The border vidette., 1918-03-16
CHANGE TO GET FINE.
Poster Campaign to Further Cause
 of National Thrift.

All school children in Arizona are eligible to compete in the na tional poster competition, to pro- mote the war savings campaign, now under way in this state un der the direction of Miss Cor della McLain, supervisor of art in the Phoenix schools.
 Under the plans for the cam paign, students of schools in all sections of the United States will enter into competitive drawing contest. These draw ings shall be made in the form of posters and must illustrate some strong point as to why we should be thrifty, help the gov erD ment save mOaey and assist in winning the war.
 School students have been di- vided into three classes for the competition. Class A will con sist of art school students, in cluding day and evening schools and art schools. Class B will consist of high school students, including day and evening schools and classes. Class/C will consist of seventh, eighth and ninth grade pupils, includ- Where there are only eight grades tue ninth comes under Clsss B.
 All coppetitors must be regu- lar students iu the schools in. cluded in the classes in which they are competing, and they may enter only one class. Not more than two designs may be submitted by a single individual. Under no circumstances may de- signs be worked on by instruct orS.
 Designs may be in the follow ] ing sizes, exclusive of the blank | outside margin: 24x32 inches | Qong edge verticaD, 12x16 inches (long edge verticaD, 9x16 inches Gong edge horizontaD.
 A margin not, less than two designs which are vertical. De- signs should be drawn in black and white or in color; if in color not more than four different colors should be used. One of these colorS must be the partic- ular blue to be noted on the w. s. S. already in use. Not more than two styles of letters should be used. In general, the poster or flat treatment of color should prevail. No name, word or mark exclusive of the design it. self may appear on either the face or back of the poster, ex cept the designers symbol, which must appear only on the back with letter (A) (B) or co to in dicate the class entered. The margin must be free from marks of any kind. The identifying isymbol or word on the back of the design must not contain the initials of the designer.
 The posters selected by com petent judges as the best fitted to serve the purpose for which they are intended, will be used by the government in the thrift campaign. Prizes for the best posters are offered as follows:
 Class A. First prize of 12 war savings certificates having value of S6O.OO.
 Second prize of five war say ings certificates, having value of $25. .OO, There will be two second prizes.
 Third prize of three war sav- ings certificates, having a value of S15.OO. There will be three third prizes.
 Ia addition to the above, there will be three honorable mentions given in this class.
 Class B. First prize, eight war savings certificates having value of S4O.OO. Second prize of three war savings certificates having a value of $15.OO. There will be two second prizes. Third prize of two war savings certifi } cates, having a value $1O.OO. There will be three third prizes. } In addition to the above, three honorable mentions will be given Class c. First prize of fouc war savings certificates, having value of 5000. Second prize of one war savings certificate and 12 thrift stamps, having a value of $500. There will be two second prizes. Third prize, I2 thrift stamps, having a value of S3 co. There will be three