The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-06
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
OFFERED SCHOLARSHIP
Incentive Given Pupils to Undertake
tho Study Of Highway Economics
Through Participation In Ma
Gonal Essay. Contest.

Washington. March, 5.-For the third
consecutive year, 4 four years unlvCr-
SHY scholarship IS bcinS offered high
school students 20 encourage them In
the study OF highway economies. ac-
cordinE 70 an announcement today from
the office Of the highway and highway
transport education committee.
The scholarship. Won previously by
two Young women residing respectively
in Idaho and West Virginia. is given
by Harvey S. Ffrcstonc. Akron, Ohio. "A
members OF tho committee. for the best
essay written on tho subject: How
Good Roads Arc Developing My Com
munity." submitted in national essay
contest. ESSAYS. according to rules an
nuunccd today. are not to exceed 200
words in length, and must be in tho
hands OF high school teacher or prin-
ciral not later than May !. All students
or high school grade. including both
public and private schools. arc eligible
TO compete.
Aims Of tho contest. according 10 tho
committee. arc tho stimulation Of
thought. discussion and study OF the
problems OF highway transport, high
way economics and highway engineer
INK. as n corollarv 10 a course in those
subjects now being prepared for tho
committee by the leading economists
and engineers Of tho country for use
in colleges and universities.
Not only are high school pupils OF
,he rorty-cight states eligible 10 com
pete but notices are being sent 10 the
school authorities or tho territories and
possessions Of the United States. Pupils
in the District OF Columbia. Alaska,
Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Philippines
submitted manuscripts in last years
contest Announcements are being made
at once 10 all school officials in the
United States.
The conduct os tho contest nccesst-
tatcs an organization for each state,
being effected in the majority OF IN
stances through tho state department
or public instruction. or through n
leading state university. These organ
Izatious. Il is sad. will receive tho
ESSAYS FOR their respective state. make
a Selection OF tho best submitted. anG
forward /, 10 the Office Of the committee
at Washington. Among the state uni
vcrsitlcs that vii! conduct the contest
n their respective Commonwcalths. are
listed the University OF kentucky. tho
University OF North Caroline. the Uni
versity OF South Carolina. the CniVer-
sity O. Virginia. the University OF
North Dakota. tho University Of Mary
lard. the University or South Dakota,
tho University Of Tennessee and many
others.
The contest last year WAS won by
Miss Garland Johnson. Pupil IN the
bridgeport, West Virginia. high school,
Miss Johnson. upon nor graduation. Will
attend one Of the leading women's col
Iercs nll tuition and reasonable eH-
prrscs being betrayed by the donor OF
tho scholarship. Tho first scholarship
offered was awarded Miss Katherine
+. ButtCrhcld. WeIscr. Idaho. who Is
now in her second year in college un-
dor rho terms or tho scholarship. The
! scholarship Is valued az not less chan
S40n0.
! complete rules OF the contest. a
b,h!ioCraphy. suggestions and Other IN
Cnrr,a ton may h" mad upca upon april
cation 20 the lIl&hWaY and Highway
. rr,naror. Commii'"". Willard hu:idInE
washington. II. G. = Is ann"Gn 81.