Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-29


Interest steadily grows in the edu-
cational contest inaugurated by the
Register some weeks ago, and coupon
ballots are coming in at rapid rate,
large number of persons fully. appre-
ciating the appointments and working
for themselves. or in benalf of others.
The Correspondence Schools of
Scranton, Pa, Is not new institution,
nor does it pursue untried methods.
On the contrary il has been in exist
ence, under able management, for
years, and it's pupils number thou
sands. scattered all over the land and
from every walk of life. There are
over $1,000 pupils in the Pittsburg ter
rftcry alone, while seven or eight hum
dred are pursuing the various courses
of study in Wheeling and its immedi-
ate vicinity, ard there is a cordial and
hearty endorsement by men OF every
profession who have examined into the
details of the schools or become ac-
quainted with the through tuition given
personal friends.
1t is the purpose of the Register to
afford the undoubted advantages of a
course of technical study TO ten of our
readers without cost. Not only will
tuition be free, but all needed text
books and instruments will be supplied.
The plan is simp4~ one. The Register
prints voting coupon each week day,
and on Sunday three. These can be
voted by any one for any one, it only
being necessary to fill in the name OF
the beneficiary and bring or send the
votes to this Office, where an accurate
count is kept. The polls will close at
midnight on February 10th, and the
ten persons receiving the highest num-
Der OF votes will be awarded the schoi-
arships, the highest having the privi-
lege of choice, and so on down the ten.
That is:
II you receive the most votes, you
will have the first choice of the schol-
arships.
Ii the next largest, the second choice.
If the third largest, the third choice;
and so on until the ten persons have
chosen ten scholarships.
Each scholarsh-p will qualify you for
actual work in profession, --e same
as II you went away to college.
over 100000 men and women have
enrolled in these schools and been ben
Gifted by their courses of study.
The ten free scholarships includes:
Mechanical engineering, electric engin-
eering, including complete electrical
outfit; architecture, civil engineering,
sanitary plumbing heating and ventila-
ton, chemistry, commercial branches
mechanical drawing, including COM
plete drafting outfit; ornamental de-
sign, including complete designing out
flt. The teaching is all done by mail
from Scranton, instruction and exam
ination papers being sent to the stu
dent, who studies the instructions. fol-
lows them, and answers the questions
after a course of reading in the ordi-
nary college method. The answers are
then mailed to Scranton, where expert
instructors correct them and return
them to the student, who, in the mean
time, wll be studying the next instruc-
ton paper. No time is lost. Every let
ter counts. When the course is COM
pleted the student will have thorough
working knowledge Of his speciality and
will be qualified for the position he de-
sires.
All tAot 10 NECESSARY 10 WIN the
scholarships is to be one of the ten
contestants securing the largest num-
Der Of coupons. Cut out the coupons
ask your friends to save them, and
get into the best contest ever inaugu-
rated in Wheeling.
From day to day the Register will
publish details of the various courses
OF studies, and they should be carefully
read. Meanwhile, save and send in the
coupons AS an extra fnducement five
dollars viii be given to the contestant
having the largest vote on December
18th next.