New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-18
EXHIBIT TO SHOW
WORK OF Children
Prizes Are Awarded for Best
". S. S. Poster Designs

week, an exceptional opportunity will
be afforded the people of New Britain
to witness the results of the patriotic
eforts of the children of this city.
Through the generosity of George lie
Witt, the store at Franklin Square
recently vacated by the Williams Auto
company has been secured for tho
e&hlbltlon The originality of ideas
expressed in this unusual collection
OF posters is truly marvellous especial
~ when il is taken into cOnsid era ton
that they are the work of young
BOYS and girls attending the public
schools. However, aside from this
the intrinsic value Of the posters in
demonstrating tho duty of each one
Of us to practice economy and buy
War Saving stamps merits our care
full attention. Accordingly it is hoped
that none will miss this opportunity
to be afforded the public of examin-
ing the original specimens composing
the collection.
A brief history of how the collection
was obtained will not be amiss A
short time ago, Herbert H. Pease Of
the New Britain Machine company
offered forty dollars in prizes for the
best War Saving stamp posters drawn
by the school children of New Bri-
tain During the entire month Of
April the art work in the city schools
was exclusively devoted to the posters
The children themselves originated the
themes, and were guided In the
actual execution of the dra wings only
to the extent that would regularly be
accorded them in the way of instruc-
ton. Consequently, it will be realized
shat the production of the posters is
entirely the work of the children
themselves. Nevertheless. debt Of
gratitude is due the school teachers
of New Britain, whose hearty CO.
operation in the plan, and whose in
terest. patience and sympathy with the
efforts of the children has rendered
invaluable assistance, without which
the undertaking could not possibly
have been such an overwhelming sue
cess.
Altogether approximately 500 pos
ters were made. OF these, 100 were
selected tor honorary mention. The
prizes were allotted SO that each grade
received two, making a total of 20
prlze-Wlnnlng posters which were Sc
lected from the hundred which re-
CelVed honorary mention Following
is summary of the prizes awarded.
together with the names of the chill
dren who received them and the
schools which they attended:
Grade list prize, Philip Berg
strom, East; End prize. Harry Slade,
Stanley; honorable mention: Albina
Wranat, East; Joseph Garcia, East;
Alfred Rel<us, East: Paulin kallin
East; Johanna Fairwood. Osgood
Hill: Wallace Davis, Lincoln; Albert
Robinson, Lincoln Elsie Benza, |
Smalley.
Grade list prize, John Majsy. |
East; 2nd prize, Bruno Caruti, North |
end; honorable mention: Harold
Richardson, Monroe; William Klein |
nellie, East; Martha, Koplowitz, East;
Theresa Kalanta, East; Lillian Scag- |
lirla, Northend; Stella Eisenberg, |
East Henry Weklund Smith; How !
ard Turnrase, East.
Grade Hist prize, Leo Never |
doski Smith; End prize, Edward Sow |
ka, East; honorable mention: Row !
land Lobdell, Smalley: Martin Sante, |
Smalley; Edith Hollfelder, Monroe: |
Roland Narsell, Stanley: Irma Ander- I
son, East Mary Tuccicorone, Rock |
well: Gladys Mycroft East; Sophie |
Bronsten. Smalley.
Grade 1V-1st prize, Agnes Strom-
ouist, East; End prize, Albert Pizer,
Smalley; honorable mention: Edith !
Bumstead, East Agnes Stromuuist, |
Smalley; George Carino, Smalley: !
George Carino. Smalley; Leonard |
Gordona, Rockwell; Katie Wolfe, !
Rockwell; Katie Wolfe, Rockwell; |
Willis Hall, Smith.
Grade Visit prize, Elsie Beers, |
East; 2nd prize, Lawrence Borg, Os-
good Hill; honorable mention: Leon !
Greenberg, Smalley; Louisa Tombari, |
Smalley; Edna Sandberg, Smith. Eu- |
gene DAmoro, Rockwell Mary Gill |
lette. Stanley; Nellie Jocubinas. Small !
ley: John Gasperini, Osgood Hill; |
Leon Greenberg, Smalley,
Grade NI-1st prize, Lillian John |
son, East; 2nd prize, Marquette 10 |
cubinas, Smalley: honora BILE mention: |
Julian Schmid. Rockwell: Abraham |
Powerman, East: Theodore Stalk, Os- !
good Hill; Mildred Goodwin, Smith: !
Julian Schmid, Rockwell Elmer |
Munson, Osgood Hill; Leon Birn |
baum, Smalley: Lillian johnson, East. !
Grade Whist prize, Roland Hale, |
2nd prize, Edward Caffejian; honor |
able mention: Hugo Anderson, Les |
lie Lauborn, Sylvia Norden, George !
Laurenaitis, Prescott Brown. Carl |
Arnetti, Helen Rechenberg, Prescott |
Brown, all of Prevocational Gram |
mar.
Grade Whilst prize, Charles Sus- |
pinskas; End prize Harold Schleich- |
err; honorable mention: James Mag |
son, Kenaz Johnston, John Ruck, AL |
va Hames, Harold Normoyle, 2ey- |
mold Syensly Herhert Haline Astrid |