Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-09
Rules for The Stars ST. 900
Prize School Essay Contest

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The open all pupils in the public, private
and parochal schools of the District of Columbia who
included in the two following classes:
Senior cass-Students the high schools and the
ninth grade of the junior high schools; students in the pr-
and parocia schools between the of fifteen and
eighteen, inclusive.
Junior cass-Pupls the seventh and eighth grades of
the junior high schools and similar grades Of the elementary
schools pupils in the private and parocha schools between
the ages of twelve and fourteen inclusive.
Eightyeght cash prizes, aggregating $1,000, will be
awarded winners of the contest There will be orty-four
The Star will award grand prize of $Ioo to the winner
in each of the two aforementioned classes The grand
prizes will thus be two, aggregating $2oo
The second prize in each class will be $5o making
total of $Ioo in second awards.
will be two prizes of ss5 each in each class for
essayists whose work adjudged third best Therefore,
total of $Ioo will be awarded as third prizes
The fourth prize group will consist of five prizes of Sis
each for each class making total of ten przes amounting
There will be twenty prizes of $40 each awarded as
fifth prizes prizes in each class making total of
Fifty prizes of S. each will be awarded sixth prizes
twenty-five prizes in each class amounting to $3.50.
General rules for the essay follow:
Participants must be bona fde pupils the schools
lined above and must be certified such by their respective
teachers.
The section teacher shall certify the contestant in the
high and junior high schools In the other public schools
the teacher certifying shall be the regular teacher of the
contestant In parocha and private schools the principals
shall certify.
Essays must be written side of the paper only,
preferably with typewriter, else in ink in neat and
egble
plume must be chosen by the contestant
written the upper eftand of the together
with the of the school and class, if in public school,
and age if in private paroclial school.
The contestants own name must not be written on the
essay
The correct of the contestant together with the
and name of the school and class if in public
school and age in private paroca school, must be
separate envelope sealed This envelope sub
mitted with the essay, pinned to the first sheet
Entrants in the contest should follow this form:
Write at the top of the first page of the essay
l N9m-de plume.
Class (if in public schooD. oD......................
Age Gf in private or parochial SCHOOL, ...........
Write separate sheet to be ncosed sealed envelope
Name. e..............................
Class lif in public schooD ::..:........
Age Gf in private parochal school)
Contestants will be put their honor to receive no
aid in the whiting of the essays They however
urged consult the daily libraries authorities the
subject and any other available of reference
The date for closing the contest will be announced later
will depend the adjournment of the conference
the limitation of armament
In sending bringing the essays The Star Office,
contestants should address them follows:
ESSAY CONTEST EDITOR,
Washington
Special rules for the two classes outlined above are as
follows:
Senior class-Essays not be more than words
Junior class-Essays must not be than GOO words
in length
The board of judges will be composed of Senator Arthur
Capper Kansas chairman of the joint congressional school
INVESTIGATING committee Alexander T. Stuart director of
intermediate instruction of the public schools and former
superintendent Associate Justice Wendell Stafford of the
District Supreme Court Mrs Lyman Beeeher Swormstedt
president Of the Womens City Club and Prof Kelly Miller
Of Howard University. =
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