Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-11
ESSAY CONTEST
ENDS in FAVOR
SOUTHS.SCH0OL
Thomas Watkins, Eighth
Grade Student, Brings
Honor to His School by
Winning First Prize.


on the subject of Good Citizen
ship" that was held during Good
Citizenship Week in December in
the Paragould public schools, was
announced yesterday. Prizes of two
dollars, one dollar, and fifty cents
were awarded to the winner of the
first, second and third places, re-
spectively. The prizes were given
by Supt. j. w. Ramsey and the Win
ners as announced by the judges
were: Thomas Watkins of the South
Side school, S-B grade, first prize;
Pat Huddleston of the West Side
school, IA grade, second prize;
Hazel Huskey of the East Side
school, IA grade, third prize.
Several hundred children Of the
local schools entered into the con-
test and some very excellent pa
pers on good citizenship were writ
ten, but the three following essays
were the best, in the minds of the
judges:
First prize written by Thomas
Watkins of the South Side school:
Good Citizenship.
A law-abiding citizen.
A citizen is one who enjoys the
freedom and privileges of a city
or country-one who owes allegiance
to a government, and is entitled to
protection from it. If a country or
city is made of citizens, then the
country can be no better than the
citizens so we want to be law-abid-
ing citizens.
If we expect to be protected by
our government then we must abide
by the laws it makes. If we break
these laws because they do not
suit us, we are criminals. Ignorance
of the laws never excuses Grim
inal, so then it is our duty to know
our laws and to study them.
A good citizen loves to keep the
laws. You can tell a law-abiding
citizen by his deeds, and his method
of carrying on his business. He
is happier and SO is his family,
whether they are rich or poor. They
do more work and have more time
for fun.
While we are young is when we
girl may have bad habits, and
usually they turn out to be the
same kind of man and woman as
they were boy and girl. 1t is good
to make good law-abiding habits
while we are young for then we will
not very likely break them. 1t
good to have laws or rules in school
so as to get children in the habit
of keeping laws.
You should not only obey the
laws of the land but of God also
which is the highest form of citi-
zenship. A good citizen regards
the comfort and convenience of
others by keeping clean streets,
clean yards, clean homes and clean
places of business.
A good citizen is more needed
than wealth, and fame or praise.
A good citizen takes pride in his
community and country and in help
ing build them up.
A good citizen votes for clean
officers. He votes for clean officers,
because he wants the country laws
to be upheld. II we want good
laws, then we must have good Off
GERS and men to uphold them.
If anybody is a citizen he will
not be influenced by others to do
the wrong thing. If you know that
a good citizen is in office you may
expect him to do the right thing
because he was trained that way
in his earlier days, and has formed
a habit of it. When it comes to
dealing with a person a good citi-
zen will alwyas give you a square
deal. 1t is the duty OF every citi-
zen to be Christian for it is the
highest form Of citizenship.
Respect for Authority.
Authority in the home is one of
the many forms of citizenship. A
lot of parents are ruled by their
children rather than ruling them. 1t
does not pay to let children have
their own way all the time for they
will soon become confident in them
selves, and think they can run ev-
erything when they cannot.
Teachers must have authority in
the schools and churches as we'll
as in the home. Everybody should
have respect for an old person. We
should have respect for officers,
teachers and business men ard wom-