Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-11
NEARLY 500 IN
CIVIC CONTEST
School Children Entering With
Avidity; Open to Every
one in the City.
GIVE $500 IN CASH PRIZES
Rotary Club Sponsors Big City
Beautiful Movement; En-
tries Soon Close.

Four hundred twenty-five students
in the city schools have enrolled In
the Rotary clubs City Beautiful CON
test. This is the second annual con-
test and under the influence of the
$500 in cash prizes the contest has
doomed from the start.
While the contest is open for every
person in Tulsa and all are asked TO
compete. so far but few in addition
to school children have entered. The
following number have enrolled from
the various schools; High school So
Horace Mann 80. Usage "a. RiVeryiew
30, Dunbar 40. Sequoyah 81, Kendall
2S, Lowell II, Washington so, Whit
tier 9. and Celia Clinton Al. making a
total of 425.
Enrolment cards are in the hands
of the superintendent OF schools and
have been sent to all grade schools
Every person in the city is given an
opportunity to join in the contest The
work is divided into two classes, the
people who do their own work and
the persons who hire their help done
The first division OF the contest will
be given cash prizes while the second
department will be awarded honor
prizes.
How Scoring Is Done.
The basis of scoring in the contest
follows:
Gardens.
General appearance, such as neat
ness definite seed beds and
border decorations. ......... !.
General arrangements. utilization
of ground, planting early matur-
ing vegetables from shading the
smaller ones. ................ II
Stages of growth as shown by
plloto '''''''' .''.''''. .''' ~
General care ................ Il
Freedom from weeds .........
Freedom from insects .......
Condition of grounds ..........
Condition of plants ..........
Greatest yield Gin proportion to
size of garden) ............,. II
Written report, including all ex-
penses and time. together with
receipts ............... II
Note; Good kodak photos will do
Must be furnished by contestant.
Vacant Lot Improvement.
First appearance as shown by
photo '''''''..' '.'...'. '.'... y
Improvement .......,........ s,
Final appearance shown by photo
good kodak photo accepted) q
Yards.
General appearance and arrange
ment, such as arrangement,
hormony of color, curved lines
around walks and flower beds. 2
| General condition ........... 2
Trees-Shape. pruning and spray
| HS '''.'. ..............
Shrubs-Trimming. etc. ...
Grass-Stand color and moving.
flowers-Harmony Of color. ...
/ 6pin T',rt, i'm,
| Freedom from insects, such as
scales, bagworms, catepillars,
| root and tree bores ... 2
| Plants covering unsightly objects.
Written report of care stating who
did the work, expense and time
spent on the same. e......... |
The rules of the contest are yer
: few and simple. There Is no entr
fee.
Rules of the contest follow:
Rule !. Anyone may enter, man
woman or child. but only one entry /
accepted from each family.
Rule 2. If any alley adjoins prop
erty it is required to be kept neat an
clean and the city ordinances with re
lation to garbage and refuse strictl
complied with.
Rule 3. No person is permitted t
win in any one year or series of year
more than $25 in the contest.
The entries are divided into tw
classes:
Class 1. Those who do all their ow
work.
Glass 2. Those who maintain hire
| held
Cash prizes will be awarded only t
Glass /. Honor prizes will be give
only to entries in Glass 2.
Rule 4. Written reports and record
must be kept as directed by super
visor. These blanks are furnishe
free.
List of Prizes.
There will be two first prizes OF
fered for the vegetable gardens O
s25 each, two prizes of $40 each, !
prizes of IS, l6 $3.50 prizes and 2
81 prizes. The prizes in the vacan
lot department follow: One prize o
s35, one prize of SIS and five 81
prizes. The prizes in the yards an
flower plots are: One prize of SIS, on
for $40. 16 for $3.50, and ten prize
for 81, and general prizes totalin
| 500. Every person wishing to ente
the contest should address the reques
to join to T.. f.. Oberhiltzer, superin
tendent Of city schools. Entries clos
May 81.