The Glenwood post., 1924-11-13
Popular High School Senior Of Glen
wood Writes Prize Essay on
Fire Prevention
AWARD WAS MADE TUESDAY

About a month ago the Glenwood
volunteer fire department offered a
prize of five dollars for the best essay
on the subject Of fire prevention,
written by student in the Garfield
County High school.
There was liberal response to the
suggestion, 200 papers being furnished
by the students. These papers were
sealed, and ON the outside of each en-
velope was placed number. On an
other and smaller envelope was placed
a corresponding number and enclosed
in that envelope was the name Of the
writer of the essay.
The papers were all sent to Denver
to the Colorado Firemen s association
for grading, and the ASSOCIATION turned
the matter over to special commit
tee consisting of its secretary, J. F.
Mccormack, John McLaren, connected
with the u. s. forestry office, and
Wm. S. Rathbun, engineer in charge
of fire prevention for the Underwrit-
ers.
This committee had the essays be-
fore them, but they had no knowledge
whatever as to the identity Of the
writers. They graded the papers and
made their findings entirely. on the
merits of the productions, and notified
the local firemen that No. 8 had been
awarded the prize.
The award was received in Glen.
wood Tuesday morning, and Chief
Davis and G. G. Canady went at once
to the high school and read the letter
from the committee, and then opened
the small envelope marked No. 8, In
order to know to whom they should
deliver the check for five dollars, and
it was only then that they learned
that the winner was Miss Margaret
Foote, senior in the high school.
The committee stated that No. 13,
Mildred Bell, and No. Is, Helen Blaine,
were deserving Of special mention, and
should be listed as second and third
in the contest. Miss Foote'S essay,
which wis awarded the prize, Is ~
follows:
Fire Prevention
Millions Of dollars worth Of prop
erty and many lives worth vast
amount more ARE destroyed each year
by fire. If these fires were unpre-
ventable it would not be necessary to
carry on campaign for the preven-
tion of them. But the fact that the
great per cent of fires need not have
been, if someone had been more care
full, is appalling.
Some fires are caused by a spark
from the chimney which falls upon the
roof. You may ask, ''How can this
be preventedg" Possibly it could not
have been prevented and yet de-
fective chimney may have been the
cause. Keep your chimney in good
condition.
Friction matches are another source
Of danger. Never leave n friction
match where child can reach it. A
child with match may, in its inno-
eence, endanger not only theIsurround-
ing people and houses, but also itself.
Mice by nibbling the tips of matches
often ignite them. Either use safety
matches in your homo or keep your
friction matches covered and well out
of reach of the children.
Painters and. housewives through
earelessness may themselves lose or
cause others to lose much that is valu.
able. The painter rolls up the trousers
in which he has Been working and
throws them into some corner. The
housewife carelessly throws the oiled
mops and rags into closet. What
can then be expectedi Painters should
hang their work clothes up, all oiled