Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-07
WAR SAVING STAMP
POSTER COM PETITION
Clawson S. Hamrnitt in Charge of
Delaware's Share of National
Campaign.

Under the direction of Henry z. Scott,
State director of war saving stamps Tor
Delaware. Clawson = Hammitt has been
placed in charge of the national war stamp
poster competition, SO far rs Delaware rs
concerned As chairman of the state
committee in that behalf, he Is selecting
a number of assistants, superintendent OF
Schools Clifford j. Scott and State Com
missioner of Education A. Il. Spaid having
been selected so far.
The competition, which will end on
May ID, is open to every educational IN
stItution in the State, everybody being
eligible above the sixth public school
grade Mr.. IIammitt is sending com
plcted instructions TO all OF the teachers
III Delaware and n copy has been filed at
the City Library. where it is posted IN =
conspicuous place At the conclusion of
the competition the prlze-winnlng posters
are To be- exhibited all over the country
The purpose of the campaign is 10 promote
the sale Of war saving stamps.
Most any pertinent theme can he Sc
lcctcd for q poster. including all sorts oi
war necessities. The posters should, how
ever, strive 10 portray generally one OF
the following themes: Manufacture and
labor. thrift, war savings societies DC.
Each should be original and convey the
message of war savings. also = slogan Tor
the campaign, the words War Savings,
War Savings Stamps, War Savings
Certificates, War Saving Society or
the initials "W :. s The date 1918
should also be included with the Liberty
Emblem and space for the identifying
imprint There are three classes for school
students rs follows
\ Art school students. including day
and evening schools and art schools.
B High school students. including day
and evening schools and classes; normal
school students
c Seventh. eighth and ninth grade
pupils, including junior high school pupils
Where there are only eighth grade and
ninth grade pupils como under Glass Il.
Competitors NAV enter only one class
and each can submit not more than two
designs Designs may b. 24x.}2 inches,
I2NI6 or oxI6. with two-lnCh margin.
Designs may bc IN black and white or
color Not more than two styles Of let
ters will be permitted
The following prIzes, privately secured
are offered IN each group.
Class First prize Of II War Saving
Certificates 500, second prizes 81 )
War Savings Certificates ls25 each, 3
third przcs OF ; War Savings Ger. ih-
Gates s15 each, honorable mentions
Class r First prize of War Savings
Certificates $40 second prizes of ;
War Savings Certificates SIS each, 3
third prizes Of War Savings Certihcat cs
$40 each, 3 honorable mentions.
Class G First prize Of 4 War Savings
Certificates (s20l, > second pr;zes Of !
certificate and II stamps S each, 3
third prizes OF II War Savings Stamps
So each 3 honorable mentions
In addition to the foregoing awards and
mentions 3 national jury viii award q
national prize Of honor. to consist of q
ribbon This ribbon. the highest Of all
awards, Will bc gwen 10 a single individual
in each class. who Is necessarily a pnze
winner from one Of the groups Thus the
nation champions IN poster designing
among school students viii be chosen
4 committee Of five. consisting OF two
artists and three art instructors, wall be
appointed as jury IN each group This
jury shall be appointed by the commit tees
directing the group campaigns