Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-09-24
Fisher Body Boys
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Eight SchoIarsh

uihVoASi'y oSHoidISHlpS worth SZU,-
900 and another $4,000 in cash
and U. S. Savings Bonds are the
stakes in the 1856 Fisher Body
Craftsman's Guild model car COM
petition, it was announced last
week by James P. Wines, secre-
tary of the Guild.
In addition to individual awards
to successful young model car
builders, the Guild awards perman-
ent trophies to the schools attend
ed by first state, regional and ma
tional winners.
Since 1880, the Fisher Body COM
petition has awarded 140 univer-
sity scholarships valued at $441,-
500 to national winners. More than
100000 in cash and other awards
have been made to thousands of
Lows winning state and regional
honors.
The 1856 competition offers the
Dung car designers the opportun-
ity to build sports cars, hardtops,
,Jnvertibles or station wagons as
we'll as two-or four-door sedans.
The Fisher Body model car COM
retition has become nationally
%amous as one of industry's most
srccessful talent sources. A sur
rey of former winners revealed
hat the same dreams that help a
oy design and build an award
inning model car helped most of
hem to become prize-winning
dults, too.
In addition to the many who
:ecame industrial and automotive
designers, the survey found doc
1rs, lawyers, bankers, architects,
publishers, engineers and manufac-
,urers.
Enrollments are being taken now
Cor the competition by Guild field
representatives who are visiting
thousands of public and parochial
schools Throughout the country.
Any boy in the United States be-
tween the age of IL through 19 is
eligible to enter the competition
md may obtain an enrolment card
by writing to the Fisher BODY
Craftsman's Guild, General Motors
Corporation, Detroit 2, Michigan.
A booklet on model car design
and construction, the only text
book of it's kind for youths wish
ing to learn about automobile de-
sign. is given to each boy enroll
ing in the Guild. 1t was prepared
by professional designers from the
General Motors Styling Section,
Fisher Body Division engineers and
the Technical Staff of the Crafts
mans Guild.
The awards for the best mod
els entered in the Guild competi-
ton again include eight university
scholarships for the national win
ners of the Junior (12 through 10
years old and Senior (16 through
19) Divisions of the competition.
In each age group the awards Will
be: 1st = $4,000 scholarship; End
SO 900; 3rd - $4,000; 4th =
$1,000.
There will be ID awards in each
state and the District of Column
bia, seven in each age group as
follows: 1st = $3.50 cash; End -
500; 3rd = $50; and four honor
able mention awards of $50 U >.
Savings Bonds. For judging pur-
poses, the 48 states and District
of Columbia are grouped into ~
regions. each of which will send
Junior and Senior Division winner
expense-free to the national Guild
convention next July.
Sons of General Motors employees
(including dealers and their en-
ployes) are eligible to enter the
competition. Duplicate awards are
made if the son of GIN employe
wins.
The Craftsman's Guild was
founded in 1880. superintendent
of public schools in Detroit, Chi
cago. Denver, New York, Boston,
Cleveland, Memphis, Dallas, st.
Louis. Los Angeles and Seattle,
serve on the Guilds Advisory
Board, while noted scientists and
university presidents serve on the
= -, Ir Roord of Judges