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RECREATION 



J. W. Randall, Jr., age 18 years, Te- 



kousha, Mich. 

 Ernest P. Linstrum, aged 13 years, 



Paxton, 111. 

 Henry J. Hall, age 15, Chanute, Kan. 



In awarding the prizes an effort has 

 been made to select those pictures bear- 

 ing unmistakable marks of having 

 been drawn from life. Of course due 



out ; others came in after the time limit 

 and were returned. 



In Paul J. Fair's "live bird in flight" 

 there is careful drawing, excellent ac- 

 tion and good proportions. It won the 

 first prize without a dissenting voice. 



The first prize in the Wild Animal 

 class, by Elsie Horlacher, is a remark- 

 able picture for a child of thirteen. The 



FIRST PRIZE — WILD ANIMAL IN ACTION. 



attention has been paid to composition 

 and technique, but the principal factor 

 governing the judges was the thought 

 and care displayed by the young artists 

 in portraying the animals in action. 



Some of the youngsters did not read 

 the conditions, but sent in their draw- 

 ings rolled up and hence were counted 



By Elsie Horlacher, age 13 



action and pose are very good, the char- 

 acter is well maintained, the propor- 

 tions all that could be required of even 

 a more experienced artist, but the hand- 

 ling is somewhat crude. This, how- 

 ever, is a minor fault and soon over- 

 come by practice, but it takes long 

 years of practice before the student 



