New-York tribune., 1902-05-11
THE PRIZE COMPETITION.
WON FOR APRIL BY CALIFORNIA GIRL
WHO WROTE OF ALASKA-TWO
EXTRA PRIZES.

So many good letters were written by Tribune
Little Men and Women for the April James
Henry prize competition that the Editor had
much trouble deciding the best three. He
finally settled it by awarding two extra prizes.
interesting books. and even then it was hard to
say which letters were the best. \ number OF
the letter writer's near the prize that
they should be encouraged 10 try again.
AS usual. the Editor gave preference TO letters
which brought out original ideas on the subjects
which James Henry and his Grandfather dis
cussed. There was evidence that many chill
dren had studied up on Alaska and some good
letters We're written about that wonderful Terri
tory. Most of the children seem TO think with
James Henry that it viii soon become a State.
Arbor Day was another popular subject, but too
many Of them simply repeated what James
Henry's Grandfather had said about It.
The subjects for the May competition Will be
particularly interesting. and the number OF let
ters should be larger than ever. Teachers in
public schools beginning to take an interest
in the James Henry competition. and to have
their pupils write on the subjects.
These were the three prize winners in the
April competition:
First Prize-Vera Judkins twelve years old. of
Chua Vista. San Diego County. Cal.
Second PriZe-Elizabeth Hooper twelve years
Third PrZe-RandOlph H. Rowland. thirteen
years old. of No. 1872 Dean-st.. Brooklyn.
Extra PriZes-Frances Elizabeth Hall. eight
years old, of Newton Centre, Mass, and
Olive Siguere. thirteen years old Of No 80
CongreSS-st, Jersey City.
These nearly won prizes: Catherine Richard
son, of No. II West Seventy -fourth-st., New
York; Gladys +. Ross. Brentwood, Long Island;
Edith NJ. Rogers Kingston. n. Y; Gretchen
Neuburger, Erie, Penn; May Grover, Anaconda,
Mont; Laurence p. Mills. Gloversville. n. Y;
John Chester Goold, Albany; Edith Terhune,
Paterson, n. j.; Lillian Burghardt South
Orange, N. j.; Edith L. Smallwood. Paterson,
N. J.. Berthod s. Beckman. Brooklyn; Dorothy
Smith, East Orange. N. j.; Harry Farley, Jersey
City; Charles Bentley Rochester; Alvin Deve-
reux. Hotel San Reno. New York City; Mary
Rice. Hudson n. Y; jeanette Hand, West Cape
May, N. j.; Edmund Brown jr. Norfolk Conn.
Gladys Smith. Nutley. N. j.. and Constance
Hungerford Hartford. Conn.
This letter won the first prize of $40 in gold:
Chula Vista, Cal. April %, 1902
Editor Little Men and Little Women.
Dear Sir: Alaska is the most northern of the
possessions of our Uncle Sam How he came by
it is history. Gold is only of its products.
Hundreds of Cinnamon put into cans thousands
of pounds Of salmon every year, and thOuSan ndS
of dollars worth of valuable furs shipped
from there also. The largest grizzly bears in tn
world are natives of that land of snow and ice.
The government keeps three revenue cutters
in Alaskan waters to protect her fishing and fur
interests They are the McCulloch. the Corwin
and the Rush. The Bear there, but now is
cruising SOUTH with headquarters at San Diego.
Cal.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company has
just finished fine new steamship named the
Spokane. to carry tourists from San Francisco
to the Land Of the Midnight Sun" viewing the
famous Muir glacier route
In March, 1901. the first mail was delivered to
Kotzebue the northernmost postofiice in Amer
lea, one thousand miles over the iCefields from
st. Mchaes, by carrier named Flanagan
There has always been a dispute between the
United States and Canada about the boundary
and the Canadians have just thrown down one
of the monuments defining it. Yours respect
fully. VERA JUDKINS
Twelve years old