Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-02
OVER I5O BUSHELS
OF MAIL RECEIVED
IN STAR CONTEST
Judges Meet at STAR Office and
Adopt Novel Plan for
Handling Answers.
CONTEST PROVED ITSELF
GREATEST EVER CONDUCTED
Large Force of Clerks to Enter
Upon Work of Examination
Within Few Days.

1t is conceded by all who have had
experience with newspaper contests
that the Proverb Contest conducted by
the EVENING STAR is by far the
greatest of ALL
sacks of mail received at the close of
the contest. Each sack contains four
bushels of mail, which would represent
in all 152 bushels. Upon careful count
1t was found that each bushel contained
an average of $50 separate sets of
answers, which in the aggregate would
easily total over 10000 sets of answers
Experts who have witnessed the re-
suits of numerous contests simply stand
aghast and breathless when they view
the gigantic bulk of mail received.
One experienced metropolitan news
paper man, who was invited to view
the answers, said: II have viewed
the results of many great and various
contests, but this one beats me. 1t
simply eclipses anything have ever
SEEN"
Inc hN NENlNI 0lAft , pTOStID Gull
testants can readily conceive the stu
pendods amount of work entailed upon
the Judges and clerical force. The
judging committee, which is composed
of DIR. Addison B. Poland. Librarian
John Cotton Dana and Mrs. Beatrice
Maybaum Stern. held a meeting at the
STAR Office and arranged upon a novel
and unique plan for conducting the
h nl1 nd f,ofya or Of fha
swers. They decided upon a plan Of
canceling each set of answers. which
will, as may readily be seen. securely
safeguard the interests of each and
every contestant.
The plan decided upon, and to be
carried out, was: To construct a special
and particularly designed seal or
die fer cancellation, and each set of
answers to be carefully and securely
sealed with it. After each and every
set of answers have been thus officially
sealed the judging committee will un-
lock the safety deposit vault Of the
Fidelity Trust Company and remove
the correct and official list of proverb
answers and deposit in their place this
special seal or die" which will re-
main in the safety vault until every
set of answers have been carefully ex-
amined and the announcement of win
ners made. BY this method proverb
contestants are doubly assured that
the EVENING STAR and the judging
committee are taking every precaution
to eliminate the possibility of substi-
tuition while the work of examination
of the answers is in progress. This
work of cancellation is now in progress,
and the correct list of answers will not
be opened, nor no set of answers will
be examined or reviewed until such
cancellation is thoroughly and COM
pletely finished.
The EVENING STAR promised each
and every contestant in it's contest a
fair and square deal, and it is believed
that contestants will appreciate the
efforts that have been taken to carry
out every detail of the promises made.
Answers will be reviewed and examined
by large force of capable and compe-
tent clerks, who are now being organ
lied by the judging committee. They
will enter upon their work within few
days.
1t has been great contest, enter
tanning and instructive in every degree.
Thousands of persons throughout the
entire State participated and have no
doubt derived aAgreat source of amuse-
ment and education therefrom. Since
the contest closed many letters are
daily received by the Proverb Editor
fron contestants, who say they have
enjoyed the contest so much that they
feel fully compensated. even though
they don't win a prize.
Contestants and readers are requested
to watch the EVENING STAR closely
for the NEW and GREATER CON-
TEST, which will be inaugurated soon.
preliminary announcement of the new
contest is published on another page of
this edition, and it is hoped to release
full details regarding the complete list
of prizes, etc. within the next few days.