Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
JUNIORS FORGET TO
SIGN THEIR DRAWINGS

ri HE artists who draw such delight
ful pictures for the Junior will
a have an opportunity to make
something out of the usual in illustrat-
ing the new topic which is announced
today. The subject is supposed to sug-
gest to the readers the situation over
the fallen cherry tree, with little
George Washington braveiy setting
forth his time honored assertion, Il
cannot tell a lie"
There may be many of the boys and
girls who will prefer to make this pie
ture represent some phase of modern
everyday life, and will like to portray
some event which might lead a Los
Angeles boy or girl to make the same
statement. Amy desired situation which
would permit of the use of this quota
tion may be selected for delineation.
The topic will undoubtedly bring forth
pictures which will interest the read
ers of the paper as well as those boys
and girls who help to make page so
we'll filled each week.
Pictures for the Wintry weather sub
ject were marked by curious failure
About half of the pictures which were
sent in for the contest were drawn on
the wrong kind of paper. One girl
whose workmanship was above the aN-
erage used yellow paper, and blue ink
seems to be a decided favorite with
Herald Junior artists
Perhaps a good many of the boys and
girls are color hlind-of course it would
be most Iamentable to have to believe
such a thing, but it cannot be possible
that all the boys and girls use blue
deliberately and think that perhaps the
editor of the drawing contests will not
know the difference. If the fault lies
With .unscrupulous dealers it would be
a good ided~to carry the ink back to
the store whence it came together with
the information that the ink is blue
not black, and ask for something which
win make really black lines
1t is particularly discouraging to find
so many otherwise good pictures spoiled
by such unfortunate circuL.- tances and
the Junior artists themselves can regret
it no more than does the editor of the
department.
Among the boys and girls whose pic
lures this week were upon thin paper
or drawn in blue ink are ~Bertram f.
Bennett, 1433 Mesa street, San Pedro.
grade AS; Maurice Leir. 142 West Four
teenth street; John Bennett, 4S1 South
Avenue 21, grade AT, Avenue twenty
one school.
Decidedly meritorious pictures were
received from Leyland Armfield, 1921
West First street, Santa Ana, grade
AS, Third street school, and Alan MICH
OILS, Monrovia, Both are reserved and
may appear later
An aviation grounds picture showing
airships, dirigibles and balloons all in
the air at once, while an enthusiastic
crowd applauded and waved flags, has
been received. The idea is good and
the composition of the picture is wor-
thy of note, but the ink is too pale.
There is no signature to this picture,
neither is any name attached to the
picture of a small girl carrying an UNI
brella up a path between a lake and
a flower bed. If Juniors will all write
their names and addresses and school
and grade upon the reverse side of their
drawings they will insure proper cred
it for their pictures. When the names
are enclosed upon separate paper
they are apt to be nislaid in opening
the great number of letters which come
each week, and the pictures are con-
sequently unidentified.
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