Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
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No expense. research or energy has
been spared In making the contest
the success It promises Tic Newport
news Chamber OF Commerce has com
piled Il booklet containing valuable in
formation on the American merchant
marine. rhc booklet includes mn adj
dress of H. G. Bickford. Esq, an article
by \. l., Hopkins. president Of the New
port News ShipbuildinG and Dry Dock
Company, and excerpts from tn. writ
iVSs ana speeches OF such statesmen as
George Washington. Thomas Jcncr-
son. James Madison, ltrujuIuin Frank
lin. Jnn,cs Barbour, Adam SmitI. Thorn
as Butler King and others. tn. book
lets. together with other literature on
The subject, including Il copy OF "Bates's
American Marinc" We're scnr the con-
testing schools The copy OF 'Bates's
American marine" was printed es
pecially for the Chamber Of Commerce
ana Will find Il place In the school
libraries at the conclusion of the con
test
AS Will be seen from the foregoing
map the contest is not confined to any
one section or county OF the state
Tldcwat.r Virginia has but few moro
schools contcsting for medals and tho
grand prize than the mountaino see
ton. The schools Of the Valley arc
studyins the most economical manner
SCHOOLS OF the mountains their min
erals. and so it is with each topu-
graphical division of the State
NirEinia. some one has nptly said
Dids iair. through the contest. to send
iorih the best-inforrncd men of the
united states In a few years ON the
question that becomes more and more
important each day. The youth Is
being educated on the marine sub
jcct.
MANY SCHOOLS THAT
HAVE GOTTEN nUSY
Each school must have three con.
-cstants. and IL Is safe to assume that
majority Of them will enter at least
i've. At Il conservative estimate it may
Dc said with surety OF correctness
that al least 80 school pupils Of Vir-
Sini are bending their efforts to de-
Else a means OF restoring the American
merchant marine, ana again make /,
possible FOR this country to become the
mistress OF the seas
list OF the schools that have en-
tcrcd the contest follows:
Pocahontas High School, Pocehontas
va: Botetourt High School. Gloucester,
Va: Wicomico High School. Wicomico.
va; Accoinac High School .iccomac.
Va; Orange High School. Orange. Va.
Rcedvillc High school, Reedville, Va
Crcwe High school. Crewc. Va: Frank
town NassawadoX High School, Frank
town, Va; Pulaski High school, Pu-
laski. Va; Iawrcnccvillc High School.
t,awrcncevillc. Va; Farmville High
school. Farmvillc. Va; kinsale High
school. k!nsaie. Va. Newport News
High school. Newport News Va;
Monterey High School. Monterey, Va;
Marion High School, Marion, Va: Rad
ford City High School Radford Va:
Alexandria High School. Alexandria.
Va: Palmyra Normal. Palmyra. Va;
lioytokah Agricultural High school,
Burkeville. Va: Max Meadows High
School. Max Meadows, Va: Galax High
school. Ga!ax, Va; Chase City High
school. Chase City, Va: District Agri-
cultural High School. Middletown. Va:
Chcriton High School. Cheriton, Va;
Newcastle High School. Newcastle Va;
Roanoke City High School. Forest Va:
EdinburS High School. Edinburg, Va
Hampton High School. Hampton, Va:
south Boston High School, South Bos-
ton. Va; Martinsville High School Mar
unsrille. Va: EIarrisonburg High
School, Harrisonburg, Va. Danville
High School. Danivllc, Va: Lincoln
High school, Lincoln. Va: Manassas
High School, Manassas. Va; Houston
High School Houston. Va: BlacksburS
High School, Blacksburg. Va; Norton
High School, Norton, Va: Fredericks s.
burg High School, fredericksburg, Va !:
LcesburS High School. Lecsburg, Va {:
John Marshall High School, Richmond.
Va: Petersburg High School, Peters
burg, Va; Staunton High School. Staun-
ton. Va: Richlands High School. Rich
lands. Va; Big stone Gap High School.
Big Stone Gap Va: Winchester High
school, Winchester. Va: Sunny Side
High school, Champ. Va: Highlands
Springs High School. Highland Springs.
Va; Turbevillc High School, Turbeville,
Va: Wytheville High School. Wythe-