Evening star., 1922-01-19
Rules for The, Stars ST. 900
Prize School Essay Contest

The subject of the essay The Arms Conference and
Its Significance"
The contest to all pupils in the public private
and parocha schools of the District of Columbia who are
included in the two following classes
Senior cassStudents in the senior high schools and the
ninth grade of the junior high schools students in the pri
and paroca schools between the ages of fifteen and
eighteen, inclusive
Junior clas-Pupls in 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.
Lightweight cash prizes, agg1sgatingI I $1,000 will be
pzes amounting in all $780, for each of the two classes
The Star will award grand prize Of $Ioo to the winner
IN S IT t hns T
The second prize in each class will be $780, making
total Of 500 in second awards.
There will be two prizes Of saS each in each class for
total of 500 will be awarded as third prizes
The fourth prize group will consist of five prizes Of SIS
to $Iso.
There will be twenty prizes of $40 each awarded as
fifth prizes, prizes in each Glass; making total of
Fifty prizes of S. each will be awarded sixth przes
twenty-five prizes in each class amounting to $3.50
General rules for the essay contest follow:
Participants must be bona fde pupils in the schools out
lined and 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 paroca and private schools the principals
shall certify.
Essays be written side of the paper only
preferably with typewriter, else in ink, in and
legible
non,-de plume must be chosen by the contestant and
written the upper lefthand of the essay together
with the Of the school and class if in public school,
and age if in private or parochial school.
lhe contestants own name must not be written the
essay.
The of the contestant together with the
plume and of the school and class if in public
school and age if in private or parocha school, must be
separate envelope and sealed fhs envelope must be SUBJ
nltted 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
Non,-de-pume
Class (if in public school) ).....................
Age (f in private or parochial SCHOOL,. ............
Write on separate ncosed in sealed envelope
and the envelope pinned to the first sheet Of the essay
Name
Class (if in public schooD. D......................
Age Gf in private or parochial schooD ............
Contestants will be put their honor to receive
actual aid in the writing Of the They however
urged consult the daily press libraries authorities the
subject and any other available Of reference
The date for closing the will be announced later
as will depend upon the adjournment of the conference
the limitation OF armament
In sending bringing the essays to The Star Office
contestants should address them follows:
ESSAY CONTEST EDITOR,
The STAR
Washington,
Special rules for the classes outlined above
follows
Senior class-Essays not be than 1000 words
in length
Junior cass-Essays must not be more than 600 words
in length
The board judges will be composed of Senator Arthur
Capper of 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 Beecher Swormsted
president Of the Womens City Club and Prof Kelly Miller
of Howard University. ~: