Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1920-02-04
$40 PRIZES FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS
in ST. JOHNSBURY
Commercial Club Makes
Special Offer in Big
Army Contest

Boys and girls of Northeastern
Vermont here is chance to bring
honor to yourselves, your country,
your state and to aid your nation.
The United States Army wants to
find three school pupils in the United
States who can write the best essay
on What are the benefits of an en-
listment in the U. S. Almy?" The
contest is open to the students of all
schools, except colleges and universi-
ties, whether public, private, secta-
rian or noh-sectarian. The winners
may be male or female. black or
whito or brown or red, American
born or foreign born.
On April 10, next, a board Of judg-
cs consisting Of Secretary Of War
Baker. General Peyton c. March and
Gcnclal John J. Pcrshing, will an
n0uncc to the awaiting juvenile
world the names of the three boys
or girls who on Feb 20, 1920 wrote
the best essay.
The prizes?
Well, here they are.
The United States government Of
fcrS a gold medal, suitably engraved,
to the winner of the first prize; silver
medal, suitably engraved, to the win
ncr 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-
scnted to the winners 10y Secretary
Baker to be carried back home by
them as prizes for the school they
attend.
Northeastern Vermont is in the
Albany recruiting district and this
district offers a sterling silver cup
for the best essay received from Il
school in this district.
And even more, the St. Johnsbury
Commercial Club with its usual pa
triotic spirit at its meeting last night
night appropriated $40 for prizes for
the school pupils Of this town who
compete. Selgt. Farrell who is spec
| tally detailed to work with SGrgt.
Tomlinson in charge of the st.
Johnsbuly recruiting station, was in
troduccd to the Commercial club
meeting by President Assclin at the
St. Johnsbury House last night.
| Sergt. Farrell fy,cAplainel the,
nationwide contest among the chill
dfcn of the public school for compet-
ing for prizes for -an essay on the
United States army recruiting, 81.
Scryt.' Farrell said the cities and
towns Of the country We're giving ad-
etitional prizes to the school children
lin their own community and hoped
that St. Johnsbury could do the same.
1t was then voted that the CONNER
cial Club npprpiiate sum not to ey-
ceed $50 for three prizes for essays
by st. Johnsbury school children.
President Asselin appointed J. A., Da-
Wis, r. F. Hazen and Arthu1,F Stone
Il committee to arrange for the prizes
and the other details of the contest.
The contest is under the auspices
Of the War Department but the news
paper Come Back, the official organ
of the Walter Reed Hospital in
Washington, asked permission to
purchase the prizes. This permission
was granted and the school children
are really competing for prizes that
were provided by MANNED and injur-
ed soldiers now at Walter Reed hos
pital.
There is no age limit in this contest
and the little seven year old girl in
Santa Barbara, California, has the
same chance of winning prize as
has the 10 year old high school boy
of Vermont. sA
New York stat to Icy trees
the number of s1Eroi 9gpaa5 sat
Vermont has, yet d. olsrce e4 So
ducing winners in 'c;,ci, oil tifeseI STAGE !
is exactly the same. a.
Essays will be written in the classs
rooms on Friday, Feb 20, 1920, from
notes if desired.
=. No essay will be more than 4o0-
words in length.
Pencil, or pen and ink, may he used
but the essay will be written on only,
one side of the sheet.
Essays will be judged strictly on a
basis of u) originality, (2l express
sion, ca sincerity.
Each school will be .he judge Of its
own product The principal of each
school will appoint board of three
Judges to select one essay as the en-
try from his school. He will then
forward the entry, not later than
Feb. 81, 1920, to the army recruiting
station nearest his school.
The District recruiting officer will
appoint board of three judges to
pass on the essays submitted by the
schools of his district. One will be
selected as the best and will be for
warded to Washington as the Dis
trict's entry.
Ask your father or your brother to-
tell you something about our new,
democratic peace time army. If they
do not know write to the st. Johns
bury recruiting station for litera-
turc. '..
1t may mean a free trip to Wash
ington for your mother and you and
a medal for yourself and a beautiful
cup for your school and you'll be en-.
We'd by millions of children It's a
chance of lifetime.