The Prize Essay Number 



Here is what we have been waiting for and it is 

 worth it. While the legislature has been quibbling 

 over their obligation to protect the northern forests, 

 because in doing so they might incidentally protect 

 a few trees which belong to the lumbermen, the child- 

 ren of the state have been looking up the real reasons 

 for protection. 



Last winter the Minnesota Forestry Association in- 

 augurated a Prize Essay Contest. All the seventh and 

 eighth grade pupils in the state were eligible. Subject: 

 "Why Should Trees and Forests be Planted and Pro- 

 tected in Minnesota." The contest closed on May 1st 

 with three hundred twenty-four papers in the hands 

 of the judges. They were good ones and it was a hard 

 matter to pick the winners. We have just succeeded 

 in wringing from them a final decision. 

 Prizes offered: 



Four first prizes of $5.00 each. 

 Four second prizes of $3.00 each. 

 Ten third prizes of $1.00 each. 

 The prizes were awarded as follows: 

 First Prizes: 



Miss Gudrun Grimsrud (13 yrs.) St. Hilaire 

 Ralph Sullivan, Two Harbors 



Harold Aiton, Grand Rapids 



Knute Wingstad, Malmo 



Second Prizes: 

 Evelyn Thomson, (13 yrs.) Montevideo 



