19
December 2000
MEMORANDUM
From:
Chair, Language Studies Department
To: Distribution List
Subj:
THE VON STEUBEN AWARD FOR ESSAY IN GERMAN
1. PURPOSE. To publish rules and
procedures regarding the Von Steuben Award.
2. INFORMATION. The Von Steuben
Society of America makes an annual award for the best essay in German on a
topic related to the German and American past and present. The award consists
of a Navy or Marine Corps dress sword, scabbard, and case.
The following rules apply:
a. Midshipmen of the
First, Second, and Third Classes, for whom German is not the native language,
are eligible.
b. No previous winner of
the prize is eligible.
c. Essays, of not less than 1,000 words, are to be original compositions entirely in German except for quoted material.
d. The actual topic of a
proposed essay should be submitted to their language instructor for approval
before the candidate undertakes the writing.
e. Essays, typed or
written in ink, are to be submitted to Assistant Professor Joseph Gwara no
later than noon, 9 March 2001.
f. Essays will be judged
by faculty members teaching German.
g. Essays will be judged
on quality of ideas and logical presentation as well as correct use of the
language.
3. ACTION. Eligible midshipmen are
encouraged to participate, and to obtain advice and guidance from instructors
of German.
//SIGNED//
SHARON
D. VOROS
Dist:
ComdtMidn
AcDean
Dir, HUM/SS
Registrar
Midn 1/C, 2/C, 3/C who have studied German