SHAKESPEARE READING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 29, 29 October 1907, Page 2

SHAKESPEARE READING.

:■■'' c-^'A-MAEKED : iIMi;EOVEIIENT.''. :i : : v •'' '% .'.. To, endeavour;,, to inculcate-, a: love:- for the - genius, of, William ~ Shakespeare,-, as' expressed .-•- |iu: his, plays, the Wellington Shakespeare Club/,'last, year inaugurated., a- .reading, .competition ;•- between' re|).reseiitatives,"frQYii.;tlife ..city. State'...'.', '.schools'.' 'The second" competition'.:. t00k..!.'. '. placif ' in ' 'the , - , '. Technical '.'School'" dn",' Sat--. ■"" urday,' : the ■■ 'rep'resontatiWis , ' (biit ''of "eigUty,?" "■ schools: taking- part, - the' test : . ''matter' being '■' selected from ■■'•'"Julius";;, , . ,Coesar"—bnei r, of- :the .two. splays ■ being-' ■'■■ studied;,'by- the ,-club-. this-yeari:.>:'l'he''iudgeß v.(Misses. Kugliind and. Holmes, .Mr.. Greo.fiToo*- ■■'? goodj," awarded i the,.prizes ~(.£1 of-- • 'books, and. a:term of free,tuition -in-elocution., : .,' from Miss" Xlaltby).;tb .Frank Picot (Tliorndou),. , ', , aivl Dora , Pope (Terraeb),-who secured 90;nrid:!,,.. ''83 marks resSnectiyely.J''6ut of the Impossible.' The 'following'are the' detailed'jscores ;.— ~'■: ■'~"!" '~■':;'": '■.<■;, : "". : jBOYS.-^-"sV •■:? '.Competitor.../. .. ri ., ;.->..-. : .•-■;'-•• ; ; Marks.-:-:' Frank- Picot • (Thbrndon) -'■.•<.-..; U '•■ flO s '■; I'Vedorick lloberteon-i (Terrace).;., .-•-....■..• .«.:•■' 85 :■ 1 Uryn .Evans (Clyde Quay) ; \ ...; : '.v';r... -83' -.=. iriiryey BoHiamlcy:.(Terrace).. ... ■ ....;. ... M.i.-.; 'Oscai;.Boror. (Te.Arb)'- ' ... , : , ; ..., ,^;... ■. 77,,. ; i, James Leys (Th0rhd0n).",..., , , ...'..':.'.'". .... 77- .■*■ : \Villiam Orsbori' (Te Ard).'" .„'.' ... ! ...,; ,75.',,. Jack Ewing (Clyde 'Quay)' ,:.. ~ ....' .; '.'::;,.70,';,' ■I (The Ncwtown School boys who: entered .were ..." itoo ill;to attend , .) ■' ':■ ' J :, '' ' ■'".' .' '_'.'-■' ' ". : '"■'';'■ ■". "" ; GIRLS.;"'K-:;'-- J '■.'}:•■■!; •■;■;-.' Pope; (Terrace) -" :i: :;. , ; ''..; ■ iii' .'J. , - : 89 Eva •.Cattell.(Thorndon)--'...;_.■'■:'...■-1.;'.'"83' :! Sophia Campbell .(Terrace) -,•'..1,. '■-■...'"' '■.... 71 ■' '■ '■ Doris., Pitt (Newtow.n) : '-.. ::.;..■.•■; ..;■ 71:'■•■ Annie Perry,,(Thorndon)i... .■ ....,--...-.'' ...- 70:y Winnie , Tlhodes (Newtown) •■..... . ...■■/ •...■ ,-7(K ■■>. Lilian Thnwley (Mt.'.Copk) ... ...... ~r . .. ~65> 'ifaiiny'.'Urquhart (Te' An>)' '. .■'■ ■ 82'..,.. Lilv , 'Webster' '(C1^10^Quay).'......,.'.. ..... ,58.,.. ■Jlaiibfic'Taul' (Te- Aro) •',:;- ....:.. ... ■■•'i.55,;.,. Doris Wilson (Clyde Quay). ;!.V ~.1. . »v.53;.,. Man- Bafmin (Mti.Cook -7 :.. ■,■'■:»■! •»; 50. - Tho secretary of the club -Teceived no reply'-•• •to his letters;forwarded to-the licndmastßr of -•• -Mt'-Cook. Boys' School,' which wh's.r.jinropre-"* , " sented: Mr. "Flux, of the South; Wellington-,/..■. School, 'did, not,enter any competitors,, .as ho. .-.■ considered' none,of his children ,competent t0,.-, 1 : i'ead the. passages- selected; as .there.i was, no. ~ seventh 'standard since the'establishment. of :. High l Sehopls--the"' only' standard."which , used lo : study , Shakespeare.'' ..' '— One of the judges informed a-"Dominion ,'■ ropresentiitiyo that there was a marked 'ini-' • .] provement in ;the: reading of, the boys, coin-'■'" pared with, that of last .year.n several •■ of them I:-; showing admiriible.lintelligcnce. and , .-■■■•. '' Tlie' girls, who,' on fotmer occasion, wero ,-,• ' undoubtedly the' better. readers, v . had retro-. ; . ; graded, thotißh there was evidence, of,prepara : ..,.. tion iii all. The'readiug'.it sight was | hbt,qiuto'.,r so gbod ; as it was last year, but the , coihpeti- ~.' tiou generally was producing highly satisfac- ' tory results. ' * """ .