Show Cash Gash Prizes Offered To Essay Sharks Utah Mining Industry To Award To Winners News of a contest sponsored by bythe bythe bythe the mining industry of Utah and the University of Utah and involving involving involving in in- the writing of an essay on various specified subjects pertaining pertaining pertain pertain- ing to the mining industry has come to the attention of University University University sity students More than in cash and scholarship awards are arc being offered offered offered of of- to the high school and college college college col col- col- col lege students of Utah by the Mining Mining Mining Min Min- ing industry of the state through the University of Utah This announcement announcement an was made by the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah and can not help but be of great interest to all to whom the healthy growth of the State is a matter of pride and concern concern concern con con- cern and who are interested in carefully studying the economic foundations upon which it rests As is well known the mining in industry industry industry in- in is one of the most important import import- ant industries of the State of Utah The State boasts of the largest lead and copper producers in the country not to mention a growing ir iron n and steel enterprise and is the center of the greatest smelting activity in the West The welfare and prosperity of the State is dependent in a large measure for its revenue from the industry The industrial population with its vast market for agricultural agricultural agricultural tural products which it brings to our midst is of far reaching mome mo- mo mome moment mo mo- ment me me t f fili to ili welfare weIfa V reo a of of this gi great at commonwealth p pIt It is believed that in our metal resources resources and their development we have our greatest and economically economically economically cally unlimited agent to advancement advancement advancement advance advance- ment and md to the building of a balanced balanced balanced bal bal- bal bal- self-contained self State Utah is near the of her his his- tory A study of the means of progress in the past when applied to our own circumstances should show where the current of progress progress progress ress lies and how to get into it To encourage encourage such a study particularly particularly particularly par par- a among ong the rising generation generation generation genera genera- tion some of the leading mining companies of our State have offered offered offered of of- through the University of of Utah Apex Mines Company Utah scholarships to assist those desiring desiring desiring desir desir- ing to continue their education at atthe atthe atthe the several institutions of higher learning of the State Amon Among those companies who have contributed Continued on Page 3 Column 1 C Cash sh Prizes Offered Ol To Essay Sharks Continued from Page 1 funds for these scholarships may maybe maybe maybe be mentioned Utah Copper Company Tintic Tintie Standard Mining Company Park Park- Utah Consolidated Mining Company Company Company Com Com- pany Silver King Coalition Mines Company Bingham Mines Company Company Company Com Com- Company Company Company Com Com- pany International Smelting pany Combined Metals Pro Production Production duc- duc tion Company U. U S. S Smelting Refining Refining Refining Re Re- fining Mining Company Chief Consolidated Mining Company Utah Apex Miens Company Utah Ore Sampling Company New Quincy Mining Company It is expected that others interested interested interested inter inter- ested in this subject will also con con- tribute It is a timely action on the part partI I II I of the mining companies mentioned to offer this generous inducement to the young men and women of the State We congratulate the sponsors of this move and in this we know that we speak for the State ns as as a whole That the plan will mee meet with the interest it deserves on the part of the students we have no doubt and we urge the ambitious pupils everywhere throughout the State to take advantage of this unique offer and encourage the sponsors to make the prize awards ual Although the University of Utah will in the ne near r future send to the high schools and colleges of the State literature giving full information information information mation concerning the awarding of these scholarships the plan for their awarding is as follows 1 The writer of the best paper on a subject to be announced later i in each of the high schools of the State will receive a cash prize of 1500 2 The writer of the second best paper in each of the high schools 1 of the State will receive a cash I prize of 1000 3 The writer of the five best papers papers selected from the ten best papers from the 1 high gh schools of the State will be given a cash prize of each 4 The writers of the two best papers submitted by members of the freshman class of the University University University sity of Utah Utah Agricultural College Brigham Young University University University sity Westminster College or any Junior College of recognized collegiate collegiate collegiate col col- standing will each ench receive a prize of 5 The writers of the two best papers submitted by members of the sophomore class of the institutions institutions institutions above named will each re receive receive receive re- re a cash prize of 6 The writers of the two best papers submitted by members of the junior class of the University of Utah Brigham Young University University University sity and Utah Agricultural College College College Col Col- lege will each receive a prize of 7 The writer of the best paper I submitted by a member of the seni senior senior sen sen- i r class of the University of Utah Brigham Young University and the Utah Agricultural College will receive a prize of Should the response made show that the plan had met with the approval ap- ap of the citizens of the State the donors for these scholarships I h have ve planned to offer these awards every year |