N.Z.'s Leading Stock Exhibition

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3494, 2 November 1926, Page 6

N.Z.'s Leading Stock Exhibition

Manawatu Show Gates Open To-Day BIG INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION The long:-awaited Spring Show has arrived and punctually at 9 o clock this inorning the gates will be thrown open to the general Public. If only the clerk of the weather is in genial mood, tho'.’.prophecy of record attendances on each of the three da-ya will 'bo fully realised. The Manawatu A. and P. Association for years has held the honour of staging the largest and most complete agricultural and industrial exhibition in the Dominion and the present Show promises to break all past records.- That is an ambitious statement, but the fact remains that entries are considerably above other years and ..all available space in the halls has been filled. Yesterday the stall holders were busy arranging their stands and the stewards hard at work displaying the exhibits in tho Various sections in order to get everything in readiness for the opening to-day. The live stock are not due to be ready, for judging until 9 a.m. tomorrow’, yet quite a largo number of animals are already in their pens. To-day’s programme is as follows; 91 a.nx.—Exhibition of machinery, motors, implements, permanent stalls, vehicles, etc; judging homo industries, needlework, photography, and art sections ,etc. 12.30 p.m.—Judging thoroughbreds and trotters. 1 p.m.—Judging pigs. 1.30 p.m.—Maiden jumpers’ competition and wire jump. 6 p.m,—Show Grounds closed to public.

TECHNICAL school work. A display made by the Palmerston North Technical School in the Produce Hall is one of the features Of the Show. To the layman who la jot acquainted with what is accomplished at the institution, this exhibition of pupils’ works is a • veritable - eyeopener. Apart from the splendid workmanship displayed, the most striking feature of the exhibits is their wide range. Ah endeavour has been made to stage a sample of .tbj work of all the' trade and Industriu. classes, carpentry, joinery, plumbing, dressmaking, cookery and so on. Thus one sees bottled fruit that whets the appetite, side by side with summer frocks that would please the most fastidious of maidens, while specimens hr carpentry and joinery - hobnob with tools and engineering contrivances. It is hard to believe that the exhibits are the work of the pupils themselves, yet such is the case, and their excellence reflects great credit upon the various Instructors. Public Schools’ Division. The Judging in thTschools’ section .Was carried out yesterday, the results being as follows; v.t writing. (Judge: Mr G. H. Espincr.) ■i pupils under 9 years—Merit cards: Molly Steer (Convent), NodIhe Oaldcy (Convent). Dorothy Willoughby (Central), Huey Jones (Muritai). Norma Moore (West End). Edward Norling (West End), David Totman (Convent). Ada Cope (Convent), Jas. Huse (Terrace End), Edna Guy (West End). Commended; Patty Clifford (Convent), Moira Stone '(Convent), Eleanor Dawson (Terrace End), Rita Blair (Central), lan Grant (Muritai). h Pupils under 10 years.—Merit cards: Joan O’Reilly (Convent). Molly Steor (Convent), Athol Arnott (Rongotca), George Manson (Marital), T. O’Donnell (Convent), Brenda Fitzpatrick (Convent), Joyce White (Terraco End), Gwen Whitmore (College Street), Jim Rowe (Muritai). Betty Rendle (Muritai), Commended:' Ethel Brown (West End), Moira Stone (Convent). Noelcne Oakley (Convent). .Reginald Morgan (Terraco End), Arthur Barnett (Terrace End).

Pupils under 11 years.—Merit cards: Nancy O’Donnell (Convent), Stephonie Deo (College Street), Hilda Edmundaen (College Street), Mary Macready, Mame Kapo, Clara Hickmott, Merl Daniels, Katie Englert (all Convent, Wellington), Dorothy Oakley (Convent), Ethel Kent (College Street). Commended: Irene Forrest (Convent), Betty McPherson (Terrace. End), Anthca Christiansen (Fitzherbert), Prank Meo (Muritai), Joyce Luff (Muritai), Dorothy Bruce (West End). Merle Scadden (Terrace End), Doris Meder (Terrace End), Myrtle Clark (Central), Betty Manley (Muritai). Cavlll Cameron (Muritai).

Pupils under 12 years.—Merit cards: Dulcio Berryman (Terraco End), Jack McCall (Terrace End), Mary Hanrahan and Sissy Plimmer (Convent, Wellington), Betty Brophy (Convent), Nancy Patchett (Dinton), Frank Simpson (Terraco End), Joffo Oliver (College Street), Willie Chalk (West End). Margaret Kyle (West End). Commended: Betty Aggett (Clydesdale), Kathleen O’Donnell (Convent), Joe Dash (Dinton), Robert Simpson (Terrace End), E. Grover (College Street), Billy Moffatt (West End), Miriam Rodgers, Nora O’Donnell, Amy Healey and Nellie Drummond (all Convent).

Pupils under 13 years.—Merit cards; Joan Quirke (Convent). Pauline GUI and Margaret Patrick (Convent, Wellington), Monte Ongloy, Sheila Moriarty and Monica Spelman (all Convent), Joan Webber

(Bunnythorpe), Rawi Alright (College Street), M. Griffths (Murital). Olga Clausen . (West End). Commended: Molly Steel, Deo Tanniou, Alice Coombor, Wm. Broderick, lingerie Turner, Walter Strange. Sheila’ Casey and Patrick Cope (all Convent), M. Wright and Violet Power Murital), Myrtle Scott (Terraco End). .. Pupils under It years.- Merit cards: Isabel Maxwell (Clydesdale), Eileen Hickey and Kathleen O’Reilly (Convent). Chas. Misscn and Julia Jackson (Terrace End), Doris Jones (College Street), Irene Anderson (Eitzhcrbert), Zoo Howarth (Convent). Leonard Hickon (Terrace End), Ross McGill (Muritai). Commended: Maureen Comerford and Marjory Banks (Convent), Wm. McBride (College Street), Clarice Lankshear (Eitzhcrbert), K. Wischnewsky (Convent). Jean .Turner (Terrace End), Isma King (Muritai).” Pupils up to 15 years.—Merit cards: Marjory Danks, K, WischncwSky, Rita Purcell, Joan Quirke, Laura Meado, Stelia Barnao, Molly Healey (all of Convent), Ross McGill (Muritai). Commended: K. O’Reilly. Marjory Muir. Rosio Wisohnewsky, Marjory Anderson, Zoo Howarth (all of Convent). Print, pupils under 10 years.— Merit cards: Lloyd Cullimore, Juno Oliver, Jack Crook, Molly Butzbach, Joyce Chapman (all of College St.), Edward Moriarty (Convent), Elizabeth Lorew and Kathleen .Williams (Grecnmcadows). Commended: Dulcie Buglass, . Mabel Craib, Gwen Hankins and Olivo Shaw (ail of College Street), Bernard Smith. ROsina Barnao and Von Howarth; (all Convent), Roger Harbottle and Lennox ■ Horn (Greonmeadows). Print, pupils undc'r 15 years.—■ Merit cards; R. McGill and Margaret Wright (Muritai), Colin Telford (West End), M. Grant, R. Orchiston and Harold Cower (Muritai). Commended: Mollio Foley and Eddie Cody (Muritai), Isabel Maxwell (Clydesdale). Carton and Cardboard Modelling. Standard 3.—Merit card: Evan do Berry (Central). Standard 4.—Merit cards; Trevor Doadman (Central), E. Quirke, IC Hatch and G. Shaw (West End). Commended: R. Hands (West End). Standard s.—Merit cards; A. Andrews, Norah. Blair and J. Judd (Muritai). W. Chalk (West End).

Standard 6. —Merit cards: Alvin do Berry (Central), M. Fisher and B. Gillespie (Muritai). Commended: M. Willoughby (Muritai). Comments.

Commenting upon the school work, Mr Espincr said;—• “On the whole the quality of the work shown was in advance o' that of last year. Most of the exhibits were good and a largo percentage excellent .especially in the classes writing for pupils under 12 and writing for pupils under 13. It would bo well if the conditions attaching to the writing class (National Anthem, pupils under 10) were more definite, as It Is almost impossible to compare exhibits showing large hand, where the pupil has tho benefit of the ruled lines of the foolscap, with exhibits showing smaller writing whore the pupil must exorcise his judgment in preserving uniformity;-' in height. Exhibitors might note that faint writing, either with pencil or ink, docs not lend itself to exhibition purposes. The stewards would be spared a dead of unnecessary work, and possible injustice to exhibitors would be avoided if greater caro were exercised in forwarding the cxhiibts. Each parcel should show clearly on the outside the various classes of exhibits which it contains. As it is. writing exhibits arc found sandwiched between mapping, drawing and needlework without anything to indicate what is there. It Is obvious that those exhibits should ’bo handled as little as possible before judging takes place. Consequently, the writing'- stewards are chary about opening a parcel that shows no indication of its containing writing exhibits. Another source of trouble is the entering of a pupil in one class and forwarding an exhibit for a different class. The stewards Check the exhibits with the catalogue, and there is always the poshibility of an exhibit being discarded in the class shown by the catalogue. . Sometimes exhibits, are forwarded from pupils that have not been entered. This necessitates a scrutiny of the official file, with the inevitable result that the exhibit has to be discarded. “In carton modelling some very good work was exhibited, but the competition was confined to a few schools." DRAWING (Natural Object.)

(Judge: Mr G. H. Elliott.) Standard I.—Merit Cards: R. Brickiand (Ohutu), Keith Thomas (Te Arakura), lan Grant and Steve ■ Manson (Muritai). Commended: A. Smith (Ohutu), Dorothy Exley; (Muritai). j Standard 2.—Merit Caras: Vera Burr, Daura Hughes, Jean Cook (Kelvin Grove), Jack Johansen (Col-' lege Street), B. Anderson (Ohutu), Moira Stone (Convent), Rangi Dar-j kin and Imelda Mikkelsen (Tei Arakura), Margaret Turton (Green-1 meadows). Commended; Myrtle Hoare (Kelvin Grove), Mary McTavish (Clydesdale), Betty Cliff ora and Ada Cope (Convent), Joan Swm- j bourn (College Street), Brian ' O’Connor (Convent). Standard 3.—Merit Cards: Trevor ; Treleavon (College Street), Jas. Bennett and Ada Jones (Te Arakura), J. Bilk (Ohutu), B. Rendle and R. Chcyne (Muritai), Dulcie Koehler (Kelvin Grove). Commended; Vernon Simmonds and Cyril Pepper (College Street). Henry Teoka (To Arakura),) Don Morris and Gwen Whitmore (College Street), Jack Woods (Fitz- i herbert.) I Standard y— Merit Cards: Betty r Brophy (Convent). M. Waldogravo ] (Terraco End), Alice Florence ' (Clydesdale), Betty Muir, Amy j Healey and Phyllis Meade (Convent), Noela Day and Mona Baldwin (Tor- i race End). Edna Hobbs (Central).

Lindsay Boyd (Muritai). Commended Josephine Faircloth (Convent), Jean 'Watters (Terraco End), Bryan Turnbull (College Street), Thelma Lower (Te lArakura), Christine Dais (Convent), Gwen Langston (College Street), Leah Drummond (Te Arakura.)

Standard 5. —Merit, Cards: Kitty Meado and Zoe Howarth (Convent), Julia Jackson (Terrace End), Violet Powell (Muritai), Kitty O’Connor, (Convent), D. XJoyd. D. Spencer and M. Mundy (Terraco End), Arthur Mayes (Muritai). Commended; Molly Oakley (Convent), Geo. Turner (Terraco End), Hazel Bennett (To Arakura), C. Brickland (Ohutu), Vincent •Mazzola (Muritai), Rosie Wlschnowsky (Convent). K. Duncalf (Terrace G.—Merit Cards: Shelia Moriar>” and Monica Spclraan (Con-, vent), Elizabeth Berry T: ollC :"'I Street) Abe Penman (Central), ]l -| Carpenter (West End), Laura Meade Stella Barnao and Joan Quirke (Con-j vent). Noilson Rees (Central), R. McGill (Muritai). Commended:; Eileen Zaloum. K. Wischnewsky. Molly Healey (Convent), Jessie Costall (Rongotea). R. Somerville andj M. Bclk (Ohutu.) DRAWING (Fashioned Object) Standard L—Merit Cards. T-, O’Keefe, L. Jurgens and C. Transom; (Ohutu). Commended; Mollie Mc- ( Kenna. Francis Farrington. Mamie, do Rosa and Eileen Greening (all of. Convent.) , „ 1 Standard 2,—Merit Cards: Rosa Dennis (College Street). Molly Penny (Central), Norman Moore. Ruth Pulling, Percy Seifert and Hlla Jarvis (all of’ West End). Commended: Goo. Downes (College Street), C. Johns (Ohutu.) Standard 3 Merit Cards: Pauline Kortcgast, Jack Cope and Erie Greedy (Convent), Edna Sherratt (College Street). Nora Bowden and Brian Leydon (Convent). Trevor Treloavon, Arthur Pearce and Jack Bowyer (College Street). Commended K. Torrey and A. Prime (Ohutu). Ernest , Nuttall (Central), Joan Hood (Convent). Cyril Popper and Ray Mercer (College Street). Standard 4.—Merit Cards: GennadV Zotov (Bunnythorpe), Winston Davis and M. Davidson (Terrace End), Albert Meo (Muritai). Gavin Forrest. Jim Goodwin (Terrace End). Gwynne Lewis, Rex Hill and Hugh Beattie (Muritai). Commended; Alison Duncum (Clydesdale), Trevor Deadman, Florence Ireton (Central), Peter Cimino. Percy Shearer. Tom Timmins and Noeline Battersby (Muritai). Betty Muir (Convent), Olive Blair (Central), Elizabeth Mee (Muritai.) Standard s.—Merit Cards: Angelino Bahout (Convent), Gennady Zotov and A. Grayson (Bunnythorpe), Wm. Ellston (Terrace End), C. Brickland (Ohutu), W. Cartwright. Vincent Mazzola, Violet Powell, Geo Hudson and Glen Ben (all of Muritai.). Commended; Alan Ceilings, Salve Meo and Dunnill Baker (Muritai), Margarot Radomski (Kelvin Grove), Colin Power and Kitty Meade (Convent).

Standard G.—Merit Cayls; R. Burke and Myrtle Steel (Convent). R. McGill (Muritai), K. Rodgers and Molly Dicderick (Convent), Faith Eggloton (Eunnythorpo), Elizabeth Berry (College Street), Ray Tapp and Ridley Elliott (Central), M. .Krlven (West End); Commended; E. Torstonson (Terrace End), K; Somerville'(Ohutu), Mary O’Reilly (Convent), M. Grant (Muritai), H. Carpenter (West End), W. Edwards (Terrace End). Harold Peterson (Te Arakura). M. Belk (Ohutu.) Lettering, Standards 5 and 6.Merit Cards; Isabel Brown (Terrace End), Rex Hill and J. Daugherty (Muritai). Commended; Joyce Luttroll (Waiorongomai), R. McGill and Tom Timmins (Muritai), Leslie Alihrccht (Terrace End.) ’ ■

Monogram in Colour (under 13 {years).—Merit Cards; V. Mazzalo, D. Baker. R. McGill; E. Cody and A. Golllngs (all of Muritai), Billy Moffat and Lorna Perrin (West End). Commended: W. Bennington. I. King, Tom Timmins. ;A. Mayes (Muritai), Molly George (West End), Printing, pupils up to 15 years.— Merit Cards; R. McGill and E. Griffiths (Muritai). Commended; M. Copp. M. Griffiths and M. Grant (Muritai.)

BRXJSmVORK. Standard 2,.ihasg drawing: Merit Card: Athol Thomas , (Te Arakura). Standard 2, geometrical design.— Merit Cards; Ross Dennis, Molly Butzbach and Frank Braddock (College Street), Rangi Larkin (Te Arakura). Commended: Ronald Andrews and . Sydney Boniface (Terrace End), Athol Thomas and Mark Candy (Te Arakura.) Standard 3, mass drawing.—Merit ! Cards: Dorothy Oakley (Convent), jjas Bennett (To Arakura), B. Rondlc ' (Muritai). Commended; Beryl OakIcy (Convent), Wyndham Hoopel i (Terrace End.) Standard 3, geometrical design.— j Merit Cards: Noeline O’Shea and Con- ; nie Ongley (Convent) I Standard 4, mass drawing.—Merit Cards; Phyllis Meade (Convent), Winston Davis, Betty McPherson (Terrace, End), Thelma Lower (Te ■Arakura). L. MeCashin, T. Timmins, W. Andrews and A. Beattie (Muritai) j Leah Drummond (Te Arakura), Dora Hansmann (West End), Commended: j A. Fitzsimons, Bazei Smith, Mattie Gulliver, Doris Meden. Jas. Godwin, I Noola Day (all of T-rtace End), Isabel Hinchley, Cecily Blackhourn and Kola Davidson (West End), G. ! Lewis (Muritai.) Standard 5, original design.—Merit Cards: Kitty Meade, Kitty O’Connor and . Kathleen O’Reilly, (Convent), Henaro Apatarl (Control), Hazel Bennett (Te Arakura). Commencß • Margaret Eorsyth, Alice CoomPnr, Kathleen Lucas and Rliyllis Kneebone (Convent.) Standard f,. direel brush interpretation.—Merit Card: Leah Drummond (Tc Arakura). Eleven other comne.

titors who pencilled their drawing first and then filled in tho colour, were disqualified. Standard fi. design.—Merit Cards: Edna Mikkelscn (Te Arakura), V. Mazzola, R. McGill, Mi Grant, M. Robertson (all of Muritai). Commended; Slella Barnao and Laura Meade (Convent), Ncllson Keen (Central), Jim Erenstrom (Terrace End). Standard 6, direct brush interpretation—Merit Card: Laura Meade (Convent.) MAPPING. Standards 3 and 4. —Merit Cards: Gennady Zotov (Bunnythorpe), Lilian McCaskln. Malcoln Cheync and Res Hill (Muritai). Commended: Mabel Hyland (Waiorongomai). Bora Hansm'ann ■ (West End), Walter Munro (Muritai.) Standards 5 and 6. —Merit Cards; M. Grant, D. Baker and R. McGill (Muritai), Bessie Caldwell (Waiorongomai). Commended: Neil Luttroll (Waiorongomai). Clyde Clinton (Terraco End). Arthur Mayes and JacK Orme (Muritai.) PLASTICF.NF. MODELLING. Standard 3 and 4.—Merit Cards: Rex Hill and P. Cimino (Muritai), Winston Davies (Terrace End). Commended R. Gilchrist, Norman Bruce. Harry Huso and Terence Moore (Terraco End). Standards 5 and G. —-Merit Cards; Tom Searle (Bunnythorpe), Lindsay McDonald (Central), M. Grant and A. Ceilings (Muritai). Commended; Hugh McAffer (Central). A. Mazzola (Muritai.) Standards 1. and 2.—Merit Can Stanley Goldfinch (Central), Brin,, O’Connor (Convent). Jack Gilrr.V (Terrace End), Harold Bialr (Central). Commended John Merson. Patti Hobbs, Ray Wright, lan Wolierman (all of Central). Primer classes. —Merit Card: Peter Wilde (Linton.)

COMMENTS. In hia comments upon the drawing exhibits, the judge (Mr G. H. Elliott) remarked that a large number o( non-entrants had sent in work, much ot which was of merit. There had been a mistake somewhere and it was to bo regretted. The mapping was good in part, but some, of the exhibits were bad both in colouring and lettering. Not one of the maps would come up to the quality ot previous years. The drawings generally wm.ro up to standard. In the lower classes however, there was a tendency t<) neglect proportion, which was really more important than shape. On the other hand, in the design section, there was a distinct attempt at something original, which was very pleasing. Very little copy work was noticeable. It was to he regretted that there, had been almost a universal misunderstanding ot what direct brush interpretation meant. The general idea seemed to be that the designs could bo first pencilled in and then coloured. That was not right, aril because many had first used the pencil, their exhibits had unfortunately to he disqualified. Another class had been devoted to a design based on a New Zealand plant, yet a number of competitors had adopted exotic plants and consequently had to be passed over. The children showed a splendid appreciation of design 'all round. Mr Elliott made special mention of two pen and ink drawings .those of Masters Abe Penman and Neilson Rees, both pupils or Central School. They were excellent. Generally speaking, the work ot Standards 1 and 2 was fair: Standard 3. good; Standards 4 and 5. very good; and Standard 6, excellent.