Connecticut western news., 1919-05-15
HIGH SCHOOLS PART IN WINNING THE WAR Students Write of Their Work for News" Prize
 Contest

Many fine points are discussed ana experiences related. in these essays written for the News Prize Contest by High School students. Read tFiem and understand the value of High School education.
 What l Did to Help Win the Wa~
 The war which h as receurW brought such a glorious victory "a the allied nations, has afforded manS ways for helping and sacrificing far our country, among which nuneroaw opportunities were given to the girw and boys to do their bit.
 The Junior Food Army had farwB enrolment of members, whaA proved the willingness of the youxw people to help. was a member oa this movement. I preserved seyentB eight cans of produce, which cO~- sisted mostly of vegetables which H gathered myself. The canned pre- ducts included ten varieties of yeos- tables and seven of fruit. This pr@- ject helped in winning the war. .ss the manufacturing concerns were better able to supply the needs ce the army and the homeless French people, when those demands at home were not so great. The efforts of ths Junior Food Army are justified. z@ the reports of food conserved by ies members prove.
 During the year of 1918, I sayea all of my extra money with which ts purchase Thrift Stamps, and fouDa that at the end of the year, I hsa purchased thirteen war savinw stamps. I sold Thrift Stamps for the school, and served in other ways on a thrift stamp committee. fn- buying thrift stamps the opportunity is afforded to make the safest inYesa- ment known, and at the same time ts help in winning the war by loaninm your money without which the gov- ernment would have been unable ts purchase the necessary ammunitfoa and equipment for the army awd navy. s..
 The United War Work provided still another way for the boys aux girls to help in bringing comfort iaa cheer to our soldiers Those M school age who pledged to gfve a stated amount toward this work were called Victory Girls and ViNtory Boys. I made a pledge and earne4 the money by doing office work f~- directly this work can be said to hefp in bringing about victory for our armies, for if the soldiers had noth- ing to take their minds and attertfon, from the horrors of war, thear strength and mental activities wouIdf be greatly impaired, and without, strong and cheerful soldiers. victory would have been impossible.
 Of course all of the pupils parti cipated in the Junior Red [Cryw Work carried on in the schools. \ knitted for the Red Cross during am of my spare time. am a membcs of the Red Cross, which, as can readily be seen, helped in providing woolen garments necessary to kecP the soldiers warm and in good henlth The money subscribed to this orgaak- zation provided hospitals and rhc equipment needed to care for tho many wounded soldiers.
 Sometimes, though seldom, yoa llGGl U pGISOH Mho ld16S Shh Nlbm 4. this argument, "What good can tho little which I can accomplish do to- ward winning the war;" 1t may Do very true that one persons ''bitr does not accomplish much, but it h by the united strength of all these who did their bit that this war wax won. Surely no American desires ts be called a stacker, but l think that any person in our free country whe refused to do his bit in the war work at home, deserved as truly to ho called a stacker as one who avoided the draft. F.
 Now that victory has come, whaa a glorious feeling it gives one ts think that he helped in the victory though his bit may have been as in significant as mine was.
 "Who does the best his circumstancs
 allows,
 Does we'll, acts nobly." t
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