Show t i f T i 1 i a s s i iI I I J aL m ms s AMERICAN PARTY ESSAY ESSA V CONTEST WINNERS are being presented cash awards by Thad Wilson left and Fred Washburn right Recipients are Brett Bret Reynolds Ed Johnson Martell Bennion and Miriam Crofts Winners named in American Party contest Winners have been named in inthe inthe v the American Party Bicentennial essay contest held at Uintah High School ACCORDING to Th Thad d Wilson the judging was close and with the different topics it was difficult to judge one essay against the other The winners were selected by the students' students awareness and how they expressed their Id ideas as grasped from reading the book Main MainSpring MainSpring MainSpring Spring of Human Progress by Henry Grady Wever Placing first in the contest was Miriam Crofts daughter of Mr and Mrs John Crofts second place went to Martell Bennion son of Mr and Mrs Bart Bennion There was a tie for third place between Edward Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Mrs' Raymond Johnson and Bret Reynolds son of Mr and Mrs A. A K Reynolds Each student received a cash prize Mr Wilson explained that the contest was held to increase the student awareness of the importance of our republican form of government and to start off the American Party Bicentennial activities SPONSORS OF the prizes were were Jims Jim's Cafe Garden Gate Gale kral ral and d Hobby Shop j i Eions Western Auto Aulo Supply Tive eve Star Motor Chalet Basin BasinA A Auto to Supply and McNeill's Market The winning essay is as follows The U. U S. S Constitution a Formula for Human Progress by Miriam Crofts Crafts The greatest writing of all times is our United States Constitution Its It's the way for human perfection but how many people even know what our constitution is all about To start with wilh lets let's take a look at the preamble We the people of the United States Stales in order to lo form a more perfect union That has been our goal since 1781 when we won our in in- dependence Our nation has gained respect from foreign countries and is prosperous at home Our farm products and manufactured goods pass easily from state to state stale We ourselves can go easily across state boundaries without having to carry a passport These are a afew afew afew few of the benefits we enjoy because A more Perfect Union was established under our constitution To establish Justice The Constitution tells how laws are to be passed and how courts are to be run so that every citizen will get the same fair treatment and punishments and laws are the same for everyone To Insure Domestic Tranquility Before the Constitution was first conceived conceived conceived con con- the government had little power to help the country to keep peaceful and orderly The states stales would have disagreements and the government did not have the power to settle set tie disputes But the constitution settled these problems When disagreements arise between states stales the national government settles it justly To provide for the common defense The United States loves peace and works towards this goal of keeping peace in the world But there are always wars so 50 we have to provide for forthe tIle the common def defence nce to protect our country from other otIler nations To fo promote the general welfare The makers of 01 the constitution planned for lor the government to promote the general welfare the tIle health happiness and prosperity of everyone We have government employed people to look after our soil minerals forests and national parks Our government also works to prevent floods accidents and the spread of 01 disease Secure the To Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity This is to assure all of us that the future citizens to come the same liberty that our forefathers had But liberty does not nol make anyone free to lo do whatever he wants to do whenever he wants to do it We must remember others and their rights Like justice liberty must be equal for everybody We the people of the United States Stales do ordain and establish this constitution for forthe forthe forthe the United States Stales of America That Thai is our part parl part part- to lo agree with wilh it and then to follow the laws of the constitution Then to lo make up the articles of our constitution they had to figure out a system so there would not be only one governing body as in the old world They decided to divide the government into inlo three parts first the Congress whose part is isto isto isto to think and to lo decide second the president who would be responsible for getting gelling action third the supreme court to lo serve as judge judg Each of the three governing bodies would act act as as a check on the other two A perfect way of assuring the the- general people that thai one body of government would not rule and so that the people still have the say The Constitution gives us the protection of a written constitution which is the supreme law of the land It gives us peaceful lawful means mean of changing laws an energetic system of 0 g government e of meeting our needs a system of checks among the various departments of government protection against foreign invasion free movement among the states the right to vote and support our nation regardless of race or sex sex and the right to lo hold public office if you are qualified Then we have our amendments amendments amendments amen- amen or bill of rights which gives us so many more privileges and freedoms Our constitution is like a plan or blueprint for our house of freedom It II is our responsibility to lo follow through with the plan The bill of rights was adopted in December 1791 The dream of the great men who wrote it had finally come true But the old world through it was foolish and would never work It had gone against all principals of the old world But America believed in it and it started t to work for them We became a great nation Other nations gained respect for us We became a land of opportunity invention and a aland aland aland land of human progress It gave people the opportunity to progress as far as they wanted or were capable of It became a great nation and all because of the Constitution and great greal men and women who made it a reality It was a constitution written to lo help every person not just a handful of people It II was written for human progress giving us the opportunities for each of us to lo logrow grow and progress No other land before had progressed so far in such a short time The Constitution is our formula for human progress It can make the future as bright as the past let let us honor and uphold it respect it and obey it and it will spell success and happiness in our lives |