San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-10
SCHOOLS WORK
FOR ELEPHANT
?! PRIZES
Awards Totalling More
Than 5000 to Be
Given Away.
Let's buy the elephants.

Lets Duy Inc elephants.
With that cry. San Antonio schools
are preparing for one Of the great
est contests in their history to get
some Of the 5000 or more worth of
prizes offered for the schools turning
IN the greatest number Of votes.
Already some prizes have been
awarded. The Robert +. Lee school
Is going to buy a new flag, said Miss
Margaret Burke, principal. when she
called at The Light to get the second
prize in last weeks contest, $3.50.
Then the De Zavala school won
q $40 prize and there was So prize
for the Emerson school and the fourth
prize OF $3.50 was won by Main ave-
nue. High School.
10 CENTS PER VOTE.
Zach ten cents contributed to the
Elephant Fund is good for one vote
for a school. Children may send in
their dimes to hclp buy the elephants
and vote for their school by filling
out the Elephant Fund ballot in
The Light. The Riddles may give
little entertainments and raise money
for their school. IL they plan to do
this. they are requested to notify the
Elephant Editor.
There are lots Of ways for the
schools to raise the money. One
junior high school, set on winning the
first prize, is going to give three
ring circus. Another one lust as
determined is planning n big festival
for the Elephant Fund.
FIRST PRIZE 5000.
Then there are little shows, enter
tainments and dozen different ways
Of getting money. In addition to the
500 worth of equipment for first
prize. the school also will have the
privilege of naming the big elephant.
The second school will get $50 worth
of equipment and will name the little
elephant.
The third school will get 800
worth Of equipment and will have
charge OF the christening ceremonies.
Then there is handsome wrist watch
given by the Alamo Jewelry company
and $50 Simmons bed given by the
King Furniture company for the stu
dent turning in the most votes. For
every child turning in 100 votes, there
will be little ivory elephant given
by s. Raba.
START EARLY.
The Capurro Jewelry company will
give n statue of The Good Fairy"
to every room of the winning school.
Send in your elephant votes now
and get your school into the running.
There is an opportunity 70: every
school to win. An early start will be
one OF the best ways to win first
prize. While the contest is expected
to last until near Christmas, the
school that gets into the lead early
will be the one near the top at the
close of the contest.
ANTICS FRIDAY.
Next Friday night at the 8 to o
o'clock program OF VICAR the Ele-
phantics will be broadcast to which
all school childven and radio fans are
requested 10 tune in and hear how
the contest is coming on.
There is n Dayton tire and tube,
any size, offered this week to the
person who sends in the best sugges-
lion to the Elephant Editor on how
TO raise 'the Elephant fund money.
This tire and tube will be given away
by the Hicks Rubber company.
Here's an easy chance to win a tire
and tube. All that Is needed is a
good idea. Mail yours to the Ele-
plant Editor today and win a prize.
The letters must be in by Thursday.
Mail your Elephant fund ballots to-
day.