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Show LOCAL H. S. GIRLS GIVEN CHANCE TO WIN SCHOLARSHIPS University scholarships will be the goal of high school girls of this city who compete in a nation-wide essay contest just announced an-nounced in detail to local teachers teach-ers of home economics. This educational project, known as the national meat story contest, has been conducted conduct-ed annually since 19 2 4 under the supervision of teachers in hundreds of high schools throughout the conutry, according accord-ing to the National Live Stock and Meat Board, its sponsor. National, sectional, and state winners are selected each year. Miss Marjorie Evans, a Woods Cross girl, was the state champion cham-pion of Utah last year. . Contestants have until March 15 to get their essays in. These essays, judging from past years, will cover a wide range of subjects sub-jects such as, meat in the balanced bal-anced diet, the preparation of meat, meat in the economy budget, bud-get, the importance of the livestock live-stock and meat industry, etc. Selection of the winning essays will be in the hands of a committee com-mittee of eminent home economics econ-omics authorities whose names will be made public at a little later date, according to the announcement. an-nouncement. Dr. Louise Stanley, Stan-ley, chief of the federal bureau of home economics, headed this committee last year. Teachers say they have found this type of competition of value not only for the scholarships it affords but also for the training train-ing its provides in the interests of better home-making in the J future, according to the board. The organization sponsoring this . annual contest represents the entire live-stock and meat industry. indus-try. It is interested in extensive research into the subject of meat, working closely with leading colleges col-leges and the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The essay contest con-test is conducted with the purpose pur-pose of assisting in the study of meat in high school foods classes. |
