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Show Cash Prizes Offered By Medical Society For Essay Winners Substantial cash prizes are being be-ing offered by the Association of American' Physicians and Surgeons, Sur-geons, in collaboration with State and County Medical Societies, for the best essays written on the subject "Why the Private Prac-tice Prac-tice of Medicine Furnishes This Country with the Finest Medical Care". This is the third annual national essay contest sponsored by these groups and is open to all students in Junior and Senior Sen-ior high schools, except sons and daughters of physicians. The Southern Utah Medical Society is offering a $25.00 first prize, $15.00 second prize, and $10.00 third prize for the three (Continued on Bock Page) MEDICAL SOCIETY (Continued from Pacje- one) best essays from this district. These three prize winning essays es-says will then compete for ytate awards, which also amount to $25, $15 and $10. The best three essays from each state will be sent to the Association of American Ameri-can Physicians and Surgeons where the prize winning essay will capture $1,000; the second $500; the third $100, and the fourth, fifth and sixth, $25 each. The contest is being handled through the Junior and Senior high schools. A copy of the rules and a packaged library with bibliography has been placed in each English room of the schools. Students are asked to refer to these and begin work on the essay es-say at once as all entries must be submitted on or before April Ap-ril 15, 19-19. |