Evening star., 1922-01-16
Rules for The Stars ST, 900
Prize School Essay Contest

AlAO OOlOOAN A000y OOAG10'
The subject Of the essay is he Conference and
Its Significance"
and parochia schools of the District of Columbia who
included in the two following classes:
Senior in the senior high schools and the
vate and paoc schools between the ages OF fifteen and
eighteen inclusive.
Junior class-Pups the seventh and eighth grades of
the junior high schools and similar grades Of the
the ages Of twelve and fourteen inclusive.
Eighty cash prizes, aggregating $1,000, will be
awarded winners Of the contest There will be fortyfour
przes amounting all to $780, for each Of the two classes
The Star will award grand prize Of 500 to the winner
in each of the two aforementioned classes lhe grand
prizes will thus be two, aggregating $780,
The second prize in each class will be $5o making
total of $Ioo in second awards.
There will be prizes of SIS each in each class for.
essaysts whose work adjudged third best Therefore,
total Of $1oo 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 each awarded
fifth prizes, ten prizes in each Glass; making total OF
Fifty prizes S. each will be awarded sixth prizes,
twenty-five prizes in each class amounting to $3.50
General rules for the essay contest follow:
Participants be bona fde pupils in the schools
lined and be certified such by their respective
teachers
high and Junior high schools In the other public schools
the teacher certifying shall be the regular teacher Of the
shall certify.
Essays must be written side Of the paper only.
preers5y with typewriter, else in ink in neat and
nom-de plume must be chosen by the contestant and
written the upper corner Of the essay together
with the of the school and class if public school,
and age if in private parochial school.
The contestants must not be written on the
The correct of the contestant together with the
monde plume of the school and class in public
school and age if in private parochal school,
sn be
mted 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
Nome plume. .............................
Ace (if in private @ or parochial SCHOOL,
Write separate sheet to be nclosed in sealed envelope
and the envelope pinned to the first sheet OF the essay
Nom-d plume ....
Class (ii in public schooD
Age Gf in private parochial schooD ......,.....
Contestants will be put their honor receive
actual aid in the writing Of the They however
subject and any other available source Of reference
The date for closing the contest will be announced later
it will depend the OF the conference
the limitation of armament
In sending bringing the essays to The Star office,
contestants should address them as follows:
ESSAY CONTEST EDITOR
" Washington,
D. C.
Special rules for the classes outlined above
follows
Senior class-Essays not be than words
in length
Junior cass-Essays must not be than Goo words
in length.
The board of judges will be composed of Senator Arthur
Capper Of Kansas chairman Of the joint 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 Beecher Swormstedt
president Of the Womens City Club, and Prof Kelly Miller
of Howard University.