Evening star., 1947-05-02

vases Will Illustrate July ana august
To carry the spirit of the last two
months of the year, judges selected
the painting of Joan Reid that shows
a wintery moon above a large cathe-
dral.
Miss Jean Dorrel, art teacher at
Woodrow Wilson. presented the bond
to James Younger, who said his
interest in painting grew out of a
iong-standing appreciation of art
+ Walter Hawthorne, who received
his bond from John Hurd. his teach
Fer at, Cardazo. .saida he has e'been
painting for about five years. But
mother said I've been drawing ever
lsince I was old enough to hold a
Epencil," he added. The youth, who
is studying under a private teacher
there said he wants to make a career
After the annoansernerss cere-
tmony, Prof. James y. Herring, head
of the art department of Howard
University and one of the judges,
spoke Of difficulties in choosing the
winners. The display, he said, "is
the best children's exhibit I have
ever SEEN"
| In brief address, Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, president of the Dis
trict Board of Education, praised
the contest as IAN auxiliary to our
own educational program"
Our school system is large and
in many ways unwieldy, she de-
clared. Eve can't give all the in
dividual attention that we hope to
some day. We welcome such con-
test to give children a chance to
develop themselves by their own
initiative"
Central High Band Plays.
Music for the program was fur
nished by the Central High School
Band and the chorus from Browne
Junior High School. Boy and girl
cadets from Mckinley High School
acted as ushers.
To open the program, S. H. Kauff-
mann, business manager of The
Star, delivered a welcome address.
Master of ceremonies was Bill Coyle,
radio director of The Star.
The so honorable mention awards
went to:
Bruce M. Sandlin, Washington
and Lee. named twice; Earl Simp-
son. Randall Junior High; Stephen
Karpman, Alice Deal; Edward E
Loewe, Langley Junior High; James
D. Spart, jr., Hine Junior High,
named twice; Donald McIlvaine
Armstrong; Edgar H. Walker, Sid
we'll Friends; Mar jorie Walker, Sid
well Friends; Elisabeth Hendricks,
Woodrow Wilson; Miss Gill Murray,
Eastern; Tom Felt, Woodrow Will
son: Doris Heatwole, Gordon Junior
High; Gypsy Bailey. Randall Junior
High; John Boyd, Randall Junior
High; John Floria, Sidwell Friends;
Doris Jacobs, Roosevelt, and Bill
Hayes, Washington and Lee.
/ Also Howard Scott. Randall Junior
High, named twice; Charlotte Ann
Emerson. Sidwell Friends; Jean A.
Brown, Eastern; Wendy Stachura
Central; Myrto Liatis. ,Sidwell
Friends; George Gamble, Hine
Junior High; Miss Murray: Avis
Jahr, Roosevelt; Judith Anderson
Gordon Junior High; Larry Hey
man, Mcfarland Junior High;
Yvonne Yowell, Roosevelt; James
Whitley, Dunbar: Beatrice Gussin
Roosevelt; CORN Hansen, Langley
Junior High: Pamela Dawson, Alice
Deal; Billy Ruback, Greenbelt, and
Dorothy Lukin, Roosevelt.
Also Eleanor Ford, Randall Junior
High: Howard Scott, Randall Junior
High; Robert McGIue, Washington
and Lee; Allan Milofsky. Macfarland
Junior High; Prudence Waugh
Washington and Lee; Sue Reynolds
Roosevelt: Douglas Trittipoe, Nc
Kinley; James Hawthorne, who re-
ceived an honorable mention as well
as grand prize; Sylvester Harper
Dunbar; Jean Royal, Woodrow
| Wilson; Edwin Beitzell Roosevelt
Elwood w. Cooke. Stuart Junior
High, and Joe Rothrock, Washing
/ ton and Lee.