Show MOAB JOAB BOY OY WINS STATEWIDE ART CONTEST I PUPILS OF FIRST ELEMENTARY I AMONG GRADE fr p s k 4 1 I r J Jk I k I I Crayon drawing by Gordon Blackham 6 Moab l grader first-grader was was was' adjudged best of its in a national contest Here is shown young artist son of Dick Blackham Moab l with Mrs l Della Delia Flint his Us teacher and antI some of his drawings Cut courtesy S. S L. L Tribune Gordon Blackham age 6 a first grade st student dent in the Moab elementary school has just been notified that he is one of the nine first place winners from the state of Utah in Milton Bradley company's nationwide America the Beautiful crayon I art competition for kindergarten ten and grade school students Gordon is the son of Dick Blackham of Moab Gordons Gordon's drawing titled kittle Uttie kit Ut ittIe it- it tIe tle Bill was selected by toy a jury of f nationally prominent art authorities authorities authorities au au- au- au as the best of those submitted in the first grade dIvision division division di dI- vision from from- schools all over the state He and the winners in the eight other grade classifications will receive mounted engraved plaques in recognition of their achievement National winners chosen from state winners in each grade will ibe presented with OO government bond scholastic fund awards I Judges for the annual competition competition com corn petition are art editors of leading lead lead- leading lead lead-j ing national publications Over drawings were entered iI i I It is hard to say who is the themore themore themore more excited exalted about bout Gordons Gordon's success he or his teacher Mrs Della Delia Flint under whose guidance guidance guid guld- ance fledgling artists from the Central school SC ool prepared their entries Mrs Flint Principal Donald W. W Jensen and other teachers throughout the country country country coun coun- try are largely responsible for forthe forthe forthe the success of the he program wl which ich has literally made dreams come through for hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- of talented you youngsters Best drawings from rom the state and national rational winners will forman form forman an exhibit which as in past years will tour the nations nation's art galleries museums and schools |