The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-03-19
Essay Contest.

The w. C. I. U. is putting on a
national contest which will prove at
tractive to the school children of Obion
County and which will be we'll worth
their time and efforts. The Army
contest which was lately had was very
interesting, and am sure the winners
in this contest feel that they have been
splendidly rewarded for their efforts
with the prizes they received, besides
the very helpful benefits that accrue to
every pupil who has the courage and
determination to engage in mental
contest. As rude, we are enthusiast
tic and interested over contests by way
OF Athletics and this is well, but is it
any less commendable or compliment
tary for a girl or boy to put his mental
powers in contest and win victory
through exercise and application OF his
thinking ability than it is for him to
score triumph because Of his physical
superiority
trust that many Of the pupils OF
the comfy will enter this contest. Re-
member you win by entering whether
you secure prize or not. The effort
to try is prize to all who enter.
The w. G. 7. U. OF the county desire
that every school put this contest on
and offer local prize itself for the best
essay written in that school. This
prize map be offered by any one inter-
ested in that particular school. The
purpose OF this is to create more gen.
eral interest and to encourage a large
number in every school to take part.
The winner in each school will have
a chance at handsome County and
State Prize and the two winners OF the
State and County Prizes will have a
chance at a very attractive National
Prize. The County Prizes will be an
nounced at a later date.
All schools entering the contest will
send the best essay of the school to the |
County Superintendent by the 10Th Of
June. These essays will be judged by
q committee to be selected by the w.
@. 7. U. of Obion County, and the
writers of the two best essays will be
awarded prize each. These two es-
says will be entered for the State Prize
The National Prizes and the regula-
tions. for same are as follows:
HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST
Prize, $4,000 in gold divided as fol-
lows: $4,000 for Senior-Junior classes,
$4,000 for Sophmore-F Freshmen classes
In contest for high school prizes, a
local contest is first held and the win
ming essay in each class held for a |
County Contest. If there be no Coun-
ty Contest the prize essay is forwarded
directly to the State Superintendent of
Scientific Temperance Instruction, who
enters it in competition for a state |
prize. The essay winning the state
prize is forwarded to the National Su-
perintendent Of Scientific Temperance
Instruction.
SUBJECT FOR HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY.
The Value to Young People of an
Intelligent Study of the Harmful Ef-
fects on Their Bodies and Morals of
Alcohol and Tobacco
Markings Essays shall be graded
three fourths on subject matter and
One-fourth on style and grammatical
excellence. Number of words shall not
be over 1900.
GRADE SCHOOL CONTEST.
In the grades local contest is held
and local prize awarded the writer of
the best essay. 10 large city a con-
test may be held between different
wards and second local prize awarded.
The prize essay Of the city is then en-
tered for the county prize, or else for
warded to the State Superintendent of