The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20

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The Citizen proposes 10 get &C
quainted with the bright boys and
girls who are attending the public
schools Of the mountains this Sum-
mer.
We wish TO know what you are
thinking about, and TO see how
brightly you can express your
thoughts in well-written school
pieces.
We offer a Prize for every school.
We ask the teacher in each school
to appoint an hour 1--WE suggest the
third Friday Of August) for the
reading OF compositions by the old
er scholars. In every district in
which as many as four good COM
positions are read we will send The
Citizen for one year to the author
OF the one which the teacher de-
cides is the best.
Here are the conditions:
4. Each composition must be the
real thought of the boy OF girl who
writes il and not borrowed from
any book or older person, and must
contain from 400 TO 800 words.
2. The writers may choose their
own subjects and titles but we sug-
gest for boys "A Man Fit TO be an
Example" and for girls "A Woman
Fit to be an Example" Do not take
any one person, but just imagine a
person with the good qualities which
you have seen here and there. Do
not take a great public man like
Lincoln though you may use some
things that were in Lincoln, but de-
scribe a man or woman fit TO be an
example right in your own county.
3. Be sure TO make ii interesting
Start with something startling and
conclude with something conclus-
i've. Get in jokes and stories. Make
your hearers see things as you do.
4. Write with ink, on one side
OF the paper, only. Underscore your
title, make good sentences and
group them in paragraphs and have
a composition fit to print.
5. The teacher must send the
four best cOmpositions-at least
four-with the names and post-of-
flee address of the authors to The
Citizen, and tell which one is in
his judgment the best. To the au-
thor Of that essay The Citizen will
be sent free for one year.
The teacher shall grade the pa
pers on the scale OF 100, allowing;
IS points for soundness and i'm
portance Of the thought presented
IS points for the interesting way
e in which the thought is presented
10 points for correct structure o.
sentences, use Of words, paragraph.
ing and capitalization.
10 points for correct spelling.
10 points for clear handwriting.
Three Prizes for the Best of All
These compositions that arr
{ judged best in the different schools
r will then be compared by our Man
aging Editor, Mr.. Wertenberger, ant
. friends he may select to assist him
. and the best three Of them will hav,
? still larger prizes.
0 The value of these larger prize
will depend upon the number o
schools competing. II there are a
many as one hundred schools com
peting the prizes will be:
First Prize.-School Bills, BOARD
Room, Incidental Fees for one yea
in Berea, sSi to $3.50, according L
the department entered.
Second Prize.-School Bills 70
two terms in Berea, $3.50 to $65.i(
Third Prize.-School Bills 70
one term in Berea Fall term
longest) $3.50 to 1920.
g II there are less than 100 competi
tors the prizes will be one-half tn
e above amounts.
v Now Boys and Girls, begin Z
think, and to write. We hope
have some OF these compositions I
print in The Citizen right soon.
9 Now teachers, it is for you
n start your bright scholars. Max
August 81 big day in your district
e Who knows but that you may de
yelop in your school the WHINE
among hundred competitors
Somebody iss going TO have each Q
i, these prizes. Why not some Of you
!. scholars?