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Show ISCHOOLCHiLDREWTO ENTER ESSAY COIEST ; Subject to be "What Are Benefits Bene-fits of an Enlistment in the United States Army WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Children in all of the public and private schools of the United States will compote on Friday, Feb. 30, in a school essay contest con-test conducted by the United States army. The subject will be: "What are the benefits of an enlistment enlist-ment In the United Slates army?" Announcement of "The Come-Back" National School Essay contest received receiv-ed a hearty response, not only among the school children of Washington but among officials of the govornmeni as well. As one school child puts It, "An essay es-say contest comes so seldom in Washington Wash-ington that it cannot fail to interest us school girla. I only. hope there will be more of them in the near future. I ; wish you every success in your irow , project." j Unqualified Indorsement of the es-Jsay es-Jsay contest was received from all j sides. "The Come-Back" in an early issue will publish, if space permits, a few of these commendations. Local Prizes Offered. In addition to the three master cups presented by "The Come-Back" to the schools represented by the students isuomitting the best essays, it- is ex-Ipected ex-Ipected that additional local prizes will I be offered. Reports received indicate 'that recruiting officers in the 5G districts dis-tricts will receive the support or public pub-lic spirited citTzcns in offering extra prizes to the best essay writers in their districts or in the prominent cities cit-ies covered by their districts. Large numbers of entries are expected expect-ed Mom many Catholic schools and academies. The National Catholic War Council, through Father Burke, has transmitted to superintendents of iall Catholic schools and to the heads ;of academies a copy of the ofricla! i "Come-Back" announcement of the , contest with request that every effort be made to attract the interest of the I students of these schools in the con test to the end that on February 20 1 I they may write an essay. 1 I Further Honors for Winners. , Further honors for winning students 1 I in this corftest may bo possible. Al j suggestion has been made that if a male student is among one of the three (national winners, that ho be recom- mended by the secretary of war for 'appointment to a cadetship at the West Point Military academy. i Further recommendation has been! made that the high girl student in! this contest be made an honorary com-1 mander of the First division. During the past week the master , cups have been on exhibition in the windows of the Jewelry firms from which they were purchased. Their exhibition ex-hibition attracted considerable atten-i tion not only from the school children, chil-dren, who made special trips down townto view the cups, but many pe-1 desrians as well. The unanimous1 opinion was that the cups were beautiful, beau-tiful, and manya student, w en t away I with a fond wish in his heart that he would be the lucky winner in order! that his school rafght receive one of i these trophies. j This week the cups were sent to Now York for exhibition among the1 '-Miool children of that city. 'They will later bo sent across the continent in order that school children of tho coun-i try may see for themselves the beautiful beau-tiful trophies offered by the wounded soidiers paper in this contest. ' |
