The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
THE IMAM OF DEST1NY'S" LIFE
IN PICTURES TO AID CONTEST
"Sunday sun" Will Publish
Articles. Also, to Aid
Essay Writing.
ERIES BEGINS TO-DAY
Portrayals of Great COrsican's
Life May Suggest Way
to Win Prizes.

The essay competition for medals ar
ranged by THE SrN on the subject OF
Napoieon's greatness in celebration Of the
Napoleon Bonaparte centennial already
has aroused great interest among the boys
and girls OF Greater New York. Even at
this early date essays have been received
from the Boroughs Of Manhattan, Brook
Ign and Queens The Bronx and Rich
mond are still to be heard from. but es-
says from those boroughs will come in in
due time.
on April 90. 1914, Napoleon Bonaparte
babe farewell to his guard and started
forth from Fontainebleau for the island OF
Elba. On page OF the magazine section
Of to-day's issue of THE SUNDAY Sun,
which is a special Napoleon number. one
can read Napol, ons touching farewell to
his Old Guard. This will begin a series
OF pictures and articles in conjunction
with the contest.
THE Sun asks IN school children OF
New York city: What is the verdict on
Napoleon to-day" The exact question
that It asks is. Was Napoleon ]. the
greatest man OF modern times. and II so
why? II he was not why not?
To the boys and girls of the city who
send in the best answers to this query In
essays not exceeding SOC words THE Sun
will award three gold medals. six silver
medals and sixty bronze medals. The de-
sign is a handsome one. On the face Of
the medal are the words Essay Contest"
with 1.-THE sun" beneath ii. In the GEN.
tire Of the medal one sees the sun rising
above two mountain peaks with a body
Of water in the foreground. AT the bot
tom of the medal are the figures "19l4'
in the centre of a laurel wreath. on the
reverse side are the words Awarded to-"
with space for the name of the winner.
Rules of the Contest.
Competitors will be divided into three
classes according to age There will be
no contest among the classes only among
the boys and girls in each class. To win
ners in each class gold medal. two
silver medals and twenty bronze medals
will be awarded.
Glass will consist OF boys or girls
aged II. IS, is or II years who attend
any school In Greater New York. No
scholar over II will be admitted to the
contest
Boys and girls who are IL or IS years
old will form Glass .
The third class will consist Of boys and
girls Of IL years or under.
Competitors should remember that a
boy or n girl Is II years old until his or
her twelfth birthday. IL until the thir-
tenth birthday and so on. Thus any one
now attending school In the greater city
who has not reached his or her eighteenth
birthday is eligible TO compete. But a
boy or girl entering must be on a school
roll
As TO the kind of school there Is no re-
striction. THE Sun wants the best ef
forts OF boys and girls in public. private
and parochial schools. elementary. gram
mar or high school grades. provided only
they come within the age limit.
Length Not Essential.
Essays must not exceed 500 words. but
may be of any length under that. Their
length will have nothing to do with the
judgment passed upon them. The judges
will consider only the thoughts, facts
reasoning and argument of the writer's.
The contest will close Tuesday. May 10,
and all essays must be sent by noon Of
that day. This gives every one just
month to prepare and submit an essay.
The prize winners will be announced us
soon as possible after the closing day.
Essays should be written legibly. and