WRITING COMPETITIONS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 428, 6 August 1915, Page 2

WRITING COMPETITIONS.

NAPIER PRIZE WINNERS. The results of a writing ccmpetitioii organised by the proprietors of an advertising scheme, open to pttbic or private schools itt Napier and district, resulted in the following I evelv ing a ni’ds ;- ( )ver 11 ami till ■ dm- 13 vein's: Allan Nissen, Napier W eri School. -11 vmtrs. 1 ; Joy Garrett. Napier West Sdu.d. II years, 2: Li I! ia t tEI I is, Napier West School, am.! Mona Caldwei. (.live. were placed next in order ol merit. Over !) and under II years: Billy Rawin', Napier West School. !' years. I ; Thelma ('< ;per. Napier West School, 3 years. 2; Sybil AS owl. Napier West Selrnol. was highly commended. I mler it years: Relta W< edeeck. Napier AA <"-1 School. vears. I ; The ma -Av dliamsoti. 'I a r:idale School. s yea is. 2. A special writing <■< inpef it ion open to the pupils of both town and country schools was also arranged. The win mM's of these wetc:- I p to 9 years: Airini Bonner. Napier West School, 9 yeai's. Up Io 13 years: Jessie Osborne. Te Ante School. It will be seen I It'll with one exception all the first prize winners were- pupils of tlie N.'ioie!’ A\ cat- Selico’. Air. ( raw sliaw. secretary of the Edm-atioii .Board, wlm judged the exhibits, makes the following comments: ,1 may state I hat 1. have been surprised at the excellence of the specimens cxliibiied those in the class ov cr nine ami under eleven being generally so remarkably good as to make the awarding ot the places very diftieidt. I should say that your compel it ions have beeti responsible ter a. great de;’! of strenuous cmleavoitrs on the pari of a Luge number of children who, thcuult thev have not been toitunate. (’ill ugh t<> neritic a prize, have preS( ill",! most creditable work and eatim t Ind to have l.ieiiel)ted tro’.ii their efforts. HASTINGS .‘WARDS. The Hastings prize wianers, whose names v,e hciewitlt- publish, wilt receive their prizes at a special matin' ’' i<> l>" held in the King's The'il re on ;he I it h inst. Under '. ea is of age: Rene Powrie. ILmtitigs Disti’iet Him School (Li ■ k valued 7 t>) 1. Over 9 years ami under II vents: Katli ecn Harper. Mahor.'i N< i’th Sclioul. I. 10 - : Alfred Clark. Hastings. D. ILS.. 2. ,"> Ove-,’ 11 a.ml umlcr 13 years; Elizabeth Drummond. Hastings D.H.S.. I. 15-; Mary Tickiier, II asi niirs I>. 11. S.. 2. 7 ti.