Christmas Competition

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23809, 9 November 1940, Page 3 (Supplement)

Christmas Competition

} SENIOR (15-19) | j (1) Christmas Story, New Zealand setting preferable, but not essential. Not J ; more than 700 words. One Guinea Prize. S : (2) Christmas Poem, grave or gay. Not more than 24 lines. May be illustrated • ■ in black and white or set in black and white border. Book Prize. ! ■ (3) Christmas Crackers! A corner of novelties. New games, jokes, puzzles and : ! fun—anything original that will amuse. All ideas must be your own. Book : ! Prize for best set of items. . ! j INTERMEDIATE (12-14) 5 j (1) Christmas Story. 600 words. Half-guinea Prize. j j (2) Christmas Carol. Not more than 24 lines. Book Prize. # j 5 (3) Crossword. Make up a crossword puzzle in the shape of a small Christmas : ! tree. Give clues and solution separately. Book Prize. j 1 JUNIOR (under 12) j S (1) Design a Christmas Card. Any materials may be use 4, but cards must not 5 j be larger than five inches square. Prize of 7/6. " # , : : (2) Christmas Poem. Not more than 16 lines; may be illustrated in bjack and : : white. Book Prize. I ; (3) Write ait imaginary conversation between Santa Claus and yourself In the 5 ■ form of a little play. Not more than 400 words. Book Prize. ! : SPECIAL HEADING (open to all readers under 20) • : Boys and girls are invited to design an illuminated Christmas heading for • : the page. This must be done in Indian ink on thick white drawing paper._ Size: .« ■ eight columns wide (l 8 inches) by two inches deep. The words "Christmas : • Greetings—Boys and Girls" must be featured in neat lettering. A half-guinea : • prize will be awarded for the neatest and best heading, but Anne Shirley : j reserves the right to decide whether or not the winning entry will be used on ; : the page. As this "is a very important item, it is essential that ( only very out- j : standing work be reproduced. : j SKETCHES : : The senders of all good original Christmas sketches and illustrations (in ; : Indian ink) published will be awarded pri?es. j j CONSOLATION PRIZES FOR EACH SECTION | • N.B.—Work for all sections must be entirely original, written on one side j of paper only, with name, age and address clearly on each entry. Mark ; envelopes " Xmas Competition." ■ ; ENTRIES MUST REACH "ANNE SHIRLEY," HERALD OFFICE, QUEEN STREET, j AUCKLAND, BY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7. ; j