NEW HISTORY SOCIETY'S COMPETITION

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21729, 11 March 1936, Page 9

NEW HISTORY SOCIETY'S COMPETITION

The New History Society of New York announces that its fifth international competition will now be open to all residents under 30 years of ago in the following countries:—Alaska, Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Tasmania, and the islands adjacent to them. There is no entrance fee. Entries must be posted by April 30, 1936. The subject for this year's competition is: "How Can Youth Develop Cooperative and Harmonious Relations Among the. Peoples of the Earth?" The society offers three prizes of 300, 200, and 100 dollars, as well as special prizes, for the best papers of not more than 2000 words. The ideals of the society, which is non-political, and embraces all creeds and people, are the promotion of the principles of peace and harmony, the establishment of practical internationalism and disarmament, and the fostering of a brotherhood of mankind. It numbers amongst its active supporters such celebrities as Professor Albert Einstein. Miss Helen Keller, Rabbi Stephen Wise. Mrs Margaret Sanger, Count Ilya Tolstoy, and Rabindonath Tapore. all of whom have contributed lectures under its auspices.

Entry forms and further information can be obtained from Mr John W. Laird, c.o. Post Office, Hastings.