The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26
AWARD PRIZES IN
POSTER CONTEST

Prizes In the statewide 6oftes
ny the Virginia Tubcrcu
loTis association during the anti
influenza campaign for the beg: poste,
illustrating the two health rules pub
lished on the state board OF health
influenza rlacard VIII be awarded to.
day, and 1t was announced OF the
Offices of the association, ITO Capjto
street. that the prizes for the best
rhymes Illustrating the two rules
would he announced on New Year,
Day. and checks mailed to the success
ful competitors.
! During the anti-influerza campaign
carried on Jointly by the state board
'of health and the Virginia Tubercu-
bsis association, the associat ton offered
a series OF prizes for the best rhymes
and the best poster illutrating the two
preventive rules on the state board OF
health Influenza piacard. and the con-
test was set on with viror In nearly
every county in Virginia. The two
rules to be illustrated are:
Whenever you cough or
sneeye, bow your head or
put handkerchief over your
mouth or nose. ...-
Don't mt into your mouth
fingers. pencils or anything
else that does not belong
there. Don't use a common
drinking cup.
The rules Of the contest were very
simple, ach contest betug required To
write full name, post Office address.
county. name of school and grade
Yet simple as were the regulations a
number OF contestants failed to com
ply with them.
From every section OF Virginia. from
the one-room schoolhouse in the iso-
lated rural community to the high
school in the city and the crowded
sils OF the ranking colleges have come
entries, and with such wealth of
material submitted the judges have
found It very difficult to make the
award. Three physicians prominent i'm
tho health WORK cf the state, three
pubic health nurses and q member OF
the Virginia Associa ton OF Colleges
ana Schools for women served on the
award committee, and great care was
exercised TO see that no point in the
health rules was overlooked In the
posters set aside for close examination
Besides the public schools which
sent posters. a number Of private COL
lcges and schools submitted drawings
roilina. Mary Baldwin Seminary ar
Stuart Hall each sending a number Of
excellent posters. The young ladies
OF the Mary Baldwin Seminary sub
mitted a number ROT excellent designs
OF clever workmanship.
After a close scanning and rescan-
ming Of the posters. the Judges finally
made awards as follows.
Adult Contest lover Is years OF
age>-Prtze OF SIS to Miss Dorothy
Ellen White. Midlothian, Chesterfield
Honorable mention. Miss
Mary Bonhan. Bradford. smyth
High School Contest funder 10 years
OF agel-First prize OF SIS TO Miss
Gladys Thompson. second year high
school, Herndon. Fairfax county; sec
,nd prize Of $40 to Miss Kate Page,
Mary Baldwin Seminary. Staunton,
Augusta county: third prize of IS to
Miss Mary Deubre Hawkins, Mid
lothian. Chesterfield county.
Grammar School Contest-First
prize Of SIS to Miss Miriam williams,
'aventh grade, Reedvillc school North
county; second prize OF $40
. Miss Dorothy Pullen, 7B grade. wal
ter Reed school. Newport News; third
,rixe OF IS to Henry Walker, 7B grade.
Baker school, Richmond.
Primary School-The primary prizes
we're not awarded, since conditions OF
he contest were not mck