| Show ORATORS WILL JILL COMPETE FOR IFOR PRIZE AWARDS AWARDS' National Contest Offers to Collegiate Winners Any Student May Enter Lists University of Utah Urged to Participate V Washington ashington D I D C. C Feb 17 Col Col Colleges leges and universities throughout the United States are invited d to participate in the Third N National Intercollegiate gia e Oratorical Contest on the Constitution being conducted conduct conduct- ed by the Better America Federa- Federa ion tion The prizes total 5 5 to be b divided among the seven national finalists in the following following fol- fol lowing owing amounts First 1500 second second second sec sec- ond 1000 third fourth fifth sixth seventh seventh seventh sev sev- The orations must deal with the Constitution of the United States or the relationship thereto of Washington Hamilton Jefferson Jeffer Jeffer- son Madison Marshall Webster or Lincoln They must not require more lore than ten minutes for delivery Any bona fide undergraduate student boy or girl in any college or university in the United States Is s eligible A student In any of the professional courses is eligible provided he or she has not a degree The working unit in the contest contests is s the individual college Each college college col- col lege ege is to select its own representatives represent- represent and is to have only one In case a college neglects to formally formally for for- mally enroll in the contest an individual individual individual indi indi- vidual student or students may do doo doso doso so o by communicating with national headquarters There will b be seven major regions regions reg- reg ions ons embracing the entire country coun- coun try ry in which the colleges and universities universities uni uni- will compete among them- them selves elves The exact designation of the territory to be included in each of these seven regions will be made by the contest management after the list p of entrants has be been n closed namely on March 15 1927 By April each college must have designated its representative The representatives of each college college col col- col- col lege in each region will compete on on on- April 29 in small smaIl groups to determine determine determine de de- de- de termine the finalists for their particular particular particular par par- region The regional meetings to be beheld beheld beheld held between May 17 and May 31 In locations to be designated by the contest management fo for the convenience convenience convenience con con- of contestants after the regional finalists have been selected select select- ed will be in reality the national semi The winner vinner jn in each of these seven regional meetings meetings' or national semi-finals semi automatically becomes entitled to a a. place in the national finals in Los Los' Angeles on June 23 1927 A place in the na- na finals carries with it the as assurance assurance assurance as- as of one of the seven sev n cash awards ranging from to 1500 1500 1 17 provided the contestant exercises exercises exercises exer exer- his right to speak in those finals The following universities were represented d In the 1926 finals Fordham Pomona Harvard Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Buck- Buck nell Denver Mi Michigan hig lt and Vir Vir- ginia For further information address 5 Hibbs Contest Headquarters arters building Washington D D. C. C |
