The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-12
KenOsha Boys and Girls
are Again Invited to Com
pete in Nationwide Con-
tests of War Dept.
WRITE ESSAYS ON THE ARMY
Pupils Asked to Write Essays on Va
ne of Army Training Winners to Re
ceive Many Silver, Gold and Bronze
Trophies Schools are Interested.

An opportunity to win a. gold, silver
or bronze cup or scores of smaller
trophies was again offered to every
boy and girl Of school age in Kenosha
this morning when a new invitation
was extended to them to compete in the
essay contest which is to be conducted
in all of the schools of the United
States on February 20, 1920. The con-
test has already been previously an
nounced in Kenosha and has received
the full support of educational officials
here and the new invitation comes to
explain full conditions Of the contest.
Pupils Of the Kenosha schools will be
asked to compete and it is hoped that
some Of them will be able to win either
national, state or district honors.
Not to Promote Militarisn
Major Henry Dunn, who is in charge
of the nationwide contest and who to-
day sent the official announcements of
1t to Kenosha, explained very careful
ly that the campaign was not being car
it in Kenosha but to instill American
ism more strongly into the hearts of
growing Americans and to bring the
American people to realization Of
many of the real advantages of army
service and at the same time to elm
mate many cid prejudices which are
without foundation.
cit should be distinctly under
stood" writes the Major, "that this
contest is not for the purpose of Gre
ating an atmospher of militarism
throughout the country, neither is it
for the purpose of creating an argu-
ment either for or against universal
training. A certain force is necessary
whether we have universal military
training or not, and it is with view
of keeping the army up to this stand
ard that the contest has been created. -
Many Stories Follow.
Major Dunn has, agreed to send each
day to the "Kenosha Evening News"
story of what the Army actually did
for the recruits in the last war. The
first of these will be published at an
early date in these columns under the
caption "Serving the Flag" and will
be followed from day to day by other
similar stories.
The contest has been highly approx
ed by Secretary of War Baker, Secre-
tary of the Interior Lane and by many
high officials Of the educational system
OF the nation, who have recommended
it not only to the children who can
compete but also to the parents who
may take this chance to learn the real
value of the American army and the
prestige which it has won all over the
world
Names the Conditions.
Major Dunn gave ont the following
conditions for the contest:
The contest is open to any pupil of
any school not known as a college or
university. There is no age limit or
other qualification.
The subject is "What are the bene-
fits of an enlistment in the Army"
No essay must be more than four
hundred words in length.
1t may be written with either pencil
Or pen, but only upon one side of the
sheet.
Essays will be judged strictly upon
basis Of Cd originality, (2) express
sion, (3) sincerity.
1t must be written in the classroom
on Friday, February 20, 1920, and may
be written from notes if desired.
The list of awards, how the prize es-
says are to be selected by board con-
sisting of Generals Pershing and March
with Secretary of War Baker and how
the winners are to be taken to Wash
ington to receive their prizes have all
been told in previous announcements
of the contest in these columns.