Connecticut western news., 1919-04-24
ESSAYS ARE SUBMITTED IN NEWS PRIZE CONTEST
 GOO High School Students Write Interestingly on Two
 Subjects

We publish this week the first of the essays by students in the H4sh School who have entered tho Prn.s Contest offered by the News, as re- gently announced. If possible two or more will be published each week until the contest closes. For various reasons the names of the authors eS the essays have been omitted.
 What l Did to Help Win thu Was
 During the past crisis, it has barn the duty of every loyal American to do everything in his or her power te help win the war. First of all, tber@ were things, great and small, fur old and young respectively to de- \ will endeavcr to relate what huye done.
 The Red Cross Society has done splendid work and in order to carry it on, it needed the help of everydHs- I have done a great deal of RS6 Cross Work, in various places.
 At home. spent my leisure time in knitting for the soldiers, incTuSk> ing scarfs, @ristlets, sweaters, aHsl socks.
 The Junior Red Cross was orgars- ized in our school and an hour a week was devoted to this work Under the Junior Red Cross, II knitted 'ylshcloth, made refugee pinafores az.d helped a teachet ta the grades 1i!h the work among ttse smaller children. 7"
 Red Cross meetings, in our town, were held on afternoons while wan at school, so could not attend, oukw during vacation, such as the Summer vacation. At these meetings, I mael@ the large and small congresses ana sponges which are used m hospitals
 In 1917 ard 1918 at Christmas there was g drive called tho "Rod Cross Christmas Roll Call" made it known ths; If all things [ wanted for Christina was membership te the Red Crcsg. This was given te me both times including n yearAn subscription Co the Red Cross Maga- zine which keeps one III touch with, not only what is happening in ts. Red Cross of America, but other countries.
 l contributed to the Red Cross Drives although my contributions were small, considered them heha
 took part in an entertainments which the onondaga Camp Fire Girls gave in June, the proceeds of wfsch, were sent for the relief of the Ar~s menians and Syrians. i
 l also helped in a sale wkich thu Girls gave to raise money for tfs4 adoption of d French orphan. '
 Everyone knows of the splendsA work of the Victory Glrl5 during thss United War Work Campaignl haa charge of this york in my town ana nearly all of the girls pledged theua- selves to earn five dollars,
 Knowing that by conservation ef wheat and sugar, starving people would be fed, l ate cereal without sugar and ate rye bread, also breaa made of war flour.
 During the past summer there was 9 Canning Campaign, urging all to preserve fruits and vegetables. \ was very eager to do this because 4 had never uone any canning. \ learned how and dId all of the canning in my home.
 When the call for the Third Lib erty Loan came, a bond was bought for me. Of course I had to deprive myself for some time to make up for this.
 During the summe. of 1918 N worked, earning small salary, neat ly all of which was invested in Thrifs Stamps. As Thrift Stamps are stin issued and money is still needed hy, our government, am planning ts invest more of my earnings in them
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