A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=31084 Submitted by: barbara-dave Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: March 8 1915 Article Description: Daily Motion-Picture Letter Page 14 Article Text: Washington Post March 8, 1915 Daily Motion-Picture Letter Page 14 Daily Motion-Picture Letter With the announcement of the special awards to be given to the schools that will make the greatest showing in the next ten days, the friendly competition for The Post's pathescope moving picture machines will start in earnest. The telephone was a very busy instrument all day yesterday, even though it was Sunday. Many of the laggards hoped to stimulate new interest, and asked many questions as to the conditions and how the prizes will be awarded. They will go to the schools securing the greatest number of votes in the next ten days, and these prizes will be given regardless of the number of pupils registered. One three months' service will be awarded to the public school that will gather the greatest number of votes in the week and a half of competition and one three months' service will be awarded to the private or parochial under the same condition. This service is valued at $37.50, and will allow five subjects a week, to be used for a week. Sixty-five different reels can be had during this period of time, and any subject can be secured right in Washington. The votes that will be produced in the next ten days will serve two purposes. Every vote that will be turned in during this special period will apply on the pathescopes under the general rules of the contest. The interest and business ability displayed by some of the boys that are working hard to bring: their school in on the top is remarkable. During a siege of watchful waiting at the State, War and Navy building, Harold VAN BUREN and Vaughn CONNOLY, representatives of the H. D. Cooke School Pathescope Club, had many experiences. One that came to our attention showed clearly that they were not devoting their time exclusively to the gathering of coupon votes, but were after the subscriptions. On interviewing one man that stepped out of the War and Navy building they were informed that he had given his subscription to some other boys who had asked him several days ago. He was then informed to save his votes for the best school in Washington, and that his help would bring them near to the place they desire to have when the final results were announced. That shows a great determination, and there are many boys and girls who are striving to be among the ten who will win The Post's! moving picture machine for their school. The list in today's paper is the same as it was yesterday, and is published for the purpose of showing the standing of the many schools to their friends and supporters who live outside of the District and don't receive the Sunday paper. Yours heartily, EDUCATIONAL EDITOR. THE VOTE STANDING. Abbott School ................. 39,550 Adams School ................. 19,600 Alexandria High School ..... 185,685 Amidon School ............... 73,520 Bell School ...................... 45,480 Banneker School ............. 51,630 Blake School ................... 21,780 Brentwood School ............ 101,193 Brookland School ............ 198,975 Chevy Chase ................... 107,480 Carne School ................... 14,965 Grover Cleveland School ..... 14,610 Cooke School ................. 94,940 Dennison School .............. 7,985 Dent School ...................... 46,125 Eaton School .................... 7,070 Eckington School ............... 22,550 Fredericksburg High School. .. 35,217 Gage School ...................... 111,250 Garrison School .................. 118,595 Harrison School ................. 12,780 Hyattsville High School ....... 36,690 Hyde School ...................... 66,240 Immaculate Conception ....... 71,080 Langdon School ................. 33,215 Morgan School ................ 7,825 M Street High School ......... 45,835 Petworth School ................. 33,840 St. Augustine's ..................... 123,060 St. Cecelia's ....................... 204,270 St. Hilda's .......................... 46,195 St. John's College ............... 126,970 St. Mary's Academy ............. 231,405 Toner School ...................... 19,310 Towers School .................. 28,595 Twining School ................... 23,690 Tyler School ..................... 7,995 Webb School ..................... 6,575 Washington Collegiate .......... 143,740 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com