Judge — January 1, 1921 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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| THE FIRST WIGG MIGHTY flood of Wig Wobble drawings has down upon us, de office in a paper cataclysm, ¢ pelling the editorial staff overtime in sorting the good from the bad and indifferent and trying in all fairness to select the most de serving prize ontributions. The awards made sed upor four points of excellen of ic neatness of and unconventionality of treatment Of course the majority of the con testants took the line of least. re sistance and made a comic face of the Wiggle-Wobble. That easy. And but a few of these faces were funny. In many cases the contributor did not take the trouble to trace the Wiggle-Wobble itseli and in consequence a number of the drawings were put out of the run Is Loo Second Prize $10 ning simply because the Wiggle-Wobble itself was turned and twisted into some other form There is neither sense nor sport in making the Wiggle Wobble to any old sketch; the game is to convert the Wiggle-Wobble itself in- to outline pictures. Becau tried for one of the five prizes and failed to win is no reason for becoming discouraged. There are a bunch of new Wiggle Wobbles to be published. Try one of the new ones. But before you try again awn by A. Lersowsre. $14 look for the second b: Mok shee r’Att look for the second batch Fifth Prize $5 conform a reader has of prizes covering the First Prize $25 A. Mackay. £929 Bambrey Street, Philadelphia, Pa. same Wiggle-Wobb' Yours may be among the second lot of winners. as is shown on this page. Fourth Prize $5 Drawn by U. Sain 8 Smith Street, Perth Amboy, N.S We decided to give another set of prizes since there were so many good ones. Honorable Mention Sa : RON Drawn by Montox Macy, 65 West 9th Street, New York City Now let everyone get busy with a pencil and exercise all the ingenuity he possesses in making a really funny Wiggle-Wobble picture. Remem- 24 JUDGE LE-WOBBLE PRIZES ber the essential points necessary for success in securing that $25—or the four other money prizes—ic neatness, humor, and unusual u: of the wiggling line. This is not as hard as it sounds. Also remember that thousands of others are trying for these prizes and only the best can win This is a pleasing pastime that spurs the imagination who enter upon it will find it en joyable even if they do not at first win any of the prizes. Moreover, it develops the ability to draw where that ability is latent. Many per sons who have a gift for drawing may not even suspect that they possess it until they are impulsed to do something like this. The Wiggle- Wobble is one of the things that may bring it out Readers who try for these prizes and those Third Prize $5 Conmeo nt York Cay fascinating, and if wasted. will find the work they win, it will not be time As for that, no time spent in such ex ercise is actually wasted. So try again on this Wiggle Wobble, and fit your self for others to come You Honorsble Mention may be a prize winner and you will have fun if you are not Send your drawings to the % “Juoer” 225 Fifth Avenue, Dr New York City a by Awtnen ZACORNWERG st End Avenue, New