The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01
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Nsf ors open to elementary
E3 school pupils of the nation
Wv have been won by Stanley
NewcOmb, eighth grade.
llncoln school, San Diego, Cal.
who has written the best paper
In national essay contest, according
10 announcement now made here by
the Highway Education board. The
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 a reward
he is entitled to gold watch and
trip to Washington, where he will be
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
dignitaries and officials of the nation.
Miss Merlene Beck, pupil in the
Draper (Utah) public schools, won sec
ond honors, gold loving cup, and
James Edward GiIenwaters, Knox
Vile, Tenn, was awarded third honOrs,
a silver loving cup. In addition to
were given for essays, including "a
gold medals and checks for $15.
The San Diego boys essay was
chosen by a process of elimination.
The best state and territorial essays
were finally submitted to a national
committee named by DR.. John j.
Higert, 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
leration of Women's Clubs, and DIR.
William L. 3awden, Washington, as
SiStant to the commissioner of educa-
1ion,
At the time the essay was written
the national winner was thirteen years
old He is the only son of a wild
owed mother, and says his ambition
Dis to be an editor. His watch will
he 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
fsaO n .aft no
of superintendent 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.
"The general quality of the essays
was good" said Mrs. Sherman. "They
also showed that the children had zone
their own thinking. Some centribu-
tions that contained excellent sugges-
rions were not in essay form. The
Judging by the committee was con-
scientious and the contest was so close
that at the end ii was necessary TO
ienforce the regulation limiting the
number of words. l am delighted to
see how widespread is the interest in
theSe contests, not only among the
children but also among the parents.
The thought the children are giving
this subject cannot fail to lessen the
accidents among them and Indirectly
among their parents
Following is the text of the win.
ming essay:
Mars, the mythical god of war,
has until recently aeen regarded as
the foremost aid to the grim reaper,
Death II is generally conceded that
the results of his activities are now
surpassed by the increasing and alarm
Ing toll of life caused by automobile
accidents.
People throughout the land are
awaking to the fact that we are fec