The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02
SAFETY CONTEST EXCITING N U c H
 ATTENTION MERE
Attractive Prizes for Essays on How Can l Make
 Highways More Safe"

lHSilWdyo NlOiC V OoiS.
 Announcement Was recently made by Superintendent J. E. Lang that the Highway and Highway Transpor- tation Committee of Washington, D. C.. is this year offering very attrac- tive prizes for the best essay by grammar school children of the Unit ed States on the subject. How Can Make the Highways More Safe?'
 The contest is nationwide and is under the direction of the Highway and Highway Transport Education Committee and endorsed by the most prominent educational organizations and the National Council of Safety. The prizes are given by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Three national prizes offered are as follows: -4 ;,
 1st-Gold watch and trip to Wash ington, D. c. Gall expenses paid)
 2nd-Gold loving cup. af
 3rd--Silver loving cup. t p.,
 In addition to these national prizes, there are awards for the best essay in each state and territory The number of prizes for each state and territory is governed by the ele- mentary school enrolment The prizes for Alaska are as follows:
 1st-Gold medal and $15.
 2nd-Silver medal and $10
 3rd-Bronze medal and $5.
 Rules Governing Contest
 The rules governing the contest are given below:
 Amy pupil of grammar school grade, 14 years old or under, may compete.
 2-Each essay shall be about 800 words in length. ,iisf f.
 3-The essay shall be on the topic How Can l Make the Highways More Safe?" It may tell about traf- fife rules. how to cross the streets, why children should not play on the road, or any other means that will make the highways more safe. t,s
 4-Each essay should be illustrat ed by a drawing or photograph clipped from a newspaper or maga- zine, or made by the contestant.
 5-The name, school and home ad- dress of the pupil should be written in the upper left hand corner, s1a
 6--Essays must be handed in to the school principal or superintend- ent before December b, 1921. F
 Taking Keen Interest
 Pupils of the elementary grades are taking a keen interest in this project and up to date a total of 36 pupils of the Juneau public schools are in the race for one of these prizes.e
 A similar contest is open to all grammar school teachers of the Unit ed States, including the territories The prizes in this case, however, are to be given for the best lesson plan or other means of teaching in the best way. safe behavior of children on the highways This may be in the form of a lesson plan, lecture recitation, { game, drama, manuel training project or any other. form that the teacher may consider best presents the subject. Inesthis con test the prizes. are as follows:
 1st-$500 and a trip Washington Gall expenses paid)
 2nd-$300.
 3rd-$200 t
 Loss of Life Large
 Dr. John J. Tigert United States sf,vV,t eli of E1nnati0u iIv endorses this program and in an open letter to the schools of the country has this to say: ''The loss of life of school children on our highways has reached such propor- tions that it now competes with fire tragic development which has fol lowed the almost universal use of the motor vehicle for business and for pleasure lays a responsibility on teachers as well as pupils for the protection of life.
 "It, therefore, behooves our teach CTS and parents to give more atten- tion to the training of boys and girls on how to conduct themselves on the highways. The recently announced contests under the direction of the Highway and Highway Transport Education Committee will serve as an incentive on the part of the teachers and pupils in combating tfi, new danger, and it, is to be hoped that by these means the lives of many of our children will be saved who otherwise might be maimed and killed"