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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MEDAL CONTEST 1907-8 The Georgia Division, U. D. C., with the desire of stimulating among the young people of the state an interest in the study of history, especially the history of the war between the states again offers a gold medal to the student writing the best essay on the sub ject assigned. Teachers of the state are earn estly requested to encourage and urge their pupils to enter the contest. Rules and Regulations. 1. Subject, 1862 in the Confed eracy. 2. The contest is open to all white children of Georgia, under the age of eighteen. 3. The length of the essay to be from 1000 to 1500 words. The papers to be type written, if pos sible, though that is not essential. 4. Preparation for the essays may be made at home or else where with full use of all refer- ences. Essays must be written within the week, Feb. 14—21 inclusive, in presence of teacher or county committeeman. 5. Each essay shall be signed with fictitious name, and accom panied by a sealed envelope ad dressed with same fictitious name but containing real name and ad dress of writer and name of school. 6. Manuscript to be graded upon subject matter and style. 7. The medal will be awarded at closing exercises of school at or near which it is won. It will be presented by the President of the local chapter of the Daugh ters of the Confederacy. 8. The principal of each con testing school, shall send to the local committee of his county the best essay from his school, send ing at same time, information as to the number of contestants from his school. These local (county) committees shall be ap pointed or arranged for, one in each county, by the state com mitteeman within whose jurisdic tion the county shall fall. It shall be the duty of each county Committee to assist in conduct ing the work in the county, to se _ lect from the essays submitted to it, the best one to represent the county before the state com mittee, and to send to its state committeeman the chosen essay, together with the information as to the number of contestants in the county. Each member of the state com mittee shall have direct super vision of the work in the desig nated counties, shall attend to the appointing of a local commit tee in each of her counties, and together with two assistants whom she may appoint," 3 shall judge the essays submitted by those counties, selecting the best two for the final consideration of the entire state committee; these essays, with information as to the number of contestants in he.. counties, to be sent to the chair man of her state committee. The entire number of essays thus se lected shall be sent in rotation to all the members of the committee for examination and grading, be ing retained by each member for one week only, then forwarded to another and finally returned to the chairman. The gradings or decisions on these essays shall be sent direct ly to the chairman by each com mitteeman, as soon as practicable after completion. Immediately after the receipt of all reports, the chairman shall forward to each member of the committee, a compiled list of the decisions of all. 9. Essays are to be sent to lo cal (county) committees on or before March Ist. The best essay from each coun ty must be sent to the state com mitteeman on or before March 22. The best two of the essays sub mitted to each of the members of the state committee must be in possession of the chairman on or before April 6th. Reference books recommended: 1. The war between the States Stephens. 2. School History of the United States—Field. 3. History of the Confederacy —Derry. 4. History of the United States —White. 5. Campaigns of the Confed eracy-Hull. 6. The Strife of Brothers —Derry. 7. Southern States of the American Union—Curry. 8. From Manassas to Appo mattox —Longstreet. 9. Rise and fall of the Confed erate States—Jefferson Davis. 10. Life and Letters of R. E. Lee—Jones. 11. Life of Stonewall Jack son —Henderson. Mrs. A. W. Van Hoose, Chair man, Gainesville, Ga. Mrs. Z. W. Oglesby, Quitman, Ga. Mrs. S. M. Lang, Sandersville, Ga. Mrs. Thomas P. Branch, Au gusta, Ga. Mrs. J. F. Lewis, Thomaston, Ga. Mrs. H. H. McCall, Atlanta, Ga. FOR SALE. In Twiggs county, 27 miles be low Macon, one mile from rail road station, a farm of 202 and a half acres. Will sell cheap and on easy terms. I will sell another farm in Wil kinson connty, 30 miles below Macon and 4 miles from station, very cheap for cash. For further information apply to T. G. Stokes at The Progress office. TR Designs 'TmVv Copyrights Ac. 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