Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-04
LOCAL WINNERS IN
PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST
Names of Burlington Scholars
Who Best Show the Benefits
of an Enlistment in the
United States Army-Prizes
to Be Awarded Later

Local winners In the army enlistment
prize essay contest. in which the pupils
in the various schools Of the city wrote
essays on February 20, have been selected
In each school by the Judges, who were
appointed in each school by the principal
Of that school Although orders from the
headquarters Of this recruiting district
at Albany first came that the winners
OF prizes IN this contest should not be an
nounced locally until April 10. when the
winners of the national contest are an
nounced this order has Nsince been
rescinded and the local recruiting station
has received the following order from
headquarters at Albany:
Army Recruiting Officer,
Burlington, VT
You are authorized to announce win
ners Of local prizes for essays at such
times as you think may best meet with
local approval. Get full publicity Tor each
prize essay and winners. Keep copies of
essays for newspapers If necessary.
HUNT.
Colonel. r. o.
In compliance with this order, it was
decided TO make the announc ements OF
local winners at once. since the Judges
had com plated their work. The prizes
which are to be given by the Burlington
Chamber of Commerce cannot be awarded
according to present rulings. until May 5.
the date set by the government which
has the contest in charge.
In deciding upon the winning essays
the rules were that the judges should take
into consideration: ~ Originality. (2)
expression. and C) sincerity. The winning
essay in each school will be sent to the
headquarters of the recruiting district at
Albany where board of Judges will
eliminate all but ono for this district
which will be sent on to Washington to
compete In the final contest for the ma
tional prizes, in which Secretary of War
Newton D. Baker, General Peyton c.
March and General John J. Pershing will
be the judges.
The prize winners in this contest. the
subject being What Are the Benefits of
an Enlistment in the United States
Army" are as follows. with the judges
In each school:
Edmunds High School-George l. Hagar.
Judges Mrs. NJ. D. Chittenden and j. l..
Colburn.
Cathedral High School-Hazel NJ. Ryan.
Judges Rev. F. A. Welch and Rev. p. A,
Barry.
Cathedral Grammar School-Thelma
Browe. Judges: Sister NJ. Elizabeth and
Rev. w. H. Cassidy.
Junior High Schooi-Elizabeth Mldon.
Judges: Edward F. Crane, Rev. j. S.
Braker and Walter B. Gates.
Nazareth School-Arthur Poissant
Judges: Arthur st. Pierre, Miss Fleming
and Miss NJ. DesHayes.
Ira Allen School-Alice Broadbent.
Judges: DR.. II. F.. Perkins. Capt. Paul
Hulburt and Prof. G. p. Burns.
Adams School-Gertrude Parks. Judges
Mrs. Clarence p. Cowles, Mrs. w E.
Howe and Mrs. Fl. S. Peck
Pomeroy School---Ruth Hough O n.
Judges: Professor Aiken, Professor Tup-
per and w. II. Crockett
II. Q. Wheeler School-Samuel Rathman
Judges Levi p. Smith. A. ]. Simays and
George Agel.
Converse School-Lois Bashaw. Judges:
George d. Smith, Mrs. f. b. Bailey and
Miss Senai King.
Mt. st. Mary Academy-Agnes Mulligan.
Judges: Mother Mary Alphonsus, Superior
ONeil.
Bishop Hopkins Hall-Isabelle II. Chap
man. Judges: Alice Goddard Waldo, Lucy
a. Barbour and Mary T. Prentiss.
Champlain School-Charles Brown.
Judges; Miss Thompson, Miss Parker and
Miss Wark.
Lawrence Barnes School-Samuel Davis.
Judges DR.. G. F.. Latour, a. NJ. Aseltine
and j. p. Murphy.
Thayer School-Rollin Grey. Judges
Charles C. Cross, NJ. w. Preston and c.
ii. Harrington.