The Cousins’ Competitions

Southland Times, Issue 20002, 16 October 1926, Page 22 (Supplement)

The Cousins’ Competitions

AWARDS IN THE 91st TEST. (a) Story—“ How Flies were first brought into the world”—Open to all Cousins. Prizes of 2/6 and 4 marks (very specially commended) to Cousins Annie Playfair (15) “Bonniefield,” Gummies Bush; Eileen Mclntosh (15) 59 Ness street, Invercargill; Marjory Smith (12.) Oreti Plains; Dorothy Harper (14) 35 Ayr street, Invercargill. Very Highly Commended.—3 marks to Cousins Joan Whitworth (11), 19 Raymond street. Georgetown; Joan Mumford (12), North Road, Invercargill; Elsie Crosbie (11) Waikawa Valley; Nancy Watts (13.) 79 Layard street, North Invercargill. (bi Humorous telegram, the initial letter of each word to be “L.” Prizes of 2/6 and 2 marks to Cousins Zoe Smith (B>, 24 Mitchell street, Lindisfarne; Raymond Smith (11), Oreti Plains; Ina Carr (111 Niagara. Commended.—l mark to Cousins Grace Stewart (13», 97 Duke street, Gladstone; Lily Columb (10 , Broughton street, Gore; Marjory Smith (121 Oreti Plains; Elsie Amos (131 Mabel Bush; Dympna O’Brien (111 Te Wae Wae; Joan Whitworth (11) 19 Raymond street, Georgetown; James Edgar Botting (11) “Terry Hill,” Woodlands; Daisy Ward (16.1 Awarua Plains. COMMENTS. to ao justice to the column and columns of your work this week, my dears, I must refrain in every way I know how from taking up valuable space. I just want to say here how very, very pleased I am with the stories—never, in the life of the Page, has the competition been so kind, nor the standard of your work so high. So many of you are developing with surprising rapidity your powers of writing, and, taking everything into consideration, there was very little to choose between any of the stories I have mentioned. When I say “taking everything into consideration,” I mean such things as age, experience in writing, and standard of previous work. These few I have chosen are but a very small percentage of the large number sent in, and although many of the others were quite worthy of space on the Pace, they were not of the same standard of these. And I thought it was better, seeing these stood out so worthily, that I should not make a list of the “Commendeds” and “Highly Commended?.” as that would take up so much more of the room which is needed for the reproduction of the “extra special” ones. Cousins, I am more pleased than I can express with your work—you seem to be developing the knack of giving rein to your imaginations with ease and control, so that the originality that is in you is finding readier expression that you have ever before allowed it to do. If this continues (and of course it must) it is going to be a very great honour indeed, in the future, to have work published in Our Page. The teleprams were not of the same high standard, though probably harder to accomplish. 92nd COMPETITION fal Poem—open to all Cousins—on “The Beauty of the Morning.” (b) The competition set out in my letter last week. The poetry discoveries. Open to all Cousins. REMEMBER THE RULES. 1. —Write in ink on one side of the paper only. 2. —There must be separate sheets for each competition. 3. —Each Cousin must work unaided, and enter his or her own work. 4. —Drawing must be in black ink, preferably in Indian ink. 5. —Each entry must show the name and address of the Cousin and age. ** 6. —No one more than 15 years of age may compete in these classes unless otherwise stated. —Closing date—MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 4926.