive tro tro- trophies phils phil's and will be for forthe forthe the District contest to be held at Duchesne on February 24 Uintah Roosevelt Altonah and Duchesne will compete in inthe inthe the District contest Five judo jud- judges one from the visiting schools and two from Duchesne will sit scattered in the audience to select the winning orator STUDENTS WILL deliver an eight to ten minutes prepared speech followed by a four to six minute extemporaneous talk A similar contest will be beheld held at Ashley Valley Jr lUgh School February 14 with the District contest slated for the Roosevelt Duchesne Al- Al Altonah tonah and Ashley Valley stu- stu students students dents will compete Mr Stewart said The American Legion is esp esp esp- especially grateful for the cooper cooper- cooperation of the schools involved ho he added |