Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-04
PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST

Contest of the War Department for
national, state and local prizes. A
chance to win fame, money and a
trip to Washington, the capital OF
your country.
Captain Arthur II. Doig, u. S.
army, is in town this week in the
interest Of the War Department and
the recruiting for the new army,
which is now being remodeled and
put on a peace time basis. He will
be followed shortly by active recruit
ing parties, who are at present work
ing in northern and eastern Oregon.
The War Department in order to
place before the people OF the United
States the benefits to be derived from
an enlistment in the new army with
its system of vocational training, are
having a competitive essay contest
which can be entered into by students
of any school, not college or uni
yersty. The title of the essay,
what Are the Benefits of an En-
listment in the United States Army?"
The prizes: 1st, national prize,
for the three best essays in the Unit
ed States, trip to Washington, ac-
companied by a parent or guardian,
expenses paid; a gold, silver or bronze
medal suitably engraved pinned on
you by Secretary Of War Baker, and
for your school, silver cup, which
you will carry back and present to
it, 2nd, state prizes Medals, cups
and cash, which will have to be an
nounced later as they are donated by
your own citizens OF this state, and
at present the list has not been com
pleted 3rd, local prizes, And
here is where every student can make
killing. So far the following en-
terprising and public spirited citi-
zens and firms have come forward
to make this real worth while con-
test:
First National Bank, cash, $1,000.
Mr. D. Perozzi, cash, $500.
Mr. O. T. Bergner, tickets for the
Vining theater, 40.
The Citizens Bank of Ashland,
cash, $1,000.
II. G, Enders G Sons. merchandise,
$500.
Mr. Geo A. Briscoe, superintend-
ent OF public schools, is going to
handle the essay contest in the Ash
land schools, and in the manner pre-
scribed by the Secretary of War,
which is as follows:
On April 10 next, board of judges
consisting Of Secretary OF War Baker,
General Peyton c. March and General
John j. Pershing, will announce to
the awaiting juvenile world the
names Of three boys or girls who on
February 20, wrote the best essays
on the announced subject.
Then on May s, 1920, these three
boys or girls, accompanied by parent
or guardian (railroad fares and all
expenses paid will travel to Wash
ington to receive the medals from
the secretary of war. They will re-
ceige gold, silver and bronze
medal.
In addition, three beautiful silver
cups, suitably engraved will be Civ
en- the winners as prizes for the
schools they attend.
There is no age limit and the little
girl out here in the West has the
same chance of winning a prize as
has the school boy of the far East.
Essays will be written in the class
rooms on Friday, February 20 from
notes if desired. No essay will be
more than 400 words in length. Es-
says will be judged strictly for %
(2) expression, (3) sin
3erity.
The principal of your school will ,
appoint three judges to select one ]
essay from your school. This will /
hen be forwarded to Colonel Stew (
5ns, here at the recruiting station. |
Colonel Stevens will in turn ap- I
loint three judges to select the best t
Essay from the district to be sent to c
From these entries |
rom fifty-six districts will be chosen $
he three national winners. They t
nay be boys or girls of any color, or a
my age. t
Will you be one of them?
The winners will be envied by mil @
ions of children. It's the chance of i
! lifetime! a
Just how the local prizes are to v
'e awarded will be announced later
n these columns. Watch for them. I
Captain Doig spoke to the student
ody of the high school this afternoon
nd will make a short talk tonight q
t the Vining theater on the The q
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