Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-28
TEL hILLMER
INNS FIRST IN
Essay ! ) |! CONTEST

8boD u - AsDCSh0
- has beea selseted BY ~
- ~ vinnsr a the hrst
~ Tor the best assay on .The
pl1o0ts of an EulistnsAt n ~
MA States Army" among Ill
- submitted by pupils Of the
~ Island schools.
~ Hillmer's essay viii be ee1t
the Davenport recruiting once,
y district headquartsrS for the
~ Judging, where II will b
el1e passed upon, with essays
jddged the best In other cities
- rural school districts. and will
md chance Of winning the dis
NJ prise, . silver loving cup. and
@rhaps the national award, . trip
Warrington, D. C.
Longfcllsw Pspns second.
1.-THE essay receiving the common
ttf0n OF the Judges as the second
Ut was submitted by Frank
eebelliehn, pupil IN the Long
lllow school. No second prise
"a been offered.
The essay submitted by Miss
khel Bode OF the Rock Island high
chool was adjudged the best Of
~ group submitted by high school
rapils. but was eliminated in the
raj Judging.
The local judges. Captain A.
01iver OF the United States army
scruiting service, Otto Hide
etndt Of the Chamber Of Com
nerce, and b. C. Utecht, chose these
Dsays from the number Of good
ines submitted az superior In sin
coffty. expression and originality
n thought.
Teachers in the various grades Of
~ public schools, whose pupils
wrote essays at the time Of the
contest a week ago Friday, chose
NE best from among that number,
which were In turn given TO the
nree judges.
The prize winning essay follows:
The young men Of today do
not seem to realize the great
h opportunity the United States
i government has placed before
them. For am sure II they
3 did, they would At once get in
line and enlist In Uncle Sans
great army Of today. :.
First, there Is tho benefit
\ from the financial viewpoint
The soldier is given his food,
sclothing, shelter, medical At
stention. education and amuse-
ment free. The private. the
nj lowest paid army man. receives
Lar income Of $500 annually.
His $50 per month IL princip-
ally Just spending money.
while the man In civilian life
has to receive wages over the
average to have $40 = month
left after supplying himself
with all his wants.
|l The country is always calling
for skilled men. The unskilied
L have no chance to get Q posi-
|IX ton until they become skilled.
L After a man has reached the
age of Is or 26, he does not
want to 60 back to school
where the pupils are 50 much
younger than he. So the army
#sis his place to 30, where he
receives all his wants free be-
1ides his wages. No man will
3D. pay his apprentice what the
W. army does, or anywhere near
Il Tho skilled man II working
kpd earning good wages. while
the unskilled are drifting
{1N around the country looking for
h n work. This offer that the gov
ernment makes is greater
\ than anything Of its sort in the
i history Of our country. Most
any man could enlist In this
A 4 army. There are all the skill
ID trades In the world taught
here, including doctors. engi-
neers, machinists and many,
many others.
During the world war we
did not have enough people to
back the government. We had
Just enough and many not to
N be proud about. In the army.
H the men are taught to respect
the stars and stripes more than
n they did before. They learn
hi to respect their superiors. The
1 respect Of their superiors Is
III very little practiced. And it
III II here where they And their
I'M God. The men living together
II among so many kinds and
TIA classes of men 500 how God
3M works out his own plan for
their lives. 1t 10 here that they
md the Almighty Power to
which they owe their all. Now
1 when the people have anything
! but ideal morals, the great
II need of our country IL to build
up and hold up our glorious
land.