The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-20
INTEREST IN ARMY ESSAY WRITING
:CONTEST AT FEVER HEAT WITH MANY
PRIZES FOR ALL WINNERS IN SCHOOLS
BOYS AND GIRLS FROM ALL THE
SCHOOLS OF LOCAL DISTRICT
TO COMPETE IN CONTEST.
Is Being Held Today In All schools OF
The Local District-Keen
Interest Manifested.

=, Ions, as far aS 'I'u,lC sam IS con
,.rucd for Il j. National Essay Writ
iluc lay and practically every hoy and
sIyl in the local district from the high
schools down I" the primary grades ar"
Working hard 10 pat tn" affair across.
Just - tn" boys rur tn" Germans t"
, rout during the World war
. Every boy and &!rl has chance and
a splendid list Of prizes are I" h"
awarded to the winners If the various
schools Of the local dis'rlr, Tho
teacher; gro also taking n keen interest
N the affair.
school boys and girls. glance your
eyes over th"S" prizes aud remember
ih4' Won may hc awarded ono OF more
, National prizes given by war Depart
ment:
LIST Gold medal for best essay In o. S.
nd Silver medal for second best
! essay in o. S.
state Prize. given by U. S. Recruiting
Department:
Gold medal for best essay In state.
In tho national list silver cups will
; DO awarded to schools OF which pupils
are members and each student will get
a free trip to washington. d. c., with
parent or guardian.
THE LOCAL PRIZES
whe sling Intelligencer Prize:
! Tri-pistrict Prize comprising counties
Of Ohio. Brooke and Marshall;
LIST Prize, $40 In gold.
End Prize, $40 in gold,
3rd Prize, IS in gold.
, Dollar Savings Trust Co.. prize for
three best essays In Ohio county.
Ist Prize, $50 In gold.
End Prize. $40 IN gold.
3rd Prize, SIS in gold.
Charles N. Haucher Prize, for best essay
written by student in Greater
Wheeling:
silver Loving Cup for best essay in
that circle bounded by the Greater
Wheeling line.
C. A. House Prize, for best essay writ
ten In wheeling High School:
$50 victrola.
George u. Taylor Company Prize, for
best essay written by student OF
Triadelphia District Kigh school:
$50 in merchandise.
Tho Burgess Company Prize for best
essay written by student of Clay
public school,
$40 In gold.
Court Theatre Prize for best ESSAY
written by student OF Mckinley
public school,
Pair Of box seats for attraction to be
announced later.
C. q. Robinson. OF Loar 4 Co., Prize 10
Rltchie school:
one dozen cabinet photographs.
Nay Shoe Company, Prize TO Madison
school,:
One pair Of shoes.
Hoge-Davis Co., Prize, to Jefferson
school:
NO. IA Junior Kodak. or $40 in rold.
; Perry Stationary Co., Prize TO Union
School,:
A fountain pen.
Kiwanis Club Prize, 70 Centre school:
$40 In gold.
; Dyson Prize to webster school:
Box OF hns chocolates.
NJ. J. 16cTadden Prize. 30 Lincoln nohooI
! One hns Gap.
Allen d hunter Prize, TO IIrsly rn,tt.
tueSi
, One IS hat.
Liberty Theatre Prize. for bort sskzy
written ny student Of washington
public school:
Pair OF tickets for Liberty Theatre,
FOOD for all shows for period Of thrs.
months.
/ School children OF all ages. whether
boys or girls. attending any school ex-
ccpt colleges. arc eligible 10 participate
in the United States Army Essay Con-
tost to DO held in this city this morn.
ing.
in. Children Of six years Of age hav,
as equal \ chance OF winning the con
tsst a. tho student OF eighteen or
twenty.
Many oussttons Asked
Uncle Sam has told the school boys
and girls OF America that one OF the
! main points on which their rompos,-
ton viii ne judged IN the War Depart
rnent National Essay Contest VIII ",
Originality.
Does that word scare you = little"
We'll. Il shouldr't--not when YOU know
lust what II means. in connection with
this contest on February 10th
OF course you could 70 to your OWL
dictionary and look UP the meaning Of
! tho word. But very likely Mr.. Webster
would not toll you only ono meaning.
but . dosan or more. SO YOU mignt
, close your dictionary feeling a bit con-
fused and saying TO yourself. Just
what does tho word ORIGINAL. mean
anyway"
But II isn't such n hard matter as all
that. In fact. no far as tho essay CON
test Is concerned 1t Is really very sim
pie.
Only yesterday a ten-y.ar-old sohooI
girl walked into the Recruiting Office
and asked tho captain In charge what
she would have 10 do TO write an orig
iual essay.
Tho captain thought a minute. then
said: why. my girl. all you will hav,
to do-atter you have got all your facts
together for your .Composition-will he
TO write what YOU think are the mos'
Interesting reasons for your American
man enlIstins in Tho Army. Not what
somebody else thinks. mind you. but
what YOU think arc the most interest
ing reasons"
Tho girl looked at tho captain a mo.
ment Then her face broke into a smile
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