Vol. XIV. No. 8. 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 
December 19 12 
HE Christmas Competition received 
the largest contributions Keramic 
Studio has ever experienced and the 
average was surprisingly good. We 
had expected to use the prize designs 
for the Christmas issue but made the 
mistake of setting the closing date 
too late so that there was not time 
for the engi-avers to do justice to the 
work. We will have to give them 
later. The prizes were awarded as follows: 
Naturalistic study in color — first prize, J. Kallaus, Mil- 
waukee, Wis.; second prize, C. L. Wiard, Waukegan, Mich. 
Semi-naturalistic study in color — first prize, Jane P. 
Baker, Philadelphia.; second prize, Helen J. Hulme, Mt. Holly, 
N.J. 
Naturalistic study in black and white — first prize, Albert 
W. Heckman, Meadville, Pa. 
Semi-naturalistic study in black and white — first prize, 
Wm. G. Whitford, Maryland Institute, Baltimore. 
Bird design — first prize, Alice B. Sharrard, Louisville, Ky.; 
second prize, Florence R. Weisskopf, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Animal design — first prize, H. L. Bridwell, Chattanooga, 
Tenn. 
Fish design — first prize, Ophelia Foley, Owensboro, Ky.; 
second prize, H. L. Bridwell, Chattanooga, Tenn. 
Fruit design, first prize, Leah H. Rodman, New York City; 
second prize, Mrs. McElheney, Dallas, Texas. 
Nut design, first prize, May Hoelscher, Elgin, III; second 
prize, Grace Bruner, Kokomo, Ind. 
The first and second prizes both naturalistic and semi- 
naturalistic will be given as color supplements as will also the 
first and second prize, fish, fruit, nut and bird designs. They 
will be found to be unusually good in color and composition. 
We are so snowed under with good designs of all kinds that we 
have had to return many of merit and wonder how we can use 
all that we now have on hand and what we will have after the 
January competition is closed. We are looking forward to 
the latter competition with great interest. It ought to be of 
great value to our workers, showing what can be done in one 
fire. 
We have not heard from as many as we would like in re- 
gard to a "Keramic Guild" as mentioned in the October issue. 
Let us hear from all interested. 
We will give in the January issue illustrations of the cer- 
amic work at the annual exhibition of Arts and Crafts at the 
Art Institute, Chicago. We were unable to give it earlier as 
we are waiting for some of the illustrations. 
It will interest Keramic readers to know that the Arthur 
Heun prize for the best exhibit of craft work of original design 
in the Chicago exhibition was awarded to Mrs. Adelaide Alsop- 
Robineau, for her porcelains. This makes the fifth recognition 
of her work in one year and is duly appreciated. These five 
honors are as follows: First, Grand Prize, Turin; second, sixteen 
pieces accepted in the Exposition des Arts Decoratifs, Musee 
des Arts Decoratifs in the Louvre, Paris; third, fifteen pieces 
accepted at the Salon in the Grand Palais, Paris; fourth, (as 
a result of the Salon exhibit) invitation to become a member of 
the Union Internationale des Beaux Arts et des Lettres, among 
the names of whose members are Rodin, Anatole France, 
Troubetzkoy, Rudyard Kipling, Bernard, Roll, Gerome, 
Gabrielle d'Annunzio, Charpentier, Degas, Paul and Victor 
Margueritte, Monet, Raifaelli, Sorolla, Carriere, etc., etc., 
etc.; fifth, first recognition in her own country by the jury of 
the Art Institute, Chicago, in awarding the Albert Heun prize 
for crafts work. 
As recognition in America is the great reward for which 
she works and hopes, the editor feels in some ways more en- 
couraged by this last award than all the foreign honors. So 
will you all pardon her anxiety to let her ceramic friends know 
all about it through Keramic Studio? She feels toward the 
readers of Keramic Studio much as her little daughter does 
when she prints a new word or draws a new picture and comes 
running with "See what I did, Mamma!" 
The National Society of Craftsmen holds its usual annual 
exhibition this month in the galleries of the National Arts Club. 
As the New York Society of Keramic Arts is now incorporated 
with the first mentioned society we will endeavor to give our 
readers good illustration of the work shown by that society 
in the February issue of Keramic Studio. 
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Good things come slowly, so do not despair of some time 
seeing in Keramic Studio all the good things we have promised 
or hoped for on the editorial page. It is one thing to plan to 
have certain contributions and another thing to get them. 
"You can fetch a horse to water but you can not always make 
him drink." We have received many promises but our cer- 
amic workers are all such busy folks! Slow and sure! 
Our holly and mistletoe designs all came so late that we 
will have to save them for next Christmas. It was unfortun- 
ate that the editor made such a miscalculation in the date, 
hereafter we will endeavor rather to be ahead of time. But 
we, at least, are ahead in the matter of designs and color sup- 
plements, we have never before had so many and so different 
good things to oiler, as you will agree with us when you see 
the coming issues. It seems hardly possible that our ceramic 
designers could have made such forward strides in the last 
few years. 
The world of ceramic decorators will feel deeply the loss 
of Mrs. Thomas M. Fry, who passed away at her home "Meadow 
Cot" Southampton, Long Island, October 26, after many 
weeks of suffering. Her name has been a familiar and honored 
one among a host of friends and ceramic students. She was 
an indefatigable worker, always cheery and kind; however 
much they may miss her, all will feel that she has well earned 
her reward of rest and peace. The sympathy of the whole 
ceramic fraternity goes out to her husband, her son Howard 
and to her son Marshal Fry, whose name has been a talisman 
to hundreds of students of the higher ceramic decoration. 
