The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-05
A BUNCH OF BRIGHT ESSAYS.

BUNCH OF BRIGHT ESSAYS.
Mention was made in this paper a
rem Of all the schools Of the state were
to be solicited to write essays upon
the advantages and benefits of enlist
ment In the United States army. These
essays are to be submitted to a COM
mittee In Seattle and the boy and girl
who are awarded the decision for the
best essay are to be given free trip
to Washington, d. c., and return. 9th
er prizes are to be awarded to contest
ants. The pupils in the various grades
OF the OrOville school entered the con-
test, and some of them were except
ionally clever, and especially Is this
the case as regards the efforts of the
younger pupils. A committee compos-
ed Of Mrs. Frank w. Taylor, Rev. G.. H.
Severance and ]. F. Samson examined
the essays submitted and made selec-
tiOns of the first and second best. 1t
may be added that Attorney Vincent
had been named upon the committee,
but owing to his beng incapaeitated to
act on account of the flu Mr.. Samson
was substituted to act in his place.
The committee had a difficult task. as
numerous papers were submitted. Of
course without the names Of the auth
ors attached, and after a very careful
comparison made the awards. We are
publishing this week the essays that
were considered the best, and will
publish the second best in our next is
4 sue.
Oroville Grammer school, 1st grade,
pupil Ferber Schlief, aged years.
Benefits of being in the army
When you are soldier you can have
food, clothes and room free and $50 a
month.
And you 60 to bed and get up at the
right time.
You can learn to do anything you
want to.
And you are drilled to stand straight
and take care of your body. And you
play base ball, foot ball and 60 to
school in the army.
And you can 60 to all parts of the
world. Alaska, U. s., everywhere, free.
If l were soldier I would be an en-
gineer and run an engine.
Grade 2, Oroville Grammar School,
pupil Ruth Walmer, years:
Benefits of being in the army
When you are soldier you can 60 to
all parts. of the world free, U. s. A.,
Alaska, Europe and everywhere.
You can go to school in the army.
You do not drill all the time. You get
board, clothes and room free, and $50
IA month. You go to school in the army
You can 60 to dances in the army. You
can 60 to bed and get up at the right
Time.
You must stand straight and take
good care of your body. You can do
lnything you want to do in the way
a pf work.
Grade 8, pupil Leona Mae Zediker,
lge g.:
What are the benefits of enlistment
the United States army:-The army
pa ches men to love and work for their
ountry. It teaches them how to take
4 be best care of themselves.
A soldier gets to see new and inter-
bting countries.
Every man in the army learns some
Jade in which he can work. When he
81 Dmes back from the army he gets
Il utter pay because he has had good
# aiming. The army has a training for
cooks and bakers so that only the
(althy foods are given to the soldiers
Id all food is very carefully examin-
A soldier is so healthy because
takes so much outdoor exercise. He
YES to sleep and gets up at the same
ne each day and has healthy foods
eat. Soldiers have their base ball,
Dt ball, and basket ball. A soldier has
3 own music, band music and sing
)g. A soldier can save almost all Of
|s pay because his living expenses
be paid by our country. A man has
bitter habits when he comes back
fom the army, wants to sleep and eat
the regular times. Wants to keep
the open air, wants to keep healthy.
|{ IL kinds Of men in the army get to-
ether, rich and poor, great and small,
E barn to understand and like each
ther.
Grade 4. pupil Dee Theodore Maske,
ge years:
What are the benefits of enlistment
b the United States army:-When the
najOr Of the U. s., army spoke in my
5S Dom l wished then and there I was
S ineteen instead of nine. Why? Be-
cause / could enlist in the U. S.. army
S2 md become one Of great many 9TH
rs who will leave their homes ordin-
hrily an undisciplined boy and come
back credit to his town, county, state
Ind country, through the great agency
pf the U. s. army.
The army develops a mans body
first, for without healthy body boy
gan do little and man less.
The army promises to every young
3 man who wears uniform an educa-
tion in whatever line he wishes. He
e may reach the top in any branch. He
may become expert and may choose
< all free.
X Also the government feeds, clothes
and shelters these men during this
NJ time. The moral side Is given atten.
& tion. Good men talk to them Coco
books are placed for their use, goot
. lectures are delivered to them.