Evening star., 1922-12-17
EASTERN HIGH BOY
WINS SCHOLARSHIP
Karl G. Pearson Is Awarded
University Course for Good
Roads Essay.

Karl G. Pearson. seventeen-year-
old student in Eastern High School.
won the Harvey S Firestone four
year university scholarship offered in
connection with the 1922 national
good roads essay contest, according
to announcement from the offices of
the highway education board today.
Pearson is native of Lindsborg,
Kan.
Title OF Winning Essay.
His essay. entitled How Good
Roads Are Developing My Commu-
/ nifty" was chosen as the best of ap-
proximately 25O,OOO papers submitted
in a contest conducted with the CO.
operation of extension divisions Of
state universities and state depart
| ments of public instruction. The
scholarship. given annually bX~H S.
F'irestone. Akron. Ohio. for the best
essay on subject pertaining to good
roads. provides tuition and all rea-
sonable expenses during four years
at college. and is the greatest single
educational award offered in the
United States. 1t is valued at not
tor has referred to the winning of
this scholarship as 'one OF the best
prizes life can offer
Chosen by EIiminptiOn Process.
Pearson's essay was chosen by a
process of elimination. the three best
from ecch high school in the United
States and territorial possessions
being submitted to the respective
state organizations conducting the
contest in cooperation with the high
way education board
says from their respective common
wealths. awarded state prizes of their
own and submitted the best essay
from each state to the board in Wash
ington. DIR. John j. Tigert. United
States commissioner of education, and
chairman of the board. named three
national judges to review the state
manuscripts and to award the scholar
ship. The national Judges were
Henry c. Wallace, Secretary of Agri-
culture; George Horace LorimeT. edi-
tor of the Saturday Evening Post.
and Dr.. John Grier Hibben. president
of Princeton University.
Honorable Mention.
Honorable mention in the contest
was given the essays prepared by
Harold O. Beach. Dundee. r. Y. and
Miss Lorene Hobbs. Cheyenne, Wyo:
Young Pearson. with his parents.
came to the District Of Columbia in
1920 from Lindsborg. Kan. He is of
Swedish parentage. When his essay
was written he was sixteen years old
and Junior in Eastern High School.
He completes his high school educa-
ton this year. and will enter college
next autumn under the terms Of the
scholarship, which provides that he
may attend any college or university
iE the United States. He is editor of
the Fastener. his high school paper.
and for two years has received one of
the annual medals for scholarship. He
says his ambition is to complete
course in political science which will
prepare him for the bar. and that he
has hopes of making a success of
myself as a lawyer, and ultimately
serving the country as a clean poll
tician."
In commenting on the selection Of
Pearsons essay. George Horace Lori
mer, editor of the Saturday Evening
Post, says: Il feel that. all factors
considered. the essay by Karl G.
Pearson is the best of the series. The
obvious facts that are stressed in all
the essays are, In this one. presented
in a more interesting fashion. 1t
shows less outside influence and more
originality"
The fourth annual offer of the
scholarship is now being made by the
highway education board. Willard
building. which VIII send particulars
upon request.