The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-01-23
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
MEDAL CONTEST I9O7.S.

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! the war between the states, again
! offers a gold medal to the student
writing the best essay on the sub
ject assigned.
Teachers of the state are earnest
~ requested to encourage and urge
their pupils to enter the contest.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
l. Subject, 1852 in the Confed-
eracy
2. The contest is open to all
white children in Georgia, under
the age CT eighteen.
3. The length of the essay to be
from 1000 to 1900 words. The pa
pers 30 be type written, if possible,
though that is not essential.
4. Preparation for the essays
may be made at home or elsewhere
with full use of all references.
Essays must be written within
the week of February 14-21 inclu-
sive, in presence of teacher or
county committeeman.
5. Each essay shall be signed
with fictitious name and accom-
panied by sealed envelope address
ed with same fictitious name, but
containing real name and address
of writer and name of school.
8. Manuscript to be graded upon
subject matter and style.
Z. The medal will be awarded at
closing exercises of school at or
near which it is won. 1t will be
presented by the president of the
local chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy.
s. The Principal of each contest
ing school shall send to the local
committee of his county the best
essay from his school, sending at
same time, information as to the
number of contestants from his
school. These local County,
committees shall be appointed or
arranged for, one in each county,
by the stats commltteeman within
whose Jurisdiction the county shall
fall. 1t shall be the duty of each
county committee to assist in con-
Quoting the work in the county, to
select delegates from the essays
submitted to it, the best one to
represent the county before the
state committee, and to send to it's
state committeeman the chosen
essay, together with the informa-
tlon as to the number or contest
ants in the county.
Each member of the state COM
mittee shall direct supervision of
the work in the designated coun-
ties, shall attend to the appoint
ing of local committee in each
of her counties, and together with
two assistants whom she may ap-
point, shall judge the essays sub
mitted by those counties, selecting
the best two for the final consider
alton of the entire state commit
tee; these essays, with informa-
ton as to the number of contest
ants III her counties, to be sent to
the chairmab of the state COM
mittee. The entire mum Der of es-
says thus selected shall be sent in
rotation to all the mem bers of the
state committee for examination
and grading, being retained by
each member for one week only,
then forwarded to another, and f.
nally returned to the chairman.
The gradings or decisions on
these essays shall be sent directly
to the chairman by each commit
te9man, as sooD as practicable Of
ter completion.
Immediately after the receipt of
all reports, the chairman shall
forward to each member of the
committee, compiled list of the
decisions Of all.
8. Essays are to be sent to local
county committees OH or before
March 1st
The best essay from each coun-
y must he sent to the state com
mitteeman on or before March %,
| The best two of the essays sub
mitted to each of the members Of
the state committee must be iu
possession of the chairman on o.
before April 9th.
Reference books recommended
/. The War between the States,
Stephens. Z
2, School History of the United
States-Field.
3. History of the Confederacy
derry.
4. History of the United States
White.
5. Campaigns of the Confedera.
cy-Hull.
6. The Strife of! Brother-Der.
rya
7. Southern States of the Amer,
| lean Unlon-Curry.