ESSAY CONTEST.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 16 March 1926, Page 9

ESSAY CONTEST.

PARAMOUNT GREATER MOVIE SEASON. I “What the Motion Picture Means to JOur Uommumty” is the ■ subject of a. Iniiuon-wido contest featuring ' Para- | mount’s Third Greater ’ movie Season 4 during March. All representative ’ motion picture theatres througuout Australia and New Zealand will celealnato the occasion in the presentation of better productions based upon the new order of tilings in the Him iudus.{try. The Greater Movie Season is a iorerunnor of such pictures as ‘"The IVanderer,” the filmed Tlibiical story f tbe prodigal son; “The Vanishing itaco,” by Zaire Groy; an<t RexIngram’s “Scaramouche.’’ The “Herhas beeu selected to offer to its ; readers the chance for a grand tour in i Australia or New Zealand for the best i essay on “What the Motion Picture moans to Our Community.” If you would wish a grand tour of , the beauty spots of Australia or New Zealand, get out your movie maga- | ziues, or interview your theatre > manager for aid in composing an essay ;of less than 250 words on “What the Motion Picture Means to Our Com'munity.” The readers of the “Timaru iiearald” have the exclusive opportu(mty in this district to compote for the ‘ prize. . The contest is in celebration of Paramount’s Third Greater Movie Season during March at all leading motion picture theatres. Essays must j bo in the hands of tlio Greater Movie Season editor of the “Timaru Herald” not- later than midnight, March 20. Tile three best essays submitted to him will be adjudged and then forwarded to Paramount Pictures, Sydney, for final adjudging of the one best essay from Australia or New Zealand. The “Timaru Herald” has been selected to offer to its readers tho exclusive chance in this district to compete in Paramount’s Greater Movie Season Essay Contest for a grand tour of Australia or New Zealand during March.