The Broad Ax

$100 IN PRIZES FOR HIGH
SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS
Interracial Commission Wishes Papers
on Negro Progress Since Civil
War-Correspondence Invited
Atlanta, Ga.-The commission on
Interracial Co-operation, with head-
quarters here, has announced the offer
of three cash prizes of $50, $30 and
$20, for the three best papers by high
school students on Negro Progress
Since the Civil War. According to the
announcement, the papers submitted
must not exceed one thousand words
in length and each must bear the name,
address, school, and grade of the stu-
dent submitting it. The contest closes
May 1, and all papers must be handed
in or postmarked not later than that
date. The commission has prepared a
pamphlet embodying suggestions and
data, which will be sent without charge
to teachers and students interested. In
announcing the competition the com-
mission says:
"Ambassador James Bryce has said
that in an equal length of time no other
group ever made so great progress
as the Negroes of America have made
since the Civil War. The record is
highly creditable to both races, and
should be to both a source of pride and
of mutual appreciation and good will.
The commission's purpose in offering
these prizes is to encourage the study
of this subject by high school boys and
girls of both races. To this end, the
co-operation of principals and teachers
of high schools and leaders of high
school groups is earnestly requested,
in the effort to enlist as many young
people as possible."
Any one desiring further information
is invited to write to R. B. Eleazer,
Educational Director,
409
Palmer
Building, Atlanta, Ga.