Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-15
NEWARK PUPILS
ON HONOR LIST
New Jersey Manufacturers An
nounce Awards for Competi-
ton in Essays.
IspecIaI to the Newarls star.l

TRENIONs Jan. 10.-Superl1leHu-
ent A. L. johnson, of the Crawford
public schools. publicly announced
today the decision of the judges of
the Industrial Betterment Essay
Contest" conducted by the Manu-
facturers' Association of New Jer-
sey. The announcement was made
at the afternoon session of the as
sociation's convention, held here
yesterday.
Five hundred and twenty-seven
essays were submitted to the judges
by school pupils of public and pri-
vate schools from every section of
New Jersey. Although only a weeks
time was allowed for the contest,
the essays submitted were of re-
markable high standing. The an
nounced prizes consisted of $50 in
gold for the first; SIS for the sec
end; s15 for the third; $40 for the
fourth and for the fifth to twenty
ninth inclusive, certificates denoting
Honorable Mentions" On account
of the equal standing of the three
best essays, in the opinion of the
judges, they recommended that the
first prize be split in half, making
three prizes of $25 each, instead of
one at $50 and one at $25. However,
at the convention it was voted to
award prize of $50 to each of the
two who tied for first place.
First to Fourth Prizes.
The awards were as follows: The
first prize, awarded equally to Helen
Trimmer, of the Oxford High School,
for her essay on Iron Manufac-
ture," and to Gertrude M. Casey, of
302 Centre street, Trenton. for her
essay on the wire Industry of New
Jersey" Second prize to Norman
Jeffries, a pupil in the second year
of High School No. l, Port Morris,
for his essay on THE oyster In
dustry." This essay might have re-
ceived consideration for first prize
had it not been of excessive length.
Third prize, to Sarah Acheson, "a
pupil of Public School No. 3, Pater-
son, and residing at 73 Jackson
street. This essay was entitled, THE
Silk Industry" Fourth prize to An
ma M. Sheridan. of 523 Centre street,
Trenton, for her essay on 1.-The Ex-
port Trade of New jersey
Honorable Mention.
The awarding of twenty-five GER
tificates of honorable mention was
also difficult matter for the Judges
as many of those finally selected for
this distinction produced essays al
most as good as those which won cash
prizes, and many of those to whom
no award whatever was made wrote
the extremely creditable papers.
Without classifying the twenty five
sur ssful ones as to rank, they are
as follows: Julia French, 800 Madison
avenue, Newark, East Side CONNER
cial and Manual Training High
School, subject, Outline of the Silk
Industry" Lillian G. Rogers, Mu-
nicipal School, East Rutherford. THE
Industries of New jersey, Eva
Rubin, 315 Broadway. Bayonne. THE
Prevention of Accidents" Williston
A. Prouty, 800 South Eighteenth
street. Barringer High School, New
Leroy B. Newell, 1913 North Second
street. North Seventh Street School
Newark, Fire Prevention" sZelva
b. Chadwick, high SCHOOL, Barnegat
'The Salt Hay Industry of New Jer-
sey;" Alfred Christie, II McKinle,
avenue, high school. Trenton. "The
Pottery Industry in New Jersey"
Leland Downey, Burrsville School
Burrsville. Cranberry Growing %
Melvin d. Bailey. high school, Fort
Morris, 1.-THE Oyster Industry" Oscar
Lewis, high school, Crawford. 'The
Prevention of Fires" Emil Kutter-
mann, high school, Dover, Zine
George Kenneth Hand, Columbia
High School, South Orange, Pre-
vention of Accidents" Bessie Smith
hi frh To- fa n
ture;" Bertha Downey, Cedar Bridge
School, Burrsville, Cranberry Grow
ing:" Cecilia F. Kenan. 1903 Ferry
street, Trenton, THE Glass Indus
try" Frances McGrath. 316 Walnut
avenue, Trenton, 'The Pottery In
dustry of New Jersey" George w.
Miller, high school, Passaic, Con
tinuation Schools j. Horace
Sprague, jr., high school. Barnegat,
Forest Fires and Their Prevention"
Esther S. Varley, 20 Hudson street,
-Barringer High School, Newark, THE
Prevention of Fires" Ethel Ham
berger, South Eighth Street School,
Newark, "Fire Prevention" May
Trenton, 1.-THE Rubber Industry"
Michael F. Calvin, high school, Bar
negat, 1.-The Prevention of Accidents
on Railroads." Alexander Acheson, 70
jackson street, School No. 3, Pater-
son, '"The Flax Industry" Emma
Sfsco, Echo Lake Agricultural Con-
tinuation Schools" Margaret c, Fur
long, 81 South Clinton avenue, Tren-
ton, 1.-THE Iron Industry OF New Jer-
sey."
The other judges of the contest in
addition to Superintendent Johnson
were: Willard L. Hamilton, Pruden-
tiaI Insurance Company. Newark;
Charles H. Towson, industrial secre-
tary. international committee OF T.
M. G. A., New York city; w. L.
Brownell, treasurer, the Croker
Wheeler Company. Ampere; George
w. Swift, managing editor Ellzabeth
Daily Journal. Elizabeth, and Or. Al
bert A. Snowden, industrial expert
of the National Association of Manu-
facturers, New York city.