Show PRIZES OFFERED FOR BEST VOICES national radio au audition di ion open to young singers in tins this country americas future generation of vocal stars will be disclosed to the world this fall as another of 0 the wonders due to radio every young man or woman with the gift ot of song whether from country to town toan an or city will have in an equal chance A nationwide nation wide quest tor for the best young singers and the opening of 0 the door of opportunity to them has been undertaken by the atwater alwater kent foundation an institution established for or scientific and educational purposes by A atwater kent cent the philadelphia radio manufacturer and sponsor ot of the sunday night grand opera hour broadcast overa network ot of nineteen stations the foundation has announced plans tor for a national radio audition to find by competition the best coveted voices in the united states prizes aggregating with etli tuition for or musical education in certain cases are offered as follows the two winners of first place in the national audition a man and a woman will each receive a gold 41 t A atwater kent president dent c of atwater kent foundation which opens door of opportunity to undiscovered vocalists decoration la in cash and two years tuition in a leading conservatory winners of 0 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 0 fourth prizes will each receive winners ol of fifth prizes will each receive musical civic and clubs in each community in each state will be invited to hold local contests to select the best young man and best young woman singers 0 of their towns these winners will then be certified to a state slate audition which will be broadcast by a radio station in each state A state winner of oc each sex will bo be chosen and will receive a silver medal the next step Is a district audition the young men and women who have won state honors will be taken to a central broadcasting station in one ot 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 ten finalists thus selected will be taken to new york tor for the final national audition to be broadcast over a national network of 0 stations all expenses ot of contestants in the district and final auditions including railroad tare fare hotel bills entertainment etc will be paid by the atwater kent foundation the spirit and purpose ot of the na dional audition are indicated in a statement by A atwater kent dent atthe foundation who said the discovery ot of one of 0 those rare voices ot of which each generation produces a very few ew seems to me an event of 0 profound national importance even when such a voice could give pleasure to only a few ew thousand people in a year it was a national treasure now that millions may en joy it on the same evening through the medium ot of radio such a voice his has become priceless the national radio audition sup ported by the atwater kent founds tion lion Is an undertaking to search the entire country tor for beautiful voices and to offer these singers an for full development tion and aid reward the principal qualifications for or con te stants are as follows must not be over 25 years old lust never have been associated with a professional theatrical or operatic company must never have been a paid principal in any concert held out side their own states must declare an intention to follow a musical ca reer and must be free from theatrical theatric ai or musical contracts this limitation permits choir sing ers to enter the auditions avei though they may have received finan fina caal compensation for singing in ID churches other groups from w which cip entries are anticipated are student den in musical schools and locally kroml nent sincere in hleb schools and col leges buya u teo |