395th. COMPETITION.

Southland Times, Issue 22969, 15 August 1936, Page 22 (Supplement)

395th. COMPETITION.

Story for all cousins: “Autobiography of a Sixpence." Prize of 1/- to Cousins Ray McLeay Jl3) Otahu, Otautau-Blackmount R.D.’, Ruth Dowden (13), 11 Scandrett street, Nanette Sumpter (9), 32 Alice Highly Commended and 3 marks to Cousins Irene Smith (12), Bluff, Betty Haugh (8), Pyramid, Faith Pears (12), Fernhills, Winton R.D., Mona Thompson (11), Gap Road, Wmton, Charlie Gordon (9), South Hillend RD Winton, Mary Lobb (13), Box £6, Edendale, Yvonne Hall (8), Apanma, Elizabeth Kean (12), South Hillend, Theresa Kean (8), South Hillend Highly Commended and 2 marks to Cousins Joyce Rule (10), Kauana, Marie Sutton (11), Palmer street, Grassmere Terrace, Jocelyn Perry (12) 19 Devon street. Gore, Joyce Mortimer (10), Dairy Factory, Gorge Road, Nita Hall (11), Dipton R.D., Frances Gibbon (14), 44 Cranley street, Dunedin, Bessie Hamilton (14), Lora Gorge, Margaret Kirkwood (8), South Hillend, Imelda Kirkwood (10), South Hillend, Elsie Roy (11), Elderslea,” Mossburn, Daphne Todd (10), Toa, P. 0., Betty Greer (13), 295 Herbert street, Marjorie Day (13), Wyndham, Clara Lobb (11), Box 28, Edendale Gladys Thomson (13), Tokonui, Mary Stewart (11), South Hillend R.D., Winton, Mabel Clarke (13), South Hillend, Nan Clarke (11), South Hillend, Dorothy Stevens (11), Lora Gorge, Beverley MacDougall (12), Home street, Winton, Freda Heenan (10), South Hillend, Winton R.D. COMMENTS. 1 was very pleased with the autobiographies. You took a lot or tiouble over them, writing them carefully, as I advised you last week. The standard was very high, and I wanted to give you all prizes! I must ask you, though, to watch spelling, and please, if you can, write in ink. If, for any reason, you must use pencil, write clearly, and use a dark lead.

395th. COMPETITION. Poem for all cousins: “What the Wind Said.” Prize of 1/- to Cousins Isobel McKenzie (14), Dipton, Ngaire Head (12), Wireless Station, Awarua, Graeme Anderson (12), 78 Don street. Very Highly Commended and 3 marks to Cousins Nan Clarke (11), South Hillend R.D., Winton, Frances Gibbon (14). 44 Cranley street, Dunedin, Ray McLeay (13), Otahu, Black-mount-Otautau R.D., Mona Thomson (12) Gap Road, Winton, Betty Greer (13) 295 Herbert street. Maureen Hill (11), Queen street, Dunedin, Joyce Howden (10), Mataura Island. ' Highly Commended and 2 marks to Cousins Mary Lobb (13), Box 28, Edendale, Clara Lobb (11), Box 28, Edendale, Norman Hall (13), Aparima.

COMMENTS. There are many vivid word pictures in Cousin Isohel's poem, and her sentences are more complete this week. There is something missing in Cousin Ngaire's first verse. Do you know what it is, my cousin? The sentence lacks a subject, as you will notice if you read it through carefully. Cousin Graeme is a new verse-writer, and should prove quite a good one with more experience. He must, however, study types of metre. It would be better to try a simple verse pattern of four lines, rhyming a, b, a, b, or a, a, b, b.

RULES TO REMEMBER. 1. —Write in ink on one side of the paper only. 2. —There must be separate sheets for each entry. 3. Each Cousin must work unaided and enter his or her own work clearly marking it “original” or “my own work.” 4. —Drawing must be in black ink, preferably in Indian ink, and on drawing paper. 5. —No one more than 16 years of age may compete in these classes unless otherwise stated. 6. -Remember that spelling and neatness will be taken into account.

396th. COMPETITION. Story for Cousins 11 and under: “The Fairies’ Ball.” Poem for Cousins 12 and over: “To the Sun.” Entries close TUESDAY, August 18. 396th. COMPETITION. Poem for all cousins: “The First Daffodil.” Story for all cousins: “A Trip to the Moon.” Entries close TUESDAY, August 25.