The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-02

| Of Green Ridge, may be found In sew
enth place this morning. This Is an
exceptionally high place for contest
ant to begin in the first day, and Mr..
Gunster. if he keeps up the pace at
which he has started, will give the old
er contestants some anxiety before long.
Two especial Honor Rewards" for
June.
| Today marks the beginning of new
month and in accordance with the an
! nounced plans of the contest two "Spe-
cial Honor Rewards will be given this
month to the contestants who score
the largest number of points. This in
cludes all contestants. Every one on
the list and all who may hereafter
start will have an equal opportunity
to try for the June Special Honor Re-
wards" The two prizes which will be
offered during this month will also be
gold. The first prize will be $40 in gold,
and the second prize will be S. in gold.
AS before stated, each contestant will
begin this morning on an equal foot
ing. OF course, the points already
scored for the thirty-three scholarships
will remain unchanged and those who
long as they can retain their positions,
but for the Special Honor Rewards"
each contestant will start at zero and
work upward.
Beginning tomorrow morning table
showing the number Of points scored
by several of the leading contestants
will be published, in addition to the
main table. which will appear each day
| 1t t,tN1 In
will be shown only the points scored
during June, so that the leaders in this
table will probably be entirely different
from the leaders in the main contest.
This gives every contestant an equal
chance for the Special Honor Prizes"
which are to be given each month for
the best work done during that month,
and it is quite possible that some of the
contestants who are now near the bot
tom of. the list will be among the lead
ers in the work for June.
Room for Beginners.
There is still plenty of room for new
workers. whether they reside in the
city of Scranton or not. The splendid
showing made by Charles Burns In the
May results should convince any one
that it is not absolutely necessary to
live in the same city where The Trib-
une Is published in order to get sub
scribers for it. There are thirty-three
scholarships offered and so far there
have been but thirty-two active con-
testants. This leaves one scholarship
unclaimed. Some of those whose
names appear in the above list have
made very little progress and con-
testant who starts now should have
little difficulty in finding his or her way
up toward the top of the list. There
is singular dearth of young lady con-
testants, Notwithstanding the fact that
a large number of the most attractive
scholarships We're secured for their
benefit. A young lady contestant be-
ginning now with two yearly subscrib-
ers, counting "a points, would have
first choice Of a special scholarship for
young ladies only and worth $276, if
she maintained her lead until the close
of the contest. If she got among the
first three leaders she could have a
choice of scholarship worth $3.50.
A contestant beginning today with
two yearly subscribers, counting "a
points, would be in the middle of the
June Special Honor Prize" OF $40 in
gold, or. failing that the second prize
S. in gold.
Saturdays Work in Detail.
Saturdays results can hardly fail to
be surprise to most of the contestants
and their friends. Ten contestants in
all reported points. The total Of these
returns was 3l9 points. by far the lar
gest days results of this years Edu-
cational Contest. The first return OF
tha day was made by Herbert Thomp-
son. of Carbondale, who sent II points
by mail, and Miss Beatrice Harpur, of
Thompson, who sent 3, also by mail.
Homer Kresge, Of Hyde Park. was the
first who visited the Office in person.
He had but l point to report. Shortly
afterward Charles W. Dorsey, of Scran-
ton, personally deposited the same
number on the Contest Editors" desk.
About $40 in the afternoon Charles
Burns of Vandling, came to the Office
with 66 points. After having them re-
corded he explained that he expected
to have few more by o'clock and
left the office. His score was then 21S
points. and Mr. Kellerman needed II
points to keep his position as leader.
Shortly after Mr.. Burns departed, Le-
roy Stanton came with two points, and
few minutes afterward Frederick X.
Gunster, of Green Ridge, made his first
return since he entered the contest.
He brought in the plump total of 66
points, which gave him at the begin
ming of his career as n contestant sew
enth place. a. j. Kellerman was next
in line to make his report. He had but
eight points to turn in, and it was then
seeen that he had lost his chance for
the watch. Mr.. Kellerman, of course,
was not aware of that fact. nor viii he
be until he sees this article. He said
with smile: My friends went back
on me today. They said that l was so
far ahead that l didn't need any more
points"
The Closing Hour.
Shortly after that Mr.. Burns made
his second return. 1t was g. points.
making total of 130 points for the day
and placing him 81 points ahead of Mr..
Kellerman for the leadership and the
prize for the largest number of points
for May. He also was unconscious of
that fact and departed for his home
up In Vandling without the faintest
idea that he had won the fight
William 4. S. Rodriguez. OF Scran-
ton. got to the Office about five min
utes before closing time with 81 points.
This was enough to place him in Sec
ond place, but not enough by 56 points
to head the list of contestants. A. ].
Havenstrite, of MOSCOW, was the last
contestant to make a report. He had
three points, which ties him with Will