Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-12-12
PRIZE AWARDED
IN STORY CONTEST

Ply girl and a much honored one 70
> she has won first award in the stat
contest for writing the best essa.
answering the question, "Why shoul'
we erect memorial building IL
honor of Idaho's soldier dead?" Nor
than fifty essays were submitted t
the state judges at Boise from thu
winners In the counties and it is ed
4 timated that nearly 1000 essays
were written by school children be
4 tween the ages of II and 18.
The Following excerpt from Miss
Tuttles essay should be taken as an
example of the spirit of the boys and
/ girls of idaho toward Idaho's Memoir
iaI and It would do well for Older
| citizens to use 1t in their battle cry
for the campaign OF raising funds
"Of all the soldiers and sailors
who died, none were more noble,
1 none were more valiant, none were
more praiseworthy than Idahos six
Hundred"
Clyde S. Tuck of Pocatello, Ban
mock county and Raymond Ward of
Payette, Payette county, tied for sec
ond and third and the awards were
divided. -Four prize was won by
Mary Viele of Wallace fifth by Ell
moyne Brewer Of Paris, eBar Lake
county and sixth by Helen M. Her
rick of St. Maries, Benewah county.
"All of the essays submitted by
winners in the counties were of very
high merit" stated Mayor Eugene
Sherman of Boise, one of the judges
upon making the awards. 1T was
an inspiration to read them and the
interest manifested by the young
folks in the Idaho Memorial is es-.
pecially pleasing to all who are in
terested in the development of finer
citizenship" Mrs. Clara Brown,
formerly president OF the Boise Aux
Hilary of the American Legion and
William B. Pratt of the Statesman
staff were the other two state judges,
and almost two weeks were given by
the judges in reading all of the es-
says and making the final awards.
THE WINNING STORY
1T is related of Alexander the
Great that when seated at the ban
quet table, surrounded by his favor
ite' generals he asked, 'Are all here
who fought at Issus" Clitus answered
him saying, Eyes. Alexander, all
are here who fought at Issus, save
those who fell" "Then" said Alex
ander, ''all are here who fought at
Issus. for the fallen brave live for
ever in our hearts and memories"
1t is true that the fallen brave
live forever in our hearts and men,
ories.' We have evidence of this all
about us. Everywhere all over the
world, memorials are being erected
n memory OF those heroes who so
saEantly gave their lives in the
World War. Monuments and statues
ire being erected; trees are being
PLANTED; bridges are being built;
rome tablets have been put up; and
me town in New York state In
tailed beautiful lighting system
n its main streets. All this in hon
r OF those valorous fellows.
But this is not too much. OF all q
he soldiers and sailors who died,
one We're more noble, none were e
lore valiant, none were more praise S
yorthy than Idahos six Hundred.
For them we shall erect a mem g
rial. Shall it be a shaft of marble, i
r stone? Shall it be tree, bridge
n arch, or a cold slab of bronze on t
wall? No. 1t shall be better than I
ny of these. 1t shall be building, n
eautiful to lock upon. expressive of
nr gratitude. and useful to the liv- K
lg. Il
Where can this building be n
laced to render best service? At a
he University of Idaho, where stu
snts from all Idaho meet. (
What kind of a building is it to Of
,? 1t is to be gymnasium, where
IT young men and women may gain Il
gorous health. and useful educa- d,
on; where entertainments may be ell
ven for recreational purposes. Be II
de gymnasium, an armory is to tr
} included. The need Of such a
Hiding is great. The part of the W
emorial which is of utmost import m
ice, however, has not yet been mem
'ned. That is, the Hall of Mem hi
les. This shall contain records of it,
cry Idaho man and woman who
ok part in either the Spanish
nerican war or the oWrld War