Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-08
PUZZLED PROvERb
CONTESTANTS ARE
ANSWERED HERE
Judges in PrOyerb Contest Are
Announced Today-See
First Page.
Proverb Editor-Must proverbs be

Proverb Editor-Must proverbs be
enclosed in quotation marks, like
example {" y? PUZZLED.
Quotation marks may be used; they
will not count for or against a CON
testant.
.Proyerb Editor-How many men,
bers of a family are eligible to par
ticipate? A KONTESTANT.
All members of a family may par
ticipate in the contest, but only one
prize will be awarded to a family.
C. D. Collision, 20 North Willow street.
M~ontclair-See your answer in EVE
MING STAR of February 4.
Proverb Editor = Cannot under
stand how your contest can be on
the level when you offer the correct
answers in a book. l came from
EDWARD A. CANNON.
The very fact that the EVENING
STAR publishes, and offers contestants
in the proverb contest, a book contain
ing all of the correct proverbs to the
fifty illustrations, ought to be sufficient
evidence that the contest is absolutely
fair and equal to all contestants. Would
it be fair to run a contest of this kind
without a book? Without any book or
rules as to where the correct swe
had been selected from, would it not
become a mere guessing contest?
Proverb Editor-How will yeti
decide in the event of a person hay-
ing the correct version of a proverh
but not the, correct wording? Also,
why have you two different sets of
alphabetically arranged proverbs in
the proverb book.
CONTESTANT.
In the event the correct wording of
the proverb is not included in the an
swer submitted by a contestant. such
answers will be counted wrong on first
count. If such contestants answer
enough of the entire series of proverbs
to enter the winning class the remain
ing versions Though not absolutely
correct in wording) will be considered
on a second count, n SO on. Two
alphabetical arrangements of proverbs
in the proverb boo occur for the rea-
son that time was too short to compile
them all together in the first list.
Proyerb Editor--I was not born
in New Jersey, but have spent eight
years of my life in the State. l
expect to remain indefinitely. Am
/ eligible to compete for the prizes
offered? MISS d. l.. G.
Yes.
Proverb Editor-Advise me If l
may prepare extra coupons other
than those published with the
proverb picture? A. +. ).
Contestants may send in answers
written on coupons other tina those
published with the proverb picture, but
rar.4 .fDA atxyla anH
wording as those which appear with
the proverb picture.
J.. d.. Lincoln, of East Orange, writes
a. long letter complaining about the
many different workings to the same
proverbs which he finds in the STARS
book of English proverbs. He says
that in a good nan cases it will be a
matter of guesswork with the con-
testant to arrive at the correct answer,
ETC., and says that either wording or
version of the am proverb should be
accepted as correct.
The proverb editor has tried to make
this plain to the many contestants, and
once and for all. let it be understood
that the contestants should be guided
by the rules governing the contest, IN
the Introduction of the rules it is stated
specifically that the proverbs selected
are only those that are commonly used
and we'll known. Where a contestant
finds two proverbs of nearly the same
meaning, slightly different in wording,
let him choose the more popular ana
common form, and then. il he is not
satisfied, he can send in two or more
answers to each picture
The STARS Book of English Proy-
cribs has been compiled from standard
authorities on ~well-known English
proverbs, and 1t is a well-known fact
that these authorities Disagree with
each other as to the wording Of the
same proverb.
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