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THE ATHENAEUM 55 r * Av . . . r . ... U * xj^i.A'V3r r -J *• * * A brilliant future) in art for the Negro seems obvious, not only in music. J. Lessene Wells, a Southern Negro boy has produced on i% the canvas, works of such quality that it was deemed advisable to vl place them on exhibition in the 135th St. library in New York. Who knows what powers to advance the work of Tanner may not be latent within this young man? The verses of a youthful New York col* w legian, whose name we cannot recall at present, have won for him, :» highest awards in competion with many representatives of other races. Perhaps to him ’tis given to wear the laurels of Johnson, ')?- McKay, Hawkins, Cotter and the others. Without reference to her style and other individual characteristics, Miss Jessie Redmon Faw cett is Phyllis Wheatly re-incarnate. Altogether our prospects in the realm of aesthetic arts present an aspect that is far from gloomy. —O. E. Jackson, ’28. OPPORTUNITY’S LITERARY PRIZE CONTEST AWARDS T^HE CONTEST will include first, second, and third prizes for the following types of writing: Short Story—First Prize $100.00 Second Prize 40.00 Third Prize 15.00 Poetry—First Prize $ 40.00 Second Prize 15.00 Third Prize . 5.00 Play—First Prize $ 60.00 Second Prize 35.00 Third Prize 15.00 Essay—First Prize . -. $ 50.00 Second Prize ; 30.00 Third Prize .; 10.00 Personal Experience Sketch— First Prize $ 30.00 Second Prize 20.00 Third 'Prize 5.00 For the next ten best stories, poems, plays and essays there will be free criticism by competent au thorities in each field of letters. The winning stories will be pub lished. Prize winners will be formally announced at a special meeting in New York. RULES OF THE CONTEST This contest is designed to stim ulate creative effort among Ne groes and quite without any no tion of discrimination is confined to Negro contestants. PERSONAL EXPERIENCE SKETCHES These sketches must be an ac tual experience and relate to some incident or situation or circum stance of personal life which makes it possible to understand how one feels and acts in the presence of a particular life problem. The con testant will strive for complete frankness and self-scrutiny, truth fulness, and clarity of expression. These will be limited to 2000 words. Any story, poem, play, essay, or personal experience sketch that has already been published is ineli gible for this contest. The contest will close December 31, 1924. This contest reserves the right to reject all manuscript in any di vision if the contributions are deemed below a reasonable stand ard of quality or insufficient in number.