The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
VIII You HeIn2

Nellie Byers who was murdered some
time ago by an unknown person. Coun-
ty Superintendent Christensen, We'd
nesday morning, received the following:
New Ulysses, Kansas. Jan. s, 1915.
DEAR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT:
To our co-worker, the late Miss Mel
lie J. Byers, who was a pure and noble
girl, we, the teachers of Grant county,
wish to show some kind remembrance.
In all our fraternal societies there is
tie that binds. This idea is not felt
among the teachers, due perhaps
through lack of organization.
But when one of our number is
stricken down as she was, every teach
er feels closer tie of comradeship.
Would not some of the teachers
throughout the state wish to assist the
| Grant county teachers in their effort to
commemorate that young and useful
life?
1t was suggested that the Commit
! tee upon Resolutions write to every
county superintendent and ask him to
take up this matter with his teachers
and any contribution, no matter how
small, will be gratefully received by
the treasurer of this fund.
The memorial is to be a granite mon
ument.
|. Hoping that the plan will meet with
the teachers in general.
We are respectfully,
Emily K. Hoelcel, Treas. COMMITTEE.
Prizes for Historical Maps
To Teachers, Pupils and Others To
stimulate investigation of local history,
and to encourage the collection and per-
servation of data, offer 80 small prizes
for township historical maps in the sew
eral counties of the 23d jtdical district,
to be made by pupils of common and
parochial and high schools.
In the counties of Russell, Ellis, Ire
go Cove Logan and Wallace each, there
are offered five prizes of $500, 300
and s1.0O, so and 25 cents, respectively,
for the best historical maps of any con-
gressional township, sections 1 to SO,
six miles square in such county.
Every map must be drawn by the stu
| dent who submits it, but no restriction
/ is placed on contestants as to receiving
/ aid in the matter of collection of data
| to be shown on the map or in explana-
ton Thereof. The facts may be secured
from books, maps, plats, etc. but best
of all from the oldest settlers, and from
nnwritten sources.
The maps will be graded by a COM
mittee of the Fort Hays Normal facul-
| ty, at Hays, Kansas. The first requi-
site of each map will be historical full
ness. thoroness and accuracy, including
geographical and Typographical details.
Next come skill in map drawing, and
neatnees.
Allmaps must be submitted to the
examining committee on or before May
1, 1916, and thereupon shall become the
property of the Kansas State Historical
Society, to be permanently kept at To-
peka. If submitted before March g.,
they will exhibited at the Golden Belt
Education meeting at Hhys.
1t is hoped that other prizes may be
offered by those interested locally or
or otherwise, but in such a case the
prizes eefein offered will be so con-
ferred that two prizes may not be CIV
en- for, any one map.
If two or more maps are practically
alike, the committee may refuse to give
more than one prize.
Any contestant may submit maps
of more than one township, if he desire,
or may submit several of the same
township, but the same berson shall
not receive more than one prize for
maps of the same township. If in any
county less than six maps are entered
in contest, no prize will be given unless
those offered are deemed of special
merit.
All maps should be drawn on paper,
or cardboard, about fourteen inches
square. on which the congressional
township shall be marked one foot
square, and subdivided into sections
two inches square and xuarter sections
land preferably into forties also. J
Printed township plats should be used,
such as are sold by the great stationery
houses, and such as are furnished by
the State Historical Society, or as are
kept in many public county sofhees.
Work may be done with ink or pencil,
in black or colors, but other Things be-
ing equal, that map will be best which
is most permanent IN it's markings and
least liable to blurring in handling
All points of historical interest shall
be marked on maps by means of lines,
crosses, circles or other characters,
each of which shall be numbered or let
tered. On separate paper, historical
explanation of the numbered or lettered
points shall be given, with dates and
names of persons concerned, all as full
as may be.
Contestants may choose a townsite
(including all of its additions) or any
incorporated city, as the subject for
map drawing instead of a township,
but all such maps shall be at least one