Wendy Holds a Painting Competition

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 3, 5 January 1938, Page 16

Wendy Holds a Painting Competition

Good Work From Readers

Budgetland was indeed a gay place this week during the time that the many delightful entries for Wendy's painting competition were received.

The only one to voice a complaint was the Crocodile, and he grumbled because rule breakers were few and far between. It was this feature, however, that made the competition such a pleasant one to judge.

Never, thought Wendy, has there been such a variety of colours for any painting competition. Of course, Santa Claus, could wear none other than the traditional red robe edged with white, but the clothes of the children and the toys upon the tree were a positive riot of gay hues.

Two of the nicest entries came from Peggy and Ailsa Wallace. Peggy and Ailsa submit consistently good work for many of our competitions and well deserve honourable mention.

Outstanding in the B section were the paintings from John Leese and John Whale, whose names are also familiar to readers.

Taken all round, it was a truly delightful competition and Wendy has much pleasure in awarding prizes to the twenty-four young people whose names appear below:—

A SECTION,

Peggy Wallace, Epsom, age 13, story book. Celia Monckton, Auckland, age 12, stationery set. Gladys Brock, Kingsland, age 15, torch. Jean Wright, Devonport, age 14, girl's purse. Patricia Dervan, Rotorua, age 14, stationery set. Evelyn Winks, Mount Eden, age 17, leather purse. Yvonne Becroft, Auckland, age 15, leather purse. Bobby Leese, Whangarei, age 14, pocket knife. Gwendoline Allen, Remuera, age 13, box of soap. Margaret Conaghan, New Lynn, age 12, table tennis set, June Leese, Whangarei, age 15, stationery set. Ken Brooks, Drury, age 13, torch. B SECTION. Ailsa Wallace, Epsom, age H, story book. John Whale, Onehunga, age 11, penknife. John Leese, Whangarei, age 11, knife. Frances Goertz, Point Chevalier, age 8, box of soap. Gladys Garmonsway, Raetihi, age 7, box of paint*. Yvonne Blennerhassett, Mount Albert, age 6, transfers. Ina Hannah, Te Aroha, age 10, painting book. Robin Armstrong, Devonport, age 7, box of tops. Helen Banks, Papatoetoe, age 7, leather purse. Colin de Luca, Mount Roskill, age 11, cricket ball. M. Arneil, Aria, age 7, knife.

Ngaire Copeland, North Auckland, age 10, rubber skipping rope.

BLUE certificates go to the following:—Jean Lindsay, Auckland; Shirley Foster, Arch 'Hill; Royce Diddell, New Lynn; Colleen Taylor, Wellington; Betty Hunt, Bay of Plenty; Melville Compaton, Onehunga; Bruce Leighton, Ellerslie; Verna Short, Pukekohe. PINK: Pauline White, .Epsom; Valerie Menzies, Whangarei; Hilda Godley, Devonport; Valerie Scott, Gisborne; Bruce Pilkington, Grey Lynn;. Ken Christie, Napier; James Power, Mercer. GREEN: Alison Nairn, Elleralie; Betty Ray, Whitford; Joyce Garmonsway, Raetihi; Margaret Walker, Auckland; Thora Hirst, Mount Albert; Elva Hirst, Mount Albert; Rhoda Todd, Devonport; Patricia Lind, Eden Terrace. YELLOW: Damaris Mills, Symonds Street; Betty Owen, New Lynn; Joan Baker, Mount Albert; Jessie Bagnall, Glen Eden; Paul Farmer, Ttlupunß; Margaret Barr, Waitakere; Joan Percy, Palmerston North.