Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1914 — FORTY DOLLARS IN PRIZES [ARTICLE]

FORTY DOLLARS IN PRIZES

To Be Given for Essays on For<*st Influences. The State Board of Forestry is trying to get every one interested in the preservation of our native forests as far as can be done without loss to the owners, and the establishment of forest plantings on all lands that is not suitable for successful farming, and offers forty dollars in prizes as follows: For essays on Forest Influences: $12.50 is to be given for the best essay and $7.50 for the second best essay by pupils in the liigh schools of the state. Also, $12.50 is to be given for the best essay and $7.50 for the second best essay by pupils

in th% grades and country schools. The essay must be written in ink and is not to exceed 2,000 words. It must be mailed to Elijah A. Gladden. Secretary of the State Board of Forestry, Indianapolis, Ind., not later than May 1,1914. - Those desiring to enter the content are advised to write for literature and rules governing the contest.