Evening star., 1947-11-30

students from the sixth grade
through senior high school in the
Washington Metropolitan area was
launched yesterday by The Evening
Star in cooperation with Scholastic
Magazine. The plan has the ap-
proval of the Board of Education.
The contest, unlike the usual
essay competition, puts premium
on outstanding work in daily
English classes. 1t was announced
that any teacher can select at any
time daily work of the pupils which
seems to warrant consideration for
the final awards.
! Awards will be given in II classi-
fcations in the senior division
consisting of grades from the 10th
through the 18th. The Junior di-
vision from the 9th through the
9th grades will have five classical
tions.
| Scholarship Is One Prize.
Gold achievement keys and Ger
! tificates of merit will be issued to
the winners.
Outstanding works will be entered
in the National contest for col
lege scholarship, portable typewrit-
ers and cash awards up to S25.
Copies of the rules and entry
blanks have been sent to all public,
Darochial and private schools of the
junior and senior high school level.
Others will be supplied in response
to written requests to Scholastic
Writing Awards, Room 724, The
Evening Star Building.
The senior classifcations are:
Short story, 400 words or under;
essay, 1000 words or under; poetry,
so to 200 words; review (book, radio
program, play, music, art), 1000
words or under; humor, 1000 words
or under; autobiographical sketch,
1000 words or under; radio scripts,
GA. Original radio drama. B. Radio
drama adaptation), $500 words or
under: article CA. General article. B
/ Literary article. c. Historical
/ article). 1000 words or under; cur
rent events report, 1900 words or
under; community service report,
|. 500 words or under: international
letter writing; news story, 300 words
or more; feature story; interview;
sports writing, column and editorial
The last five are under journalism
In the junior division the clas-
sifications are essay, at least 300
words; poetry, II to Is lines; short
story, 1000 to 5000 words; interna-
tional letter writing and journalism
the latter being feature story.
A committee of judges will be
announced shortly.
Rules and Instructions.
All entries must be in by February
81.
The rules and instructions are as
follows:
/. Any eligible student may enter
any or all classifications.
2. Do no enter any manuscript for
the awards if it has been entered in
any other national competition.
8. Although students may enter
individually, it is recommended that
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by teacher after preliminary elm
ination in the school.
4. Each manuscript must contain
front sheet on which is copied the
entry blank Be sure to fill out all
the requested information
5. Note particularly the statement
required as part of the entry blank
that the work is original-signed
by the student and the teacher
Anyone who enters plagiarized
(copied) material Is liable to pros
ecution.
6. Manuscripts should be typed
or written legibly in ink, on one
side only OF paper size 8kx11 inches.
For journalism entries. clippings
should be mounted on 31sx11 inch
sheets.
7. Send entries at any time during
the school year up to the closing
date.
8. Mail all manuscripts fiat (not