| Show Railway Association Offers Prizes tot 10 Concerned over the increase that took place in 1020 1920 compare compared with 1925 in the number of highway grade crossing accidents and believing that more care should be exercised by all those crossing railroad tracks the American Railway Association announces announces announces an an- plans for a nation wide essay contest among school and college students stu eta dents dent with three cash prizes of 2 0 each to be awarded the authors of essays containing outstanding readily available suggestions for preventing such accidents One prize of will be awarded by the American Railway Association for the best essay by a grammer student student student stu stu- dent a similar prize for the best belt essay essay essay es es- say by a high school student student and a alike alike alike like amount for the best essay by a college student Under the rules prescribed by the American Railway Association 0 the subject of the essay is to be Cross Crossings Cautiously and each essay es es- say is to be limited to words The essays must be terse logical and constructive and must stress the need of greater care in approaching and passing over railroad crossings The essays are to be sent to J. J C. C Caviston ton Secretary of the tho Safety Section of the American Railway Association Association Association As As- at 30 Vesey Street New NewYork NewYork New NewYork York City by not later than Jun June 1 Three persons of national reputation reputation reputation tion Ito to be selected elected later will act as Judges fudges Under the plan class teachers in both grammar and high schools will select the best essays from their classes and transmit them to their principal who will then select the best one from that school and send it to fn the Superintendent of Schools v n for Tor the county or an equivalent of of- The county Superintendent will then select the best essay written written written writ writ- ten by a grammar student and the best best one written by a high school student in his county and will transmit transmit transmit trans trans- mit them to the American Railway Ass Association clation Colleges may follow the same procedure except that each Cone College go or University through its proper officer may select one essay and transmit direct to the American Railway Association |
