Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-11
INNS PRIZE FOR ESSAY
ON ARMY ENL|sTMENTs
Paper Written by Newport News
Girl Will Bc Reviewed by Sccrc-
N1tary of War.

Miss Marguerite Tierncy. of ST.
syincent's School Newport News. was
declared III United State Army re-
cruitlnG headquarters yesterday win
: ner of thu State wide prize offered
Z for The hes; essay on The Benefits
of ant Enlistment in the United
1 States Amy.
The fi.tcen prize winners in Rich
mond were announced at the same
time Miss Tierney's prize is trip
ito Washington. accompanied by her
mother or other chapcron. The prize
winning essay from each Of the forty
eight States will be reviewed by
Secretary ot War Baker. ana the win
ner for The United States Will he
I awarded q handsome prize.
The tiftren winning contestants in
Richmond. received prizes having au
I aggregate value Of sl255o. all OF
{ which were donated by local me:-
! chants
W II. R,Gd a SUDDEN, a; McGuire's
! University School. won the special
4 prize OF :, GolG medal valued at $50.
! offered Ivy Northumberland Wood
i son. recruiting officer At Huntingdon,
w Va for the hest paper prepared
!, by student of that school.
q Miss Tierncy, winner Of he State
: p,ize. is a third-year High school
Y student. 4 glance at the names OF
q perioriiy' OF talent or industry on the
! part of the girl students.
J OF tho t!ftccn Richmond winners.
4 only three. were boys. The names
8 of the successful contestants. with
4 the school attended or homo address
( follow:
N Eth ,st t.o' S5?S' Hrs 'fSS
q STAR @u.Tl,' .u hangn ScG",o!; Msry
. 5 'hid SYsfHk s hooi: ii,n-v Fnisr Iiain
q Srfdrt jane High schno. ". Ii, E.dd.
= san. st. ,!ossrh Acadcmy Daisy ,,Grasty.
( Ilnshanan S,hool. I%." E'"is' Watson
= g! Ss:sGSa" .i:,,.. p,..- school,
? !sSdrp ss'' ot The con;esiamt appears
!. where tn. nam, OF the school was
h not given; rra.s will be awarded
!, ON Garr.;o bc announced later.
\ MSS 1'iernsy's r.zc-winnIng essay.
! which will be reviewed by the Secrc-
!. tary OF War In determining the win
! ner OF the grand prize, follows:
Z with Preparedness" as The watch
I word, America appeals to her youth
& TO MI the gaping ranks OF the United
& States ArHny. recently depleted by the
8 return oI LARGE numbers of men TO
i civil i,fc. Unsurpassed III adv@sn-
& tages. in enlistment has uow been
( made very attractive, especially 50
\ since Congress has placed the eul .stcd
Il man IN Il position 10 acquire an a.
e most unlimited return for his ser
( vices Ia view OF the present eva OF
) iniiat cdI cost OF commodities an en-
4 lis;mcnt in IN" United States Army
: Is rendered ;li the more desirable.
I. "Tha; the American soldier rep!c-
IS scntS tho finest type of American
i citizensh p-tha; he is tic highest
4 salarird and h,si-fcd lighting man in
3 the world. does not admit OF discus
Y sion. But 10 IN. young man contcm-
Il plating service it is advisable that
81 he become acquainted with the VAR.
II Gus omolumcuts aud unusual opror-
n ,uni,ies 81 army lie.
beginning with the day Of n,
~ enlistment thc recruit is privileged
:, 20 adopt any of the numerous trades
{. al which lie may become i skilled
ss worker he thus acquires. free of
u all expense 10 himself an incalcula-
SIS bic business knowledge The enlisted
fi man "a he ."comes proiic1sn;. IS
& given every opportunity 10 dcvelop
r INFO an eli soldier. His expert
81 cncs gained % the army li:c con
L stitutss one ~ 'lo greatest o1pOrtun.-
+! Tie. 81 SeI:-a,iy ai.ue .l-Et for the younS
g. man - .oGay On ce.rTn:ug 10 CIVIL
L. lif. tae solder nHds himself Il self
Il mad ruz.. confident aggressive and
y XIII initiative WIN the training
X he las received and the experience
e gained through observation. II, is
z that q. iae successful business man.
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