The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-18
Chance For
College Education
Four-Year College Scholarship
Offered For Coed Roads
Essay

washington. d. C. May 13-!oe!e-
...,.4.s ot,,Dairs tllc annual session O.
~. Mothers and Plrcal-fe;': /: ll'.i*
ASSOCIATION hore recently voted t'l-
animously 70 lend every aid 10 'iie
Good Roads and Highway trans
,,oc,. rational essay contest psihS
CONDUCTED Ly the Hi@h&ay and II iisa-
,,.,v Transport Education Com!h:ttee-
willard Building.
II want my sonny daughter. 'ol
o,tcr th:s contest sad one motEef
.nic;r" the sentiment Of 900 delegates
,bo represent 2,5 5000 mothers anc
teachers throughout the United States
Action OF llle mothers and teachers
.,nc rs i result OF :: letter read be
.orc the convention from P'otessoF'
9 r Tilden, director o. the transport
.o,,,,,,i.: -. Professor T'ilder. who
,cc.,,.,.a he clair Of Engineering Ne
.lanics at Y;llc tn;vers ". is on ieaVf
| % serve as director Of tho ccnimltt"&.
! .chicb is engaged n coor3iaatin$ the
! activities OF v2r:oIs orS;iH'Z;i''oi,
seeking &, promot" the cconomic ana
| effective * l$truct!on an'i use .;
| highways.
| This co.nmittec. wrote Profcs -o"
[ ?laen wishes TO announce a national
I ,ssav contest open to al pupils Of
high school grade in thc United States
| Thc subject is Good Roads and High
raw Transport" Essays submitted
ire to DC not more than 800 words III
| ength. and must bc III the lands OF
| ocal Judges not later then June ID.
1921.
The national prize is a On %car'
university scholarship III any college
" university chosen by t'ls winuin.
contestant. This scholarship is Of
cred by H. S. t'ires.one, Ohio. & :nerl-
,er Of this ccmnlitte", who agrees to
! .ssun1c every reasonable expense in
| idenl TO the pGpil's attendance ut
olleg> The scholarship will aSgre-
| cato not less than $4,000. In addi-
| ion. it is expected that many local
! md state prizes Will be announced
| shortly
You Will be interested 20 know,
/ ontinued AIr Tilden. that the win
| Ter of last years contest recent: WI:
| allcd TO Washington to receive ut the
| lands Of President Hardiuc; on tlt
| White House grounds the scholarship
! .ertificate During her visit to Wash
! ngton she was the guest of hiSl
| chool girls OF the city This young
ady is Miss Katherine El'tterfic!d
Who was Il tG-ycar old high schoo
pupil ut Wejsci Idaho. "a the tinlt
ne won the scholarship.
The thought that your son OF
laughter. or pupil OF YOUR school
may receive next ycar such honor'
IS We're this YEAR accorded katherine
i}utterfield viii. we are sure. be in
/ centive enough to sain from each O
you your wholehearted support
4 great many other problems. IN
clud;ng Americaniza ton, education,
and the proper length OF short skirts
had been discussed by tho conyen
tion, but nothing received more cn
9!,.>;:.stic endorsement, rhan the es
u; contest to. the Fir, stone prize.
II VAS decided t. incE1Jlc Professor
.fii,.n's letter in the minut"s oT III,
onvention. aad 10 have copies OF i
ransn:i;te'! to cac:! STATE organization
nth ihe rc"nr:; g..al the information
Na handed down to each local ant
II. chapter OF t!le association.
Commissioner Of Education p. P
Hiaxton. who addressed an evening
ession Of tho convention. is chairman
4 the Highway and Transport Edu
alton Committee Other membtr
'elrcscnt every ,il;.se OF offie;ai unC
unofficial interests concerned with tht
development of highways.