Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1922, Page 17

Rules for The Star’s $1,000 - The subject of the essay is: “The Arms Conference and Its Significance.” - . The contest is open to all pupils in the public, private and parochial sclvols of the District of Columbia who are ineluded in the two following classes: Senior class—Students in the senior high schools and the ninth grade of the junior high schools; students in the pri- vate and parochial schools between the ages of fifteen and eighteen, inclusive. unior class—Pupils in the seventh and eighth grades of the junior high schools and similar grades of the elementary schools; pupils in the private and parochial schools between the ages oftwclve and fourteen, inclusive. Eighty-eight cash prizes, aggrégating $1,000, will be ‘awarded winners of the contest. There will be forty-four prizes, amounting in all to $500, for each of the two classes. The Star will award a grand prize of $100 to the winner in each of the two above-mentioned classes. The grand prizes will thus be two, aggregating $200. The second prize in each class will be $50, making a total of $100 in second awards. There will be two prizes of $25 each in each class for, essayists whose work is adjudged third best. Therefore, a total of $100 will be awarded as third prizes. . The fourth prize group will consist of five prizes of $15 each for each class, making a total of ten prizes, amounting to $150. There will be twenty prizes of $10 each awarded as fifth prizes, or ten prizes in each class, making a total of $200. Fifty prizes of $5 each will be awarded as sixth prizes, twenty-five prizes in each class, amounting to $250. General rules for the essay contest follow: Participants must be bona fide pupils in the schools out- lined above and must be certified as such by their respective teachers. The section teacher shall certify the contestant in the high and junior high schools. In the other public schools the teacher certifying shall be the regular teacher of the contestant. In parochial and private schools, the principals shall certify. s Essays must be written on one side of the paper only, prefergbly with a typewriter, or else in ink, in a neat and legible manner. A nom-de-plume must be chosen by the contestant and written in the upper left-hand corner of the essay, together with the name of the school and class, if in public school, and age if in private or parochial school. The contestant’s own name must not be written on the essay. : The correct name of the contestant, together with the nom-de-plume and name of the school and class if in public school and age if in private or parochial school, must be written on a separate sheet of paper and that placed in a separate envelope and sealed. This envelope must be sub- mitted with the essay, pinned to the first sheet. Entrants in the contest should follow this form: Write at the top of the first page of the essay— I\fom-de—plume 616-17 ST. NW. 1005-1007 PA.AVE. * THE MAN'S STORES - Our Annual Winter Clearance Sale of Hats, Suits, Overcoats, Trousers, Etc. ’ . 7 —with a reputation for VALUE giving other years—eclipses ils own past, in the savings it offers you now—for the future. 1.95 N\ 7 % % Buys Any $2.90 or $3.90 SOFT HAT in either store. Fine Felts in good snappy shapes & shades. | NO EXCEPTONS I Buys Any $4.90 or $5.75 SOFT FELT or VE- LOUR HAT in either N\ store. Rich winter col- School ; N\ ors. Fine shapes. Clags (if in pr sesneneens - § = Age (if in private or parochial school). o N\ NOJEXCESTIONS Write on separate sheet to be inclosed in sealed envelope \ P P § and the envelope pinned to the first sheet of the essay— \ . § I‘:'amfc.l:”l .......... ceseseans eeeacmnae T § xgo}:n ]e plume oo \ School.......c.couuennnn ! § Class (if in public SChOOL) -+~ +x+.s-- J § J Gives you a choice of 600 Age (if in private or parochial school)...... eiise N & Contestants will be put on their honor to receive no \ P § ° pairs $750 All - Wool actual aid in the writing of the essays. They are, however, \ . urged to consult the daily press, libraries, authorities on the § TROUSERS, in neat subject and any other available source of reference. N L c The date for closing the contest will be announced later, :‘\§ stripes. Sizes 29 to 50. as it will depend upon the adjournment of the conference on N the limitation of armament. N In sending or bringing the essays to -The Star office, contestants should address them as follows: ESSAY CONTEST EDITOR, The Star, Washington, D. C. 4 Gives you the pick of 800 Special rules for the two classes outlined above are as pairs of $9, $10 and $12 follows : - p PUREST WORSTED lSenilot class—Essays must not,be more than 1,000 words in length. STRIPED TROUS- ERS. Also blue serges, 29 to 50. Junior class—Essays must not be more than 600 words in length. The board of judges will be composed of Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, chairman of the joint congressional school investigating committee; Alexander T. Stuart, director of intermediate instruction of the public schools and former superintendent ; Associate Justice Wendell P. 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