The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24

Ii VIII be determined who are the for
tunate ten contestants in The Trib-
une's Educational Contest, and their
names Will be announced one week
from today. No doubt the remaining
six days will be ones of great activity
and many points will be sent in by
the energetic workers. Every effort
is being made by The Tribune to have
the contest conducted and concluded
in an impartial manner. and to this
end circular letter has been pre-
pared, which will be mailed this morn
Ing to each contestant. This letter
sets forth the arrangements for the
closing day, and the rules adopted to
avoid any possibility Of dispute or dis
satisfaction. 1t reads as follows:
To the Contestants in The Tribunes Educational
Contest:
As the end Of the contest approaches it will
no doubt please you to have full explanation
as to the arrangements for the closing day. Not
that there is TO be any change in the rules for this
is unnecessary, but to avoid any possibility OF
n misunderstanding we have thought best to ad.
dress this letter to you.
We will continue TO publish in The Tribune
each day the standing Of the contestants, but
after the issue of saturday, Sept 30, no further
information will be given until the final result
- dIHlVullOth OH MOIudN HlOTIlIRs OCl. l.
Returns will be received at the office OF The
Tribune until O'Clock p m, Saturday, Sept. 29
but do not delay bringing in your last points
until an hour dangerously close to tho end for
no returns will be accepted from contestants (eX-
cept those who make returns by maD who are
not in the office at the first stroke Of o'clock
as told by the court house clock.
Contestants will be required TO make their re-.
turns regardless of the standing of others at the
moment and the number of points any may
have registered during the day will in
be disclosed prior to the final announcement
Contestants who send reports by mail will be
credited for all that bear a postmark at the
postotice of deposit Of p. m. or earlier. In
this connection it is important to notice that
letters left at the postofice frequently not
postmarked at once, and it will be necessary to
ascertain Just how long before the hour OF s a
letter should be deposited in order to insure its
being properly stamped.
In case of ties, the one who succeeds in first
scoring the number of points will have the first
choice of a special reward. The hour OF making
the return at The Tribune Office the postmark
will decide.
From now until the close il is advisable to
make returns promptly and thus avoid confusion
and possible errors on the last day.
1t will be impossible to make a definite an.
nouncement saturday evening, returns made
by mail might materially change the result
scripton to see il it is not a renewal OF some
person who is already on our books. This rule
seems 10 be clearly understood and there will be
no trouble in this respect.
Thanking you for your continued interest and
earnest efforts in The Tribunes Educational Con-
test, and wishing you the success you merit, we
beg to remain Cordially yours,
The Tribune Publishing Company.
So far as it is possible to forsee,
these conditions cover all points that
are liable to arise, but should there
be any others to decide, a ruling will
be made which will apply equally to
every contestant.
Saturdays returns made several
changes in the standing. Miss Jennie
Myers who succeeded in gaining third
| place Friday. was obliged to relin-
| quish it and dropped back to fifth.
but as Miss Myers failed to send in
| any points on Saturday. she is quite
| likely to make a return today that
will materially advance her total. Oil
| yer Callahan and Arthur Kemmerer
We're the two fortunate contestants
who passed Miss Myers, the former
returning to his old station as No. 8.
| Harry Reese succeeded IN passing Miss
Fannie f.. Williams and is now in
ninth place, only one point behind
| Eugene Boland.
4 letter was received from David G.
| Spencer, Of Bloomsbury, Yesterday,
too late to be included i'm the above
report. Unless some Of those above
him make good returns today, he will
move up several places tomorrow
! morning.
Last week was tho best thus far of
! -.
| been scored than the previous week,
| which up to now was the banner
week In all $50 points were secured
! by The Tribune's hustling contingent
! OF young men and women. 4 large
amount of shifting about has occurred
| during tho week and changes i'm all
| positions except the first two have
| taken place, Sonn Of them being hut
| for day and others for longer per-
iods. 1t may be interesting to the pub
! lie as well as the contestants them
selves to fully review the changes
that have occurred since last Monday
morning The first position was then
held by Charles Rodriguez, who has
been in possession of it since the con-
test began, and he still holds the COM
Portable margin of 10 points over
|
nent, who also maintains the place h
held at the beginning of last week
Then, as now, Mr.. Biltley's most for
midable neighbor was Oliver Callahan
who was 81 points behind him This
place was held by Miss Jennie Myers
on Saturday, but Callahan wins it back
today, and is now 50 points below
| Birtley. Fourth place was held on
| Monday morning by Arthur Kemmer-
er, who, after shifting around a lit
! tie, is again in that place, Is points
! behind Callahan, Fifth place was
then held. by David Spencer, but is
| now occupied by Miss Myers, who
came up from eleventh to third place
during the week, but dropped two
positions Saturday. Mr.. Spencer who
on last Monday was fifth, is now
| sixth. Miss Mary YeaSer who was
| mint n IN tho FIRST daV of last week