New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-05-13
Lawyer: Offers
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500 in Prizes
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Rome c. Brown of Minneapolis
Interested In Educa-
ton.
Wants High School Pupils To Be
Warned Against
Recall.

An unusually interesting prize contest
has. just been opened to the under gradu-
ate body of the Minnesota High Schools.
Rome G. Brown, we'll known Mime
apolis lawyer, has offered $4,000 to be
given in prizes for the best essays in
opposition to the recall Of public officials.
The subject is Of unusual interest to
high school students as the recall Of
judges has been the subject of the State
High School Debate League during the
past winter. It is hoped that some of
the local high school debaters who are
familiar with the arguments for and
against the use of the recall measure will
try for the prize.
The conditions governing the contest
are as follows:
TO Undergraduates of Minnesota High
Schools.
The undersigned hereby offers and
agrees to pay, upon the conditions herein
specified, One Hundred Dollars in prizes
for the best arguments to be written and
submitted by undergraduates of Mime
sofa High Schools against the adoption
by the people Of Minnesota Of the Amend
ment to Article Seven of the State Con-
stitution providing for the recall Of public
officials, proposed by the Legislature of
Minnesota, Chapter 593, General Laws
of Minnesota for 1918. The winner of
the first prize will receive $40; of the
second prize, $25; OF the third prize, $40;
Of fourth prize. $40; and Of the fifth prize,
SIS The winners Of the sixth TO tenth
prizes will each be awarded Honorable
Mention but without participation in
the prize fund.
CONDITIONS OF CONTEST.
In this contest the following conditions
shall govern:
l. The contest is open to any under
graduate, duly enrolled on April l, 1914,
in any high school located in Minnesota.
The argument may be directed
against the general recall of public
officials, including judges, or may be
based on the claim that the inclusion of
the recall of judges is alone reason for
rejecting the amendment. The best
argument, on whatever grounds, against
the proposed amendment, will win; but
particular consideration will be given to
the presentation of reasons based upon
opposition to the recall Of judges.
3. Manuscripts must be typewriter,
on one side of paper only; and must not
exceed three thousand words exclusive
Of the title. The judges Of the contest
will be presumed to have in mind all
terms OF the legislative act proposing the
amendment
5. Accompanying each argument, but
not a part thereof, shall be presented a
summary or skeleton synopsis Of the main
argument stated in not to exceed five
hundred words, the merits Of which
summary shall also be considered in
making the award.
6. The award of prizes shall be made
by such Judge or judges as shall be
selected by the undersigned for that
purpose and such award shall be an
nounced about the first day of October,
1914.
Z. The argument awarded first prize
shall, with credit to the author, be
published simultaneously in the Mime
apolis Daily Tribune and Minneapolis
Daily Journal and in such other papers
as may be selected. The right of publ
cation of any argument submitted, or
any part thereof, is reserved.
8. Any argument not complying
precisely with the conditions of the con-
test may be rejected, or may be received,
with lessened credit due to defective
compliance with conditions; but no
argument by other than the high school
students herein specified will be con-
sideredin this contest.
A set Of pamphlets containing areu-
nents against the judicial recall will,
upon request to the undersigned. be
mailed to any address.
ROME G. BROWN.
The Western Conference Of Congrepa-
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