The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-17

The week ending Saturday, Sept. 10,
was the best thus far OF The Tribune's
Educational Contest, more points hav-
ing been scored than in any previous
six days, and some of the new con-
testants coming up among the list of
leaders. The first ten leaders still re-
main about as they were last Monday
morning, the exception being that Sid
ney w. Hayes, of Scranton, who was
in ninth place. has dropped to twelfth,
and Miss Mary Yeager, of MOSCOW,
has taken ninth position. Miss Jen-
ME Meyers, of Lake Ariel, occupied a
position among the ten" during the
week. but dropped to eleventh, where
she now is points behind Miss Grace
Simrell of Carbondale.
During the week PIG points were
scored, the best showing being made
by Miss Mary Yeager. Of Moscow, a
new contestant who contributed 46 tall
lies to her standing; Miss Jennie Mey-
ers, of Lake Ariel, also a new member
of The Tribunes Contest staff, came
next with AZ: David V. Birtley, Of
Providence, was third with 80; Charles
Rodriguez, of Scrantone fourth, with
1S; the rest following in this order:
Arthur Kemmerer, of Factoryville and
Harry Reese, of West Scranton, 10
each; Fannie T.. Williams, of Peck
vile, 12; David c. Spencer, Blooms
burg, IL; Miss Grace Simrell, of Car
bondale, 9, and Oliver Callahan, of
Scranton, 4. BY this recapitulation OF
the weeks work ii will be seen that
the contestants from out of town did
the best work and secured the largest
number of points, proving our state
ment made at the beginning Of the
contest that the country offered as
good opportunities as the city for this
kind of labor. The young man or wo-
man residing In the country has more
interest taken in his work by the COM
munity than would be possible in the
city, as local pride is aroused to a
large eftent and n majority of the
citizens ttake a fraternal interest in
the success of their townsman.
The changes made Saturday in the
standing of the ten leaders was that
. of Eugene Boland going from eighth
to sixth place, passing Harry Reese
and Miss Fannie e. Williams, who
each necessarily drop down one place
in the list. Boland is now but points
behind David C. Spencer for fifth
place, The rest of the leaders are
NIOSely DulCneu, Only pOlIllS SepdTdI-
ing Eoand and Reese. the latter being
; points ahead of Miss Williams, who
leads Miss Yeager by points, fol-
lowed by Miss Grace Slmrell but
points separating them, and Miss Jen-
ME Meyers is in eleventh place points
from her Sidney w. Hayes is In
twelfth place. with "a points. Richard
Roberts is thirteenth, John p. Smith,
fourteenth; Edward Murray, fifteenth,
and Robert Campbell, sixteenth.
Including today there are now but
two full weeks left of the contest A
great deal can be done in that time,
however, and new contestants should
take advantage of the opportunity and
enter without further delay. The
value Of the special rewards offered
in connection with this contest needs
no elaboration on The Tribune's part,
as they stand out distinctly and
clearly on their own merits. The edu-
cational rewards are the best that can
be obtained and the immediate re-
wards, viz, the Sohmer piano, the
bicycle. the POGO camera, and the
watches car be seen at any time in
the windows of Scranton stores. The
full description of the contest and the
special rewards and where they can
be seen are printed on the fourth page
of this mornings Tribune.