THE ANTHONY WAYNE ESSAY CONTEST
The Anthony Wayne Memorial Legislative
Committee
during the winter of 1944-45, in
cooperation with the Ohio
State Archaeological and Historical
Society and the Ohio State De-
partment of Education, sponsored a
contest among the public,
parochial and private schools in Ohio on
the subject of "Anthony
Wayne and the Indian Wars in Ohio,
1790-1795." Several thou-
sand students from all over the State
entered the contest. Winning
essays in the several counties were then
submitted to the final
judges in Columbus. The contestants were
separated into two
divisions: the junior division
consisting of the seventh, eighth and
ninth grades, and the senior division
consisting of the tenth,
eleventh and twelfth grades. Three
prizes were offered for each
division. The winning contestants of the
junior division were
Glen Dashner, Maumee; Arthur Oldham,
Mariemont; and Mar-
tin Vincent, Toledo. In the senior
division Kathleen Mierka, a
senior at Roosevelt High School, Dayton,
received first honors,
followed by Dherlys Mae Nicely and Patsy
A. Terrell also of
Dayton. Miss Mierka's winning
contribution is published below:
ANTHONY WAYNE
HIS INDIAN CAMPAIGNS
BY KATHLEEN MIERKA
Washington spoke in anger:
"It's all over--
St. Clair's defeated--routed--
The officers nearly all killed,
The men by hundreds--
The rout complete--
Too shocking to think of--
And a surprise into the bargain.
.... 'Beware of a surprise!
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