Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-20
ESSAY PRIZE OMAHA BOYS.
"thar Egen Wins Competition for
Local HIGH School.
Why REVOLUTION WAS WON
'mshs High students write MOO
Essays and LincoIn six for Sons
of American Revelation
Inter-City Contest.

Lothar F. Egen, representing the omaha
nigh school. OF which he is a member. won
me first prize offered by the Nebraska
society OF the Sons OF the American Revo-
luton for the best patriotic essay on a
SUBJECT furnished by the society, written
by-any student in Omaha or Lincoln Hieh
SCHOOLS. The prize won by Egen Eoes 10
the school. The second prize was won for
the Lincoln High school BY Miss Ceorsfa
Mcneil of that school.
why Did the American Revolut,on Sue.
Tceed?' was the subject upon which the o..
says were written. Omaha furnished zoo
essays and Lincoln six. All were submitted
TO a committee and the announcement OF
the winners was mad before the school
IN a meeting held in the auditorium of the
mig school Friday afternoon. John r.
webster ana p. J. Barr made the announce
ment OF the prize winners and loud cheer
ING sreeted II. The prize. a copy OF OIL
Der1 Stuarts picture of Washington, will
lave . plate upon which will be engraved
'he name OF the society giving Il and the
name OF the student who won It for the
.Schooi. INV
Ralph Breckenridge, president Of the so-
cietyi Paul w. Kuhns, vice president ana
r. D. Barr, secretary, composed the com.
hittee which selected the two best eaaavu
from the 26 presented, and then Rev. r
4" Loveiand decided which OF the two was
the better. Aside from the prize winners.
the following Omaha students we're given
honorabie mention: Charles Wabl. Agnes
Russell, Beatrice Bernhart. Helen Treat ana
Ora Russell.
PriEe Winner Seventeen Years Ola.
bothar Egen Is IL years of age and is the
son OF r. Egep, a master mechanic, living
at 2OSl North Eighteenth street. His e.
say was as follows:
In attempting to find the real reason VIII
sne revoiution succeeded. we must brush
aSiue the mist OF reverence which obscures
II, and deal with facts, and facts alone.
Inc revolution, which occupies 60 much
n nPIfaic 6 u when SSe history: is really very lpsls--
revolutions of the world. 1t was not a
contest between mighty England and weak
George III. and the hard-headed YankesS
along the seaboard of an unexplored con-
oinent lived a handful of people. who for
TO wrest a living from mother nature In
Ierson. owing to their superb position be-
s Ne Europe and the east, they were en-
aDled 20 exchange the products OF their
FERTILE lands to the best advantaee'
IN CARVING on this trade, they ran
counter TO the interests OF England Eng
lish merchants began 10 comniaIn osorssa
III seized this opportunity to assert Ma
menisl p ~ passing laws through his
away rnertaa.nH. wnIcn strove TO X
instantly the colonlsts rose in protest. not
Umy because their rights as Ensllshmen
books were hurt. ~
British Heart Not I'm war.
MaIsrs grew from bad to worse until
WITH the battle Of Lexington the war be-
land and America, but between George III
ana the coionists. The people Of England
We're In sympathy with the colonists. Such
men as HlTka and Dttt .NN'
cause. George was in the wronE, hut would
not admit H. No nation whose heart Is moi
4EnsisnS. a WEI EYER wins; Sc Y was with
seemsct yital. IT. they won, everything wa
ahearS ~ they lost. ali hope OK becoming
EIeat nation seemed lost.
Owlng TO their close association IN tbA
soil, the Americans we're OF 4 strnnS ,igs
prous stock and having a large stock OF
With nythdtprrhhess' were ready to cope
From the earliest times they had been
Hai,nien IA warfare with the Indians BY
dasy experiences. and in the French war
nag gaIned experience In the mass. or the
NJ, science OF war they knew little.
loor showing IL he had fought accorS,ng
10 the rules of war. But this very irnors
Snoe was an advantage. The skilled swords-
put II ig the unframed man WIN nv M
ishorsnce OF the science, strikes In unex-
55reeS places. that fills his heart with
uIeao- 30 IL was with this war. The Amer
leans used tactics which they had learned
from the Indian. and for which the ESnx-
,hnnt nae no defense, Some people think
view, that of occupying ground Instead az
Hrusnins opposition. But the English found
~ marc to get in touch with the enen,v
they seemed able to fly. They w1ouid IL
~ one place one day, and fifty miles awav
me next Sometimes they would be In treat
'.orSe' az other times the army would nnelt
untl only a few thousand were Jeff WIFI
were all at sea. H"s"Sn
Praises Paine's writings.
Inc colonists had their troubles. too =,
was All very well 10 escape annihiIetior
yut NAT would not win the war. Al times
,hes We're ready 10 give up, but stirred by
NE w,tlngs OF such men as Thomas Palma
tney showed the effects of their early Train.
ms, and stuck to their posts,
SNen sreater than the writings OF Paine
DID " OVYrnOOg NJ