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Show Copy for This Prnnrtmrnl Supplied hy h Ainfrkun I.OKI011 Ni'wa Scrvlro.) 250,000 IN LEGION CONTEST School Children Throughout Country Are Preparing Essays on Subject Sub-ject of Immigration. School children In every section of the country are busy preparing essays es-says for entry In the second annual contest to he conducted hy the American Amer-ican Legion. Last year more than 60,000 participated In the contest, which was won by Ah Sing Chlng, n Hawaiian youth of Chinese extraction, extrac-tion, and In ll)2o Interest promises to be even greater. The subject announced this yenr Is "Why America should Prohibit All Immigration for Five Years," and Is in accord with the policy of the national na-tional organization of the Legion, which holds that all Immigrants should be excluded over a fixed period of years. The contest Is held In conformity with the Legion's plan for furtherance further-ance of Americanization through education, edu-cation, and is under direction of the Americanism commission of the organization. or-ganization. Interest in national questions ques-tions among children, believe leaders of the Legion, will become one of the vitalizing forces for the development of Americanism. The success of the 1922 contest is an apparent example of this, according to the Legion. "Taking into consideration the success suc-cess of the first year's contest," said Garland W. Powell, director of the Americanism Commission of the American Legion, "it is conservative to estimate that 250,000 essays will be submitted In the present contest. This means that a quarter of a million coming citizens of America will be engaged en-gaged for a period of time on a problem prob-lem of vital concern to the nation. The 1922 contest started after the close of schools for the summer vacation, vaca-tion, and 50,000 competed in it." National awards for the three best essays will be made In the form of scholarships in colleges and universities. universi-ties. No restrictions are made as to courses or studies. The yalue of these awards is: First, $750; second, $500; third, $250. In addition to the national nation-al prizes separate awards will be made in each of the states, silver and bronze medals and certificates of merit to be given to winners. Elimination of essays will be carried on through an organization of counties and states, thence to the national committee of three well-known educators who serve as judges. All essays will be restricted to 500 words. Thought, style, originality of subject treatment, in the order named, are to be the basic consideration for awards, with spelling and penmanship also to be considered In the finality. The contest closes October 12. The 1922 contest was carried on by Legion men working in conjunction with educational oflicials throughout the country. After the elimination of state winners' essays through consideration consid-eration of the judges, Ah Sing Chlng was awarded first prize, Miss Virginia Chastain of Indianapolis second, and Joseph . Giandwiato of Bridgeport, Conn., third. The subject was "How Can the American Legion Best Serve the Nation?" |