The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-10
THETALK OF THEDAY
Teachers Popularity Con-
test ATonses Great In
tereSt in the Schools.
PREPARING FOR THE GREAT FIGHT
Fayorite Teachers Will Have Will
ling Workers BENEFITS of
the Trip.

The offer of THE JERSEY CITY NEWS to
award a prize of $3.50 TO the most popular
teacher in the public schools of Jersey City
or Hohoken to be used III making a summer
vacation trip to Europe has begun q pleasant
excitement among the pupils and teachers
throughout both cities. OF course the
teachers are very much Interested, Each
one is fondly hoping that he or she may be
the lucky winner. Among the pupils a feel
ing Of rivalry is already appearing and a
determination among the members of one
class that the other shan't lave more NEWS
coupons than it possesses. And SO on will
this healthy feeling grow until the last day
for the reception of ballots, which date is
June 25. Two days afterwards the judges
will meet and determine who will receive
The NEWS check for $3.50.
MUST USE THE MONEY FOR TIE TRIP.
Before, however, thar b~awildering amount
of money is handed to the fortunate teacher
he or she must do one thing. That is a sine
qua Mon. A pledge in writing must be
| given that the money shall be used in max
ing o trip to Europe according TO the con-
dition of the contest. When this is done
then all that happy teacher has TO do, if it be
a lady, is to get out al unlimited number OF
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| q man, a gripsacls and an overcoat, jump
onto an ocean liner, say adieu TO these
| shores, forget all about classes and studies
| and for the next four 0" five weeks reyel in
| gazing at the w~osldrous sights of effete
| Europe, hitherto only pictured in the dreary
| school books left behind in Jersey City.
What does this prize of tho NEWS
| mean9' was asked OF one of its representa-
tives last night.
Why il means that first, the winner, will
| enjoy a complete change of environment.
After the stress of professional cares, recrea-
| tion and rest Of the healthiest and most IN
| structiye kline viii be the result. Secondly,
| he or she who wins this $3.50 may enjoy the
| pleasure and beneficial results of an ocean
VOYAGE at the most favorable season of the
year. Think of that. Instead of inhaling
the Jersey City atmosphere, one can drink
in deep draughts of purest ozone to the ever
lasting destruction of bacilsi, bacteria and
| these dreadful things always ready to take
| up an abode in one Lungs.
FAMOUS SCENES.
Then again, the winner may visit scenes
| famous for their beauty or famous for their
association with events prominent III the his
| tory of the world. The teacher who wins
this prize can become acquainted with the
masterpieces Of ancient and modern art
| found in the galleries of the Old World.
Fourthly and lastly, he or she who succeeds
in winning THE NEWS prize win gain a
and the world which .travel alone can i'm
part
Now, then. WHO is TO enjoy these inestim-
able benefits? Who will gain this oppor-
tunity so beneficial to a school teacher, not
only bodily but mentallys The race viii be
gin on Saturday, May 10, when IN THE NEWS
the first coupon will appear.