Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 294, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1916 — Forty Dollars in Prizes. [ARTICLE]

Forty Dollars in Prizes.

The state board of forestry is trying to get everyone interested •in the utilization of forests as well as the preservation of our beautiful natural scenes, and offers forty \ dollars m ■prizes, as follows: For essays on “The Utlity of Forests ” $12.50 for the best essay an t S7.f>6 for the second best'by pupils tn the high schools. Also $12.50 is j* given for the best essay and $/.50 for the second best by pupils in the grades and country schools. The essay mus be written ih ink, and is not to exceed 2,000 words. It must be mail d to Elijah A. Gladden, Secretary of the State Board of Forestry, Indianapolis, Ind., not later than May 1, 1917 Those desiring to enter the c<yi test are advised to write for rules governing the contest. z