Evening star., 1922-02-01

OllCS lOl luC DtuA Dl,OOO
Prize School Essay Contest
The subject OF the essay is The Arms Conference and
It's Significance"
The contest open all pupils in the public, private
paroca schools of the District of Columbia who
included in the two following classes:
Senior cass-Students in the senior high schools and the
grade of the junior high schools; students the pr
parochal schools between the ages of fifteen and
eighteen, inclusive
Junior cass-Pups in the seventh and eighth grades OF
the junior high schools and similar grades of the elementary
schools pupils the private and paroca schools between
the ages of twelve and fourteen inclusive.
Eighty eight cash prizes aggregating $1,000 will be
awarded winners of the contest There will be tortyou
amounting all to $780, for each OF the two classes
The Star will award grand prize of S1oo to the winner
in each of the two above mentioned classes The grand
prizes will thus be two aggregating $780,
The second prize in each class will be $50, making
total of SIoO in second awards.
There will be prizes of SIS each in each class for
essaysts whose work adudged third best Therefore,
total of soo 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 prize amounting
to $15o
There will be twenty prizes of $40 each awarded as
fifth prlzes or ten prizes neac class making total OF
Fifty prizes of S. each will be awarded sixth prizes,
twenty-five prizes in each class amounting to $780,
General rules for the essay contest follow:
Participants be bona fde pupils in the schools
lined above and be certified such by their respective
teachers.
The section teacher shall certify the contestant in the
the teacher certifying shall be the regular teacher of the
contestant In parochal and private schools the principals
shall certify.
Essays be written side of the paper only,
preferably with typewriter, else in ink and
egbe
plume must be chosen by the contestant and
the upper lehand of the essay together
with the of the school and class in public school,
and age if in private parochial school.
The contestants own must not be written the
The correct of the contestant together with the
plume and of the school and class public
school and age if in private paroclial school, be
written on separate sheet of and that placed in
separate envelope and sealed This envelope must be 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
Nom-de plume. me.............-...............
Class (f in public schooD
Age Gf in private parochial scl1oo) .........:.
Write separate sheet ncosed in sealed envelope
and the envelope pinned to the first sheet of the
Name. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Nom-de-pume OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Class (if in public SCHOOL,
Age (if in private parochial schooD ...........
Contestants will be put on their honor to receive
actual aid in the writing OF the They however
urged consult the daily press, libraries authorities
subject and any other available of reference
The date for closing the contest will be announced LATER
will depend upon the adjournment of the conference on
the limitation of armament.
In sending bringing the essays to The Star office,
contestants should address them follows:
ESSAY CONTEST EDITOR,
The Star,
Washington,
D. C.
Special rules for the classes outlined as
follows: II :.
Senior class-Essays not be than 1000 words
in length.
Junior cass--Essays must be more than 600 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 P Stafford of the
District Supreme Court Mrs. Lyman Beecher Swormstedt
president Of the Womens City Club and Prof. Kelly Miller
of Howard University.