The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-01-18
URGES STUDENTS
TO WRITE ESSAY
FOR DOCTORS
Dare School Supt. Calls At
tention to Medical So
ciety's Contest Now
Underway

ty Supt. of schools calls attention
to an opportunity for the pupils
of the state to enter an essay
writing contest sponsored by the
N. C. Medical Society and urges
pupils of this county to take part
in the contest. Mrs. Evans says:
81 am sure that we have many
talented and deserving high school
students capable of competing
creditably with other students in
the State. Dare County boys and
girls have as much native ability
as boys and girls of Mecklenberg
or other large counties in North
Carolina. Sometimes, school ad-
ministrators take a defeatist att
tude about such things and as a
result, fail to give our students
the opportunity to participate in
competitive projects with larger
schools"
A college scholarship and other
prizes are being offered, and as
public service we are printing
the rules and regulations govern
ing this contest:
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. The contest is authorized by
the Medical Society of the State
of North Carolina and is being
sponsored by the Public Relations
Committee of the Society. 1t is ap-
proved by the State Department
of Public Instruction.
2. This contest is open to all
students (boys and girls) regular
| ly enrolled in accredited high
schools of North Carolina, with
the following exceptions: (Dsons
and daughters of physicians; (2)
winners of first place awards in
prior Medical Society essay con-
tests.
8. First prize for the best essay
will be Six Hundred ($60O) Dol
lar Scholarship, payable to any col
lege or university, selected by the
winner, which meets the standards
of the Southern Association of Col
Ieges and Secondary Schools, and
to which he or she is eligible for
admission. Prizes will also be
awarded to winners of second and
third place.
4. To enter the contest, a stu
dent must write and submit to his
or her principal an original essay
of not more than 1900 words on the
topic: "Why the Private Practice
of Medicine Furnishes This Coun-
try With the Finest Medical Care"
5. Essays should be written on
one side of letter-size paper (81s
X ~ and if typewriter, double
spaced.
6. Small packaged libraries with
photography for use in this con-
test will be furnished each high
school.
Z. The contest opens January 1
and closes February %, 1862. Es-'
says may be submitted any time
between these dates.
8. The Principal will designate
a committee of three teachers who
will, on February 20, select the
two best essays. These two essays
will be forwarded by the Principal
to the Superintendent of Public
instruction of the county and/or
city school system not later than
March 5, 1852.
9. The County or City Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction
Whichever the case may be) will
select the two best essays from
those submitted by the Principals
to him and forward same, not later
than March 10th, with covering
letter certifying two essays to be
the best in school system, to: Di-
rector, Public Relations, Medical
Society of the State of North Caro-
lima, 212 Capital Club Building,
Raleigh, North Carolina.
10. The judes of the final selec-
tions will be physician-members of
the Medical Society of the State
of North Carolina, and their de-
cisions will be final. The winning
contestants will be announced on
or about April 20.
IL. All essays received at head
quarters office designated in Item
8 will become the sole property
of the Medical Society of the State
of North Carolina and none will
be returned to the contestants. The
Society reserves the right to pub
lish or otherwise use the essays
submitted in such manner as the
Public Relations Committee deems
proper and fitting without furth-
er permission from the respective
contestants.
IL. The Public Relations Com
mittee may choose to invite, at
its expense, the winning contest
ant to be its guest and to present
the winning essay at the annual
meeting Of the State Medical So
ciety, to be held at Pinehurst, May
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