HOWELL CUP.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20624, 13 August 1932, Page 11

HOWELL CUP.

SPEAKING COMPETITION

' The first speaking : competition for the Howell Cup, open to past and &»•-. sent students of the Cfcristcbnroh Ted*. nical College, was held last > Dr. James Bigbi presided. _-. , The cup,' given by Mrs EHen YicJw* Howell, the wife of a former principal of . the college, was won by Mi» Jones, who took as'her subjectv "R*«i Problems and Their Removal, 1 ' The winner's speech was qarwulf planned, well delivered, and in ntark«* contrast to the other speakers. Foiaw were made from the very otrtset. The barriers of colour* lattgafqfr creed, and tradition, msepafaPte iww every race problem, and tb« ttMimMof these barriers by the. combined ftPPl*" cation of education and religion WW the main points in her Bgeiffl' t. Tho Rev. D, Gardner T*>M*V .»«•. judged the competition. WW* ▼»#**: sfcricted to subjects, of »I»ra**i**« importanoo with a view to WWW Ps*»i commented on the high *tan<J*r« « subject matter of tne §f»en«j •although he said that erery *?•*)"* failed on what he^termedthe nwca»BWP of speaking, and in addition laeftee passion. He commented wry favear-"abtv-on the speech of student who competed, C. »?*<**■£' who was placed third, saying, that la* a schoolboy the speech was brilliant. The placings resulted: Miss R. Jones ... ... 1 Mrs G. Buchanan ... J " Mr C. Brad well ... *