Show win will m w VIST for on air mid 31 aboon ance 0 of earth correspondence the advocate washington D C april 21 A gold modal to the school boy or girl between the ages of 10 and 15 years who writes the best com pig p lUon not to exceed eight hundred ards words on na the repair and maintenance of earth roads Is to be awarded by logan waller pae page director office of public roade united states department of culture all compositions must be submitted before may 15 1913 and the medal will be awarded as soon thereafter as the compositions can be graded the composition may be based oa knowledge knowle ilga gained from books or other sources but no quotations lations should be made after atter many yeara years experience in dealing with the public road situation of tho country it Is page a belle belief that ignorance on the of repair and maintenance of roads mads Is as much the cause of their bad condition as any other one on factor it Is expected that tha tho competition will bring about a better understanding of the subject of repair and maintenance in the rural districts many children living la in rural dao lt tracts havo have experienced the disadvantages of roads made impassable 1 through a lack of proper maintenance and it Is expected that their interest la in the competition will stimulate greater interest among the parents bad roada roads have prevented many children froia from obtain a proper education and have even prevented doctors from reaching reach lne the side sido ot at rural ruml patu patents ats in time to ave save their lived any child between tle ages mea mentioned attending a country school 1 may compete only one side aide of the th paper must be written on each page should be numbered the rue raa r ga and address of the writer and the a name and nn d location of the school which he or she Is attending must be wa auten aten at the top of at the first page the announcement of the competition has been sent to the superintendents rits of schools in la the rural districts no further information caa can bo obtained from the office of public roads thi should be plain to everyone and all children will thua thus start on a basis of equality us lity |