The Cousins’ Competitions

Southland Times, Issue 23047, 14 November 1936, Page 21

The Cousins’ Competitions

395th. COMPETITION. Story for Cousins 12 and over: “A Holiday Adventure.” Prizes of 1/- to Cousins Jocelyn Perry (12), Devon street, Gore, Mira Skerrett (13), Pahia, Southland. Very Highly Commended and .3 marks to Cousins Isobel McKenzie M.A.C. (15), Dipton, Graeme Anderson (12), 78 Don street. Highly Commended and 2 marks to Cousins Gladys Thomson (13), Tokanui, Evelyn Buttolph (14), Coronation street, Mary Lobb A.C. (13), Box 28, Edendale, Grace Hall (13), 145 Esk street, Margaret Hyndman (13), 33 Nelson street, Joan Waterhouse A.C. (12) Orepuki. COMMENTS. I want you to be very careful in the use of two types of words. One is the word “having.” You are inclined to use it too often at the beginning of a sentence, and sometimes it is a clumsy way of expressing what vou mean. For instance, Cousin Graeme wrote “after having assented, I . . ” It is much simpler and much better to say “after assenting, I . . .” An adjective which you like to write is “awful.” Unless a thing is full of awe, it is not really awful, so use a more suitable adjective, my cousins. 395th. COMPETITION. Poem for all Cousins 11 and under: “In the Toy-shop.” Prizes of 1/- to Cousins Clara Lobb A.C. (11), Box 28, Edendale, Esme Legat (8), Winton. Very Highly Commended and 3 marks to Cousins Albert Moore A.C., M.M.S. (10), 57 St. Andrew street, Nanette Sumpter (9), 32 Alice street, June Buttolph (8), Coronation street. Highly Commended and 2 marks to Cousins Joyce Buttolph (10), Coronation street, June Horton (10), Tussock Creek, Section 8, Glencoe R.D., Elsie Roy (11), “Elderslea,” Mossbum, Imelda Kirkwood (10), South Hillend, Winton R.D. COMMENTS. Well done, my younger cousins. This is the first time this year that there has been a poetry competition especially for you, and you have manged very well. Do you know what is meant by metre? Take the first line of Cousin Mary Lobb’s poem, and divide it into feet like this: |“We went| to town| one Sat| urday'.” Notice that in each of these feet there is one unaccented and one accented syllable. A regular and definite rhythm like this helps your poem greatly. Another simple metre has the accented syllable first, as in the verses written by Cousin Albert Moore. 396th. COMPETITION. Poem for all Cousins: “Wind and Rain.” Story for all Cousins: “Autobiography of a Penny Stamp.” Entries close TUESDAY, November 17. 397 th. COMPETITION. Poem for Cousins 12 and over: ‘Tulip Time.” Story for Cousins 11 and under: “The Pictures in my Scrap-book” Entries close TUESDAY, November 24. 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 n 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. SCRAP-BOOK COMPETITION. Entries for this competition close on TUESDAY, December 1. If you wish your books to be returned, mark clearly. The others will be given to the hospital for the sick children. OUR NEW COMPETITION. The six solutions of this series must be sent in by TUESDAY, November 17.