Show INVITED 0 COMPETE FOR scholarships now york october 0 N jonson jenson state superintendent of 0 education uca tion has boon officially notified of tho the opening ot of the prize essay contest ot of tho the american chemical society in which all students ot of high and secondary schools in tho the state of utah hayo have boon been invited to compote in a national content for or la 10 10 in cosh cash prizes and scholarships to yale vassar and other ties and loges the contosta conto sfa which Is tho the result of the gift of mr and mrs francis 1 P garvan of now york Is if a mom orial to their daughter patricia and lq intended inton ded to stimulate interest Into rost among high in the development tf b chom cal science in this country all arrango menta tor for tho the contest aro are in tho the hands of the committee on prize essays ot of the merican american A chemical society with headquarters at tho the munson building now new york city six prizes ot of 20 in gold are arc to bo be awarded in each state in tho the union and scholarships to yalo yale and vassar will bo i given for the six best essays in the united states these scholarships will carry with them tuition for or tour four years in chemistry or chemical ong eng ine oring arid and a year in cash in ad addition dIllon to close awards many oyler other scholarships wll bo be offered through various universities and oo 00 colleges I 1 A set feet of five books which include creative chemistry by blosson tho the riddle of the rhino rhine by lifebure Lots Lofe bure tho alo life of 0 pasteur by vallery nad bad ot discovery tho the spirit and service ot of science by gregory and tho the future and progress of american medicine la in tho the ago afo ot of chemistry by a committee of tho the am ain chemical society la Is being sent from the now new york headquarters to every accredited high and secondary ic school hor in the country ond and sets bota of these reference books aro are being placed in ili the leading libraries arlos of the state tor for the use usa of tonta tents who enter the competition hotl tion the contest which has the endorsement of oc dr john J commissioner of education of the united states Is IR fully described in a pamphlet which will bo be distributed through tho the high schools and the libraries this pamphlet contains in addition to facsimile letters of endorsement from dr and from dr E BC 0 franklin president ot of the american chemical society a full outline of the terms and conditions condl condi tons of the contest together with the letter of gift of mr garvan garran the entire supervision of tho the contest and the award of the prizes hon ban been left to tho the american chemical society by mr garvan H B E howe editor of industrial and engineering gi chemistry the official etal organ of the american and engineering chemistry the th 0 official organ of the ant am alcan chemical society has been named as chairman of the committee and h b 0 la Is assisted by dr wilder D bancroft professor of chemistry at cornell university one ot of the boat best known men in educational circles in this country and president of the american chemical society in 1810 1910 by dr charles it II herty president of tho the synthetic organic Ail and president Preat dent of the american chemical society in 1915 and 1910 and by alexander williams jr of newy ork who is acting as secretary of the it Is the plan of 0 the committee in charge to appoint a national committee ot of fifteen who will bo be chosen from all walks of life from among the leading educators scientists aal pubic spirited men and woman of the country it will be tho the duty ot of this committee to judge tho the essays and to award the scholarships in the national competition they will ie be assisted in lhoir hilr work by state com mittora of eleven cloven whose duty will bo be to award the prizes la in tho the state competitions |