The San Francisco call., 1897-11-14
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YOUNG AUTHORS
AND ARTISTS.


A CHEEKY good morning, parents,
n sisters, cousins, and aunts, com pam
ions and friends and the great pubic
The young writer's and artists OF the Ia
cifc Coast greet you this morning Win an
appeal to your critical judgment ana
friendly sympathy and hope that you VIII
JOY the week of their brains and hands
With the stories and the heading OF Tue
page, all the work of our bright young
people, you will see the portraits OF maj -
who have taken part in the competition
instituted by The CALL. Some compeu-
tors have failed to send in their pictures
The wreath of triumph is on the page.
1t represents the band OF writers
and artists of tender years whose contrl-
buttons are found to be of sufficient merit
to entitIe them to publication. Ihere
are good stories that are not on the page
this morning. There are likewise excel
lent drawings that must wait; but Gil the
writer's and artists who are named TO-DAY
will soon see their work on this page.
The judgments rendered by Superin-
tendent Webster and Deputy Superln-
tendent Stone of the San Francisco
School Department need no explanation
relative to the stories. J. kahler, the
head of the art department OF IHE CALL,
also submits his report concerning the de-
signs supplied by our young artists for the
heading of the young authors and artists
page. Congratulations are EXTENDED tnat
such competent judges were inclined
10 donate their hours of rest to the service
of our young friends. Once more thanks
are offered to the judges in behalf OF the
young people.
Stories, articles and pictures furnished
by the following named will be used or
appear on the page to-day:
WILMA FRANCES BRUHN. aged 10,
residence 508 Franklin street, San Fran
cisco.
ELINOR B. MERRILL, age 10. resi-
dence Berkeley.
BLANCHE ASHFORD. Chetco Or
NITA NJ. TOMASINI, Suisun.
FLOYD SMITH, 81 Bartlett street, San
Francisco.
EUGENE P. CONWAY, 1241z Second
street. Los Angeles.
sABINA MURPHY, aged 13, 1859
Twenty-sixth street, San Francisco
A. HESCHIN, 519 Eighth street, San
Francisco.
VERA CHISHOLM, aged u, 444 Falcon
avenue, San Francisco.
MARIE CHESWORTH. 1906 Flbert
street, San Francisco, age 13.
CHESTER J. WHIPPLE, age IL San
Bernardino.
LILLE NELSON, San Francisco.
A. LAWRENCE LEE, San Francisco.
CLARA KENNEDY, Goodyears Bar,
Sierra County, Cal, age 16.
ELLA NJ. AIGELTINGER, age II, Pes.
| cadero.
KATHRYN LEE CULVER, 1854 West
street, Oakland.
A. MARC UERITE WEEKS, age ii, Pes
cadero.
NJ. EVA NAVONE, age Is. Calistoga.
AIDA JAMES, San Francisco.
SADIE FREEMAN, Moro, San Luis
Obispo County.
The young author whose name heads
the list, IN the report of the judges. de-
scribes herself as country girl. She is
Nita M. Tomasini of Suisun. In the LETT
ter that pan led Nita's story were
the following sentences, and they may
serve as an introduction to the girl who
carries off the chief honor as writer:
Inclosed you will find my story for the
young authors contest 1t is original and I
have had no one correct it. I also send you
my photograph. Is there any chance of my
being one of the five successful onesf I am a
country girl and ride FIVE miles to school
every morning.
Eugene P. Conway of Los Angeles is
doubly fortunate in having his design &C.
cepted for the Young Authors Page, as
the result OF the judgment of Mr.. Kahler,
and in being second on the list of young
authors. Eugene is 10 years old. He Is a
pupil in the eighth grade of the Spring
street School in Los Angeles.
Very likely the seniors will note the
very tender years of those who entertain
them this morning. They will also note
the prediction which Messrs. Webster and
Stone make. The work justihes expecta-
ton.
Warning was given the city children
tn at the young authors in the country
were making fine showing. This will be
developed more fully as the other stories
to be published, numbering sixteen, ap.
pear.
Careful Judgment was necessary.
One of the stories will be illustrated next
week and several will be published next
Sunday morning.