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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19770, 7 November 1929, Page 16

Great Writing Competition Cash Prizes for Boys and Girls ENTRIES CLOSE NOV. 23 (DATE EXTENDED BY REQUEST) The Self-Help Co-op. Grocery Ltd., will give Prizes ns under to the best writer it mtcch of the following standards: 2nd Standard 3rd ~ 4th „ sth 6th Ist Prize £1 Ist Prize £1 Ist Prize £1 Ist Prize £1 Ist Prize £1 2nd Prize 10 2nd Prize 2nd Prize 10 2nd Prize 10 2nd Prize 10 3rd Prize 5 3rd Prize 5 3rd Prize 5 3rd Prize 5 3rd Prize 5 The competition is open to any pupils attending the primary schools south of Clarence River, east of the Southern Alps and north o\ Rangitata River. All the pupils attending the same school in the same class as the pupil whom the indue rousidor* to be the most promising writer in the competition will be taken tor a in.■tor ride on a date to be arranged. SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS. To the best writer under 14 years of age last birthday—--Ist Prize £1; 2nd Prize 10-: 3rd Prize 5.'TJnder 17 Tears of age last birthday—--Ist Prize £1 ; 2nd Prize 10,-: 3rd Prize 5,All 'writing to be done in the presence of the teacher, and to be forwarded by the teacher not later than October 31 to "Writing Competition, P.O. Box 227, Christchurch. Teachers are requested to attach to each bundle of entries the remark " Conditions complied with."' Some pupils may have taken greater pains to secure even a fair specimen of handwriting than their more gifted classmates, and it is desired that all copies of handwriting from pupils be forwarded so that every consideration can be extended to backward as well as forward pupils. A Bank A%".iager will judge the competition, and his'decision will be final. The following word* are to lve written, nnd care must be exercised to see that the spelling is correct:— " in* Yorn /rornxKY throuoii likr REMEMBER THAT HONESTY is Tt4« ONLY POLICY. AND LET YOT'I! MOTTO BE, 'MY WORD Is MY HON!).' - ' Last competition the writing was of n very high standard indeed, and so (lose were mnnv of the thousands of contestants ihat the judge had great difficulty in placing llietti. WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT TEACIIKRS AND TTIE CHAIRMEN OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES WILL IMPRESS ON THE PUPILS THE IMPORTANCE. OF THE WORDS THEY ARE WRIT!NO. THIS COMPETITION WILL UK HKI.D ANNUALLY*. AND THE CLOSING DATK WILL BE THE SAME DURINO THB WHOLE OF THE PRESENT CENTURY. BOYS AND GIRLS! OUT THIS OUT stud show it to yottrteacher

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NOTES AND MEMORANDA. A sale of work tav the J.inwood (.ong-iega-tional Church will' be beM in the street Hall ar 0 30 p m to . dav J be annual meeting of the Roval Humane Society of Now Zealand will be held »t 119 Worceatar rtreet at 3.80 p.m. ****.