Sons of the American Revolution
Washington Chapter
Wichita KS

Historical Patriotic Oration Contest

The Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest is open to all students attending public, parochial, or private high schools who are in their sophomore, junior or senior year of study during the contest year. The contest is designed to explore the influence of the Revolutionary war
on present day America.

Purpose Of The National Contest:

• To bring American History to the high school student and focus on events of today.
   
• To draw an intelligent relationship between the past and the present.
   
• To clearly demonstrate freedom of opportunity as a basic right of our national heritage.
   
• To place a positive emphasis on the plans of our founding fathers.
   
• To emphasize justice under law in the free society.
   
• To illustrate how the Revolutionary War influenced our freedom of expression which originated in the famous, 1735 trial of the Colonial New York printer, John Peter Zenger.

National 1st place award: $3,000

This contest is approved by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

Entry deadline: February 28 2008
Note dead line date to Washington Chapter is the 28TH day of February each year.

Entry form for Washington Chapter SAR

Rules and Procedures can be found at the National Society Sons of the American Revolution

For more information and to enter the contest contact
D. Brady at 316-522-9018 or dbrady143@hotmail.com