ROTARY CLUE

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 134, 7 May 1928, Page 2

ROTARY CLUE

COMPETITION judges attend, Rotarians at their weekly lunch., to-day were entertained by .Mr ; Barrv Coney, of Auckland, the jam, • of vocal anti instrumental music at • competitions and by Mr S. H. Osh . . of Dunedin, the elocutionary juu who were in happy reminiscent me Mr Coney, in opening Jus atldivsaid that in eighteen years’ various competitions, he had seen m.:different sides of the festivals, serf, as well as humorous- Competitions i, their value from an educational p., ; of view. If the competitors came i, ward with tlie idea of improving learning, competitions were good: competitors came.forward with the . of winning a prize, the whole idea bad- “Pot-hunting” was not v, competitions were for. One of things a judge had to watch was im-. to laugh when a young but earn., competitor treated a serious piece !:•;• .- orously. He had once heard “Immtus” turned into a comic song, whi he had not thought possible. Mothers whose children were unsuccessful m-i times caused a great (leal ol t-roubi they r were allowed to air their opinim The children themselves were qui good sports and took the judges' r marks in the proper spirit. Judges feu. sorry for losing competitors, especial;, those who were good performers and might reasonably expect to meet wim success, but had happened on the day to meet a better performer than tin :. - selves. Mr Barry Coney then enteitnined Rotarians with the weil-knov. Maori ballad, “Waiata Foi.” Mr Osborn gave, in his own inimitable style, a humorous recitation, “The Soprano’s Suitors.” On the motion of the president. Rotarian John Murray, both judges were heartily applauded for their items.