This is an editorial from The Independent weekly magazine, published on August 15th, 1912. I don't know the author; the editorial is not signed, but my guess is that it is Hamilton Holt. Here is a link to the article, the photos for the contest, and some other information, if you are so inclined.

https://archive.org/details/sim_independent_1912-08-15_73_3324/page/396/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/sim_independent_1912-06-06_72_3314/page/n15/mode/2up