Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-02
SAFETY. FIRST ESSAY
WON BY SAN DIEGO
BOY FROM 100000
NATIONAL. CONTEST TO 5sTlmu.
LATE INTEREST IN MORE CARE
Full DRIVING WON BY cALlFoR.
MIA LAD.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 2.--llighest
honors open to elementary school put
pills Of the nation were won by stan
ley Newcomb, eighth grade of Lincoln
school,, San Diego, Cals VINO wrote
the best paper in national safety
essay contest last autumn, according
to announcement here today by the
highway education board.
Competing with him for this honor
were more than 100000 elementary
school children from every state, ter
iitefy and possession, said TO be the
largest humber ever 10 participate IN
a national essay contest. AS a re
ward he is entitled to gold watch
and a trip to Washington. d. C., with
all expenses paid, where he will be
the guest OF officials OF the highway
education board the national automo
bife chamber OF commerce. which Of
fered the prizes and digntaries and
officials Of the nation.
Draper Girl Second.
Miss Merlene Beck. pupil in the
Draper Utah, public school was
second, and will received gold low
ing cup and James Edward Gillenwa-
tiers, Knoxville, Tenn, pupil, was
awarded third honors, silver loving
cup. In addition to these national
prizes, AIS state prizes were given FOR
y essays, including 81 good medals and
checks for SIS.
The San Diego boys essay was
chosen by process of elimination
1t was first selected as the best from
this city, and then as the best from
the state of California. The best
state and territorial essays were then
submitted to a national committee
named by DR. John b. Tigert, United
States commissioner of education and
chairman Of the highway education
board.
Mrs. Warren c. Harding was hon.
oraFy chairman of the national essay
committee. Other members were Sen
ator du Point, Delaware; Mrs. John d.
Sherman, Estes Park, Colo, chairman
applied education committee of the
General Federation of Women's clubs,
and DR.. William T. Bawden, Washing
ton, ID. c., assistant to the commission.
er of education.
The subject of the essays was Glow
] Can Makee the Highways More
Safe" At the time the essays were
written the national winner was IL
years old. He is the only son of a
widowed mother, and says his ambi-
ton is to be an editor. His watch
will be presented to him by DR.. Henry
c. Johnson, city superintendent OF
schools, san Diego, and he probably
will come east with Johnson in Feb
Tuary, stopping in Chicago to attend
the national convention of superinten-
dents of schools Stanley Newcomb
is a Boy Scout and is said by Johnson
to be one of the brightest students in
his schools
A Similar contest is being an
11ounced again by the highway edu-
catfonal board as part II its Safety
Season for 1922 The contests have
been instrumental in reducing traffic.
accidents among children
Stanley Newcomb's essays in part
follows: people throughout the land
are awakened to the fact that we are
facing q great national problem,
What Can DO to Make the High
ways More Safe is subject which
should receive serious consideration
by everyone. Applied personally, r
am such a small speck of humanity
in this great world that at first it 4
seems presumption to imagine that
/ can he of assistance Nm furtI3nr
consideration 1t occurred to me that
ii all the little specks, children from
coast to coast, will earnestly discuss
the problem with parents, teachers
and Companions, and will take pre-
cautionary measures to prevent acct