The Fourth Biggest Jewish News of the Week Contest ends this Friday. It is not too late to enter competition for a share in the $100 cash prizes awarded weekly to writers of the nine best 250-word letters in the reader college and high school divisions.
Concurrently with the end of the news period for the fourth week, names of the winners in the third Biggest Jewish News of the Week Contest will be announced.
The judiciary board which passes on the merits of each letter and whose decisions in the contest are final, is meeting today. Once again an increase of letters from high school and college students has been noticed and the board may have an even more difficult time than it had last week to decide the winners in these divisions.
MANY JOIN COMPETITION
Another fact noted is that the contest is attracting new readers and students each week. Many readers and students have submitted excellent letters and because they were not judged among the prize-winning group have been discouraged. Others have entered the contest regularly. The latter have the better chance of winning a share of the $100 distributed each week.
The contest is highly educational. It develops the news discrimination sense of the reader. It is interesting because it brings the reader in closer contact with the editors. It reveals the keen insight that readers of the Bulletin have in news of the day. It is lucrative because of the prize money.
This contest is open to everybody. All readers of the Bulletin may share in the prizes. College men and women who read the Bulletin are eligible. High school students have an opportunity of winning cash prizes, medals, and points for their schools.
SCHOLASTIC TROPHY
Townsend Harris High School is leading the scholastic division with 125 points. The winners in this group are greatly pleased because they are placing their schools in the running for the News Trophy, to be presented to the high school with the greatest number of points at the end of the semester.
There is a new contest every week. Prizes are the same each week. For readers of the Bulletin who do not attend a college or high school the first prize is twenty-five dollars; second prize, ten dollars, and third prize, five dollars. In the collegiate group the cash awards are the same as in the reader unit. High school students may earn ten dollars as first prize, five dollars for second prize, and two dollars for third prize. Gold, silver, and bronze medals also are given to winners of the first three prizes.
Remember, the fourth contest ends Friday and the winners of the third week’s Big News Contest will be announced Friday, too.
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