The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-17
TIME SHORT NOW FOR
, NAPOLEON ESSAYISTS
Contest for Medals Offered
School Children Closes
at Noon on Tuesday.
WRITERS MUST HURRY
Those who Are still Busy With
Pen Should Remember
Nearing End.

Til. Napoleon essay contest arranged
BY 1HE SUN in celebration OF the Ma
Io,..r, Bonararte centennial. Is galloping
down tho homestretch. Father Time Is
there at the finish waiting for next Tues
day MONDAY to come around. And when
the hour OF ~ noon does strike on that
day he will be memorable. Noon is noon
with him and one second after Is not
noon at all. Let us hope that the three
Judges OF the contest will not be 80 heart
less. This seems reasonable nope
especially as one of the judges Is
woman. But the contestants should be
punctual and not run any chances OF
sending their essays too late.
Attention ia called once more TO the
heIpful series OF illustrated articles on
Napoleon which are appearing weekly in
The magazine section OF TIE SUNDAY
Sun. Tie article in to-day's issue de-
scribes the beginning of Napoleons con-
trol OF France and how at the age or 80
as First Consul he was master OF the
nation II relates also how ne crowned
himself Emperor and remade the map OF
Euroua This series of articles describ-
ing tho important periods OF Napoleon's
life began on April 10 and has proved OF
great help to the young contestants
Tho three gold. the six silver ana
son,e of the sixty bronze medals VIII re-
main on exhibition at Lambert Bros
Jewellers Third avenue ana fltty-eisntl
street. until after the contest closes TOT
.ho benefit OF the essay writer's the ruies
are given again In full:
aucstion- TO Answer.
rur St,S asks the school children or
Scu York city What Is the verdict on
Napoleou to-day? The exact question:
that 1t asks is: Was Napoleon l. the great
est man OF modern times, and II SO why
II he was not. why not?
~. hot "a nd
send in the best answers to this query IN
ESSAYS not exceeding 500 words THE sun
will award three gold medals, SIN SILVER
medals and sixty bronze medals. me ue.
pign is handsome one. on the race o,
.he medal are the words Essay contest
with THE sun" beneath. In the centre
Of tho medal one sees the sun rising ABOVE
two mountain peaks. with oouy Oh
water IN the foreground. At the pottorh
Of the medal are the figures "1el4 IN the
centre 81 the laurel wreath. On the re-
verso side are the words awarded 10. y
with space for the name OF the winner
councillors will be- divided into three
classes, according TO age There WIN oe
no contest among the classes. ohiy dihoms
,he bows and girls in each class. 10
,rinnars in each class gold medal TWO
silver medals and twenty bronze medals
will DO awarded. ,,
GLASS will consist OF boys and girls
aged "a. 10. 16 or II years VINO a''emu
scholar over II will be admitted 10 'he
contest
old will form Glass :.
The third class will consist OF boys
and girls OF II years or under.
Co,nnetitors should remember that a
nov or cir, is II years old until his o.
her twelfth birthday, IL until the thlr-
teenth birthday and SO on. Thus any one
now attending n school in the greater CITY
a - hnr ssffr
birthday II eligible to compete. Bu' a
nov or girl entering must be on schooI
roll
As 10 the kind OF school there Is no re-
etriction. THE Sun wants the pest et-
forts OF hoys and girls In public. private
and narochial schools. elementary. gram
mar or high school grades. PROVIDED only
they come within the age limit
F,ssays must not exceed 500 words. but
may be OF any length under mat. lhe'r
iength will have nothing TO 90 WIN the
Judgment passed upon them. the Judges
will consider only the thoughts, facts'
reasoning and argument OF the writer's
Contest Closes On Tuesday.
Tie contest will close next Tuesday
MAY TO- and all essays must be sent ny
noon of that day. The prize winners VIII
he announced as soon as possible after
ESSAYS should he written legibly. and
each boy and girl must sign his or her
name home address, age and school,
Each competitor must also personally
sirn the following declaration at the bot
tom Of his essay
ct give my word of honor that the essay
above Is original with me-"
ESSAYS MUST be written on only one
aide of each sheet of paper used. Do not
roll I'm your essay in sending II 10 THE
Sus. send II fat II you can fold 1t Il
YOU must: hut II 1t IL rolled 1t will not b,
considered.
THE SUN will not return any essays
Each boy and girl who wishes should keeT
a cony OF the contribution sent in for the
contest All essays offered In the contest
are TO be the property Of THE SUN, will
the privilege to publish in whole or ir
part.
At the top Of the first page of eacf
essay should he written plainly the class
IN which the writer falls acc ordng to age
Essays of 500 words are not lone
enough properly 10 allow extensive quota
lions; so Il Is a rule of the contest tina
there must not be long citations from an,
source. A sentence or two quoted IRON
any work on Napoleon Is entirely permits
sible, but II the judges find two or three
paragraphs quoted bodily from som,
writer they will reject the essay.
ESSAYS should be addressed Napoleon
Contest, THE SUN, 40 Nassau street, New
York"
There Is only one other condition tina
is that each essay be signed by teacher
of the school in which the contestant Il
enrolled The teachers signature mus
certify that the author Is pupil in tina
school and Of the age given. Something
like this is suggested
II certify that ------(pupil's name
is enrolled AZ --- School and u
years old"
This shall he copied at the bottom q
the last sheet, to be s.Sned by the teacher
OIL TANKS STILL BURNING.