Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-12-03
ATTENDANCE CONTEST.
sunday schools of Ellsworth to Enter
Interesting Competition.

sunday schools of Ellsworth to Enter
Interesting Competition.
AT meeting OF the executive committee
of the Hancock County Sunday School as
ISOLATION, il was unanimously agreed TO
| invite al1 the Sunday schools of Ellsworth
| TO Join in q competition the first three
months Of 1914. The competition is con-
cefved with a view 10 uniting the religious
! forces OF the community and 20 stimulate
a wider interest in religious education. 1t
| Is hoped that every school, rural as well as
city, will be glad to cooperate. The COM
petition will proceed under the following
/ conditions:
!. Each school competing must file
with the executive committee Of the Han
/ cock County Sunday School association
I the names OF the active members OF the
sehoolIbefore Sunday, December ., For
/ the purposes of this competition, any
I person no hss been absent from the
sunday school reporting for the thirteen
Sundays previous to Dec. n, RilI not be
counted as active. A scholar must have
attended the Sunday school three con-
secutive Sunds " to be enrolled as active.
2. The competition between the schools
I Is to be in attendance and in growth, and
each school will be scored on basis Of the
uniis.oi iiisy points for growth and fity
points for attendance. The score viii be
rcckoned GA the percentage basis growth
being reekoncd from the actuaI enroll
ment Of active memhers reported before
the beginning Of the contest, ana aEscn-
dance being computed from Sunday 10
Sunday.
;. The competition is'to begin with the
first Sunday OF January and close with
the last Sunday of March.
1. After the competition eloses, grand
union Sunday school meeting will be
held, az which the winning school wiii be
announced and awards made rs follows:
A banner appropriately inscribed will
be presented to the school winning the
contest.
A blue ribbon to the class making the
best growth.
A red ribbon to the class second in
growth.
A white ribbon 70 the class third in
growth.
blue ribbon to the class having the
best record OF attendance.
A red ribbon TO the class second in at
tendance.
A white ribbon to the class third IN at
tendance.
a gold ribbon 10 ny class having a per-
feet record in attendance for the thirteen
sundays.
The name OF every person attending
Sunday school every sunday for the
thirteen Sundays will be placed on the
roll Of honor.
The following conditions will be scrupu-
ously observed:
A scholar 30 count towards the growth
OF the school must have attended the sun
day school at Least three consecutive Sum
days and must be reported by the seere-
tary or superintendent. Attendance vii
always be reckoned on the number of
active members attending. Transients
and visitors do not count in this COMPETE
zion.
No scholar who is already enrolled In
one school may score in thas competition
as g new scholar in another school.
I For the convenience OF the workers
each school should report every Monday
( to the clerk OF the committee in charge of
the competition.
The competition will be in charge of tie
/ local members OF the executive COMMITTEES
OF Hancock County Sunday Schooiassoci-
alton. All communications about it should
/ be sent to Miss Sylvia Marshall. Els
I worth, clerk.