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vain, for a general underlying level of design competence which would
indicate that craftsmen in this field are involved in something more
than engaging in a mere hobby.

The jury understands that the works presented to them in Toronto had
already been preselected by regional juries across Canada. To what
extent this unevenness of quality was the result of the prejudices of
these regional juries, to what extent good works by potters not enjoying
the approbation of their particular regional juries were thrown out, and,
conversely, to what extent poor works were included as a result of
regional favouritisms, the members of the jury do not presume to know.
Nevertheless, the jury does suggest that the sponsors of Canadian
Ceramics should look into the desirability of a thorough review of the
regional jury idea. Quite obviously there are very real financial
reasons for retaining the services performed by these regional juries
and there are other good reasons for securing the involvement of local
groups in such an exhibition. The jury, however, respectfully

suggests to the Canadian Guild of Potters that the problems always
raised by the use of these local groups (not only in Canada but else-
where as well) are sufficient for there to be grounds, at long last, to

at least question this mode of procedure.

The attitude of the jury when confronted by the works preselected by
the regional juries was that the Canadian Guild of Potters in parti-
cular, and the Canadian craftsmen generally, would be far better
served by a smaller show of relatively even quality than by a larger
show of definitely uneven quality. For this reason the jury excluded
some forty per cent of the works presented to them from inclusion in
the exhbition. The individual members of the jury were not unaware
that in so doing their act would be a discouragement to many who had
submitted and been accepted by a regional jury - only to find their
work rejected by a jury at the national level.

At the same time, the jury members felt that their act would be an
encouragement not only to the serious craftsmen whose work was thus
included in a more restricted type of exhibition, but also to the crafts-
men who do not otherwise submit to Canadian Ceramics as they do not
wish to become the victims of local prejudices against them

personally, or against their work. Now that this attitude has “" &