Evening journal., 1919-12-22
THRIFT PRIZES
ARE AWARDED
contInned from FIrst Pase.


10th grade.
9Th and S'h Grades.
First prize, William C. Boyer, Dover
Stn grade; second prize. james z. Haz-
zard, Lewes, 5th grade; third prize,
Mary s. Rowland. Lewes, 1th grade.
5th and 9Th Grades.
First prize, Marion Moody, Bear
Del, 9TH grade second prize, Alice
Scott, Milford. Cih grade; third prize
Richard Marvil, Laurel, 9th grade
One OF the reasons FOR the "fall
down" by the public schools OF VII
mington Is that the schools failed 10
turn In their quota OF essays, although
notified Of The contes. at the same time
as all the other schools OF the State.
It was estimated that the Wilmington
schools should have put In at least from
30 to 2is entrants. Instead, the schools
turned In less than 100.
Every precauti0n was taken 10 In
sure utmost fairness I'm Judging the
contest. The essays were sent by the
school principals Of the state 10 Miss
Hdith l.. Hughes, vice chairman Of the
savings division OF the War Loan Or
ganization, and director Of the thrift
campaign i'm Delaware Miss Hughes
placed a number on each essay and
carefully removed every trace Of the
names and schools. and opposite them
placed the number placed upon the es-
says.
The essays then were sent 70 the De-
partment OF English at Delaware Col
lege, under Or. W o. Sypherd, where
some 20 judges first passed upon the
papers, selecting those they thought
The best and sent the essays 90
higher committee OF six, which made
The final awards. At no time did any
OF the judges know the name either
or the competitive pupils or schools.
As the prizes were awarded by grades,
the grade figures, Of course, We're left
upon uem
In letter TO Miss Hughes announcing
the finding Of the Judges. Dr. Sypherd
makes the following Illuminating COM
ment:
owe find that the themes submitted
by The pupils from the lower grades
are very much better than the themes
subm m'tied by The pupils Of the upper
grades The former are concrete. simple
original; tho latter, especially those
from the eleventh and twelfth grades,
are abstract. and not original
Proof Of the absolute fairness OF the
Judging was shown by the fact that
Miss Hughes last week began making
with the Wilmington
High school for presentation cere-
Believing of course the WI
I'gh school would be certain
10 win some OF the awards. When the
lists OF winners came in ~ from New
ark. however. Mss HughesNwas sur
prised io End that the Wilmington
Public Schools had failed 70 win any
prize whatever. An exact copy OF the
list Of awards as received from DR..
Sypherd Is as follows showing how The
finding were made by numbers alone:
Fifth and Sixth Grades.
No. .. FIRST prize; No. OBS, second
prize: No O0i. third prize.
seventh and Eighth Grades.
No. ii2. first prize; No. 0s5, second
prize: No. OS3, third prize.
Ninth and Tenth Grades.
No. $50 FIRST prize; No. x39, second
prize: No 0x3i, third prize.
Eleventh and Twelfth Grades
No Gs. first prize; No. %, second
prize: No. 66. third prize.
The four essays which won the iirst
prizes in the contest are as follows:
First prize. Eleventh grade, Bessie NJ.
GEORGETOWN.
The Relation Of Thrift 90 Success.
The great problem which Is before US
today is: How can we achieve success z
The one and most efficient way Is
thrift
Tile first thing we would ask Is: What
is thrift? Thrift has four meanings
earning, saving, INVESTING and spend
lng.
First we must know how 10 earn
money. As there are always numerous
opportunities for earning money, snd
learning 10 work efficiently is a very i'm
portant principle Of thrift. This was
once said by a thrifty man: In order
10 secure my credit and character as
a tradesman, ! took care not only to be
in reality industrious and frugal, but
to avoid all appearances to the con-
trary. dressed plainly; l was seen
az no places Of idle diversion. Thus be
ing esteemed an industrious. thriving
young man. and paying duly for what /
bought. the merchants who imported
stationery solicited my CUSTOM When
one Is young the experience in earning
money is excellent preparation for
thrifty career in life, for the boy and
girl who are busy earning money Ore
developing healthy minds and bodies,
without which no boy ur girl can al
tain success.
Second. we must know how TO save
for the man who cannot save the first
dollar cannot save the last. Thrift is
shorthand for Waste not, want not"
The more Americans save the more
easily our country will recover from
the effects Of the war and resume pros
peritv Il is known that saving is the
first great principle OF all success. 1t
creates independence; it gives a young
man standing; it fills him with vigor; II
stimulates him with the proper energy:
in fact. it brings TO him the better part
OF any success-happlness and content
ment.
First prize, 9th grade, Delema Corey.
Lewes.
The Relation Of Thrift 10 Success.
Thrift is a small word in the English
with a big meaning. II is
one Of the essential things that goes
toward making a happy successful life.
thrift and success are very
closely related. because thrift means
success or prosperity. II thrift is moi
practiced in our lives we are likely 20
be a failure. In other words If we are
not thrifty we 'can not get as good an
cannot own our homes or