Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-19
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Educational As socidH0n TO
Conduct Baby Week Contest

A special feature of the observance
of Baby Week. in North Dakota is
the Educational Association essay
contest which is being conducted III
cooperation with other organizations
of the state.
Mrs. C. c. Root, wife of Prof. G. G.
Root, superintendent OF the local
schools, will have charge of the pub
licity end Of the contest for the CAPT
tai city. She will be assisted by
members Of the general committee.
The contest will be open to child.
rem in the upper grades starting from
grade six.
Following are the rules governing
the contest as arranged by County
Superintendent M Beatrice john
stone OF Grand Forks or County Sup
erintendent Minnie J. Nelson OF Val
ley City. All inquiries regarding the
contest should be addressed to them:
d.. Essays are TO be on the general
subject; "How TO Care for the Baby
2. They may deal with any phase
of the baby's life, it's food, clothing,
bath, bed, sleeping arrangements,
baby killers, toys, summer care Win
ter care, etc.
3. They must not be more than 300
words in length. ..
4. They must be written in ink
with the name of the writer and post
office in the upper left hand corner OF
the first sheet and the classification
of the writer's school in the upper
right hand corner (by the classified
ton of the writer's school is meant
to state whether the writer is a pupil
in high school in the grades of grad
ed school, or in a oneroom SCHOOL,.
5. All essays must be submitted
for competition in the high school,
graded, or one-room school in which
the contestant is a pupil, the teacher
or principal selecting the best essay
for reading on the Baby Day Pro-
gram" to be held in each school
March 10. ..........
6. The essays so selected by the
teacher or principal are. to be submit
ted to the county superintfehdents not
later than March 15.I, '' '','.' ''.-'
7. The judges in each county shall
be the county superintendent of
schools, the secretary of the county
board of health, and the county chair
man of the Federated Women's clubs.
They shall select the best high school
essay, the best graded school essay,
the best one-room school essay in
each county.
s. The essays selected in this man
ner must be in the hands of the COM
mittee of the North Dakota Educa-
ton Association at Grand Forks not
later than April l. Send all OF these
essays in care of Supt. NJ. Beatrice
tombstone, Grand FCrks.
8. The winner of the first place in
the contest between high school pu-
pills shall receive a gold medal, the
five pupils receiving honorable men,
ton shall each receive an achieve
ment pin.
10. The winner of the first place
in the contest between graded school
pupils shall receive a gold medal, the
five pupils receiving honorable men,
ton shall each receive an achieve
ment pin.
II. The winners of the first place
in the contest between one-room
school pupils shall receive gold me-
dial, the five pupils receiving honor
able mention shall each receive an
achievement pin.
The Judges of the state contest are
to be Miss Mabel Olson. president
State Nurses association. DIR. c. j..
McGurren, secretary state board of
health, Mrs. S. A. Zimmerman, chair
man health department Federation Of
WOmen's clubs.