Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-30

~ Newcomb, eighth grade.
Lincoln school, San Diego. Cal.'
who has written the best paper
in n national essay contest. ACCORDING
TO announcement now made here by
the Highway Education board. Ihe
subject is: "How Can Make the
Highways More Safe"
Competing with him for this honor
were more than 100000 elementary
school children from every state' ter
ritory and possession. said to be the
largest number ever to participate in a
| national essay contest. AS Il reward
he is entitled to gold watch and Il
trip to Washington, where he Will De
the guest of officials of the Highway
Education board, the National Automo-
bile Chamber Of Commerce. which Of
fered the prizes in the contest. and
dignitarics and officials of the nation.
Miss Merlenc Beck, II pupil In the
Draper (Utuh) public schools. won Sec
Ond honors. Il gold loving cup, ana
James Edward Gillenwaters. Knox
vile, Tenn, was awarded third honors.
Il silver loving cup. In addition to
these national prizes, AIS state prizes
were given for essays. including "a
gold medals and checks for $15.
The San Diego boys essay was
chosen by process Of elimination.
The best state and territorial essays
were finally submitted to national
committee named by DR.. John ].
Tigert, United States commissioner of
education and chairman of the High
way Education board.
Mrs. Warren G. Harding was hon
orary chairman Of the national essay
committee. Other members were
Senator Coleman du POnt, Delaware; !;
Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman, Estes
Park. Colo, chairman applied edu-
cation department of the General Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs. and DR..
William T. Bawden, Washington, as
sistant to the commissioner Of educa.
ton.
AT the time the essay was written
the national winner was thirteen years
old. He is the only son of wild.
owed mother. and says his ambition
Is to be an editor. His watch will
be presented to him by DR.. Henry
q. johnson, city superintendent Of
schools, San Diego, and he probably
Will come East with Superintendent
johnson In February. stopping In Chi
cugo to attend the national convention
OF superintendents Of schools. Stan
ley Newcomb Is hoy scout, and Is
said by Superintendent johnson to
be one of the brightest students in
San Diego schools. -.
"Ihe general quality of the ESSAYS
was good" said Mrs. Sherman. "They
also showed that the children had zone
their own thinking. Some contribu.
tlons that contained excellent sugges.
tions were not In essay form. The
Judging by the committee was con.
scientious and the contest was so close
That ut the end It was necessary to
enforce the regulation limiting the
NUMBER OF words. I am delighted IN
see now widespread is the interest in
these contests, not only among tho
children but also among the narant,
Ihe thought the children are p,vIno
th's subject cannot fail to lessen tho
accidents among them and indirect,u
among their parents"
foi'owing Is the text Of the win.
ming essay:
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.ne foremost aid to the grim reonar
neath. 1t Is generally conceded that
the results of his activities nre nov,
surpassed by the increasing and alarm.
ing t"ll OF life caused by automobile
accidents o''<'
reople throughout the land are
A"ak'ng to the fact that we are fac.