The Cousins' Competitions

Southland Times, Issue 25306, 8 June 1935, Page 18

The Cousins' Competitions

339th COMPETITION.

Story for all Cousins, “One Hundred Years Hence.”

First Prize of 2/- to Cousin Joan Holmes (14), 78 Albany street, Dunedin N.I.

Second Prizes of 1/ - to Cousins John McLeay (12), Seaward Downs and Dulcie Lewis (10), Otautau R.D.

Commended: 2 marks to Cousins Dorothy Williamson (8), 204 Spey street, Lilian Todd (15), Toa, Albert Moore (9), 231 Gala street, Margaret Blatch (13), Gore-Ferndale R.D., Isobel McKenzie (13), Dipton, Daphne Jones (14), 52 McMaster street. COMMENTS. You will never write well if you avoid difficult subjects, and attempt only the easy ones. Actually “One Hundred Years Hence” should offer plenty of scope'for your imagination, shouldn’t it? The chief difficulty lies to look far enough ahead. One cousin wrote: “wireless and telephones will be introduced into many homes.” That could be said of present day life, couldn’t it? Cousin Joan Holmes sent in a particularly good dntry. Again, I am very pleased with all the cousins who attempted this subject. 339th COMPETITION. Poem for all Cousins: “The First Crocus.” Prizes of 1/- to Cousins Chrissie Ross (16), 24 Lockend street, Tainui, Dunedin E. 1., Isobel McKenzie (13), Dipton and Patricia Summers (15), Orepuki. Very Highly Commended: 3 marks to Cousins Joan Holmes (14), 78 Albany street, Dunedin N. 1., Keith Deal (11), 53 Mitchell street. Highly Commended: 2 marks to Cousins Joyce Howden (9), Mataura Island, Jeanette Moore (11), 231 Gala street, Constance Lloyd (11), Section 5, Glencoe R.D., Ruth Heath (12), Lilburn, Tuatapere, Ronald Deal (9), 53 Mitchell street, Sylvia Scott (14), Queenstown, and Lilian Todd (15), Toa. Cousin Rita Smith will receive 2 marks for her poem if she sends it to me again and remembers to put her age on it. This applies to Cousin June Rees, who sent me a very good poem, neatly written, but did not mark it “my own work” or “original.” COMMENTS. The poems were good, my dears. Cousin Chrissie makes use of effective figures of speech. I think she should try to introduce “unexpected” rhymes into her verse, words which would make the reader sit back and say, “That’s good. I would not have thought of rhyming those two words.” Joyce Howden writes well for her age, but she should notice that “brown” and “around” are not rhymes. 346th COMPETITION. Poem for Cousins 13 and over: 'Smoke Screens.”

Story for Cousins 12 and under: “The Lost Kitten.” Entries close, TUESDAY. June 11.

341st COMPETITION. Story for all Cousins: “The Mystery of the Lost Ring.” Verse for all Cousins: “My Horse.” Entries close TUESDAY, June 18. SPECIAL PAGE. The subject will be “Winter” and prizes will be given for: (a) Stories. (b) Poems. (c) Drawings. Use your imaginations and write descriptions, fairy stories, essays or any thing you choose, so long as your entry has something to do with winter. Entries for drawings close. TUESDAY, June 18. Entries for poems and stories close TUESDAY, June 25.