Evening star., 1933-08-13

The American Legion has arranged
+o make annual medal awards IN
schools throughout the country TO ooyS
AND girls of the graduating class from
the eighth grade, in the public or
equivalent in private schools, VINO snall
receive the highest total percentage
on the following basis Of weights:
Honor-Strength and stability OF
character, high standards OF conouct,
keen sense of what Is right, adherence
to truth and conscience ana oeVotlon
to duty and practice OF clean Speech
20 per cent.
position and danger. and grit 10 stano
IN for the right and do ones duty,
20 per cent.
Scholarship - Scholastic attainment
evidence of industry and application IN
studies, 20 per cent. l.
Leadership-Ability to lead and 70
accomplish through group action, 2U
per cent.
Service Kindliness. unselhshneSs,
fellowship, protection OF the weak ana
promotion of the interests and welfare
of associates without hope OF personal
reward, 20 per cent.
basis Of the following quallhcatlons:
service and scholarship.
The National AmericaniSm Commls-
sion of the American Legion has sug-
gested that all posts observe Constitu-
tion week, September IL to IT. Tne
commanders are requested to cooperate
with local members Of the Bar Asso-
ciation in furnishing speakers to ap-
pear In all schools to talk on the SUD-
ject of the Constitution. The follow
Ing lecture course is suggested Tor the
week:
September 1l-Purposs and cause OF
stitutiOn.
September l2-The history Of the
signing Of the Constitution and the
necessity of such document for our
form of government.
September 13-The legislative depart
ment.
September 14-The executive depart
ment.
September 15-The judicial depart
ment.
Constitution day, September II, this
year falls on Sunday and the members
of all posts Of the American Legion are
requested to contact the ministers Of
their respective churches and, II at all
possible, see that the observance OF
Constitution day Is made part Of the
church service.
The Junior World Base Ball Series,
under the auspices Of the Amer
lean Legion, will be held next month
at New Orleans. The teams competing
will be the Eastern champions ano
Western champions on September l, z
and 3.
The Eastern Sectional Tournament
will be with winners OF regions Z, 3. g.
10, II and II at Springfield, Ohio, Au-
gust %, % and "a.
Western Sectional Tournament
Teams competing winners Of regions
/, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, at Topeka, Kans.
August 25, 26 and 81.
Regional tournaments will be as fol-
lows:
Region Teams competing, STATE
champions Washington. Oregon, Mon
tana and Idaho, at Pocatello, Idaho
August 18 and 10.
Region 2-Teams competing, State
champions California, Utah. Arizons
and Nevada, at California. The city
Region 3-Teams competing, Statl
champions Nebraska, Colorado, Wyo'
ming and New Mexico, at North Platte
Nebr., August 10 and 20.
Region 4-Teams competing. Stat.
champions North Dakota. Minnesota
South Dakota and Wisconsin, at Min
neapolis, Mimi. August 18 and 10.
Region 5-Teams competing, Stat'
champions Illinois, Missouri, Iowa ant
Kansas. at Springfield. Mo-, August II
and 20.
Region 6-Teams competing. Stat'
champions Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Louisiana, at Ada, Okla, August II
and 18
Region 7-Teams competing, Stat
champions Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan
and Indiana, at Richmond, Ind, Angus
16 and II.
Region s-Teams competing, Stat
champions South Carolina, Virginia
Tennessee and North Carolina, at Gas
tonia, N. c., August Is, 16 and II.
Region 9-Teams competing, Stat
champions Mississippi, Georgia, Ala.
bama and Florida, at Gainesville, Ga.
August 16 and II.
Region 10-Teams competing, Stat.
champions Pennsylvania, Maryland
West Virginia, Delaware and District o
Columbia, at Allentown, Pa, August II
1S and 10.
Regiou ll-Teams connecting. Stat,