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i | E ! -- WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1925 ANNOUNCE ROAD ESSAY CONTEST College Scholarship is Nation- bi al Award An offer of four years at college with all expenses paid is contained in the announcement made this week by the Highway Education board of the sixth annual good roads essay con- : test, in which all high school students are eligible to participate. In line with administration policies tending toward economy, students are being requested to write essays on the i subject "Economies Resulting from Highway Improvement," having in the two preceding years written papers on subjects dealing with highways and religion and highways and home life. The contest in the various states usually is sponsored by one of the ~ | leading universities or the state de- } ~ partment of education, which aids in the announcement of the contest and 4 at its termination names competent 1 judges to determine the best essay A TET from that state. This applies also to the District of Columbia and the yEE outlying possessions. il i Pay All Expenses ~The principal prize is a four years university scholarship, offered by H. | 5. Firestone, of Akron, Ohio, a mem- {io ber of the Highway Education board, ~~ of which the U. S. Commissioner of | Education, Dr. J. J. Tigert, is chair- | man. This scholarship, which in the past five years has been won by three "young women and two young men, provides that the successful contestant may attend any college or university in the United States, with tuition, room, board, books and special fees paid by the donor. It is said to be the largest single educational award offered in this country, and its es- timated value to the winning student . is approximately $1,000 annually, or at least $4,000 for the four years. * Many state awards are offered by the cooperating organizations includ- a . als dei i il 3 ing tuition scholarships, cash prizes, 4 Joving cups and medals. By educational authorities this an- nual competition among high school students, started in 1920, is declared to have been the first essay contest to assume national proportions. It annually attracts approximate 3 a¥®" are received from every state : in the Union, while many of the best come from 'outlying territories and ~ possessions, such as Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines, Porto Rico and the Canal Zone. First Essayist Through School The award in 1924 went to John liska, a Wisconsin high school stu- dent, whose subject was "The Rela- tion of Improved Highways to Home Telephone 1098 ° ALEC W. KYLE Contractor PLUMBING--HEATING 674 Vernon Avenue GLENCOE, ILLINOIS WE are electrical con- tractors who will wire your house and install the fixtures that you desire. Our suggestions will be of real value to you and our bill will be one that you know is just. Our Mr. Electro-serve is an elec- trical authority and in- vites you to push the bot- ton and watch him to the rest. Life." The first winner, M'ss Kath- arine Butterfield, of Weiser, Idaho, was graduated last year from North- western university. Other successful students were Miss Garland Johnson, Bridgeport, W. Va, 1921; Karl G. Pearson, District of Columbia and Lindsborg, Kansas, 1922, and Miss Dorothy Roberts, Harlan, Ky., 1923. With the exception of Liska, all of these students are in college, and he will enter when he has completed his high school course. Rules of the contest do not limit participation to high school seniors, but provide that any student attend- ing high school may submit an es- say. No other conditions, except those governing the preparation of the paper itself, are provided. Es- says must not exceed 700 words in length and must be handed school principals or teachers not later than May 1, 1925. Selection of the best essays is by a process of elimination. Complete information will be for- warded each person who inquires of the Highway Education board, Wil- lard Building, Washington, D. C. The best essays of previous years have been collected in pamphlet form and are available for distribution. These booklets may be found in most libraries, or had upon request to the board. Corinne Griffith has foregone her usual role of society debutante and haughty millionaire's daughter tem- porarily. In her picture, "Love's Wild- erness,' she has the sterner role of a Canadian rancher's wife. "The Home of the Well Groomed Car" and Money man. Delivery Save Time By having your light repair work and wash- ing done by a gentle- 24 Hr. 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