The evening world. Newspaper, March 16, 1921, Page 19

“Amede so that every one oN TELLING PROSE AND POETRY LITTLE CHILDRE |. “SWAT THE , ashen The $1,000 Essay and Poem Contest Brings In me Unexpectedly Prompt Swats to Evening Worl To-Day’s Slogan: “FLATTEN THE FILTHY FLY” SWAT. The first fics of tho sea- beye been killed, and already es-| fays and poems are coming from all parts of New York from entrants to ‘The Evening World's great “SWAT THE FLY CAMPAIGN,” made pos- sible through the generosity of Ed- ward Hatch jr, the fly's greatest enemy, who has given this newspaper $1,000 to distribute among the New York ehildren of ten years and under ‘who write the best poems and essays on the extermination of bad Mr. Fly. Maybe you'd like part of that $1,000, kiddies! If you want some of it, and| want to help make New York a bet- ter, healthier city, sit right down and compose an Casay or 4 poom. READ TE.. ' On the very ti... Jay some children sent in poems of only four lines, while others wrote long essays. If you read the rules, you will understand why these were discarded at once, ‘The first essay caine from athietic | James Fogarty, who is nine years old and lives at No. 343 East 55th Street, Besides being the first contributor, James showed such a hearty dislike for Mt, Fly that we're going to print his essay. Here it is I would like to knock the fly for @ goal because: Barly in the morning when I Would like to have a nice si the “fly comes along and tic my nose. When I come down for breakfast the Oy is in my milk and butter, and when I am studying my lessons the fly comes around my pencil and gets me mad. When I am up at the bat and am going to hit the ball like Babe Ruth, the fly comes across my eyes and I pop up for an easy out. When I am in the field along comes another fly and [ muff the ball. Ana when I go to bed ‘I would like to dream that I Anockéd the fly for a goal. If yoy want to learn lots of thinga about the fly to help you with your | essays, ask your teachers or go to one of the libraries and get books about the pest. But don’t think that your duty has ended when you have written your poem or essay, becauso every contestant, to be ¢ligible for a prize, is expected to tell all his or her friends “about the bad Mr. Fly and) to urge them all to SWAT. If you want to see a great big fly, esk mother to take you to the Mu- seum of Natural History at Central Park West and 77th Street. There you'll find a huge one—not a real one, | es -|money. ‘The sooner you send in your N HELP ALONG FLY” CAMPAIGN d Swat Editor. See how horrid he is, and you'll un- derstand why he hurts baby. When you read the rules carefully, you'll be glad to find that your Su- perintendent of Schools, Dr. William L, Ettinger, and the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Royai 8. Copeland, have both agreed to act as judges of your work. Mr. Hatoh, by the way, is Chair- man of the Committee on Pollution and Sewage of the Merchants’ As- sociation of New York. His fellow members who have so mangnificently backed him in his crusade against the fly pest are Col, John Y. Culyer, the eminent olvil engineer, for twen- ty-five years the President of Pros- pect Park and the designer of the famous Ocean Parkway at Coney Island; Dr. Daniel Dana Jackson, professor of sanitary engineering at Columtda, and Dr. Alfred Vander Veer, surgeon, Civil War veteran and member of the State Board of Regents. All of these men have given nm good share of their professional time to the crusade. Don't delay. Already we know that thousands of young children are go- ing to try and get part of Mr. Hatch'’s contribution the better. And remember. SWAT ‘THAT FLY NOW, Swat him before he has a chance to breed thousands of others. SWAT! SWAT! To-Day’s Suggestion: WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT. “HOW MR. FLYHURTS BABY” isk eee re THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, MAROH 16, 1921, “SWAT THE FLY” CONTEST OFFERS CASH TO KIDDIES The contest began yesterday and will close at midnight Satur- day, April 2. All contributions, to be considered by the judges, must be mailed before that time. The immediate aim is to invite and induce CHILDREN OF TEN YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER an essay or an cight- ling of the menace of . the fly and cupgectine the best means for the fly's destruction. The contest will be limited te the five boroughs of New York ity. Tho prizes, donated, by Edward Hatch jr, the fly's. greatest enemy, will be ‘awarded through the medium of THE EVENI id WORLD, and dresses and lished in this Prizes will be awarded to the autho: of the sonteibutions Cop Health, and ‘Dr. Wi tinger, Superintendent of Schools. ESSAYS MUST NOT CON- TAIN MORE THAN 200 WORDS AND VERSES MUST BE_OF EIGHT LINES, WITH THE SECOND, AND EIGHTH 5 NO OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS vie BE CONSIDE: @ $1,000 will be divided as $200 Each.. 200 10 Each.. 88 Prizes of $5 Each.. 160 440 116 $1,000 All contributions shall_be ad- dressed to the “SWAT-THE- FLY CAMPAIGN, THE EVE- NING, WORLD, NEW YORK be japer, bear Tellow 4 Prizes of 8 Prizes of 16 Prizes of Each.. contribution shall je of the ind shal preferably in the name, addres author, and ¢ either a parent testing the fact that not over ten. . GREAT MARCH SALE Beautiful, High Grade, Guaranteed PLAYER *495 Including a bench, rolls of music of your selection and free delivery to your home. SPECIAL EASY TERMS Our more than 42% years of honest business methods is your guarantee of perfect satisfaction. 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