, 1921-11-08

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ticipation in the contest Just
highway transport education commit
tee to induce school children TO write
essays on the subject and to enoour.
age grammar school teachers TO pro-
mote such efforts among their pu-
pills.
The contest. which Is being con-
Quoted by the highway and highway
transport education COMMITTEES and
which Is endorsed by the United
States bureau of education. carries q
dazzling array OF handsome prizes pro-
vided by the National Automobile
Chamber OF Commerce. The grand
national prizes consist OF frst. Sec
ond and third prizes for grammar
school teachers. and a like number
Of awards for their pupils.
For the child writing the best es.
say on How ] Can Make the HIrh.
ways More Safe" there Is an award OF
n gold watch and a trip to the ma
tional capital. This second prize Is a
gold loving cup. and the third a sill
yer loving cup.
For the teacher producing the best
classroom lesson for the grammar
school grades, the frst prize IL $500
and n trip to Washington with all cx.
penses paid. The second award Is
$500 In gold. and the third $500.
In addition to these grand national
prizes there are state prizes number.
Ing nearly 500. ranging from bronze
medals and IS in cash up 10 SIS each
and a gold medal.
According to the rules OF the con
4nas 800 Av.-Xf - ---- --A--r
grade. u years old or under. may
compete. 1t is stipulated that the es-
say be on the topic: How I Can Make
approximately 500 word In length. II
may tell about traffic rules, how to
cross streets. why children should not
play on the road. or any other meanf
that would mako the highways less
hazardous. Each essay should be H.
Illustrated by n drawing or photograph
clipped from a newspaper Or maya.
zine, or made by h contestant. The
contest will end on December, 10. on
or before which date the pupil must
hand in his or her essay to the school
principal.
Rules governing the participation
Of the teachers provide that % any
teacher OF a class In the grammar
school grades in the United States
territorial possessions may compete:
t2) the prizes will be awarded for the
best lessons teaching children safety
on the highways; t3) tho lesson need
not be on the subject safety alone.
bu may be brought in as nj integral
part OF a history, arithmetic. geog-
rnphy, or other subject lessons. n
~ 1t niny take the form Of a lecture.
recitation. game, drama. manual train
ing, or any other form which the
teacher considers best presents the
subject.
1t is proposed that the concluding
week OF the contest-December 40
inciusive-be devoted to special OBJ
of the rules of safety in
every section OF the country. In
furtherance of this feature Of h con.
test. the American Automobile asso.
citation Is asking the cooperation of
its 700 affiliated clulS. Through
these organizations It In hoped to per-
suade the governors of h several
states TO issue proclamations declar-
Ing the week December 4-10 Safety
Week" and ask tina it be specially
observed as such by all the people.
A. A. A. clubs will also act to slim
! ulate local interest In the contest
among the school children and school
| teachers and at the same time maxi
! plans for the observance Of Safety
Week.
In advance Of Safety Week. to the
end that every good idea evolved by
the various clubs for the promotion
OF safety lessons may be passed along