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knew that this task of subduing Eng
land meant more than a battle, so he
fought and conquered the continent
first in order to strengthen himself.
This indirect course which he under
took OF conquering England failed. His
battles against the English mark the
beginning OF his defeat and final out
had gained for France are snatched
away till France herself Is left minus
portion of her own territory. Ma
po.eon's hunger for glory and mastery
Is finally appeased and abandoned by
his downfall. His ambitious and ag-
gressive spirit sends a dissatisfied man
to his grave.
However, all Europe was benefited
by Napoleon in the end. For II was he
who reused Europe To action. Due TO
this agitation Europe has become poll
ished and progressive; her rough cor
ners ire rounded and smoothed of.
She no longer suffers from oppression
and dark legislation. She Is freed from
her former letters, which kept her in
ignorance and suppression. But how
does Napoleon account for her Srog-
ress? we may ask. Did the wars OF that
tyrant-for that we agree he was-did
his lfnpetuous attacks, did his ant!-im-
perialism cause this new birth in
Europe? No! But IL was the anti-Na-
poleonic revolution that resisted all
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MINERS IN THE SUMS NAPOLEON CONTEST
SHOW SKILL IN BUILDING ESSAYS

, youngster" expressed so much admira-
| ton.
There were dark sides on his CHI. rae
ter, there were shadows on his career.
| there were blots on his name. Ambi-
ton, selfishness and love of success were
alike his inspiration and his ruin. But
with these he possessed also the quail
ties which led men to follow him en-
Enthusiastically and love him devotedy.
Many people do not all see things
! alike In this world. Since the downfall
and death of Napoleon those who recall
his name either enshrine him.as a hero
or revile him as a monster. Whichever
side in this controversy you may take,
when you grow older and you read and
ponder over the story of Napoleon you
will. i am sure. be ready to admit his
greatness as a historic character, his
ability as a soldier. his energy as a
ruler and his eminence as a man.
He was superlatively great in every
thing that pertains to government, the
human energies of man and the art Of
war. The one who brldled the Revolu-
ton and remoulded the life Of France,
who laid deep and broad foundations Of
new life In italy. Switzerland and
Germany. who rolled the west on the
east in the greatest movements known
since the crusades. and finally brought
the yearning thought Of myriads to that
solitary rock in the South Atlantic. will
forever stand In the forefront Of the
immortals Of human story
In these you will find but the logical
outgrowth Of his self-reliance. his de-
termination, his pluck as a boy when
on the rocky shore or Corsica or In the
schools of France; he was turned aside
by no obstacle, conquered by neither
privation nor persecution. but pressed
steadily on to that great. matchess
career OF leader, soldier and ruler-the
most commanding figure OF the nine
teenth century.
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greatest OF modern times. 1t Is tine
effect on the development Of Europe
that makes him rank the greatest of
the great. His life Is not remarkable
entirely for what Il has accomplished,
for the material things that II has ac-
complished are now lost; but his life
Is made remarkable for the fact that
he has. unknown to him before he died,
been the means OF Europe's wonderful
progress and activity to-day.
II was Napoleon that gave Europe
the sting. and II was this very sting
that has aroused II from Its long SUM
Der and put new life into her. Before
Napoleon'a time Europe suffered much
from oppression, ignorance and misman-
agement. She was ever In dread Of
being crushed entirely. But to-day Eu-
rope takes care OF its welfare-she Is
pushing forward and progressing Won
derfully along many lines.
Before we determine what benefits
Napoleon has really accomplished for
the world at large that should rank him
as the greatest man OF modern times, q
brief survey Of his career would be
appropriate. Napoleon's life may be
classified under two distinct stages,
namely the developing stage, in which
he Is a General and servant OF the
State, and the completing or final stage
in which he is ruler and master Of the
state. 1t Is this latter stage that we
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before him showed him TO be a general
OF eminent courage. He was defeated
at Waterloo. but did Wellington or
Butcher govern their troops as Well as
Napoleon? No. Why did the other
nations place him as a captive, first on
the Island OF Elba and then on the
Island Of st. Helena, II they were not
afraid Of him? They were afraid moi
OF his strength but Of his fighting
ability.
Napoleon's one great fault was
haughtiness. He thought too much of
himself and would never listen to the
advice OF his generals. Napoleon had
many bad qualities. but his good ones
usually ruled.
Napoleon's campaigns We're al sue
cessful except his last few. yelling
tons never displayed the marks of mill
tary talent that Napoleon's did. Blu
cher's campaigns were also unsuccess-
full except that of Waterloo. So we see
that Napoleon was greater general
than either Wellington or Butcher.
In conclusion | shall use the words
OF the Duke OF Wellington, who fought
against Napoleon. He said in com
menting on Napoleons personality: ut
J. cry tru" that have said that con-
sidered Napoleon's presence in battle
equal TO 10000 men in battle. This is
a very loose way of talking, but the idea
is very different one from that of his
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brilliant have failed 10 attain; II the
I scale by which the greatness OF men is
| TO be measured Is the success OF their
ambitious aspirations, then Napoleon
was not the greatest man Of his time.
The verdict OF mankind, however,
awards the highest distinction not to
prudent mediocrity that shuns the
chance of failure and therefore leaves
no lasting mark behind, but to the man
who grandly dares, nightly achieves
and even amid his ruin and theirs holds
the hearts Of thousands.
Napoleon's genius lay not so much
in the loftiness of his undertakings as
in the daring and force that he threw
into the inception and accomplishment
of his ideas. He was super.atively
great in al that pertains to government
| and the art of war; his military genius
was surpassed by that of no man OF this
age and perhaps OF any age. Poor and
without influence, he advanced himself
In France TIL he commanded an army
against Austria. Winning victory after
victory in his campaigns in Italy, he
gained influence with his nation until,
overthrowing the weak Directory by
the aid OF his friends. he established a
new form of government, with himself
at the head.
There Is no surer proof Of his genius
than that with no previous experience
he could conceive a plan Of government
that with slight changes should serve a
great State ike France through all its
vlcissitudes for century.
The man who had practically his en-
tire army wiped out several times. but
who, not discouraged, Immediately be-
gan the mobilization OF new one, must
he not have been great? The man who,
overcome at last by sheer force OF num-
bers and eXiled. did not lose neart but,
eluding his vlgilant guards. would have
again made himself master of Europe
had he had sufficient fo.lowers-must
he not have been great?
Napoleon imbIbed the fierce spirit OF
his Corsican ancestors, with whom the
vendetta was the chief law Of the land;
he was puny and delicate and was edu-
cated in a country where gloom was the
approved expression and mirth and
song never heard. Must he not have
been a great man who. hampered by
these conditions, conquered al obstacles
n his path by his enormous intellect
and great will power?
There are some who aver that a man
can be great without having done any
thing amazing or spectacular; that true
greatness Is not having ones name
linked with noble action but perform
ing the deed while aware that the world
Will never hear OF II. But of what avail
would the weak, vain struggles OF man
be, how far would civilization progress
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KATHRYN HYMEs,
SILVER MEDAL, CLASS 8.

] was Napoleon J. the greatest man OF
modern times? To form a lust opiuio.
OF MS standing among the trriv ~ress
men L nave placed him in comparison
/ with those who have left some lasting
benefit upon mankind. Napoleon was a
great military genius. and probably the
greatest the world ever saw. He had n
splendid mind and was born leader.
He had complete control over met and
used them az he saw fit to his own
advantage. His successes upon the
battlefield made him a hero among the
French people. but they only found out
afterward that his conquests were dearly
bought at their expense. France gained
nothing. He left his country in poverty.
All that he conquered he had to give
back. Think of the men that were
sacrificed and the widows and orphans
that he made.
An awful example Of his selhshness
ana ambition was his invasion of Mos
COW In 1912. when 80 many lives were
sacrificed. Fame and glory seem to
have been his only aim, and he used
the army for that purpose He did not
care how many lives wera Loaf. as long
as he gained a victory.
In great contrast are Washington and
Lincoln. They represent types OF great
men, greater than Napoleon, for they
devoted their lives unselHshly for the
good of the people and their country.
Patriotic sentiments were their only
aim. and each has left behind him a
name that will always he remembered
with love. Napoleon. on the other hand
lacked those qualities that make mems
lives great. To rule and be master
only was his ambition. and cannot see
any benefit that humanity gained while
he was in power. In fact the world
breathed freer when he was at last
banished to st. Helena. As he himself
said after Waterloo and when stripped
OF all power: 81 was right never to
esteem mankind. am disguised with
ambition and wish to rule no longer"
i therefore cannot consider Napoleon
to be the greatest man Of modern times.
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The Leading Winners
THE gold and the silver medal
winners hail from three of the
Greater New York boroughs,

THE gold and the silver medal
winners hail from three OF the
Greater New York boroughs,
Manhattan, Brooklyn and Richmond.
joseph HARRINGTON. the winner of
the gold medal, Glass 1, is Is years
Old and Is a student of Curtis High
School. Staten Island
JONI Il. MAzzEI, Jr.. II years old.
winner OF silver medal, Class /. Is a
student OF Stuyvesant High School.
Manhattan.
FLORA Fielder. 1G years old. winner
OF silver medal, Class /. Is a student
OF Girls High School. Brooklyn.
RAYMOND DUPoRT. IL years cd,
winner of gold media. Glass 2. attends
st. AIMS Academy, Lexington
avenue and Seventy-sixth street,
Manhattan.
LEo HERscHMAN. IS years old, win
ner of silver medal, Glass 2. attends
Public School 1874. West ll6th street,
Manhattan.
ELIZABETH MAY SHOEMAKER, 10
years old. winner OF silver medal.
Glass 2. attends Public School SO.
West Flfty-fourth street. Manhattan.
MALCOLM H.. SANGER. IL years old.
winner of god medal. Class 3. attends
Public School 1s6. West 145th street.
Manhattan.
KATHRYN HYMEs. IL years old,
winner Of silver medal. Glass 3. at
tends Public school SO. Amsterdam
avenue and Ninety-third street. Man
haitian.
MORTIMER ADLER. II years old, at
tends Ptfbl!c School 1856, Manhattan.
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n considering the hundreds of essays
submitted by schoo. children in THE
L SUNS Napoleon contest the judges
have been profoundly impressed with
me high average maintained by the con-
'estants in the several somewhat arbl-
-Tar!ly established age Glasses. This is
particularly noticeable in the mechani-
cal details OF penmanship. spelling and
syntax-a clear proof that In our public,
private and parochial high and grammar
schools the instruction in the English
branches Is at least effective. In all
Ihree classes even that which includes
children under ~. It is gratifying to
ma that the typewriter contributions
were by no means infrequent.
The theme SET for consideration in
mis- contest was specific; a question
was asked which might be answered in
me Affirmative or in the negative and
n connection with the answer the con-
iesahts were asked to support their de-
clsion by argument. Was Napoleon the
greatest man Of the worlds history?
Yes or no? And why? This was not a
leN or English composition: 1t would
not b. satisfied by a mere attempt at
biographical sketch of the career Of
Napoleon. no matter how well written,
Many Of the essays which were elm
mated from the final decision prove to
oe eXcellently written as compositions
Inc object which THE SUN set before
''ser was 10 see to what extent the
shools and the homes are preparing the
chhdren TO analyze and to settle prob
ems involving the Interpretation OF the
problems OF life In which man and the
state act and react. THE SUN is salts
ned to present the prize winners OF this
contest TO those who are interested in
me schools as evidence that in the svs-
'em OF education here practised the
children are being trained to use their
powers OF ratiocination, to think, to use
heir reasoning powers to establish and
70 support their judgment.
Accordingly the judges have assigned
me prizes after careful consideration Of
me srgumentative value OF the contest
'hg essays, have rated the competitors
IN me scale according as they have best
ana most logically answered the specific
question proposed. This holds uniformly
~ CIdsses !. and H.; in Glass III, of
'Hllufen under ~, IL has seemed best
70 De more lenient In the criterion, since
q, that period Of life the faculties of
observation and memory are more active
"an those OF association and reason
Great interest viii attach TO the read
'hF Of the essays which In the several
asses have been adjudged worthy Of
"'e sol' and silver medals In many
yases the essays which have been dec
grated with bronze medals fall but little
"'o" those which are here published.
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ELIZABETH MAY SHOEMAKER,
SILVER MEDAL, CLASS 2,

Napoleon Bonaparte IL my hero! He
was my childhood ideal. ana since then,
even through careful reading OF nis
critics. he still remains to my mind tho
greatest man OF modern times.
Gruesome anecdotes can be collected
from history OF the price he paid 70
succeed, but his faults only add to his
glory. show his humannese prove that
he was OF the common people and that
even in the binding glare surrounding
the throne his faults seem 80 petty be-
side his good points that he gains in
being subjected TO close scrutiny. IL
Is his wonderful intellect, his tire4ess
energy, his boundless ambition that,
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OF his work as statesman and lawgiver
diplomat and nation builder that he
himself found the deepest satisfaction.
These glories the allies cannot take
from me-" he said to DIR. O'Meara one
lay at st. Helena as he enumerated his
many triumphs Of the study and the
council chamber
think 1t is not too much to say that
1t was Napoleon who conserved the
fundamental principles OF good gov
eminent underlying the French revolu-
ton. that through him these principles
were given vital force and effect and
that his practical application of them to
existing conditions was the most mo-
mentous happening in the cause o;
civilization since the signing of Magma
Charta-
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MALCOLM H. SANGER,
GOLD MEDAL. CLASS 8.

Was Napoleon the greatest man that
ever lived? In my opinion he was.
But why? you may ask. The following
Is the proof OF his greatness:
Napoleon's career Is an astounding
one inasmuch as he was born a peasant
and at the height of his career attained
the position Of Emperor of France.
This rise We can attribute to his I'M
usua. ambition. Who was ever Drawer
or more courageous than this man?
No one. Surely his crossing the Alps
when exhaustion and starvation were
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RAYMOND DUPoRT, I
GOLD MEDAL, CLASS 2.

There was much in the career OF the
great Napoleon 10 inspire enthusiasm.
The determined and persistent way in
which as a boy he climbed steadily up.
using the obstacles In his path but as
rounds Of ladder to lift him higher,
affords lesson OF pluck and energy
that every boy and girl can take to
heart. The story Of his later career.
through the rapid changes that made
him general, Consul, conqueror and En-
peror. is as full of interest, marvel and
romance as any Of those wonder stories
Of the Arabian Nights" for which the
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are concerned about, for during 1t Ma
poleon became affiliated with the world
ana soon became the conqueror of Eu-
rope. He attained incredulous sue
cesses. but he also received disastrous
blows and defeats from such enemies
as the Russians and English. His de-
feats, however, outnumber his combined
successes.
Napoleon was striving fervcnt.y to
attain the conquest and supremacy of
his country's enemy, England. But as
Napoleon was an excellent planner he
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JOSEPH T. HARRINGTON,
GOLD MEDAL, CLASS I

regard Napoleon as the greatest
wan az modern times. / base this
~'H!on not so much on his unrivalled
military achievements as on those de-
"''pments in the direction OF liberty,
p''srcss and constitutional government
"h''h are distinctly traceable to his in
huence.
Napoleon's fame as conqueror Is too
o'ten allowed to obscure the other re-
Hlafhable aspects OF his many sideS
senlls, but It was In the contemplat lon
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JOHN B. MAZZEI, JR.,
SILVER MEDAL, CLASS 1

Napoleon l., We may frankly say after
looking deeply into his wonderful ca
reer from a nom pessim!stic point Of
view. that indeed he stands aloof and
towers high above the great populace OF
great men as man of action--the
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these. that has done 1t all. But had
there not been a Napoleon to agitate
and quicken this resistance OF Europe
most likely Europe would to-day be still
subject TO the bonds OF the past.
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LEO HERsCHMAN,
SILVER MEDAL, CLASS 2.

If greatness consists merely in
achieving prominence, in gaining
heights those less fortunate or less
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presence at a battle, equal to a reen-
forcement of 10000 men,
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on this earth. II men like Napoleon
'nnsparte were not created az examples
to posterity?
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Sixtynne Prize Winners of Cold Silver and Bronze Medals
Impress Judges With High Standard in Use of
English and knowledge of Subject

CLASS III.
GOLD MEDAL WINNER.
Malcolm II. Sanger.
SILVER MEDAL WINNER.
Kathryn Hymes.
SILVER MEDAL WINNER.
Mortimer Adler.
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS.
David Abrams.
Jacob Brill.
Arthur Cassot
Arthur Cohen.
LYMAN Eisenscn.
Nathan Eisenstein.
Ida FeIdmsn.
Harry Friedman.
Paul Hennessy.
Alice jacobson.
Carolyn Ferridsy.
Joseph Lafargia.
Abbott Liebiing.
Edward I. Mayer.
Alfred Thomas Phelps.
Harry irwin.
Morris Shapes.
Max Sonnestein.
Max ". Straus, Jr.
Louis WeIsinger.
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CLASS l.
GOLD MEDAL WINNER.
Joseph T. Harrington.
SILVER MEDAL WINNER.
John b. Mazzei, Jr.
SILVER MEDAL WINNER.
Flora Fielder.
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS.
Belle Abrsmowits
Leon Blay.
Harry Edeistein.
Emil Ellis.
Edwin N. Fadimau.
Mary Fielder.
Edgar Gibbs.
Isabel Giobus.
Louis Hacker.
Ernest l.. Hettich.
Julio Lobo.
Henri Marccau.
Hugo Matzner.
Andre Pony.
Victor Emanuel Reichert.
Frederic X. sanborn.
Fred sehoenbere.
Harry A. Tartaeof.
Francis veitch.
Frank wetstone.
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Continped on Fourth Page.
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THE WINNER S

CLASS H.
GOLD MEDAL WINNER.
Raymond Duport.
SILVER MEDAL WINNER.
Leo Herschman.
SILVER MEDAL WINNER.
Elizabeth May Shoemaker.
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS.
Abraham Beriiner.
Henry Berman.
Frederic Brandeis.
william b. Corcorsn.
sidney Cohen.
Edward Garioek.
Abraham Herschman.
Amy Klingmann.
Sidney Legomsky.
Charles Leveln.
Leo Markun.
Alfred J. Mayer.
Rose Mcguire.
Frank Sail.
Anna schneidkrsut
Edith shapiro.
Andrew ]. sheridan.
Helen r. shorter.
Elizabeth stickeI.
Bernjre Van Bruut
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-27

With reports from English and
French sources claiming successes and
reports OF a wholly different nature
coming from German sources it is a
trifle difficult to know what is what
in the war zone. However, we will
know soon. II the Germans continue
their advance towards Paris It may be
taken for granted they are winning.
II they fall back into Germany it will
be fairly accurate sign they ran in
to trouble.
A~>s~~~
Meanwhile the price Of wheat con-
tinues to soar and there is a vast am
cunt of Cmatilla county wheat yet
unsold. So who should worry.
>~s-
A man from Alfalfa says that when
they want to see the sun over there
these days they poke a hole through
the air with long stick.
~~~>s>>>>
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-27
As CONFIDENCE GREW

Before the passage OF the present
strict banking laws in Wisconsin
starting n bank was a comparative
ly simple proposition. The surpris-
ingly small amount OF capital needed
Is well illustrated by the story of a
prosperous ountry town banker told
on himself when asked how he hap
penei to enter the banking business.
Well he said II didn't have much
else to do, so rented en- empty store
building and painted Bank on the
window. The first day was open for
business a man came in and deposit
ed 800 with me; the second day
another man dropped In and deposited
$3.50 and so by Georgel along about
the third day got confidence enough
In the bank 10 put a hundred myself.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-27
WAR

War.
I abhor.
And yet how sweet
The sound along the marching
street. ....
or drum and fife. and forget
Broken old mothers, and the whole
Dark butchery without a soul
Without a soul--save this bright
drink.
or heady music, sweet as hell:
And even my peace-abiding feet
Go marching with the marching
feet
For yonder, yonder. goes the fife.
And what care / for human life.
The tears fill my astonlshed eyes
And yet 'tis all embannered lies
A dream those drummers make.
oh. II is wickedness to clothe
Yon hideous grinning thing that
stalks
Hidden in music. like a queen
That in a garden of glory walks,
TIL good men love the thing they
loathel
Art, thou hast many infamies,
But not an infamy like this.
oh. snap the fife and still the drum
And show the monster as she is.
Richard le Gallienne
J ynbn Marp had little lamb he
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-27
s@-~s--~-

A German Statesman gave as q KEY
to The whole European trouble re-
seuuy when he predict
a I1aoc 30 that when this war
In the Sun. is over there VIII still
be a place 10 she sun
for the fathcrland.
That if the case ia o nutshell. Each
Eroat European nation wishes place
IN the sun, No nation wishes 20 sii
In the shadow j, destroys national
iifo and aspirations Under the rule OF
force a nation must be on guard or 81
may SO the way OF Poland.
isut What price the nations pay
to hold their coveted places They I'll
m tho s0n but nov there Is no sun
shlne ON Europe FOR the whole cont
nent 10 IN the shadow of the grin
reaper There would be enough sur
Tor an u tho Rings would only giy'
np their ancient notions