The sun., 1918-08-04
Judges Will Begin Examina-
ton of Pictures on Wednes-
day Afternoon.
ALL OF U. s. REPRESENTED
Results Of Competition to
Speed Ship Work Far Ex-
coed Expectation.

with the award by the Board of Judges
OF twelve prizes and several honorable
mentions In the four divisions OF con-
testants. The preliminary classification
has been completed and the Judges will
begin their examination Of the posters
on Wednesday afternoon. following a
luncheon at the Harvard Club.
The competition was a decided sue
cess. Artists In every State in the
Union responded TO the call in numbers
that amazed DR.. Charles A. Eaton,
head Of the National Service Section.
and other officers Of his lively organiza-
tion. Horace Brown, art critic and one
Of the Judges. who gave up several
days to the work OF classifying the
contributions. has declared that the big
collection contains many posters of IN
usual excellence. All who have seen
the contribution IN the ship Poster
Gallery. Somewhere Uptown" are con-
WINGED that tho National Service Sec
ton. which offered $1,000 for 'best
posters to speed up shipbuilding' IL
assured Of getting exactly what II
wants Everybody is confident that tho
prize winning posters will be OF char
acter that will fulfill the mission
mapped out for them.
Results Exceed Expectations.
The National Service Section inaug-
urated this contest because It needed
posters for its activities in squirting on
shipyard workers TO be 100 per cent.
workers and 100 per cent. Americans.
1t asked THE SUN to conduct the COM
petition for the reason that II had faith
In this paper to obtain the desired re-
suits. The results-quantity and quail
ity-were far beyond the expectations
Of the promoters OF tho enterprise
The first announcement of the compe-
tition was made in the THE Sum on sun
day. May 26. 1t attracted widespread
attention at once Thousands OF letters
of inquiry were received and A. r. Park
hurst. secretary OF the National Service
Section. and his private secretary. Miss
Maud Spier were kept extremely busy
sending entry blanks to would be COM
petitors. The response was remarkable
and THE SUN had It's hands full receiv-
ing and taking care OF the posters which
came from professional and amateur
artists. sailors and soldiers in the SER
vice. shipyard workers and employees OF
iHudStIidi turning OUT TndteE1a
for shipyards and pupils Of grade and
high schools.
Although the competition Officially
closed at midnight on July 25. posters
delayed by express and mail continued
to arrive for several days. All were
turned over to the National Service Sec
ton.
Beyond obtaining for Uncle Sam
splendid posters required In his business
OF making men hustle the competition
has gone far to push the right kind OF
American propaganda In this country
Each person who turned out a poster
has a keener perception OF the needs OF
the country In the matter OF shipping
than he or she ever had before. NOBODY
doubts but that each artist Is a better
citizen because OF his effort The family
circle and friends OF each particular
contestant interested In the fate of the
poster that started on its journey to Thu
Sun Office can think straiGhter as the
result OF this interest
All for Good Ola U. 8. A.
Hundreds OF artists who contributed
bore German names. and their posters
give powerful evidence that they SEQ no
virtue whatever in tho Hun or his un
civilized methods OF warfare II any
thing they were more vigorous In their
pictured demonstrations OF the Kaiser. his
u-boat activities and other brutal spe-
cIalt!es than those whose names had no
Teuonio flavor. thus indicating that their
natural sympsthies arc with this coun-
try and its allies
The size OF the pri1es-S3oo IL tho
largest-naturally was not such as would
appeal to the professional artist whose
work would command many times tina
tigure. but tho great majority OF well
known artists who sent in posters did
not think of rewards ut all. They were
solely anxious to do what they could 10
help out Uncle Sam. A large number
expressly stipulated they were not to be
considered in the award of prizes. but
we're anxious TO donate their posters to
the Government.
The National Service Section OF the
United states Shipping Board planned
better than II knew when II asked TIN
SUN-not the slightest urging was
| needed-to undertake the work o. letting
the nation know that II needed ship pos
tors and wanted them in hurry. IL not
only has for Its purposes its pick OF pos
tiers. the commercial value of which
mounts Into many thousands OF dol.
lars, but II has the satisfaction OF know
ing that It has started the people OF
shipbuilding centres and towns far from
the waterways thinking about the neces.
sty OF ships and more ships with a y,gor
that, promises much for the future OF
| shipbuilding.
Effect on Labor.
One very important phase OF this
Wholesale serious thinking OF the people
| II Ia believed. will be the effect that |,
| will have upon the labor situation In the
shipysrds. As a recruiting proposition
for shipyard labor 1t Is expected that the
ship poster contest will work wonders
Letters received by THE Sun durins
the progress OF the competition showed
TIE difficulties under which man,
worked to do his bit" One of the mos
frequent complaints from small towns If
the Far West was to the effect tha
artists couldn't find the right kind O
paper they needed. Several hunted II
many towns before they got what theI
| required.
| One man who ran a chicken farm ell
day explained that his lack OF speed wa.
due to the fact he + ad to do all his worl
at night after the chickens had gone I,
roost. Scores Of men and women ad
mitted that they couldn't draw or pain
at all. but still they had ideas" an,
these ideas they shipped along, hopin,
that some real artist could make some
thing out Of them" Some OF these Ideas
as well as some of the posters them
selves. are crude and amusing, but al
have a "kick" in them and every "kick
was directed at the Kaiser.
THE SUNS connection with the poste
competition ended on the day that tn
posters were turned over to Secretar,
ParkhurF Of the National Service Sec
ton.
The responsibilities now rest with tn