INTER-SECONDARY SCHOOL SPEECH NIGHT
TO TOT EDTTOM O* T» FUSS. " Sir,—l attended at the Training College Hall last Friday night to listen to the school speeches, and to say that I was disappointed is to put it very mildly—with one exception the pupils "recited" their speeches. It is true that they were full of facts, and as recitations they were quite good; but as speeches—no. Far be it. for such a humble person as myself to find fault- with the decision of the two eminent judges, but there is just one little criticism I feel I must make The judges placed Ist equal a girt the title of whose speech was "The-Mandates Given by the League." Surely the judges—even though they reside in. New Zealand, far from Geneva or Versailles—must be aware that the mandates were given before the League of Nations was formed! thofce speeches were made under Jhe auspices of the League of Nations' tlnioitt! Even their printed propaganda has the same glaring error. Surely one might expect a little accuracy from the chairman and judges.—Yours, etc., VERSAILLES. April 17, 1935.
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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21456, 24 April 1935, Page 7
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