PUBLIC SPEAKING

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 264, 3 August 1932, Page 5

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Students’ Competition WON BY MISS M. KEARNEY The annual public speaking competition conducted under the auspices of the Wellington Accountant Students’ Society, for the trophy donated by the president, Mr. Ernest W. Hunt, E.P.A., N.Z., was held in the Accountants’ Chambers on Thursday evening. Mr. Hunt presided over a good attendance. There were six competitors, who read essays on the subjects stated : — Miss M. Kearney, "Some Features of Part 12 of the Companies Act, 1908”; Mr. W. R. Mathieson, “Accountancy as a Profession”; Mr. R. Goldstein, “The Burroughs Simpliiied Accounting Plan’’; Mr. R. Gaustad, “The Audit of the Accounts of Non-trading Bodies”; Mr. G. R. Ashbridge, “Some Points in Connection with Company Meetings”; Mr. J. K. Purdie, “Solicitors’ Accounts.” The subject of the impromptu speech was: ‘‘Assume that, as chairman of directors of a limited company, you find it necessary to address the shareholders in annual meeting, explaining the causes of the substantial loss shown, and briefly outlining the remedies which the directors are following to meet the position in the future.”

The competition was judged by Mr. O. C. Mazengarb, M.A„ LL.M., who placed Miss M. Kearney first and Mr. R. Goldstein second. In announcing his decision, Mr. Mazengarb gave some useful advice to the competitors, and thanked the society for honouring him by asking him to judge the competition. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Mazengarb for acting as adjudicator, and for his helpful criticism. Prior to the commencement of the competition, the president referred to the recent death of one of the members of the society, Mr. H. L. Hindmarsh. A motion of sympathy with Mr. Hindmarsh’s relatives was passed, those present standing in silence.