Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
FOUR DELAWARE PUPILS
WILL RECEIVE AWARDS
Winners In Essay Contest Announce
ed By Highway Education Board


Four Delaware school children and
one teacher today are being notified
that they have been declared State
winners in the ninth annual safety
essay and safety lesson contests con-
Quoted by the Highway Education
Board of Washington, d. c., in CO.
operation with DR.. H. V. Holloway,
State Superintendent of Public In
structiOn, and the Department of Ed
ucatiOn, and the Delaware Safety
Council. The essay contest was
open to all children of the fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth grades,
fourteen years of age and under the
safety lesson contest to all element
airy school teachers of the eighth
and lower grades, in both public and
private schools.
Ethey F. Hauber, So Lovett avenue,
Newark, a pupil of the Newark pub
lie school, wrote the best safety es-
say for Delaware and as first prize
winner will receive a check for $l5
and a gold medal. In addition her
paper will be entered in a national
competition with the best essays
submitted by pupils from other
States, for one of the three national
prizes. The first national prize con-
sists of a trip to Washington with all
expenses paid at which time the win
ner is presented with a gold watch,
while second and third prizes consist
of gold watches only. The subject
in the essay contest was: What l
am doing to set a good example in
safety on the highways"
Sister Mary Callista, o. e. F., a
teacher of st. Patrick's Convent, 14th
and French streets, Wilmington, has
been awarded first state honors in
the safety lesson contest. The title
of her lesson was: Teaching the Es-
sentials of Street and Highway
Safety" Although no State prize is
given in this contest, Sister Mary
Callista will receiv an honor certifi-
cate on her lesson will be entered in
competition with the best lessons
submitted by teachers in other
states. In this contest there are also
three national prizes, the first con-
sisting ia trip to Washington with
all expenses paid and a check for
$500, while second and third prizes
consist of checks for $500 and 5000,
respectively.
Beatrice Jamison, a pupil of the
Newark Junior High School, was
awarded second state honors in the !
safety essay contest. AS a result |
this pupil will receive a silver medal |
and a check for $1,000.
There are two third prize winners |
for Delaware, both of whom will re-
ceive prizes of $500 and bronze
medals. The third prize winners for |
Delaware are Richard Mcclure, of |
the ClaymOnt School, ClaymOnt, and |
Evelyn Wallace, who attends the |
Smyrna High School, Smyrna.
The contests in which awards are |
being made have been conducted by |
the Highway Education Board in CO.
operation with the state educational
authorities during the past nine
years and preparations for the tenth
annual highway safety campaign, to
be held next spring, are already un-
der way. During the contest last
spring, more than 100000 pupils and
between 10000 and 100000 teachers
participated.
Prizes awarded in the SAFETY cam
paign are donated by the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce,
to whom the names of the winning
have been certified by
the Highway Education Board.
Checks and medals for the four Del
aware pupils will be distributed as
soon as possible. A total of 442
checks and the same number of gold,
silver and bronze medals are dis
to State winners throughout
the country, with the cooperation of
state, city and county school author
tiles.