EISTEDDFOD IN SYDNEY

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29222, 4 June 1960, Page 10

EISTEDDFOD IN SYDNEY

Special Prizes For Blind Competitors

Thia year, the annual Sydney Eisteddfod will have 18 special sections for blind competitors.

Jack Davey, who was a wellknown radio personality, established a scholarship of £2O for the blind competitor of 16 years and under who gains the highest aggregate marks in these contests.

The Eisteddfod, which will be held from September 12 to September 24, will have 457 sections. Choral, vocal, pianoforte, violin, drama, speech and dancing competitions will be included. Entries close on-June 27. Scholarships in all subjects are a special feature of the Eisteddfod and range from 10 guineas to £5O. The winner must continue study for the following 12 months, and may select his or her own teacher.

Special prizes are the “Sun” aria prize*of £1000; the school choral championships prize, £2OO given by the “Mirror,” and the H. E. Beaver memorial prize of £5O for radio announcing (amateur), given by the . Australian Federation pf Commercial Broadcasting Stations. The Sydney Savage Club has awarded a special prize of 20 guineas for the competitor gaining highest marks in the eight adult vocal championship contests tnd the Forum Club Music . Circle has given an additional amount of 10 guineas for the winner of first prize in the women’s oratorio contest.