The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
MEDALS TURN EYES
TO NAPOLEON'S DAYS
Boys and Girls Preparing r.
says in Contest Open to
All Schools.
MORE PICTURES TO-DAY
Studies Of Young Writers Ajded
by Additional "Sun" II.
Illustrations.

Other wars besides the Mexican c,ns.,
are occupying the attention OF many Inv.
and girls Of Greater New York durtr
| their leisure hours. Stimulated BY N.
essay competition for medals arranged Nv
THE Sun In celebration OF the Tapo,so,
Bonspartc centennial. they have be-,
studying with the greatest zeal the III.
of the most celebrated warrior Of nod,,,
| times.
On April 20. 1914. Napoleon bade FAR,
well to his faithful old guard and started
from Fontaincblesu for the Islend q.
Elba. He arrived there on May n.
train OF events leading to this crisis "a
his life ara portrayed wildly both n,
pictures and text in the magazine section
Of The SUNDAY Sun OF April 10. IN The
same section OF to-days issue viii bs
found the story OF Napolcoi's hcy,,ood
and youth.
These illustrated weekly articles WI
continue during the contest and win 10 o.
tho greatest service TO those Thoughtful
contestants who take the trouble 10 reaa
them carefully.
THE Sun asks the school Children q
New York city: What IL the verdict On
Napoleon to-day? The exact question
that II asks Isl Was Napoleon L ~
greatest man OF modern times, and q n
why7 II he was not. why nott
Geld, silver and BRONZE Medal.
To the boys and girls OF tho city Wv
send in the best answers TO this query n
essays not exceeding 500 words TIE srr
will award three gold medals, 81, silver
medals and sixty bronze medals. TIE d.
sign is q handsome one. On the face o,
the medal are the words "ESsay Con,e.,,
with THE Sun" beneath. In tho csp.
tire of the medal one sees tho run r.lry
above two mountain peaks, with a BODY
OF water in the foreground. Al the br'.
tom of the medal are the figures |slt
In the centre OF a laurel wreath. on che
reverse side are the words Awarded TO-
with space for the name of the wHrsi
Competitors will DO divided into tire
classes. according to age. There Will b.
no contest among the classes. only among
the boys and girls in each class. 10 wiz
ners IN each class a gold medal 80
silver medals and twenty bronze ncdsls
will be awarded.
Class ] will consist OF boys and SIR.
aged II. is, 16 or II years WHO attend
any school in Greater New York "
scholar over II will be admitted % tn
contest
Boys and girls who are 1. or - "ear'
old will form Glass .,
The third class will consist OF boys ss1
girls of IL years or under.
Competitors should remember that
boy or a girl is II years old until h' 0
her twelfth birthday. L. until the ~.
teentli birthday and so on Thus ans ors
now attending school in tho great ';t
who has not reached his or her eigt'csnt
birthday is eligible To compete. BIZ
boy or girl entering must be on = hoo
roll.
Omen 70 All schools.
As TO the kind OF school there j. 10 20
etrction THE SUH wants the besf =
forts of boys and girls III public ~ Va.
and parochial schools, elementary. s-a-
mar or high school grades. provided on
they come within the age limit
Essays must not exceed 500 words. ~
may be of any length under that ne
length will have nothing TO de- VIII '''
judgment passed upon them. I'll" Judges
will consider only the Thoughts. fart
reasoning and argument of the writers
The contest will close TUESDAY. N.Y. -
and all ESSAYS must be sent by .on %
that day. This gives every ore Ju''
month TO prepare and submit an essay
The prize winners will be aunoI'' 4 -
soon as possible after the closing diy
Essays should be written leciply. ami
each boy and girl must sign ~ ~ f''
name. home address, age and hoo'
Each competitor must also Derso0s'
sign the following declaration ~ 80 10
tom OF his essay:
~ give my word OF honor tNat rs
essay above is original with me.
Essays MUST be written or or'v ore
side of each sheet OF paper used 10 No.
roll up your essay in sending u = 7F'
Sun. Send II nat II you IAN. fa.d ~
you must but If IL lie rolled IT Nj. ro' 10
considered.
should Keep Copies Of tss,s
THE Sun will not return g." rsss'
Each boy and girl who wishes .n'ul1 "ep
. copy of the contribution sem ~ f'r i''
contest. All essays offered tn tic 'c''
test are To be the property NJ IHt NtN'
with the privilege to publish iu Nh''s"
in part.
At the top OF the FIRST Page d" 90
essay should be written plainly 80 -"
in which the writer falls, according
age.
Essays of 500 words are not lors ,r'uf
properly to allow extensive Gl''4' 'F
so II is rule of the contest ma 'e
must not he long citations from ~
source. A sentence or two quoted 'i'
any work on Napoleon il entirely ts'n'
siblc. but If the Judges hnd Nv" or i'
paragraphs quoted bodily f'uW s.'
writer they will reject the 's'a'
Essays should be addressed WAY i
Contest. TIE sun, 40 NasssI .'"'"
New York"
There is only one other cori''"
IL. that each essay be signed hy 49,.
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