Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-10
Rules for The Stars $1,000
Prize School Essay Contest

The subject of the essay "The Arms Conference and
The contest is open all pupils in the public private
and parocha schools of the District of Columbia who are
included in the following classes:
Senior cass-Student in the senior high schools and the
ninth grade of the junior high schools students in the pr
and parochal schools between the ages of fifteen and
Junior cass-Pups in the seventh and eighth grades of
the junior high schools and similar grades Of the elementary
the ages of twelve and fourteen, inclusive.
Eighty-eight cash prizes aggregatng 600 will be
awarded winners of the contest There will be fortour
prizes amounting all $500 for each of the two classes
in each of the aforementioned classes The grand
prizes will thus be two aggregatng $500 .
The second prize in each class will be $50, making
total of 500 in second awards
There will be prizes of SIS each in each class for
essayists whose work Is adudged third best Therefore,
total of $500 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 prizes amounting
to $3.50
There will be twenty prizes of $40 eac, awarded
fifth prizes ten 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 contest follow:
lined above and must be certified such by their respective
teachers.
The section teacher shall certify the the
high and junior high schools In the other public schools
the teacher certifying shall be the regular teacher of the
contestant In paochal and private schools the principals
shall certify
Essays be written side of the paper only,
monde plume be chosen by the contestant and
written the upper finland of the essay together
with the of the school and class if in public school,
and age if in private or parochial school.
The contestants own must not be written the
essay
The of the contestant together with the
nomde plume and of the school and class if in public
school and age If private parochal school, must be
separate envelope and sealed This envelope must be sub
mitted with the essay pinned to the first sheet.
Entrants the contest should follow this form:
Write at the top of the first page of the essay
Monde plume. .........................
Class G in public schooi)
Age Gf in private or parochia schooD. ...........
Name
Nom-de plume
School. Observation-Disclosures.
Class Gf in public schooD. .......................
Age (if in private or parochial school) .........
Write separate sheet to be inclosed sealed envelope
and the envelope pinned to the first sheet of the
Contestants will be put on their honor to receive
actual aid in the writing of the essays They however
urged to consult the daily libraries authorities the
subject and any other available source Of reference.
The date for closing the contest will be later
will depend the adjournment of the conference
the limitation of armament.
In sending or bringing the essays to The Star office,
contestants should address them as follows
ESSAY CONTEST EDITOR,
Washington,
Special rules for the two classes outlined above
Senior c1ass-Essays must not be than words
Junior class-Essays be more than GOO words
in length.
The board of judges will composed of Senator Arthur
cpper Kansas chairman of the joint congressional school
investigating committee Alexander T. Stuart director Of
intermediate instruction of the public schools and former
Associate Justice Wendell Stafford of the
District Supreme Court Mrs Lyman Beecher swormsted
president of the Womens City Club and Prof Kelly Miller
of Howard University.
within the committee of experts and when the