The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
HOME LIGHTING =
CONTEST RULES
/ ARE; ANNOUNCED
Thousands OF Children
h Expected To Partici-
nate In Big Event

more than 1000 American cities, was
onened to Birmingham school children
81 Sunday through the efforts OF the Dir
r,;nobam Electrical League Arrange
ments have been made by the ni'nnie
ham Better Home Lighting commi.'ee'
.,1 .scocnosed of leading electrical loooers
! e45oa III retail dealers to. distribute e'ooo
halter home lighting primers 'ose'"'i
s.,. 18th registration cards for the nome
~" ,,.h.;no contest. among the schools OF
a.. ,p;rn,;n cham Monday. Approximately D.,
II IT,. [en snhooI children above the age OF 10
e. e ~ ..oors are expected to compete here Tor
The handsome list of prizes offered D!
W. the Better Home Lighting comml! ,
.a4> and also for the chance 10 WIN p" ;n
aas in the big International contest, i a,
:, ,rh;ch the winners will receive $l5,ooo
Il. home or one of ten scholarships.
~ The home lighting contest is a. ma
~ 49,, ,r;de motement, on the part of the
81 entire electrical industry, to incnicate
q hotter knowledge of the proper use
n r. n electric light. According, to the ilgnt-
gSu7e;no educational committee, statistics
Ad9 shnw that % per cent of the school
esE n children of the United States nave ne
'ltS ofective vision, partly traceable 10 I'M
- proper lighting in the home. Wherever
~ interest has been displayed by pubic
~ school children. The national advertls-
RI ing which began in the Saturday Eve
2 ming Post and other national puDllca-
!. t;ons few weeks ago has already re-
n suited in deluge of inquiries to the
- headouarters of the Lighting Bduca-
= tional committee in New York.
Many Prizes Offered
49,, birmingham is preparing to partlcl-
y, nate in the campaign on scale COM
y noensurate with other cities of her. popu-
- ist;on class. In addition to the chance
60 which winners of the local contest have
s. to obtain one of the national prizes,
80. an attractive array of local prizes have
Is been offered by the Birmingham COM
ri mittee. These prizes are divided INTO
81. rroups. one for boys and one for girls,
- as follows:
BOYS prizes: 500 Radiola lila
y radio set complete with loud speaker,
= batteries and tubes, first prize; 500
bicycle, second prize; $25 genuine
4gf4 leather travelling bag, third prize;
81 choice of official football and helmet,
81 punching bag and platform, two court
r. tennis outfit, official besket ball outfit,
fourth prize and choice of roller skates,
Ts6arl handle pocket knife or football,
]. fifth prize,
sfe ~ prizes: 500 Gruen wrist watch,
ssa9Hfirst prize; $50 hartman Wardrobe,
go second prize; $25 genuine leather
travelling bag, third prize; choice OF
s. kodak, hat box or paraso1. fourth prize
8 and choice of beaded bag or boudoir
!. lamp, fifth prize.
The Birmingham contest closes on
re November Is. Winners will be an
4 - nounced sometime between then and
December 10, the last date on which
sefsa entrants can be admitted to the inter-
national contest. Judges named by the
! en- Birmingham Electrical League, Will
select the best primer and easy submit
nj. It'd by participating school children of
.nisn Birmingham and will also determine
Birmingham's representatives in the in
vel Sensational contest.
sesigstAny school child above the age of
sf1ofsIO years, and enrolled in any public,
'isi private or praochial school IN Greater
0cs Birmingham is entitled to participate
fsi ii the contest. Full directions, COVER
ming rules and regulations, will accom-
ri pany the primers and registration cards
: which will be handed out by teachers
~ In the various grades this weke. Pupils
desiring to enroll are requested to sign
and return the registration cards, to
their teacher and receive the primer
aud book of instructions.
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-Four Things must be done by the
ses children VINO enter the contest flrst
: they must read the lessons on nome
lighting that are printed IN the prlm-
- er SO that they VIII learn the prin-
30 ciples on which the contest Is based
es Then they are asked to visit the homes
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On TWO OF the pages IN the primer
- are number OF lighting fixtures such
r. as those that are found IN the home.
IN otner pages are pictures OF rooms
OF nome; the nvlng ROOM the din
r. ing ROOM the Kitchen, the bedroom, etc
SIS On the pages containing the rooms the
~ chrd must paste the fixtures that he
o eSSS ~ ~. I'm ,Ie ll@'Sre pakes; his,
,.s;S+,,ros bS,on ~, an ne - SUI" mnn'
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engagement h4Nu inc DtSI lighting re-