Evening star., 1898-06-18
CRUELTY TO AMIN AIS
Public School Children to Compete for Prizes
on the Subject
Conditions of q Competition Arrang-
tion-Mrs. BARRIERS Generous Aid.

which comprises the societies in the United
States organized for the prevention OF
cruelty to animals and children, will hold
It's annual convention in this city next De-
cember. While it's deliberations will be in
structive and interesting to all who feel
sympathy for the dumb and the unprotect-
ed. one feature Of the convention will be
admirable because of the influence 1t will
have in directing the minds of Washington
children toward the subjects of kindness
to animals. The association has decided
| to offer series of prizes to be awarded to
the pupils in the District submitting the
best essays on such subjects, and Mrs. A.
L. Barber of this city, a vice president Of
the association, has contributed $50 to be
divided into prizes for the same applaud
able purpose
The time elapsing between this an
nouncement and the holding of the con-
tunity for the school children to study the
subjects to be treated in the competition
and prepare their papers with care and
Judgment
Conditions of the Competition.
The conditions are as follows:
The papers to be prepared in competition
for the prizes offered by the American HUI
name Association shall be the work of the
pupils whose numbers shall accompany the
papers.
These papers shall be handed in by a
certain day to be hereafter announced to
committee of examination to be appofnt-
ed by the Washington Humane Society.
The papers presented by the pupils of
the High School shall not contain less than
500 nor more than 1000 words; those pre-
sented by the pupils of the grammar school
shall not contain less than 500 nor more
than 800 words: those presented by the
pupils OF the primary grades shall not con-
tain less than 400 nor more than 500 words.
Subjects and Prizes,
The subject of papers for the senior and
Junior years of the High School shall be as
follows: State the difference between TAX
ing the lives of animals, and cruelty ILL
treating animals and give the reasons why
men are justified in destroying noxious ami
mails" First prize. SO; second prize, So; in
geld.
The subject of papers for freshman and
sophomore years of High School shall be
as follows: state reasons against wearing
the feathers or the bodies Of birds for or
namenting hats, bonnets or dresses, dis
eliminating between feathers which can
and those which cannot be supplied with
out cruelty; and state reasons why arti-
f1cially made feathers should be worn as
substitutes" First prize, $40; second prize,
So; in gold.
The subject of the papers for the higher
grades of the grammar school shall be as
follows: state the reasons why the bodies
of living animals ought not to be mutilated
for the purposes of conforming to fashion
and whether such mutilations are infringe
mentS of the law" First prize, So; second
prize. $50; in gold.
The subject of papers for the lower
grades of the grammar school shall be as
follows: State objections to bird nesting,
especially against taking unfiedged birds
and destroying parent birds when young
birds depending them for food: also
against throwing stones at BIRDS frogs,
toads and other animals, and show the
good services to mankind performed by
them" First prize. So; second prize, 81. so;
in gold.
The subject of the papers for the primary
grades shall be follows: State reasons
why we should not cause pain to animals.
but should try to make them happy; and
show in what way this would tend to our
happiness and the formation of a good
character" First prize, IS; second prize.
$50; in gold.
To BE Read by Authors.
The prize papers will be read by their
authors. unless for special reasons in any
the public meeting of the association to be
held in this city about the middle of De-
cember, and at this time the prizes will
be publicly awarded.
The Humane Association has accomplish
ed a vast amount of good since its organi-
Zation in 1877, and has succeeded in incul-
eating. by such methods that Just de-
scribed, the proper regard for animals in
countless thousands of young and impress
sionable minds. Among the vice presidents
of the association, besides Mrs. Barber, is