BIRTHDAY PAGE CONTESTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20300, 6 July 1929, Page 4 (Supplement)

BIRTHDAY PAGE CONTESTS

LIST OF PRIZE-WINNERS.

Following is the list of prize-winners in ouj birthday Pago Competitions: "My Own Country," Haadlng: First Pnzo, JOHN JAMISON, Ml. Men. Special Prize, MARY CKUICKSHANK, St. Heliors' Bay." Consolation Prizes: ['rosea Warren, ib Meresford Street, Bayiuvater (age 15}; Joseph Walsh, 3, Kendal Placo, Eden j 'terrace (age 15). Ten Mark .Cards: Jean Moir, Dorcen Cave, Sheila Keith, Gwen Tancted, Gwyneth Stone, Peggy Dash wood, Joan Hill. Original Story: MARIE' HARRISSON, 44, Rosebank Road. Avondale Consolation Prizes. Keith Stone, Epsom, (age 15); Thclrna Clark, Auck land, (age 15). Ten Mark cards: Chrissie Allison. Joyce Marker, Kathleen Veely, Beatrice Evershed, Sheila Quinn. \da Woods, Pearl Herbert, Peggy Cleland, Nancy Howard. I Doris Brown, Fhyra Renall, Irene Corres, I Alison Holmes, Elsie Waring. Eileen Wilson, Alice Hirst, j Essay, "My Ov/n Country." BETTY PAGE, Ellersile; ALEX McCRAE, Great South Road.Papa kura. Consolation Prizes: Ruth Parker, King Street, Te Kuiti (age 11) ; Hugh Fleming. Manurewa (age 14). Ten Mark cards: Thelma Millett, Eden Cooinbes. Dorothy Braniley, Gwen lancred, Jean Crossley, Nelson Warner, (Jerald Souster, Sheila Quinn, Jean L'rosher Poem, " The Land We Love." I BETTY MOLESWuRTH, Mt. Roskill; LOKNA FIN LA YSON, Remueni. Consolation Prizes; Denise Holmes, Mount.Eden Post Oifice (age 9), Arnott iMeiklejolin, Pakotai (age 12). I Ten Mark cards: Betty Banks, Dudley j Hurley, Joyce Jackson, Zoe Court, Rita Chapman, Marie Harrisson, Roger Nay lor, Eden Coombcs, Lois Stanton. Comments on Entries. I A notable feature of the Birthday Page contests was the improvement in the standard of the original stories. Several j Of those, which have been " commended " j will be used in oui page later on, and will be awarded prizes when they appear lhe special heading contest was dnsap pointing. John Jamison's drawing awarded piace of honour in our page last week was a splendid piece of work, and j well deserved pride of place. Marv (Jruickshank also submitted a delicately drawn design, not so striking as John's, but an excellent pieco of work, vrith a well-prmted title, which was used with the winning sketch. Mary's drawing appears in our page to-day. She was awarded a special award for her skelch. The essay contest, My Own Country brought some very good- entries, but the poems on " The Land We Love " were not quite so successful as in other con tests Howevei, the subject was perhaps, rather a difficult one for our'voung poets, so something easier will be selected ne.\t time.

Congratulations to all those whose names appear in the list to-day, and thanks to all thoso boys and girls, who helped to make our Birthday Pago a success!