The sun., 1918-09-15
PATRIOTISM MOTIVE
OF POSTER WINNERS
"Not for Money, but With
Hope Of Helping" They
Entered Contest.
MANY HAD ART TRAINING
Some Learned From Cores
pondence Schools, Others
From Europe's Masters.

mot for the money. but in the hope
that my poster might do IT'D bit in help
ing to win the war" II q composite
picture could be taken Of the sentiments
of the prize winners in the nationwide
poster contest which the National Ser
vice Section of the United States Ship
ping Board Emergency Corporation con-
Quoted through THE Sum, a. expressed
In their letters acknowledging THE
SuN's congratulations. II would look
something like that. And it's Q satisfac-
tory thing that every one Of these suo-
cessful artists. from the lads who en-
tered in the class for school pupils to the
grown men who snatched little time
from their work in army or navy or In
shop CO shipyard to design a poster. had
a good. concrete, sensible reason for be-
lieving that this 10 one effective way to
speed up ship production.
Not all have the FIRST hand knowledge
of shipyard men possessed by Brython
Jones. winner of the third prize In class
III, who has studied them we'll in the
course Of his sob Of making cartoons for
q paper devoted to the interests OF the
Chester (Pa.) Shipbuilding Company
employees. But one and all seem to
recognize a truth which Is well ex-
pressed by the winner Of the second prize
in the class open to soldiers and sailors,
William Clifford Hoople, seaman Of the
second class at Pelham Bay Park Train
ing Camp.
The shipbuilder." says Seaman
Hoople' would naturally ma II hard 70
realize MIS- Individual importance as
war winner because OF the fact that ne
stiil continues to work In trade with
which he IL more than familiar. So II
him from an angle which sees his great
service to do their utmost to make him
know the important part he plays In the
life Of our great nation"
"ide variety OF winners.
As the nos,ers sbow tb.v were M
amateurs who won nr,zes though their
experience ranges ali the wav from that
oS the MAN r,hn 10 ,,rgsiv seis"taught
ana The schoo,hov who.e n.,,w taschiny
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49, fore river Snrpysros AZ quincy.
-. nc says nu' my uuo 'neue,
INA. OF huhoie nmheL. l !iIeo
e. uaoe since oetoeo Amer.ea en'oreo
~. wa. oeca eau, you sse. LeN 20 w.
les wnen real men were ooihg tnings
In.chihlst when yearn 10 90 some
ooh, yes, 1 have an art training.
Knocked around Europe for several
years in London. Paris and Antwerp.
Had a year under Hasssll. Enrland's
FOREMOST poster artist. And two years
under Harold Speed. who PAINTED King
Edward twice. Have crossed the West
ern Ocean a few times on all kinds OF
boats, and lived a George harrow life
in our own great West. / got a scholar
chip in the Academic des Beaux Arts in
Antwerp and have won n prize or two
and made a little money, but never did
anything unusual"
Mr.. Rogers saws he "tust hannened tn
see the announcement Of the poster CON-
test posted up at the Fore River Shin
yards" He went to work on the design
that came to him. UNITED We Stand"
and hoped to win a prize. but mot for
the money SO much as for the satisfac-
ton that the poster might do its bit in
helping Uncle Sam. The only special
knowledge 1 have Of shipbuiiding ac-
tivities." he adds, "is what I have
gained by observation while at work. OF
course 1t is obvious that the poster cam
paign In the shipyards Is a splendid
thing and undoubtedly increases pro-
duction."
,
Experience His Riches.
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conodsnce 10 hriar snd h,.in..s IT.,
IN. from another man yIho Ss.srtaa at
10 hs in on the .reat war . Vit,na
n. h,s mama shows-pstar Thorwafa
Isn.an Ua Won th,rd nr,ss 4, 81 ""
.ha on onsr RI soId,sr. ana .at,o,s
with his "Don't Let Them Wait !:
Thouph NJ the race ~ v,k,ng. bo I.n.,
n sailor, but a soldier. at present on
5uty With The Div,s,oroI Can,o,,e.a.
Scnooi: beiore going on THIS ne served
at did not have any special know,ed~e
Of shipbuilding activities" he saws '.hnt
naturally take interest in the things
see are necessary to carrv on and win
the war.
att was in the Divisional Carnopaavs
school which Ia almost entireIv coyns
posed Of experienced artists, that first