COMPETITIONS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18681, 3 May 1926, Page 12

COMPETITIONS.

SECOND DAY. CHILDREN'S CLASSES. Saturday wa? children's day at the annual i festival of tlic Christchurch Competitions 7 Society, and the'work, as a whole, was Tery » commendable. Some classes were' especially r co mmented on by .tlio judges, Mr H. Ban> '• Coney (vocal and instrumental), and Mr Cult foi-d ' Bell (elocution), and tliey. said that 1 there was evidence of very fine teaching. I The results-were: PIANO SOLO, under 10, "Rondo'' from Sonatina, in F (Beethoven). • Miss Elwyn McDonald (Harewood), • 163 i points •• •• •• * Miss Betty Carnochan (Hilmorten), 367 , points •• •• •• ..2 Miss Moira D'Anvera (Christchurch), 147 points •. •• " .3 Also competed: Eileen Fenton, Patricia Marshall, Linda Pimm, Edna-Henderson, Doreen Evans, Joyce Talbot, Eileen Daly, Teresa Ward, Joan Buckley, Master Keg - Mathews, Master Bay Cook, Kathleen Manning May Ycatmau, Norma Haldane, Sarah Bawstroni Heather McMilUn, Master William Brooks, Je*sio liodda, Katherine Moyle, and Joyce Harris. SONG FOB'GIRLS, 32 and 34, "Follow the Faines" (Batimber). Miss Lottie CoMHe (St. Albans). 365pointe 1 Miss Freda. Judkins (Beckenliam), 157 points •• ..2 Miss Muriel Kershaw (Now Brighton), 150 pointß .. •• •• .".8 Also competed: Misses M. O'Driscoll, Myra Jack, Audrey Thompßon, Nahcv Bishop, Pcgsy Gibson, Lulu Kiddell, Esme Evans, and~Molly Meyrick. SONG FOR BOYS, under 16, "Sing Merrily To-day" (Phillip). Master Ewart Douglas (Christchurcb), 150 points .. •• •• ..I Master Ronald Foster fWoolston), 148 points .. •• . ..2 Master Raymond Braisher (Kaiapoi), 138 points .. •• •• ..3 Also competed: Geoffrey Saunders, "Winston Berry, and Honi Yates. SONG IN CHARACTER, boy or girl under 9 (own selection). Miss Kathleen Read (Merivale), "Powder Puff." 178 points ' 1 Miss Gladys Roso (Christchurch),. "The ■ Little Wliito Hill," 166 points ... 2 Miss Joan Thomson (St. Albans), "The China Dancer," 158 points _ .. 3 Also competed: Miss Norma Judkine, Master Jas. Humphreys; Miss Eunice Fowler, Master Ewart Douglas, Miss Miretta. Shier, Miss Fred& Manhire. DUET IN CHARACTER, boys or. girls, under-12 (own selection). • Mi;s Gracio Nixon and Miss Doris : Don- ' ■ nelly (Christchurch), "Aro You Going ■ to Dance, 1 ' 168 points ..1 Miss Gladys Roso (Christchurch) and Mies Joan Thomson (St. Albans), "The Two Dolls," 164 points .. ..2 Miss Mollie Fowler and Miss Eunice Fowler (St. Albans), "The Two Dolls," 158 points ~ .... .. 3 Also' competed: Miss Jean Mackenzie and Miss Miretta! Shier, Master Dawson Douglas, and Miss Ewart Douglas (Christchurch). . j RECITATION, girls under 0, "On Sunday . Evening." Miss K. Read (St. Albans); 78 points' .. 1 Miss N. Johnstone.(Ra'ngipra),. 74 points 2 Miss Joan Thomson (St. Albans), 70' points 3. Commended: Miss Bona Hill aiid Miss. Valerie Cator; . Also compoted: Miss Norma Judkins, Mies Jean Woodp, Miss' Phyllis Washer, Miss' Mtreita Shier, 3£is iPatiticia. Towiis«n<3i i£iss. Gladys .Rose, Miss Damien Smith. RECITATION, girls 9 and under 19, "The Clothes : Line,"

Miss Ngaire Whitniore (St. Albans), 77 •: points ' :i .. .. 1 ... ' J Miss E. Peniialluriack (Richmond), 75 : ;: points .. ... .. - 2 Miss Grace Nixon (Ricearton), 11 points .. 3 Highly commended;: Miss E^Henderson. Commended■ Miss Nola.'Donovan, 'Miss Edith Parsons, Miss' Joan Harper,' Miss C. Anderson.;. v • . Also competed) Miss .Gwen Sherlock, Miss Dorecn Erans, Hiss Byllee. Browne, Miss Betty. Findlay, , . -Mis® Joyce Talbot, Miss Valma Windsor, MissMyra Neil, Miss Betty. Scott, Miss Isabel Dearman, Misa Eunice.: Woods, Miss C. 'Hemingway,',.-'lilies Edna Grenfell,- and Miss \Kila-.Dempsey. jyiTIOB CHAMPION RECITATION, boys. • •, 12 and under 16, not-humorous.- : "• Martcr Ronald Poster (Woolston)/™ ■ "Craven," 73 points .. 1 Maßlcr Richard Woqdward fWaltham), , "Craven," 72-points .. 2 KdSter W. Sherlock (New- Brighton), "Ho r Fell-Among-Thieves," 70 points . 3 Also'competed: Master' Fred'Steveni,!;Ma'ster*o&ck Wilton;' Master Noel 'Newson, Mas- , * Master '.Malcolm KiqkarcL' Master - Ron&ld J3to wn. '• * * PIANO DtTET, nniier, 10,; own.selection- , Eileen Pfily and Miss Doris Donnelly . (Ctestchurch), "Sleigh Ride," 168 points , ' j ,Miss Norma Haldane and Master Leslie Haldan© (Ricearton), "In Switzerland," 161 points .. ' j Miss Maie Ennis and Master Ray Cook (Spreydon), "Sfeigh Hide,' 1 159-pbints S Also competed: Miss Heather McMillan »r.dvMiea .Margaret McMillan, '.Miss,Heather Fisher and AliSs Chrissie Hemingway.

Thei. Competitions Festival, -:'-whicb Vas opened successfully on Friday ,aiid • Saturday will bo continued to-day and all this week. This morning and afternoon, there will be sessions at the Caledonian Hall and St.,; Luke b,.schoolroom, the musical Dumbersrbomg hoard at the former place, and the elpcutionaty classes at St. Luke's An attraction'- at the Calodonian Hall at the morning session is the piano solo lor The Bristol scholarship, while at St. Luke's the • Dominion test : recital for men. trill be heard at 11 a.m. -In the evening there will t excellent programme by finalists at the. Caledonian Hall,- including the chief piano solo and gentlemen's Humorous recitations. ' Tho evening session begins at halfp»st seven.-