Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-06-11
CLARK COUNTY GIRLS
WIN HIGH HONORS
All Prizes in Essay Contest
Awarded To Seniors of Las
Vegas and Moapa Valley
High Schools.

Clark Sounty Seniors achieved
signal honor dhen, Friday even.
ing of last week, the three prizes
in the essay contest conducted by
the Knights of Columbus under
direction of P. ]. Reilly, Master of
Four Degree for Nevada, were an
nounced.
The three awards all went to
Seniors of Clark county high
schools, a splendid recommends
tion both for the schools and the
high attainments of the students
Las Vegas high school captured
first and second prizes and the
third prize went to the Moapa
Valley High School
The Winners
Mary Jane Mocock, 526 South
Fift street, Las Vegas-First prize
$500.
Ruth Christian, 1872 North Fifth
street, Las Vegas - Second prize.
$4,000.
M. Fern Wittwer, of st. Thomas
Third prize, S25.00.
There were SO contestants rep
resenting all portions Of the state,
marked decrease in the number
entered in the 1926 contest which
was "a.
The subject of the essays sub
mitted i'm teh contest just decided
was Causes of the American Rev
olution. For the 1926 contest
the subject was Rights and Privi-
leges Under the United States
Constitution"
The three judges who read and
studied the essays this year and
made the wards were j. II. White,
attorney and private secretary to
Governor Balzar; George A. Mont
rose, assistant United States dis
trict attorney; and Alfred Chartz,
Carson City attorney at law. The
judges had no knowledge of the
identity of the essays until after
the three winning essays had been
selected
The "pen name" used by Miss
Mary Jane Mocock on her essay
was "Yram Enaj Kcocom," which
she obtained by spelling each of
her real names backward The
name used on Ruth Christians
essay was Agatha de Rainsboro."
M. Fern Wittwer's essay bore the
name, Junior AllSpice Spunk."
Discussing the subject of con-
tests in general Mr.. Reilly out
lined plan that he has proposed
to John H. Ridden, supreme mast
Ell of the Fourth Degree, Knights
Of Columbus, for consideration att
the national convention to be held
in Portland, Oregon the last week
in July and the first week in
August.
Mr.. Reilly suggests a national
contest for the three winners of
each state contest conducted by
the Knights of Columbus. He IA
Vors the awarding of five prizes
in the proposed national contest,
the winners of first and second
places in the national cotnest to
be awarded four-year courses, at
knights of Columbus expense, in
any college or university chosen
by the winners themselves; and
other valuable prizes to the win
ners of third, fourth and fifth
places in essays dealing with the
U. S. Constitution.
Mr.. Ridden is said to have ex,
pressed his commentator of the
plan proposed by Mr.. Reilly.
Mary Jane Mocock, first place
winner sand she did not know
how she did it, but there is the
check"
"Oh, | am just tickled pink. II
ana putting that check in the bank
to help pay my expenses at col
lege next year. | want to thank
Mr.. o. j. Reilly and the Knights
of Columbus for this splendid
prize. But Mr.. Newton must not
be forgotten. Much credit is due
him for having coached us and
assisted us with The references.
1t was in the history department
that we wrote those essays"
Miss Ruth Christian, also a L.
V. H. Senior, wao won second
prize and a check for $4,000, is
at her home in Pioche. The Age
bespeaks a happy time for her
when she recevics her letter and
that check. Miss M. Fern Witt
wer is at her home in St Thomas,
where the letter with the check
has been forwarded.
The Age wishes to extend to
these young people it's congratula-
tions on their achievements, and
to the County of Clark as a whole
ON the splendid records which it's
high schools have made. 1t is
notable that in the state contests
of various sorts during the past
school year, Clark county pupils
have carried off approximately