Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-28


Smoot, who wins second place, was given
the rating of 236. while the two contest
ants that are tied for third place have
235 points each.
How Papers Were Examined.
The judges examined the papers sepa-
rately, the respective ratings determined
upon being turned in to DR.. Murray, su-
pervisor of the anti-fly campaign. The
total Of the ratings then was ascertained
by DIR. Murray. the contestants found to
possess the highest total scores being de-
clared the winners.
That the contest brought out a grea
deal Of originality of thought and proved
that the youth of the city are capable ol
being a big factor in the fight for the
determination Of the fly is the unanimous
verdict OF the judges. All agree thai
the contest was one Of the most Difficult,
they ever participated in. as many of the
papers appeared to possess unusual merit
The contest, in my opinion. has &C
complished a great deal of good" said
Health Officer Woodward today. The
children who participated in it are not
likely to lose interest in the subject and
they should be Of great help in the move
ment designed to bring about general CO.
operation on the part of citizens looking
toward the eradication Of the f1y.''
Aroused Much Interest.
Mr.. McGrath said: THE contest has
aroused the interest of older citizens as
well as the younger ones. 1t has had an
influence that will grow. There should
be more like them"
Aroused Much Interest.
THE educational value of the contest
said Mr.. Stuart. should prove to be al
most incalculable. Many of the essays
We're surprisingly well prepared. 1 should
like to see another contest held, as 1
believe this to be a good means of arous-
ing the interest of the young in a matter
that so vitality affects the health interests
of the city
The contest, which is part of The
stars anti-hy campaign for the months
or May, June, July. August and Sep
TENDER, was held from May 1 to Is.
Humor in Essays.
While the judges of the swat the fiy''
compositions were busy at their task OF
selecting those which they believed to
be the best. they often had to pause
momentarily in their labors to common,
on the originality, unconscious humor and
mannerism displayed by certain of the
youngsters.
One young girl. for instance, decried the
fly because it annoyed the late sleeper.
THE late sleeper" wrote the little miss,
who is unfortunate enough to have some
of these unpleasant companions in his
bed chamber. as he went to get his last
nap. deem them a pest
She further demonstrated to the Judges
that those things which are sometimes
used to catch flies may also prove OBJ
noxious. Her illustration follows: Here
l am wearing my summer dress; il is
awfully warm. l am lounging round to
protect myself from the burning sun. I
accidentally lay myself against Mr.. Tan
glefoOt; what a mess!''
In conclusion she states that the f1y-
swatting crusade keeps the boys out of
mischief and beseeches every boy and
girl Ito do their utmost to extinguish
the fly
Great Stealers of Food.
Here's the opinion Of an eight-year-old
contestant who likes his morning nap:
Flies are a great pest. and should be
killed. A boy cannot sleep in the morning
when he is tired-besides. they are very
dirty: they spot the pretty wall paper
and pictures, and il they can get to the
table they take the food before you get q
show at ALL
This appeared over the signature of a
miss Of thirteen:
"A fly is an insect that is characterized
as possessing pair OF veined and MEM
branous wings. with two movable bodies
called balancers. placed a little behind
Them" she wrote. "The mouth is formed
between two and six sestaceous pieces OF
scaly texture, and these pieces are either
inclosed in q proboscis-like sheath or COW
cred by one or two laminae. which form
il. The head is globular or hemispherical
and the mouth is only formed for trans
hitting fluids. and is consequently very
delicate In structure. The sucker per-
forms the part Of a lancet. and pierces
The envelope of vegetable or animal
fluids in order to allow OF the fluid itself
being transmitted up into the mouth Of
tho insect. The antennae are united In