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CHARTERED 1890 |
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1. The contest will be held in preliminary round(s) by State Societies and/or Chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution to select one winner from each participating state. In districts where no state society individually sponsors an entrant a district entry is permitted. Each State Society shall make available information regarding the contest to all senior high school speech teachers, history teachers and principals as early as possible. 2. The local contests are open to all students of the sophomore, junior, or senior classes in all public, parochial, private schools throughout our nation. 3. The contest is for an original oration of not less than five minutes nor more than six minutes. Topics shall deal with an event, a document within the context of the Revolutionary War, or a personality showing the relationship it bears to America today. 4. Entry blanks will be sent to each State Chairman upon request at anytime; however, general mailings to Committee Chairmen will be made the third week in October. 5. Before a state or district winner may speak in the National Contest, a copy of the speech, a photograph, and a complete biographical sketch of the entrant must be in the hands of the National Chairman of the Oration Committee 14 days prior to the National Congress; each speech must be essentially the same as the script submitted and notes may not be used. The State Chairman is responsible for forwarding these materials promptly m the Chairman of the NSSAR Historical Orations Committee. The National Chairman has the responsibility of banishing his address to each state chairman. 6. At the National Congress the NSSAR will have the responsibility of furnishing awards. 7. Expenses involving lodging, meals, and transportation to, at and from the NSSAR Congress may be borne by the sponsoring state society or district. Chaperon for the entrant may be provided by the state society or district. 8. During the presentation of orations at the Congress of the NSSAR, no applause is permitted until all have finished speaking. 9. During the contest, no private videotaping or flash picture taking will be allowed. Only the operation of the official videotape will be authorized. 10. All judges in the National Contest must be members of the SAR, who shall select the winners on the following basis: A. Composition 11. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS:
12. The National Association of Secondary School Principals, by yearly application of the NSSAR, place this program on the Advisory List of National Contest and Activities. 13. The winner, on the National level, of the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Oration contest may not compete in its future competition. 14. We, the participants, agree the interpretation of rules and decisions of the NSSAR and its judges shall govern without reservation. NSSAR |
