The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02
Ten Boys and Girls to Try
: for Prizes Offered by
Electrical Industry
HUNDRED DOLLARS
rs. AWARDED LOCALLY
Purpose of Contest is to
@ Teach People How to
Use Electric Lights

The school boys and girls of Ken
newick are to be given an oppor-
tunity to compete in the Information
al Home Lighting Essay contest. This
is a contest which is being conducted
throughout the United States and
Canada under the direction Of the
electrical industry. It's purpose is to
improve home lighting and to inform
the people on the proper use Of cleo
trical lights to the end that there will
be more economical use Of electric
ity and less defective vision due to
poor lights.
The first prize is $4,000 model
electrical home. There are two second
prizes of a $1,000 scholarship, two
third prizes and two forth prizes of
5000 scholarships and two fifth and
two sixth prizes Of $500 scholarships.
In each community where the con-
tests is undertaken ten contestants
are to be selected to compete for the
national prizes in addition to receiv-
ing local prizes.
The local contest has been arranged
by the Pacific Power e. Light COM
pany and the Empire Electric COM
pany, who are offering cash prizes
OF 500. The prizes are: first prize
of $25 to either boy or girl; two Sec
ond prizes of $15 to one boy and one
girl; two third prizes of $40 TO one
boy and one girl; two fifth prizes
of SIS to one boy and one girl; and
one sixth prize honorable mention.
The contest is to be conducted thru
the high school and the upper grades.
Any boy or girl ten years of age
or over may compete. The work Of
writing the essays required will be
made part Of the English work in
the schools and the enrolment cards
and other information will be distri-
buted through the schools. Material
for the contest will be handed out
Monday and the contest will close
December 1.
The contest consists of the follow
ing four parts:
l.. Study the lessons i'm the Home
Lighting Primer. 4.
2. Investigate the lighting equip
ment in your own home, and in the
homes of two of your friends, and
report this investigation in the prim-
er.
3. Select the fixtures you would use
from fixture pages, cut them out and
paste them neatly in the proper po-
sition on the pictures Of the rooms
in the Primer so that each room will
be properly lighted.
a.. Write an essay (not more than
600 words) telling what changes you
would make in the lighting Of your
own home if you wanted to have it
lighted properly. Tell why you would
make such changes. Write in ink on
one side of the paper only.
The following people will be asked
to act as judges of the local contest:
J. w. Failor, superintendent of the
local schools; Mrs. H. H. Flesher,
president of the Woman's club; Miss
Lulu Moulton, president of the Bus
mess Girls club; Rev. A. HI. F. Wat
kins, rector of st Paul's Episcopal
church; M. M. Moulton, of the local
board of education; s. R. Israel, Of
the Empire Electric company, and A.
r. Gardner of the Courier Reporter.
The contestants are to be judged
on the knowledge Of the lessons as
shown by the essay; by the pasting
of the fixtures in the drawing Of the
rooms. in the primer; originality Of
ideas and clarity of language in the
essay, thoroughness and neatness Of
work.