COMPETITIONS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21866, 20 August 1936, Page 12

COMPETITIONS

FESTIVAL AT GRBYMOUTH HIGH STANDARD MAINTAINEDIN ALL SECTIONS [THE PRESS special Service-! GHEYIdOUTH, August 19. The opinion that the standard In the recitation of a poem by a New Zealand author section of the Greymoutb competitions was higher than at the Christchurch competitions, was expressed by Mr Denys Cow. judge of elocution, in giving his decision at the Greymouth competitions to-day. He had difficulty in making hi® decision as the general standard of the competitors had been high. Miss Moira Cowghlan, judge of the dancing sections, also praised competitors, and said that in the Highland Fling. 10 and under 14 years, the dancing had been very good. The results were:— _ Highland Fling, under 10 (16)— Flora Greenlees (69 points) 1. Betty Clasper (68 point?) 3. Joan McMillan and Russel R. Dowler (67 points), equal., 3, Highland Fling. 10 and under 14 (32) Shirley Fisher <79 points) 1. Betty Howat (78 points) 8. Laurel Boustridge, Vonnle Goodall, Molly Coll, June Henan, and Pat Gallagher vh c. Sailor's Hornpipe, under 10 (10)—Russel R. Dowler (77 points) 1. Dorothy Geddes (76 points) 2, Joan McMillan (70 points) 3, Margaret Ellery V hj e. Operatic Dance, under nine- years/'Testricted to West Coast competitors—Bernie Roper (70 points) 1, Daphne GoodaU and Margaret Ellery (69 points) equal 2. Colleen Crooks and _ Joyce Plcken (87 Dance, any age (17)— Melva Moss (80 points) 1. Hath. Thomson (79 points) 2, Monica Sinnott (71 points) 3. Recitation by New Zealand author (18) —Miss Ida Ede (80 points) 1, Miss Mary McDonnell (79 points) 2. Miss Vic Richardson (78 points) 3. Mps W. S. Lowe and Miss Gladys WaUwork v hj c. Piano Duet. 12 and under IS years (7)— Clarrie Moss and Partner (78 points) 1. Grace Fell and Kit Learmont (76 points) 2, Joyce Baumgart and Valerie Nielsen (72 points) 3. Negro Spiritual (9) —Miss Kathleen Chappie (85 points) 1. W. Baird (84 points) 2, Miss Alice Radollffe (83 points) 3, H. Boote he. Skipping Rope Dance, under 12 years (17)—viv. Heenan (71 points) 1, Pat white (70 points) 2, Ivy Mikkelson and Narda Lecher he, , Recital to Music, under 16, years (34) Vivian Hansen (97 phlnts) 1, Daphne Aldridge (96 points) 2, Dorothy Congreve T»5 points) 3. Jessie Patterson v hj c. Barefoot Dance, 10 years and under (12) —Pat Gallagher (74 points) 1, Viv Heenan (73 points) 2, Helen McMillan (78 points) 3. Joyce Picken v hj C, Ngalo Barsley and Florence Robertson hj c. Piano Solo, 10 and under 14 years (6)— Valerie Neiisen (86 points) I,' Joyce Bansgrove (65 points) 2, Kit Learmont 3. Recitation, under nine years (15)— Lola Cowan (81 points) 1, Margaret Ellery and Marie Fraser (80 points) equal 2. Popular Song (7)— Miss ■ Kathleen Chappie (88 points) 1. M. Marshall (87 points) 2, W. Bradshaw (86 points) 3, Mis* Alice Radcliffe( 84 points) hj c. Character Dance, under 12 years (16)— Molly Coll (85 points) 1, Ivy Mikkelson (74 points) 2, Ngaio Barclay: (73 points) 3. Kois Kennedy and Jack Knight. U C, Humorous Recital (14)— Mis- Ida Rde (83 points) 1, Mrs W. S. Lowe (81 points) 2, Miss Vic Richardson and Miss Gladys WaUwork v hj c. „ Character Sketch (3) —Miss Ida Ede (96 points) 1. Miss Zelda Peters (92 points) 2. Miss Mavis Mann (89 points) 3.