Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-31
SAYS ASKED
n benefit Of
ARMY SERVICE
6e ClH nj Tires Nstisaal
49, - = 0Hessd 70 Sta-
11s Whs wrlis Dsst Themes.

- Clly md 1hfee Nat1eAal
49, - - O1enel r. Sta.
on1s Whs wf1ts Bsst Thsnss.
1CNANTs or ROCK ISLAND.
Mle STEM concerns yee.
oto h yeas Opportunity y
~ educaee IL scAeel chil.
W. ~ u the city 70 . better
HnoW1edxo Of the United Slater
I Gt1ny, IL glor3ess history and
I NUadeffuI achievements, and
Thus IN lnculcate In then .
! stfenger, moro intelligent
/ 1xnericanisal.
Il Rock Island school children. to-
Eether with children In all OF the
Yub1ic and private schools Of the
United States !; . - entered In
contest to WI says upon the
subject What the Benefits Of
N Enlistment !. ne United States
Armyw The contest is being ar
CO... a......,s
G d will t4ke. place on Friday, Feb.
~. A..
a. Prizes .oI ue eno,. vi ING
psft of ROCK isiahd scnooi cnliu.ea'
1 merchants Of the city are asked by
the army, through The Argus, to Of
/ Ter three awards for this patriotic
purpose. The proposition here
Kim be handled by the army re.
cruitinr officer stationed IN this
ktty, who will receive and hold the
\ three articles donated by business
hrms until such time Dis the three
hest ESSAYS on the subject among
I Aha children Of Rock Island are
kraded al such Tho writer's Of the
5hemos will tben receive the re.
vsrds for tho;r work
Ef m thn otha. ha,d thoro ia th<
Sh.n.s ,,at como hr;rbt stuhsni
sa.v w,,, m. =, ,ho thee rat;ona
ada,s - 10 awardoS sor tho hos,
s. $50. .hosa sa,ao,.d :, ~,
Vs "'oa :noeo 'e Gill;, 49,.
,us .on''see.. .a haH p.
DC pIesel,eu " 'ns a.noo.'
s IT, 'lree hieua' M"nee a. y,
:, ihese a"aIus are open -
upils III eitheE pubic y. pr.'a''
choois' ana 'hose 10 DC oneleo lo'
lhe three ROCK Island winners vii
Pc described later.
To Print Information.
Tho Arcna has comnIeted ar
t,ngernnta with the limited STATE,
srmv IN nubl;sh detailed informa
lion halnfnI 10 nunils nreparing fo
tnn co,nna,i,ior ana ~ ansve
shro,sh i,s cnlumns ouestions 70
1880. ~ a,,ta.t
pr;,e ~ ava ,a,c,ore IN th
,.,.,.. ne apsno,a @n Nil, rena;vo nmo;a
information concerning the contes
l. from the Office Of the superintendent
ef schools.
Announcement Of the winners O
The three national prizes will b
made on April 10. 1t is expected
| however, that the city prize winner
IL Rock Island will be made know
on or about Feb. q. The nations
! prize winners are to be adjudge
BY board consisting of Secretar
I Ok War Baker. General Payton (
i March and General John J. Per
u ahing.
A trip to Warrington, d. c.,
another part OF the reward for tn
three national prize winners. The,
together with their parents o
guardians. when the names Of thos
70 receive the awards are published
will be taken to Washington at tn
| expense, including transportation
1 and all other costs, OF the govern
pent. Ihere the awards Will b
presented personally by Secretar
l Baker.
Three Medals.
The winner of the first nriza Wi
be presented with a gold medal snit
ahlv engraved the second nriza ;
4 silver medal. and the third
I Nronze medal. The official news
paper of the Walter Reed hosDYt,
ia Washington. Come Rack aske
and received nermission 10 nurchas
the prizes. This permission WA
granted and the school children az
really competing for prizes tn,
were provided by manned and IL
1ured soldiers now at Walter Rec
hospital.
The following rules will cover
In the contest:
There is no age limit.
Essays will be written in II
classrooms on FRIDAY Feb 90 fro,
notes If desired.
No ESSAYS will be more than &C
words In length.
Pencil or pen and ink NAV !
used but the ESSAY will be write
| on only one side of the sheet
ESSAYS will be Judged strictly y
( q, basis of Cll originality: ~. a,
u preston: (S) sincerity.
Each school will be the Judge ,
its own product. The PRINCIPAL