The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-25
PRIZES OF $500 FOR
THE YOUNG PEOPLE
Reformer's Short Story Contest
Begins This Week.
TEN CASH PRIZES TO BE GIVEN
In -Four Districts for Stories Written by
Persons Under q Years old-Popu'
larity and Merit coun,-How to Get
Votes for Various Contestants.


larity and Merit coun,-How to oe,
Votes for Various Contestants.
uf direct inlonsl TO every young man
aud woman Ia this section "a well as ol
indifeet interest 10 their neighhors, fela
iitrs aud friends y the announcement Of
| the Young peoples short siog contest
which The lsrlormcr has started this week,
I In the full page announcement an page =
/ IA this papor are sri forth the rules and
regulations governing this contest, al the
,lnsr II which 500 ia cash prizes will be
distributed. There will be 10 prizes SIX
nl SIS and four OF sla5O, Nine Of these
prize. will 20 10 the young people whose
contributions 90 the short story contest
are determined boy vote 10 be the most
popular, while the tenth prize viii be
awarded On the basis Of merit alone. The
prize will be- awarded nj the close Of the
cunieei the INIT week IN June This is a
particularly Appropriate time. coming a. Il
does ~ close to the commencement season
when many Young people are glad Of some
additional money with which 10 help de.
fray school or college expenses.
In onicr 10 insure an equal distribution
OF the prizes throughout H. territory aud
10 give the young people in various locall'
ties an equal opportunity, The Rciomer
has decided on four districts. The tint
will include the town and village OF Brat
tlcboro; the second the towns OF Dnmmers'
ton, Putney. Newfane, Brooklne, Towns
bend. Wardsboro. Jamaica, Londonderry,
Stratton and Somerset; the third all Yer
mont towns not included in the first two:
and the fourth all towns outside Vermont.
The contestant in each district whose story
l.4 utli in
cash. the contestant in each district whose
story receives the second largest number
OF votes, $3.50 in cash. An additional or
sweepstakes prize OF SIS will be awarded
the person whose story receives the most
votes OF all; and another prize OF SIS will |
go 10 the person whose story is considered |
10y a competent and impartial board OF |
Judges to be the best in point OF merit. |
This means that four young people are |
sure OF winning SIS each. and four more |
sure of $3.50 apiece, while one contestant |
[ he or she whose story receives the most |
votes of ALI will come into possession OF |
$50. The merit prize will OF course be
awarded without regard TO the number OF
votes, although there u a possibility that
The most popular story may be the most
Stories for competition must not exceed
200 words in length. These stories may be
pure fiction, fiction and fact combined. or
BASED wholly on actual occurrences. Only
,oung men and women under q years OF
ige are eligible to compete, and no boy or
,irl should hesitate to make entry for fear
hat he or she Is too young or too mex
,erienced in writing. Stories will be re-
eived at The Reformer Office until March
%, but one need not wait until his story
5 completed before entering the contest.
n this issue of The Reformer will be found
n entry coupon good for 200 votes if filled
ut and sent to this office on or before Sat.
rday, March II. Beginning next week we
hall print the names of those who have !
lgnifed their intention OF competing, and
a our issue Of April will begin publishing
he standing OF the various contestants in
ach district. The stories themselves will ,
ppear in the first three issues in April,
nd voting will continue until May 81.
announcement of the winners will be made
/ The Reformer Of June 3. All votes re. 4
aived at this Office from now until the |
lose of the contest will be credited to
nose for whom they are intended. '
Now as to the votes: New subscriptions !
, The Reformer received from now until
lie end of the contest will be entitled to u
)upons on the following basis-six months, a
20 votes; three years, $50 votes. Renew v
S are entitled to votes on the basis of
N for each dollar paid in, These coupons ?
i'll be issued in blank and may be filled Il
with the name of any contestant, but of
,urse they cannot be transferred after
ice being voted. In each issue of The Re- o.
rmer from next week until the contest X
oses will be printed coupon good for W
lie vote. "
Further rules governing the contest are q
ainly set forth in the advertisement al ID
ady mentioned. All young people who |,
e interested in composition should read '!
ese conditions carefully. No doubt many T., II
ys and girls have already, in connection y.
It'll their school work, written stories that )"
IMPLY with the conditions of this contest -
with slight changes may be made to y, "
IMPLY. In any case those who intend to II
ter should fill out and send at once to u u
is office the coupon which appears in -
is ISSUE thereby getting the benefit of h. l.,
} votes as well as announcing to their ~, -,
ends that they intend to compete If II
ere is anything about the contest which e e
not plain to any intending contestant az az
ter of inquiry to The Reformer office 10
Il bring detailed explanation. In fact, p ,o
shall be delighted to give advice on any 60 20
int concerning the contest from now I'M =. -,
its close. During the contest G. N. We
ow of Townshend will act as special w. W.
preventative of The Reformer, l ah