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igchool5 throuRhoet The State. Many
counties are being interested, and It d
probable that every county IL the State
win be represented ii the contests.
Jefferson County should be willing to
fall in With this movement. and with her
distinguished record inuther State wide
contests. should be hopeful Of securing
some Of the prizes.
Irrespective Of the prizes, there are
many advantages to be expected from
such contests, prominent among them
the mental development to be gained by
those taking part As a means OF culture
the essay Is pre- minenrly eefyieeable
because It demands logical reasoning and
clear. concise thonht Il leads to ques-
tioning and investigation, and it shows
what has been really comprehended.
For these and many other reasons, the
County Union hopes that the teachers
Of the county generally. win interest
themselves in the contest, that they will
encourage their pupils to participates.
and will assist them in their work.
The textbooks prescribed for public
schools give foundation teaching on the
subjects. Many Of the schools in the
county have also Chicks Good
Health. I, which il helpful The publica-
tons, Young Crusader, and Temper
ance Quarterly, which were quite gen.
orally eupplied to the schools last year
by local Unions. have also valuable
material. Books which may be studied
to great advantage, and would be good
additions to school or personal libraries
1are-for grader, Alcohol and Health, =
by Edith s. Davis. 15c; and The King
and his Wonderful Castle, by Chris
tine Tinling, 3Oc.; and for high schools,
Alcohol and the Human Body by Sir
Victor Horsley, Soc; and '.Alcohol, how
itaRects the Individual, the Communi-
ty and the Race, = SIC. All these books
and the periodicals. Young Crusader"
25c. per yea, and Temperance Quar-.
tefly, /" SOC. per year. may be procured
from the National w. G. r u, Litera-
ture Building. Evanston. III. Besides
these helps the local unions viii supply |
some pamphlets and leaflets. Altogether
no one can be deferred from taking
part by want of material.
After the local contests now being
in different parts of the
county are concluded. the winning es-
says are Immediately to be sent to Mrs.
v. s. Milbourne, Charles Town, to be
entered in the County Contest. i
Three just and competent persons.
from different sections Of the county
viii act as judges, and will award the
County prizes, Of which there will be
four, First prize High School, $500;
second prize $500 Grade prize No /,
10 Seventh and Eighth grades. 81, 90;
grade prize No. 2, Fifth and Sixth
grades. SIS 90. The essay winning the
High School prize will compete for the
State High School prizeof 500. md
The essay winning Grade Prize No. 4.
will compete for the State Grade Prize |
Of $I5 90. The essays winning in the
State contest are eligible to compete
for the National prizes of $50 90 and
s25. 90 respectfully.
The County Union appeals to teach
ers and pupils to take hold Of this mat
ter vigorously and to win for Jefferson
the honorable standing which she
should rightly hold among the counties
Of the State.
It issthought wise to repeat the rules
the local conteste. For High |
The value Of Total Abstf-
hence to q Life.
Special Themes: Alcohol and the
Laborer; Alcohol and Crime; Alcohol
and Tobacco; The National Government
and the Trade in Intoxicants; Decisions
q the Courts with Reference TO lntox-
lcants.
Marklngs: Essays small De graaeo,
tnree-fourtns on subject matter ana
one-lonren on style ana grammatical
excellence.
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