Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-03-13
NATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST.

Through the National Catholic
War Council, cooperating With the
War Department. the Catholic
schools of the United States have
been entered in the national essay
contest on the subject: What Are
the Benefits OF Enlistment In the
United States Army2" Notice OF
the contest has been sent to every
parish by Rev. John j. Burke, C. g.
- Chairman Of the Committee ON
special War Activities. "ThIs con-
TEST IS open to our parochial
SCHOOLS he says in his Communities
tlon and we wish that one OF our
pupils would win the prize.
The conditions of the contest are
described In the following circular
selt out by the War Department:
a. Retional essay contest for
school chH(Een OF the United States
on the subjA What Are the Bene-
fits Of an lstment In the U. s,
Army?" was ~ Ss1rated today IN
der War DepartS auspices. It ia
open, without any Fntry fee. to pu-
pills of all schoolsV in Ameri& sn-
cept colleges and uhtyersities. tu-
dents OF public graSsf or. No.
schools. private schoolM yhite
black, red or brown, male fema
american or foreign-born, are eliEi-
BILE TO compete.
The rules of the contest are a.
Essays to be written In the class
rooms on Friday. February 90.
1871, from notes IL desired.
NO essay to be more than 400
words In length.
Pen and ink or pencil may be
used, but only one side OF the paper
10 be written upon.
Essays Will be judged strictly on
a basis OF originality, expression,
A board of three teachers In each
school will pass upon the essays
written In their school, and submit.
not later than February 81. the best
essay from that school to the U. s.
Army District Recruiting Oficer Tor
the district in which the school Il
located. The fifty-six District Re-.
cruiting Officers will appoint boards
OF judges In each of their districts
TO select the best essay submitted by
the schools of their district. Each
District Recruiting officer will then
forward the best essay written In his
district to Washington.
The hfty-six prize essays will then
be passed upon by a national board
composed OF Secretary of War New
ton ID. Baker, General John j. Per-
shing, who commanded the A. z. r..
and General Peyton c. March, Chief
of Staff, U. s. Army. They will pick
the three best essays and declare
them the national winners on April
10. 1920.
On May 5th these three national
winners, accompanied by parent or
guardian and the District Recruiting
Ohicer, will come to Washington 10
receive prizes from the hand OF the
Secretary OF War, as the guests Of
The Comeback" published In the
interest OF the patients at Walter
Reed Army General Hospital, d. C..
which will also provide the prizes
for the national winners. The best
essay writer will receive a gold
medal embossed with the seal OF
the War Department, while the
school he represents will receive
handsome silver loving cup, stand
ing eighteen inches. The second
best essay writer will receive q sill
yer medal, and his school q four
teen-inch silver loving cup. The
third prize winner will receive a
bronze medal. and his school a
twelve-inch silver loving cup. The
cups and medals will be OF the same
design and appropriately engraved.
All cups are OF sterling silver.