The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-04


1t is not stated whether these medals
are for the country at large or for
States or counties. This information
can easily be obtained, however.
H. G.. Bethea.
Rembert, s. c., Oct. 26.
(CrOp correspondents are earnest
ly requested to communicate informa-
ton on this contest to their local
school authorities with view of get
ting the children of their districts to
compete in this prize-e essay contest.)
The director of the office Of Public
Roads Of this department, Logan Wal
Ter Page, has announced that the
time in which children may submit
essays on the repair and maintenance
of earth roads, in competition for the
gold medal and the two silver med
ais, has been extended to March 2,
1914.
The conditions for the essay contest
are as follows:
l. The subject of the essay will be
the Repair and Keeping Up of Earth
Roads
z. 1t is open only to children from
10 to Is years, inclusive, who are ac-
tually living on farms and who are
actually attending some school.
3. The essay should be not more
than 500 words in length, in the
handwriting of the child, and should
be written on only one side of the
paper.
a. In the upper left-hand corner
OF the first page should appear the
following statement: Essay on Earth
Roads by (name of child; age of
child; actual residence Of child;
school attended by child.)
5. Children wishing to enter this
contest may ask the advice of their
parents, teachers, neighbors, highway
commissioners, and other people, and
read books or magazines giving infor-
nation about the subject. They
must not give the information they
gain in this way in the exact words of
an adult or the author of a book. They
must express the ideas in their own
language. They will not be expected
to use technical terms, and any words
that make the meaning clear will be
acceptable.
8. The essays will he rated by an
impartial committee according to the
understanding Of the subject shown
by the child and according TO the
penmanship, English, and spelling
The writer of the best essay will re-
ceive a gold medal; the writer Of the
next best essay, silver medal; and
the writer Of the third best essay, a
silver medal.
z. All essays should be plainly ad-
dressed, in an envelope stamped with
a 2-cent stamp. to Committee on
Children's Road Essay Contest, Office
of Public Roads, U. S. Department Of
Agriculture, Washington, d. c." and
should be mailed to reach that office
not later than 9 A. NJ. on Monday,
March 2, 1914.
8. Children who have already sub
mitted essays in that contest which
was originally announced to close
October Is, may, if they wish, submit
a second essay.
AS help to children the sugges-
tions given below are made. Chill
dren need not follow these suggestions
absolutely. They must not submit
essays in the form of direct answers
to these questions. They must not
quote any of the following material
word for word.
How to Tell Good Road from Bad
Road.
To the Children: In getting facts
to write your essays for the prize con-
test on the repair and maintenance
of earth roads use your eyes. Look
at bad piece of road and a good
piece of road when both are dry
Study particularly the ruts and holes
and uneven places in the road to see
whether they make it easier or hard
er for the wheels of a loaded wagon
to go along. Study the kind of foot