Speech Contest

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31761, 19 August 1968, Page 6

Speech Contest

Alison Brown, of St Margaret’s College, Christchurch, was placed second in the Wene Grace speech competition for a tape-recorded speech, held annually to promote understanding and social friendliness among different races and to encourage girls in public speaking.

First place was awarded to Amber King, of Queen Victoria School, Auckland Senior girls from three other schools took part including Hukarere, Napier; Queen Margaret College, Wellington; and Nelson Girls’ Col lege.

The topic set for this year’s competition was “The Greedy City.” Each year topics are chosen to stimulate a constructive approach to racial and other world problems. The judges were Miss E. Roberts and Mr P. Bloomer, and the trophy—a Maori carving—and a first prize of a book token were given by Miss C. Wilding, of Kaikoura, in memory of an old school friend, Wene Grace. Wene Grace was a former head girl of Nelson Girls’ College and, before entering the Anglican Order of the Sisters of the Church, she taught at St Hilda’s, Dunedin, and at St Margaret’s College. At the time of her death she was principal of St Micitael's School, Melbourne.