The Washington herald., 1921-05-08
TRANSPORT ESSAY
PRIZES ATTRACT
PUPILS OF NATION
All High School Scholars
Are Eligible to Enter
Competition.
GRADED BY STATES
Idea in Building Better Routes
For Motor Travel Arouses
Interest.

All pupils of high school grade
are eligible to compete in the new
Good Roads Highway Transport Ha-
tionaI essay contest announced yes
terday by the Highway and High
way Transport Education Commit
tee.
Details Of the plan. upon which,
the committe has been working for
several weeks. have been approved,
and include many local and state
prizes. and a four years university
scholarship offered by H. S. Fire
stone as a national prize.
Prizes for states.
The closing date OF the contest
Is announced as not later than June
l.. and arrangements are being
perfected now by the committee to
have the essays graded by pro-
cess Of elimination by local, state,
and national committees. According
10 these plans the best essay in each
community or city will be submitted
to the State or Territory committee.
This committee in turn will choose
the best essay from the State or
Territory, award the State prizes II
the national committee to be named
by the United States Commissioner
of Education
Essays must be not more than
500 words in length. it is said. and
must be written upon the subject
Good Roads and Highway Trans
port"
Second Contest,
Announcement Of the contest is
being made by various government
and rational agencies to State su-
perintendents of public instruction,
to highway commissioners. city and
county superintendents of schools,
and others, in order that pupils
everywhere may learn of the con-
test as quickly as possible.
The contest is a renewal OF the
snip by truCk-go roads essay
contest held last year in which
more than 100000 high schoO,
pupils participated This cOnteU
was won by Miss Katherine F
ButterfeId. a 16-year-Old pupil al
the Weiser Udaho) High School
Miss Butterfield is attending a cele.
hrated Eastern school under tbs
terms Of the scholarship which sht
won.
HonOred by Harding.
An added incentive is expected
to be found by pupils in the honOri
which were paid Miss ButterfielC
recently by Presiden. Harding. whit
received her at the White HOus'
and presented her with the certifi
cate of scholarship during exercises
on the White House lawn. Mr.
Firestone, donor OF this scholarship
also, and members Of the Highwa!
Transport Education Committee. to
Eether with others. were present
\ group OF pretty high school girl
from the nations capital weT,
sponsors for Miss Butterfield during
these exercises and had her as thei
guest at dinner and theater part,
afterwards.
Among the organizations work
ing to make the contest a success
are mentioned the Bureau Of Edu
cation. the bureau Of Public Roads
the National Automobile Chambe
ur commerce. the American Auto
mobile Association. rhe Nationa
Grange. womens clubs. chamber
Of commerce and many others.
Educational In Aim.
Inc purpose OF tne contest Is I
acquaint high school pupils an
their parents with the need fO
highway improvement thrOughcu
the nation and the economic valu
Of good roads as aids in productio
and distribution.
Members Of the Highway an
Highway Transport Education Com
Ir1ittee. which has headquarters I
the willard Building. Washington
are DR.. p. ?. CIaNtOn. United State
Commissioner of Education, chair
man: T. II. Macdonald. chief. Unite
States Bureau of Public Roads: Co
VI. VI. Patrick. Corps of Engineer
United States Army; Roy d. Chapil
National Automobile Chamber
Commerce: w. s. Keller, America
Association of State Highway of
ciaIs: II. s. FirestOne. Rubber As
sociation of America: Dean F.
Bishop. Society for Promotion
Engineering Education: DR.. walto
G. John. United States Bureau
Education. secretary, and Prof.
]. Tflden. professor Of ensineerin