Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-18
SCHOOL HEARSOF ARMY ESSAY
 CONTEST
[From Thursdays Dallyn

Descriptive literature on Unit ed States Army School Contest" has been received by Miss Adams. the high school principal, and explained to the students. This contest is open to students of all schools, whether public, private, sectarian, non-sectarian, but not to colleges or universities. Entrants may be of either sex. any color. race or nation ality. The following is in part quot ed from one of the circulars sent out:
 "On April 10 next a board of judges. consisting oi Secretary of War Baker. Petyon (. March and General John ]. Pershing, will an nounce to the awaiting juvenile world the names of three boys or girls wlo on February 20, 1920, wrote the best essays on the sub feet. What are the benefits of an en- listment in the |. $. Army
 Ti}en Oh May 20, 1920, these three bows and girls, accompanied by their parents or guardians. railroad fares and all expenses paid to Washington and return for both parents and win ners. will be presented with medals by Secretary Baker himself.
 Gold medal, suitably engraved, to the winner of the first prize.
 Silver medal. suitably engraved, to the winner of the second prize.
 Bronze medal, suitably engraved, to the winner of the third prize.
 In addition. three beautiful silver cups. suitably engraved, will be pre- sented to the winners by Secretary Baker to be carried back home by them as prizes for the schools they attend.
 The contest is under the auspices of the War Department, but the newspaper, Come Back the official organ of the Walter Reed hospital ill Washington, asked permission to pur- chase the prizes. This permission was granted and the school children are really competing for prizes that were provided by maimed and injured soldiers now at the Walter Reed hos pital.
 There is no age limit in this con test. and the little seven year old gir' in Santa Barbara, California has the same chance of winning a prize as has the nineteen year old high schoo boy of Baltimore.
 New York state has many times the number of school pupils that Ne vada. yet the chance of producing winners in each of these states is eN actly the same.
 Essays will be written in the clas: rooms on Friday, February 20, 1920 from notes. if desired.
 No essay will be more than four hundred words in length.
 "Penci, or pen and ink may b( used. but the essay will be written on only one side of the sheet.
 Essays will be judged strictly or basis of CD originality, (2) expres sion, (3) sincerity.
 Each school will be judge of its own product. The principal of eacF school will appoint board of three judges to select7one essay as the en- try from that school He will ther forward the entry not later than Feb ruary ?, 1920. to the army recruiting station nearest his school.
 The district recruiting officer will appoint board of three judges tc pass on the essays submitted by the schools of his district. One will be selected as the best and forwarded tc Washington as the districts entry.
 Prom the entries of the 50 dis tricts, Secretary Baker and General. Pershing and March will select three national winners. These winner: may be boys or girls. of any color, ot any age.
 Ask your father Of your brother to tell you something about our new NtllOOl dllN pNdNO tlLlC al dliliN. II AiiSN do not know, write the nearest re cruiting station for literature.
 Tt may mean free trip to Wash iugton for your mthcr and you, witt a medal for yourself and a beautifu cup for your school and you'll be en vied by millions of children It's . chance of a lifetime"
 For pupils of Prescott schools the recruiting station al Los Angeles corner of Fourth and Main streets is the nearest.
 It is naturally hoped that Pres colt student will be announced as on, of the winners, as they have jus as good a chance as any other pupil THREE VIEWS ON