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Show OFFERS PRIZE ON ROAD ESSAY Harvey S, Firestone Con-' tinues Plan of Giving Scholarship NEW YORK, April 15. The high way and highway transport educatlofi committee has announced the third annual renewal of the Harvey S. Firestone Fire-stone university scholarship, which offers of-fers all reasonable expenses and tuition tui-tion for a four years' r urse at any University of college selected by the high school student who writes the best essay on How Good Roads Are Developing .My Community." Universities will handle the contests In thirty-two states, while Mate educational edu-cational authorities will haw- charge of the contests elsewhere. The final national nward Is made bv a committee commit-tee sele.-ted by the .education committee. commit-tee. Last year several motor manufacturers manufac-turers offered supplementary prizes for winners In states or cities and it I- suggested that the same plan be considered again this year. The purpose of tho contest is to stimulate study and thoupht mong the future citizens. of America in the vital economic problem of highway transport trans-port The education committee has also printed for distribution S prellminlarv topical outline of the economics of highway transport, prepared by Prof Lewis Meintyre of the University of Pittsburg and containing the most omprehenslve outline now possible of all phases of highway transport with references attached for research work ana study Complete Information regarding1 both of these projects can be obtained' SR?" "PPUcatlon to the committee I Willard bluldlng, Washington. D fj ' oo |