TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 117, 14 November 1930, Page 11

TECHNICAL COLLEGE

ART SHIELD COMPETITIONS

The Wellington Technical College's a«« nual inter-house competitions in music and elocution were held in the Concert Chamber yesterday. Representatives ' from the four houses (Bowen, Seddoii, Wakefield, and Wildiug) competed in ch'oral-aud instrumental music, vocal solos, Tecitations, and reading. Mr. 12. Jenner, A.R.A.M., of the Teachers' Training College, acted as judge of the musical- sections,.and MrByron' Brown adjudicated..in, tlie'eloeutionary sections. Bowen-'House proyed'to ba the outstanding house in this year's festival, E. Brown winning the boys' solo, Beatrice Thwaites the girls' solo,. Mena Ruddell the senior girls' recitation, while the Bowen choir and q.uartet were the winners of their respective sections'; • 'The standard of the work presented was very high, and -the- various competitors wcra heartily congratulated by the judges. Detailed results are as under: — House Choir Competition.—Bowea House (A. Lowe, conductor), 86 points, 1; Seddon House (B. Hill, conductor), 83, 2; Wakefield House (K. Fitzgibbon), 78, 3. House Quartets. —Bowen House • (K. Pearce, J. Capper, M. Gander; B. Thwaites), 87 points, 1; Seddon House (B. Cook, Z. Kuch, B. Hill, N. Christensen), 83, 2; Wakefield House (S. .Jackson, R. Hewlett, R. Brady, .A.. M'.Cutcheon), 80, and Wilding 'House (E. ' Jacobsen, A. Knight, V. Flan, C. Robertson),-80, equal. Instrumental Trios.—Wilding" House (C. Warren, M. Rainsford, P. Flan),' 82 points, 1; Seddon House (R. Triplow, J. Williams* V. Dahl-, 79, 2; Bowen House (M. Ruddel), P. Cook, J. Capper), 78, 3. : ■ . •'" Boys' Solos. —E. Brown, Bowen House, 83 points, 1; G. Ogilvy, Wakefield House, 76, 2; A. Elton, Seddon, 74, 3. Girls' Solos.—B. Thwaites, Bowea House, 90 points, 1; E. Jacobsen, Wilding House, 85, 2; R. : Howlett,' Wakefield House, 83, 3. N i Reading at Sight.—R. Howletti Wakefield House, 78 points, 1; A. Lowe, Bowea House, 77, 2; J. Sharp, -Wakefield House, 75, 3. . _ ■- '.; ■••■ Junior Boys' Recitation.—A.. Elton, Seddon. 80 points, ]; K. Pearce, Bowen, 78, 2; A. Phaup, Wilding, 3. " ■ . Senior Boys' Recitation.—Rl Cheyne, Wilding, 81 points, 1; L. Sceats, Bowen, 80, 2; W. M'Grath, Seddon, 70, 3. ■' ' :' Junior Girls' Recitation.—E. Watsbn, Wakefield, 80 points, 1; J. Harper, Bowen, 78, 2; E. Leggett, Wilding, 3. •■■'. ' '•"■ ■ Senior Girls' Recitation.—M. Ruddell, Boweu, 81 points, 1: J. Gunn, Wakefield, 80, 2; E. Creagh, Seddon, 79, 3. Art Shield Points.—Bowen House, 41 points: Wakefield .House, 26%; Seddoa House, 25; Wilding House, 22%.. . .