Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-04
"a Cash Prizes Offered
For Essays on Forestry

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States. The Desire is to
Spread Education ON Forestry
Protection.
Eighty-four cash prizes total
ing $262.5O are offered through
The Duluth Herald to winners
of an essay contest to be conduc-
ted among school children in the
Lake Superior district.
The essays are to be based upon
the value of preserving and per-
petuating the forests, and the
contest is open to all seventh
to twelfth grade pupils of public
and parochial schools in Northern
Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin
and the upper peninsula of Michi-
gan.
The contest is sponsored by The
Herald in cooperation with G. S.
Lind, district ranger Of the Min
nesota forest service, and others
interested in promoting forest
protection through education.
The student may write upon
any phase of forestry that he
desires, but it is suggested that
he choose theme as it effects
local conditions. Among SUBJ
jects suggested for the pupil
upon which to base his essay are:
''The Economic Value of Forest
Protection and Perpetuation,"
why Should, Forest Fires Be
Prevented" "How Do Forests
Benefit the Farmer?" why
Should Every Farm Have a Wood
LOTT" What Benefit Are Forests
to People Who Live in Cities?"
why Should Forest Trees Be
Planted?" '"The Relation Be-
tween Forests and Wild Life"
IAN Ideal Forestry Policy for
Minnesota" THE Relation of
Forests to the Home" and
why Forests Are Necessary for
Present Standards of Living"
Entered at School.
The essays when completed by
the student must be turned over
to the head of the school which
he attends. No essay sent di-
rectly to The Herald can be con-
sidered The heads of each
school where essays are submit
ted will judge the best ones
turned in to him by pupils under
his direction and will select one
from each of the divisions named
and send it to the forestry edi-
tor of The Herald. The head of
the school can submit but one
essay in each division, allowing
him maximum of three essays
to be sent the forestry editor.
All essays must be in the
hands of the school heads by
April 1, and each school head
must mail the essays he selects
as the best so that they reach
the forestry editor of The Herald
not later than April 8. The es-
says submitted will be turned
over to three judges, two of them
experts in forestry and one an
educator, who will select the
winners. The prize winners will
be announced in The Herald
April %.
Each contestant can submit but
one essay to the head Of his
school and the essays must not
exceed 300 words in length.
A total of S262.50 will be
awarded in eighty-four cash pri-
yes as follows:
Grades 7 and 8, S25, first prize;
SIS, second prize; $40, third and
twenty-five prizes of $3.50 each.
Grades 9 and 10, $25, first prize;
SIS, second; $40, third, and twen-
ty-fve prizes at $3.50 each.
Grades II and IL, S25 first
prize; SIS, second; $40, third;
and twenty-five prizes Of $3.50
each.
The fund for the prizes has
been contributed by the follow
ing: The Duluth Herald, SIS;
Duluth, Missabe & Northern rail-
road, $50; Duluth & Iron Range
Land Department, $50; Cloquet
Lumber company and associated
enterprises, $50; Minnesota
Power & Light company, $37 80.
Counties Included.
The following counties are in
cluded in the territory from
which essays can be submitted to
the head of the school therein
and the best one sent to The
Herald:
Minnesota Aitkin, Beltrami,
Becker, Cook, Carlton, Cass,
Clearwater, Clary, Grow Wing,
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