PINHEAD SKETCHES

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 122, 25 May 1932, Page 14

PINHEAD SKETCHES

GOOD WORK BY COMPETITORS. COMMENTS ON WINNING ENTRIES. Dear Boys and Girls, — As I sit writing this letter I can see on the top of a pile of competition entries before me a sketch of two matchstick figures crossing swords with one another, whilst two other figures are standing behind the contestants. One seems to be a damsel, who is either wringing her hands in despair or clapping; the other is probably a second to one of the duellists. A couple of old-fashioned hats raised a little off the heads of the combatants, and a castle In the background fixed the scene as one early in history. This sketch was executed in Indian ink by Enid Paris. It was simple in outline, yet contained all the necessary details to make a distinctive and humorous picture. This was the work which was awarded the first prize of 7/6. Catherine Webb tells a story in three parts and appropriately titles it "Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth." To this competitor the second cash prise has been posted. "How Percy Won the Prize" is a story without words in seven parts and shows how "Percy" entered for a Wednesday night competition and carried off one of the 'prizes. Max White, the contributor who invented "Percy," will no doubt feel that in this competition he has acted the part of "Percy" in real life, for he was fortunate enough to be awarded the third prize of 3/. The remaining cash prize went to Louis Lord, Nile Road, Milford. A long; certificate list shows that much other good work has been rewarded. Charles Dickens is acknowledged as the most popular, if not the greatest, of English novelists, and his output of books certainly was enormous. Sir Walter Scott, another prince of story tellers, also wrote many books. Competitors to-day are asked to construct a sensible paragraph consisting of titles of books written by Dickens or Scott, linked together with suitable wording. Full particulars concerning this competition are given in 4 She announcement which appears else- yj where on this page.