The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-05

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@ 1o1o Twenty Int a
11sss u 1911.
~ m Gllbert Gastaf. q
y ~ Esstieth street. eiass
a Unexpectedly large Aeld
= e1fants, Herbert Thollander.,
u N 916 nfy-Arst street, Z member:
/. n y \ n0ck Island high school
.1D10, which was graduated
\ has been awarded nrst'
~ ship BY Truck Good
sssay contest conducted
~ ASgus. He wins the ~
49, srise BY the exceptional
ssse his writing. Miss vtOlef
r;seo 1913 Twenty-Arst street,
~ II second prize Of SIS and
ciIIeH (,ustafson. 1904 Fortieth
srs1t received the SO award for
~ plsce. The latter two prizes
~ awarded by the tri-city auto
~ X yssory dealers.
m saccess OF The Argus con-
80 "a the interest 20 much
sssat1r than was anticipated Is in
Issrs nnessure due to the coopera-
r. with which Arnold Lau, prin-
80 x the Rock Island high
rhooL supported the project.
Deserving Of appreciation are
,lso ~ Judges Of the contest:
ian d Harris, editor Of The Mod
a Wcodmen, Principal John w.
Cssto Of the East Moline high
srhool. and DR.. A. r. Wallin Of the
iseulty Of Augustana college.
Peking Winner Diiacult
All three judges. working singly,
axpresssd their praise of the quail
n d the essays submitted, making
~ selection OF the winners a very
I. llMcult task. The number was also
rVatsf than they had been told to
unset, both Of which t. tors were
h part responsible for the post
ponGnsnt of the announcement Of
o. winning essays.
Initiated as it was ON such short
notics, the contest developed into a
lsen competition among the stu
lsah Of the high school.
L ID reported tn. t greater inter-
1t has been aroused and more es-
mn entered in the local contest
than In either the Davenport or
Moline contest than in either the
Dsvsnport or Moline schools, al
though the fact that the contest in
Moline was continued in order to
give Students more time to COM
plsts their papers offered extended
opportunity of considering the
iuhjsct and entering the contest.
Winners Of neither Of the contests
have been announced 40 yet.
Honorary mer ion by the judges
M given the essays written by
" following students of the high
school: John Freeman, Anna
Schultz, william L. Bjorkman
Kenneth NJ. Miller, Helen Laven-
dsr, Frederick L. Hetter, Elizabeth
hybou, Gertrude Mordhorst. Mil
drsd Kubias. Eudora Hunt, Bessie
Rsames, Herbert Rossiter, Alice
Baker. Helen Clarkson, George
saltsf, Florence W. Tams. Elsie
Peterson. Franklin e. Weiss. SUE.
anne Rinck, Bessie Schultz, Agnes
Bodesn.
Enters State Contest
The essay of Herbert Thollan-
der will be sent to r. G. Blair, stats
superintendent II public instruc.
ton. who is in charge of the state
Ship BY Truck Good Roads" essay
contest The essay will be judged
y competition with the best essays
Of similar city and county contests
such a has been conducted hert
y The Argus. Winners of STATE
contests are to be entered in com
Petition for the Firestone nationa
prize.
The winning essays OF the Rocl
hiand high school contest will b.
Iablished in The Argus. the firs
pii!e winning paper appearing to-
night Later when the winners o.
me state and nation contests ar,
announced, these will also be pub
li,hed.
The national ship by Truck
1ood Roads" week movement wa,
instituted by the Firestone Tir,
aad Rubber company and under it,
eHeetive incentive, has created ,
n.tiohal sentiment on the subjec
o value Of the use Of the truck
~nFn can only be fully utilized b!
'ne construction and up-keep Of. !,
.asoonal, as well as local, system o
improved highways. The move
ment Y unqualifedly deserving o
.upport for it is Offering competi
uOn N no other Industrial enter
pnse o. the nat n. Its activity i
sualiaed by the addition to the
! %o1o Of ship by Truck" OF tn
! vurase For Short Halls" thu
I Eliminating the suggestion Of seek
.ss me patronage Of the railroad
o. the country.
me local celebration Of the weel
salcn vas eliminated BY 4 gran,
pa!ade on Saturday, May y, wa
sedef the supervision Of Arthur ]
I susilsr Of the Davenport Fire
s %one branch. and supported en-
s .aslashcally BY the auto and &C
oy dealers Of the tri-cities.
B GAY ROCK BLAND
l WHCo lrE BEST or
B "A" nII0T1IG TA1TT