The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-05-31
PUPILS GET
SEVEN CHECKS AND MEDALS
Prize Awards In National Campaign
Given Students For Essays
on Highway Safety.


Geroy Carter, pupil in the Paducah,
Kentucky, public schools, won first
honors for the state in the national
safety campaign with an excellent
composition on the subject How
Can Make the Highways More Safe"
1t was announced here by the High
way and Highway Transport Educa-
ton Committee.
First honors in the teachers con-
test went to Miss Ollie Masner, 1874
East Sixth street, teacher in the Lex
ington, Kentucky public schools. Her
lesson represents the state before the
national lesson committee, and the
essay by Mr.. Carter represents the
state before the national essay COM
mittee, both bodies charged with the
award of three grand prizes. In addi-
ton Mr.. Carter receives gold medal
and fifteen dollars, although no state
prize was given teachers.
Robin Hammond, 1928 Bank street,
pupil at Montgomery street public
school, Louisville, won second honors
for the state, and he receives a silver
medal and ten dollars.
Other pupils to win prizes, bronze
medals and five dollars, are: Emory
Jones Wesley, Georgetown; Donald
Groot, L. & P. Canal, Louisville, Mont
gomery Street school; Irene T. Down.
ing, Arlington school, home address
$50 Oldham avenue, Lexington; Will
liam Rawlings, Green and Third |
streets. Henderson. and Ermine c. |
Trenton.
Awards were made by q committee
named by DR.. George Colvin, state SUI
oerintendent of public instruction,
who encouraged pupils and teachers
o participate in the interest Of public I
safety. II
In announcing the result of the con- 7
est in this state, in which thousands I
II pupils and teachers participated, S
he committee also made known the s
'ersonnel Of the two national COM I
nittees to grade the best essay and the 4
'est lesson respectively from each r
tate
Members of the national lesson COM (,
littee are: William Phelph Emo, of f
D. c., president the Emo n
for Highway Traffic Reg n
lation. chairman; DR.. Thomas E. h
inegan, Harrisburg, Penna, state v
uperintendent Of public instruction Of h
and W. J. Funk, of New a.
'ork City. vice-president Funk and a
1agnalls. publishers of the Literary
'igest. La
Members of the national essay COM .,
littee are Mrs. Warren G. Harding, !,
onorary chairman; Senator Coleman r
u Pone. Delaware, chairman; Mrs. We
ohm d. Sherman, Estes Park, Colo :,
auo' Shoh Lioh appiicu SuuSd'ioh Soh-
ittee. General Federation of Womens I,
lubs, and DR.. William T. Bawden, Of A
D. c., assistant to the =.
of Education. t,
The lesson committee will consider r.
lie lesson from each state and terri y;
ry, and will award three grand ma a,
onal prizes, consisting Of $500 and a
ip to Washingtn, $500, and 5000 re- he
ectively. The essay committee will rr
ad the best essay from each state
Id territory, and will award three NJ
Itional prizes, the first gold watch
ID trip to Washington the second
gold loving cup and third silver
wing cup. All prizes offered in the be
ntest are given by the National wi
ltomobile Chamber Of Commerce. er;
It is estimated by the committee gis
At more than 100000 students. and gin
proximately $4,000 teachers partici- the
ted in the campaign. A similar cam Tn
ign, having for its aim the reduction
accidents, will be under
.en next fall. oll