INTERNATIONAL PAINTING COMPETITION FOB DEAF CHILDREN

Run By MOBEBN HEARING Magazine

An International Painting Competition for deaf children, the first ever of its kind, has been organised hy the magazine Modern Hearing, sponsored in co­operation with one of the leading British manufacturers of hearing aids and speech training hearing aids (AMPLIVOX LTD.)

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The Competition opened on November 1st, 1958 and the closing date for entdes was January 1st, 1959. Over 600 deaf schools all over the world were sent entry forms. The response was overwhelming and just ever 1,000 paintings were received from deaf schools as far away as Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South America, South Africa, India, Ceylon and Hong Kong, in addition to those in almost every country in Europe including Poland, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and all parts of the United Kingdom. (The highest number of entries were received from the countries behind the Iron Curtain, second highest entries from Jppan).

The Judging.

The panel of distinguished personalities of the art world judged the competition at the Royal Society of Arts en January 15th, The judges were Anna Zinkeisen, Leonard Boden and Rowland Hllder. The Competition was divided into four age groups, under 5, 6-10, 11-13 and 14 and over. The winner of his age group, 6-10, was a ten year old bom deaf Chinese boy from Hong Kong, Lee Man Sung who also tied for the best overall painting in all the age groups with Lillian Walsh, aged 13 of Balham, London. Mr. Robert John Keen, ft> bachelor of 32 and proprietor of the Lotus House restaurant in London paid the fare of this Chinese boy and his teacher to come over from Hong Kong to London to receive his prize in person. The Prizegiving ceremony will be held at the Royal Society of Arts, February 24th and prizes will be presented by Sir Alfred Bossom, Chairman of the Royal Society of Arts. Olga Noble-Mathews, executive director of Modern Hearing magazine and a former Vice President of the National Institute for the Deaf has organised an exhibition tour ef leading provincial cities and towns in the British Isles starting on March 2nd of approximately 150 of the paintings, including all the winners*

In England alone there are 15,000 people born deaf. 4,000 are deaf and blind, 30,000 are totally deaf to any sound, 70,000 are deaf to ordinary speech, 790,000 have difficulty in hearing without the use of an aid and 1,650,000 are hard of hearing6

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lei Prise Michael Baeee, Reyal Seheel fer the Deaf, Derby. >

Sad prise Christopher Whiteawn, Seheel fer the Deaf,Rearer St. Oldhaeg

Sed prise John Ceeehee, Bsrteeed Seheel, Pea*lake, Nr. Oelldferd.

GROUP 2.

let prime Lee Man Snag, Heag Kong Seheel fer the Deaf, Heag Kong.

2nd prise Eddy Verhleet, Keainklijh Oeetleht veer Deefateaean en

M. I. WI# ineuMf'tb «MM. 3rd prise ......... Riehard Oreee, Bar tweed Seheel, Peaslake, Guildford.

atBLA-let prise Lilian Walab, Oak Ledge Seheel for the Deaf, Balhsau

2nd prise Jean fhmeheami, Institution Nationals de Sotarda-Mnete de Chaafcery (Sareie) France.

This le being eelleeted en behalf of the child.

3rd prise John Owen, Tewin Water Seheel, lelwyn, tiarta.

GBQOP 4.

let prise Marlene Wilklneen, Mary Here Qrenear Seheel, Arlington Manor, Newbury, Berks.

2nd price Fay Siqpklne, Royal Becldontial Seheola far the Deaf, Old Trafferd, Manchester.

3rd prise Ranjit de Silva, The Seheel fer the Deaf, Mt. Lavlnia, Ceylon. (This prise is net being collected.)

OVERALL JOINT PRIZEWINNERS - Milan laleh and Lee Man Seng.

FIIZEWIWINO SCHOOL - Royal School fer the Deaf, MRBi.

PRIZE- GIVING.

Main Guests. Sir Alfred Bossom, Sir ̂ erbert Bead. Sir Edward Crow Miss Yeoman. N.D.C.S. Miss Moojen, N.D.C.S. Gordon Smith. N.D.C.S. (Gen. Secty) Mr. Tony Mayer (French Embassy) (Accepting prize of

behalf of child) Miss F.Van. Haelewyck (Belgian Embassy) (Accepting prize

on behalf of child) Mrs. Freddy Bloom, Mr. Boden Mr. Hilder Miss Zinkeisen Friends of Miss Li ( 8?)

Schools.

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Derby School for the Deaf. Mr. Whitaker Principal. Mr. Perry. Art Master. Michael Bacon Pupil FIVE Boys. ONE Master.

Newbury (Mary Hare) Miss Stevenson Teacher. Merlene Wilkinson.

Oldham (Beaver Street) Mr. Sherliker Teacher. Christopher Whiteman

Manchester (Old Trafford.) Mrs. Jones Teacher Fay Simpkins.

Peaslake. Miss A.E.MacDonald Head Mistress. Richard Grace. (Prizewinner John Coombes. (Prizewinner

Tewin Water School. (Welwyn.) Mr. E.E. Pearson. Teacher. John Owen (Prizewinner)

Oak Lodge School. Miss Sybil Milnes. Teacher. Lilian Walsh. (Prizewinner)

ilong King Shhool for the Leaf. Miss Li Teacher. Lee Man Sung. (Prizewinner)

Ceylon Prize will not be collected.

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