The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-13
Citizen Prizes
For School Children Of the Noun
tains

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The Citizen proposes to 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 or 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 10 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. Dc
not take a great public man like
Lincoln though you may use some
things that we're in Lincoln, but de-
scribe a man or woman III TO be ar
example right in your own county
3. BE sure to make il interesting
Start with something startling anC
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
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 ir
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
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 are
judged best in the different school.
will then be compared by our Man.
aging Editor, Mr.. Wertenberger, anC
friends he may select to assist him
and the best three of them will have
still larger prizes.
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 veal
in Berea, SSi to $3.50, according Il
the department entered.
Second Prize.-School Bills FOL
two terms in Berea, $3.50 to $65.tO
Third Prize.-School Bills FOL
one term in Berea (Pall term i.
longesD 5000 TO 1920.
III tnere are less than fOO c0mpetl-
tors the prizes will be one-half tn,
above amounts.
Now Boys and Girls, begin Il
think, and to write. We hope Il
have some of these compositions I,
print in The Citizen right soon.
Now teachers, it is for you Il
start your bright scholars. Make
August 81 big day in your district
Who knows but that you may de.
velop in your school the winnel
among hundred competitors
Somebody is going TO have each o
these prizes. Why not some of you
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