Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-12
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PRIZES FOR HISTORICAL MAPS

Russell, Kans. Jan. 1, 1916
To Teachers, Pupils And Others:
To stimulate investigation of local
history, and to encourage the collect
ion and preservation of data, offer
30 small prizes for township historical
maps in the several counties of the
23d judicial district, to be made by
pupils of common and parochial and
nigh schools.
In the counties of Russell. Ellis,
TTego, Cove, Logan, and Wallace
each, there are offered five prizes of
$500, So. 90 and $l.OO, SO and Is cents,
respectively, for the best historical
maps of any congressional township,
sections l to SO, six miles square in
such county.
Every map must be drawn by the
student who submits it, but no re-
striction is placed on contestants as
to receiving aid In the collection of
data to be shown on the map or in
explanation thereof. The facts may
be secured from books, maps, pIats,
etc, but best of all from the oldest
settlers, and from unWritten sources.
The maps will be graded by COM
mittee of the Fort Hays State Normal
faculty., at Hays, Kansas. The first
requisite of each map will be historical
fullness, thoronesS and accuracy, in
Guiding geographical and topograph-
cal details. Next come skill in map
drawing, and neatness.
All maps must be submitted to the
examining committee on or before
Iol 1,o
become the property of the Kansas
State Historical Society, to be per-
manently kept at Topeka. If SUBJ
mitted before March 9, they will be
exhibited at the Golden Belt Educat-
ional meeting at Hays.
1t is hoped that other prizes may
be offered by those interested locally
or otherwise, but in such case the
prizes herein offered will be so con
ferred that two prizes may not be
given for any one map.
If two or more maps are practically
alike, the committee may refuse tG
give more than one prize.
Any contestant may submit map:
of more than one township, Ii he de-
sires, or may submit seyerol of The
S1LAC lOWlSllp, bdl bAC odti4O PChoOt
shall not receive more than one priZt
for maps of the same township. If il
any county less than six maps ara
entered in contest, no prize will b
given unless those offered are deemed
of special merit.
All maps shall be drawn on paper
or cardboard, about fourteen iEche
square, on which the congressiona
township shall be marked one foo
square, and subdiyided into section
two inches square and quarter sect
ions. land preferably into forties also
Printed township plats should b.
used, such as are sold by the grea
stationery houses, and such as ar
furnished by the State Histor
Society, or as are kept in many publ
offices.
Work may be done with Ink or per
ell, in black or colors, but other thing
being equal, that map will be bes
which is most permanent in it
markings and least liable to blurrin
in handling.
All points OF historical interes
shall be marked ON the maps by NEAR
Of lines, crosses, circles or other cha
acters. each of which shall be humble
ed or lettered. On n separate papel
historical explanation of the numbe
ed or lettered points shall be givel
with dates and names or persons COZ
cerned, all as full as may be.
Contestants may choose tow nsil
Including all of its additions) or AT
incorporated city. as the subject f
map drawing instead of TOWNSHIP
but all such maps shall be az lea
one foot square exclusive of mArg